Terms and conditions
PARTICIPATION ROLES:
Panel coordination (with or without communication);
communication to Panel (the call will be issued later);
coordination of Other Forms of Participation (which do not require approval of the participants) such as presentation of books and publications, projection of audiovisual materials, workshops, performances, exhibitions… (you can make your own proposal).
PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES
ACTIVITIES PARALLEL TO THE CONGRESS
Panels
-Closed call for applications- -Closed call for applications
Panel proposals related to any field of African Studies, beyond the conference theme, will be accepted.
Previous registration on the website, the proposals must be sent through the specific form by the person who assumes the role of panel coordinator and contact person.
The call for panel proposals closes on May 31, 2024.
The Organizing Committee will publish the approved panels on June 5, 2024.
Each proposal should include:
- Title
- Abstract (250 words)
- Main coordinator and contact person, responsible for the panel and contact for communications with the Congress Committee.
- Coordinators: all persons coordinating a panel must register on the platform in order to be able to manage communications.
It will be valued that the coordination includes specialists from Portuguese and Spanish institutions.
The Scientific Committee of the Congress will evaluate the proposals for Panels and will accept those that meet the requirements of this call.
Later, the coordinators of the approved panels must accept, in turn, the proposals for papers for their respective panels, totaling a minimum of 3, not counting the presentations of the coordinators.
The management of each panel will be done through this website prior to the login session of the registered user with his/her email and password. Instructions will be sent to the coordinators.
Each participant in the Congress can only coordinate 1 Panel.
After the deadline for responses from the coordinators, the Scientific Committee may propose mergers or redirections of panels and communicating persons, either because their proposals have been rejected or because they are insufficient to constitute a panel.
The Organizing Committee, for its part, will establish time slots for each panel, depending on the approved papers (4-6 for 2 hours); the possibility of occupying more than two slots (more than 12 approved papers, not counting the coordinators) will not be automatic and, if the case arises, the Organizing Committee will study it, consulting, if necessary, with the Scientific Committee. The Organizing Committee will publish the slots and locations of each panel on November 15, 2024.
The preparation and organization of the sessions approved for the panel will be the responsibility of the coordinators.
communications
-Closed call for applications- -Closed call for applications
Communication proposals must be submitted to an approved Panel and must be thematically related to the scope of the panel.
Papers for each panel can be presented in any of the five languages in which the congress will be held: Catalan (CA), Spanish (ES), French (FR), English (EN) and Portuguese (PT).
Previous registration on the website, the proposals for communications must be sent through its specific form by the proposers (communicants).
The call for papers runs from June 12 to September 12, 2024.
Each proposal should include:
- Title
- Abstract (300 words)
- Name, affiliation and e-mail address of proposers
The Coordinating Persons will accept or reject the proposals through the interface provided by this congress website, before October 11, 2024. They will then be able to organize the panel as the responsible persons see fit.
All the management of the communications will be done through the congress website. The possibility of posting drafts and/or final papers will be considered, which can be openly consulted after the congress.
The Organizing Committee may redirect or merge rejected papers and panels with an insufficient number of paper proposals.
The Organizing Committee will make public, through the web and e-mails, the papers accepted and definitively regrouped by panels on October 30, 2024.
The Organizing Committee will make public the time slots and panel locations, along with the program, on November 15, 2024.
Each participant in the Congress may propose a maximum of 2 papers.
Other forms of participation
-Closed call for applications- -Closed call for applications
Proposals should be related to African studies. There is no established limit to the formats that can be proposed: the Organizing Committee will decide if the type of proposal is viable and adequate for the means, resources and objectives of the congress.
Previous registration on this website, proposals for other forms of participation must be submitted through a specific form.
The call for proposals for Other Forms of Participation closes on September 30, 2024.
Each proposal will have to include:
- Title
- Abstract (250 words). It is important to make clear the type of activity, its goals and adequacy to the objectives of the congress, the keys of the proposed dynamics.
- Information on the coordinators: name and surname, institutional affiliation, e-mail address.
- Equipment, infrastructure and resources needed: it is important to make clear what type of space, equipment and, if any, technical support the activity requires.
The Organizing Committee will evaluate the proposals received and will accept those that meet the requirements and conditions of the congress, taking into account the availability of space and the technical specificities of the proposals. The preparation, organization and financing of the activities will be the responsibility of the persons coordinating the proposal.
The Organizing Committee will make public the time slots and locations of the Other Forms of Participation, together with the program, on November 15, 2024.
