We are soliciting abstracts for (1) individual papers to be integrated into panels, (2) panels made up of 3-4 papers, (3) roundtables, and (4) posters. Abstracts for individual papers and posters should be no longer than 500 words; if a panel of papers is proposed there should be a summary of each paper plus an overarching description of the panel and its importance. Descriptions for roundtables should also be no longer than 500 words, plus a listing of participants and a summary of their contributions. Help Ensure Your Submission Is Accepted! • Submitted proposals should exemplify a range of perspectives and methodologies. Please consider the diversity of participants with respect to geography, race and ethnicity. • No panel should include more than one presenting author with the same organizational affiliation. Panels should include practitioners as much as possible. • Please ensure that all the participants listed in your proposal are aware that they have been included in this proposal. Consult the Single Paper Listing Resource on APPAM.org regularly to find other papers to include in your submission. • Additional guidelines and a checklist of proposal requirements can be found at APPAM.org. Feel free to contact Tristanne Staudt, APPAM's Conference and Education Manager with any questions you might have during the submission process. Tristanne can be reached at 202.496.0130, ext. 27 or tstaudt@appam.org .