Answering a conference's call for papers requires writing an abstract or summary of what your talk is going to be about, and it's not an easy task! How do you boil down your scholarly work to 250 or 300 words? In this workshop, we'll share a five-part plan for pitching your research at almost anything, share sample abstracts as well as criteria used by conference selection committees, and you'll have a chance to get feedback on an abstract if you wish to bring a draft.

By participating in this workshop you will:

• Participants will consider broad guidelines for writing an effective conference proposal

• Participants will examine various abstracts and identify how effective they are

• Participants will analyze rubrics used by selection committees for different conferences and consider how to tailor their own proposals to the criteria

• Optional: Participants will workshop existing drafts of abstracts

Professional Development Academy Program: GCRC, GCCC

Professional Development Academy Pillars: Research, Communication

Learning Experience: Interactive

Time Commitment: < 2 hours

Lifecycle Stage: Mid, Late Master’s & Mid, Late Doctoral

Facilitators:

• Melissa Bowles-Terry, Associate Director, Faculty Center
• Kelsey George, Cataloging and Metadata Strategies Librarian, UNLV Libraries