“Maximizing Resilience through Education: Innovation, Sustainability, Inclusion and Impact”

Select the format relevant to your submission and follow the instructions.

Poster Presentations

The poster session facilitates the sharing of research or project results or new ideas in a graphic/visual format— and invite deeper, one-on-one conversations about your work and/or the topic with which it is aligned. Posters will be exhibited in visible conference areas, for extended intervals on assigned days. Presenters will be assigned to a particular day and period during which their posters will be on display. Presenters will be expected to attend during the designated session time to engage with their colleagues. Poster sessions will typically last 45 - 60 minutes, with recurring small-group discussions as delegates visit each poster. Poster displays should be at most 4 by 4 feet (1.22 by 1.22 meters) to maximize the number of posters that can be displayed in the poster gallery.

Paper Presentations (15 minutes)

This is in chaired paper sessions which will facilitate 4-5 presentations of 15 minutes each, including time for specific questions. Papers in this session will be grouped together, by the conference organizers based on theme, topic or subject. Each presentation will typically take the form of a talk or mini -lecture. The session chair will introduce each presenter and facilitate audience questions. The conference organizers may also invite some presenters to change the paper format to a poster presentation.

Roundtables (45 minutes)

Roundtables provide an intimate space for interactive discussions on specific issues and foster dialogue and collaboration. It is an excellent way to create opportunities for rich conversations and to present and receive feedback. The roundtable sessions will take the form of small group discussions centred on three or more individual papers. Presenters will be grouped together to sit at tables with papers focused on similar topics/themes/subthemes. Each paper receives an equal share of the session time. For example, in a 45-minute session with 3 papers, each presenter will receive 10 minutes for discussing their work, followed by a broader interactive discussion with the roundtable participants.

Abstracts/Proposals are required for all formats. The following guidelines should guide your submission.

Title: Provide a brief and descriptive explanation of your poster, paper, or roundtable abstract/proposal. It must 12 words maximum.

Description: This should be a summary of no more than 250-word which describes your intended presentation. The summary should include the focus of the work, key findings/takeaways, benefits, or lessons that you expect conference participants to gain. This is the primary element of your abstract/proposal that the reviewers will use to evaluate your paper. If your session is accepted, you will be asked to provide a refined 50-word summary for the conference programme and promotion.

Paper Leader and/Presenter/s: The accurate names, titles, organizations, and contact information for the people leading the paper session, presenting, and facilitating discussions should be clearly indicated.

Conference Sub-theme: One of the eight conference themes that best describes or aligns with the major content focus of your presentation will be used to help conference participants find the content most relevant for them. You must indicate the Theme and/or sub-topic to which your paper is aligned.

Key Words/Topical Tags: Up to three key words or topical tags which provide additional information on the issues to be presented in your presentation should be indicated. These will be used by the reviewers to assess the range of content across the programme and to facilitate conference attendees’ search for sessions most relevant to them.

Paper Format: Indicate the format your presentation will take: poster, paper or roundtable. The format will help set expectations for what attendees will experience.

The conference seeks to promote and facilitate an intellectual space in which participants/attendees can share and interact with others in accordance with core ethical principles of inclusivity, accessibility, intellectual generosity and respect.

RESEARCH ETHICS

Foundational to research and an academic community, is ethical conduct. It is therefore the shared responsibility of the researchers/presenters, reviewers, and the conference organizers, to uphold ethical standards. These standards ensure the integrity and impact of the research that will be presented at the conference.

Accordingly, abstract/proposal submissions must indicate, as far as is possible, evidence that the presenters/researchers have:

a. obtained informed consent from research participants

b. considered and minimized the risk of harm to participants

c. applied necessary measures/procedures to protect anonymity and confidentiality

d. provided participants with the right to withdraw from the research without penalty

Therefore:

Submitting your research for presentation at the CERC/SOE2025 conference, is an indication that you are certifying that you have followed appropriate ethical practices.