Information for Presenters

We are pleased that your session has been accepted for a workshop session for the 2004 ACR Annual Conference. With your help, we will make the conference an exciting and engaging experience for all who attend. This year's theme will highlight the challenges and opportunities facing the field of conflict resolution in the 21st century and will present examples of innovative practice in a wide range of types and venues of conflict.

The following required items for all session presenters:

• IMPORTANT: Please be advised that the Conferences Department's primary mode of communication with presenters is e-mail. If you have not received an e-mail from us yet, please make sure that your e-mail spam blocker is not prohibiting mail form any ACRnet.org e-mail addresses, and contact us at conferences@ACRnet.org as soon as possible.
  
  

• Speaker Release and ACR Ethics Policy Form:
  All presenters must submit a signed Speaker Release and ACR Ethics Policy Form. If you have not already done so, please download the form by clicking here, fill it out and mail or fax it to the ACR office no later than Tuesday June 1, 2004.
  
  

• Presentation Handouts for Proceedings Book:
  We encourage you to submit session materials, such as an outline of
  your presentation, for inclusion in a compilation that will be given to all conference attendees on-site. Session materials must be:

  • Submitted no later than Wednesday June 30, 2004

  • In Microsoft Word or Powerpoint handout format

  • For 1.5 hour workshops: Limit to 4 single-sided pages or 2,000 words.

  • For 3 hour workshops: Limit to 8 single-sided pages or 4000 words.

  • For 6 hour Pre-conference workshops: Limit to 16 single-sided pages.

    
    **Please Note: ACR does not have the resources to reproduce session handouts beyond those in the outline book. If we receive handouts over the stated page limit, we will not copy beyond the allowable number of pages. The printing of all additional handouts is the responsibility of the presenters.
    
    
    

• Session Content:
  As you prepare for your session, please keep in mind that attendees expect high quality, well-prepared sessions, interactive teaching and presentation methods, and attention to diversity in panels and topics. Please note that youth involved in dispute resolution will be attending as full conference participants. All sessions and activities will be open to them, so please be prepared to welcome these young dispute resolvers into your sessions.
  
  

• Reimbursement Policy:
  As a nonprofit organization, ACR does not reimburse conference speakers for their expenses. Therefore, speakers who plan to attend conference sessions other than the one(s) at which they are presenting must register and pay the appropriate registration fee. Registration fee discounts are not provided for non-keynote speakers, whether or not they are ACR members.
  
  

• Sale of Presenter Merchandise:
  Speakers wishing to sell books, tapes, videos, etc., may purchase space in the Exhibitor Area, but will not be permitted to do so during conference sessions.
  
  

• Presenter Registration:

  • In order to receive the necessary registration materials and a conference badge, all speakers must send in a registration form (which will be included in the brochure), even if they are not planning to pay to attend any session or event other than when they are presenting. If you do not plan on attending the full conference, check the box “Presenting Only” on the registration form.

  • Speakers who wish to attend conference sessions other than those at which they are presenting must pay the registration fee.

  • If you are not now a member of ACR, we invite you to join and register for the entire conference at the discounted member rate! Find out more by clicking on "Membership" at the top of the page.

We appreciate your cooperation concerning these policies and look forward to seeing you in Sacramento!

Questions? Contact conferences@ACRnet.org