ABTRACT SUBMISSION IS CLOSED.

All letters responding to the acceptance of abstracts for the ICED Congress have been emailed to participants. If you have not yet received correspondence, please contact; Bill Hallam at: iced@scolars.com.

Call For Abstracts

The Program Committee for the International Congress on Education of the Deaf (ICED 2010) invites the submission of abstracts for presentations. The official languages of the Congress are English, American Sign Language, and International Sign Language.

The Committee welcomes abstracts that elaborate on the congress theme “Partners in Education” from birth to postsecondary in the following strands:

• Early Intervention
• Language and Literacy
• Educational Environments
• Sign Languages and Deaf Culture
• Technology in Education
• Educating Learners with Diverse Needs
• Unique Challenges in Developing Countries 

All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee and affiliated adjudicators. Strong preference will be given to submissions that are based on cutting-edge research. Abstracts will be assigned as either platform presentations or poster sessions, as follows:

Platform Presentations:	Ninety-minute sessions consisting of several 10- to 15-minute presentations.
Poster Sessions:	An opportunity to display information and to discuss a topic with delegates at a defined time.
Symposium Presentations:	Ninety-minute integrative sessions consisting of 5 presenters on a specified theme with a designated Chair and Discussant.

Key Dates: November 2008 Launch - Call for Abstracts October 12, 2009 Abstract Submission Deadline October 1- November 30, 2009  Abstract Review by Scientific Program Committee December 15, 2009 Author Notifications sent

We ask that all prospective presenters read and agree to the following before proceeding to the link for the submission page:

• Abstracts will be considered only if you verify that all co-presenter(s) (if applicable) consent to be included on the abstract, and if you and your co-presenters (if applicable) attend the Congress
• Presenters must be willing to present on any day during the 2010 Congress.
• Presenters will take care of all expenses to present at and attend the Congress (e.g. preparing, copying, and shipping of presentation material (if applicable), registration fee, travel, hotel, and subsistence)
• Abstracts will be submitted online via the conference website. (See submission instructions below)
• For platform presentations, applicants will provide detailed information about the presentation electronically in English, at least two months in advance of the Congress.
• Submission of an abstract implies permission to publish that abstract. Please be advised that authors grant exclusive license to ICED 2010 for any reproduction as they see fit.

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

1.	Abstracts of accepted presentations will be printed as submitted unless the Scientific Program Committee edits for clarity and space.

• Full Title (Max. 25 words) – The full title of your presentation. Successful titles convey the subject matter, pique the interest of the reader and identify potential audiences.
• Presenter Information – Including name(s) of all presenters, contact information for primary presenter, brief biography of all participants (100 words each).
• Abstract (Max. 300 words) – A summary of your presentation.  The Scientific Program Committee will base its acceptance decisions on this information.  An effective submission will include:

	a)	Introduction/Background Information
	b)	Methods used in conducting the study, project or activity
	c)	Results of the study, project or activity
	d)	Conclusion(s)/Evaluation of the study, project or activity.

2.

Abstracts must be submitted online, as follows: An acknowledgment of receipt of the abstract will be sent automatically to the submitting author by email upon completion of the online submission. Prior to adjudication, abstracts that are submitted online allow the presenter to modify the submission until the closing date of September 30, 2009. Those abstracts that are selected for either platform presentations or poster sessions will be reproduced exactly as submitted and substitutions will not be permitted. As such, please be sure to proofread your abstract very carefully before submitting. Prepare your abstract in word-processing software such as MS Word. Do not use presentation software such as PowerPoint. Please do not include photographs in your abstract. Please limit your abstract to no more than 300 words. Each abstract should have four paragraphs: a) Introduction/Background Information b) Methods used in conducting the study, project or activity c) Results of the study, project or activity d) Conclusion(s)/Evaluation of the study, project or activity.

3.	The Scientific Program Committee reserves the right to allocate a submission to be a platform presentation or poster session and to combine more than one submission into a single session. Presenters will be notified in advance and agreement will be requested.
4.	Note: please do not send “packaged presentations,” brochures or portfolios. They will not be reviewed or returned.
5.	Authors wishing to submit a proposal for a ninety-minute symposium should submit one abstract (Chair’s Abstract) which clearly outlines the content, scope and objective of the proposed symposium. It should list the individual presentations which comprise the symposium, and identify the discussant. The Authors should also submit an abstract for each of the five individual presentations in the proposed symposium (Presenter’s Abstracts). These abstracts should conform to the guidelines outlined in points 1 and 2 above. The Symposium Chair Abstract should be submitted by the chairperson of the proposal. The Symposium Presenter Abstracts may be submitted by the chairperson, or individually by the presenters, providing they identify which symposium proposal the abstract pertains to. Please see the detailed instructions for further information. Symposium proposals will be considered as a whole when being reviewed, and the Scientific Committee will either accept or reject the proposal.
6.	Successful applicants will be notified in December 2009.
7.	Confirmation of registration must be received by Monday, March 30, 2010, in order for the proposal to be accepted and included in the Final Program. The main presenter of accepted platform presentations will be required to submit the full presentation in specified electronic format by May 15, 2010.
8.	Confirmation of registration must be received by Monday, March 30, 2010, in order for the abstract to be accepted and included in the Final Program. Poster Sessions may be presented in a digital format. Confirmation of format style for the poster sessions and instructions for poster presenters will be provided in April 2010.
9.	For detailed instructions regarding abstract submissions please click here.

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