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SAMPLE All submissions must be made via online form. 1 2 3 4 5 6... Hello and welcome to the UAA abstract submission system! IMPORTANT: Failure to understand and adhere to the following policies may affect proposal consideration and/or paper presentation. 1. COLLOQUY A colloquy is a session of typically 3 5 persons engaged in formal discussion of a theme. Only use this form if you have already identified a group of persons who have agreed to participate in the discussion.this form should be completed by the colloquy organizer. Note: Your colloquy proposal will only be reviewed if it is complete. You must supply speaker information, colloquy theme summary, as well as identify a moderator. 2. WORD OF CAUTION TO COLLOQUY ORGANIZERS It is wise to verify that each speaker has not made any other UAA conference commitments, as such commitments may be in violation of UAA's One Session/One Presentation Policy. 3. ONE SESSION/ONE PRESENTATION RULE UAA conference policy limits each presenter to participation in ONE session and to making ONE presentation within that session. This policy is strictly enforced and applies regardless of the role you are playing: paper/poster presenter, moderator, speaker, etc. Three Exceptions: a) Moderating Your Session: A colloquy presenter may also serve as the moderator for her/his panel session. b) Serving in a UAA Sponsored Session: Persons invited to serve in a UAA sponsored session may participate in an additional session. c) Participating in a Breakfast Roundtable (BRT) discussion: A presenter may participate in one or more BRTs, as well as in a regularly scheduled panel/colloquy OR poster session. Note: There is no limit on the number of papers that a presenter can be listed as a co author. 4. SUBMISSION LIMIT You may only submit one (1) proposal. 5. UAA MEMBERSHIP 1

You do not have to be a UAA member to submit a proposal. However, UAA members do receive a conference registration discount. 6. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE UAA welcomes participants from across the globe. However, we do not have the resources to provide simultaneous translation services. The official language of the conference is English. All abstracts, proposals, and presentations must be made in English. Click NEXT PAGE to begin 1 / 23 2

1 2 3 4 5 6... Verify that you are submitting a colloquy proposal by checking the box below: * Colloquy (Submission requires a title/description of colloquy theme, moderator, and 3 5 speakers' names and contact information. Please verify that your speakers are not involved in any other session.) 2 / 23 3

1 2 3 4 5 6... Please provide the contact information for the COLLOQUY ORGANIZER. Colloquy Organizer's Name (i.e., person submitting this form) * First Last You may add middle names or initials in the "First" field box. DO NOT include extra information such as your degree (e.g., Ph.D), or title (e.g., Dr., Dean, Director). UAA will delete all extra text. Colloquy Organizer's Affiliation Official Name Only. Do NOT use abbreviations. Only institution/organization names will be used in the UAA program. Do NOT include extra information such as your unit name (e.g., Department, Institute, Center). Colloquy Organizer's Email * Use the same email address for all of your UAA activities. Hint: Establish a 2018 UAA email folder and save all UAA conference messages there. Confirm Organizer's Email Colloquy Organizer's Phone Number * Policy Reminders UAA conference policy limits each presenter to participation in ONE session and to making ONE presentation within that session. This policy is strictly enforced and applies regardless of the role being played: presenter, moderator, speaker, etc. * I understand the one session/one presentation conference policy. All colloquy organizers must verify that each proposed speaker in their organized panel has not agreed to participate in another session. Any person who has been given a waiver from the rule will have written verification of their exemption. Multiple session commitments violate the one session rule, 4

and can result in forced withdrawals from your pre organized panel. In extreme situations, your panel may be cancelled if withdrawals result in fewer than 3 speakers. * I have verified that all proposed speakers on this panel (moderator and presenters) have not agreed to participate in another session. 3 / 23 5

1 2 3 4 5 6... Please provide the contact information for the COLLOQUY MODERATOR. Colloquy Moderator's Name * First Last You may add middle names or initials in the "First" field box. DO NOT include extra information such as your degree (e.g., Ph.D), or title (e.g., Dr., Dean, Director). UAA will delete all extra text. Colloquy Moderator's Affiliation Official Name Only. Do NOT use abbreviations. Only institution/organization names will be used in the UAA program. Do NOT include extra information such as your unit name (e.g., Department, Institute, Center). Colloquy Moderator's Email * Use the same email address for all of your UAA activities. Confirm Moderator's Email Colloquy Moderator's Phone Number * In which country is the Colloquy moderator employed or attending college? * Please select 4 / 23 6

... 3 4 5 6 7... Policy Reminders Primary Contact for Review Decision Speakers * I understand that UAA will communicate the review decision, as well as other important information regarding participation with the persons listed as speakers for this proposed colloquy. If an Accepted Speaker Withdraws * I understand that if a speaker withdraws and less than 3 speakers remain, the panel will "collapse." To remain on the program, a substitute speaker would be allowed if registered for the conference and not scheduled to speak in another session. 5 / 23 7

... 4 5 6 7 8... Click "Next Page" to add some information about your colloquy and each speaker that will comprise your session. 6 / 23 8

... 5 6 7 8 9... UAA welcomes proposals that focus on any of the listed topics in any urban context across the globe. Please select the topic category that best matches your proposal. * Special Conference Topic: Shaping Justice and Sustainability Within and Beyond the City s Edge: Contestation and Collaboration in Urbanizing Regions Arts, Culture in Urban Contexts Disaster Planning/Management for Urban Areas, Cities and National Security Economic Development, Redevelopment, Tourism, Urban Economics, Finance Education Policy in Urban Contexts, Educational Institutions & Urban Inequalities Environmental Issues, Sustainability Globalization, Multi national Urban Issues Governance, Intergovernmental Relations, Regionalism, Urban Management Health and Urban Populations/Communities Historic Preservation, Space and Place Historical Perspectives on Cities, Urban Areas Housing, Neighborhoods, Community Development Human Services & Urban Populations, Nonprofit Sector in Urban Contexts Immigration, Population and Demographic Trends in Urban Areas Infrastructure, Capital Projects, Networks, Transport, Urban Services Labor, Employment, Wages, Training Land Use, Growth Management, Urban Development, Urban Planning Poverty, Welfare, Income Inequality Professional Development, The Field of Urban Affairs Public Safety, Criminal Justice, Household Violence in Urban Contexts Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Diversity Social Capital, Democracy and Civil Society, Social Theory, Religion and the City Urban Communication (Urban Media Roles, Urban Journalism, Social Media/Technology in Urban Life) Urban Design, Urban Architecture Urban Indicators, Data/Methods, Satisfaction/Quality of Life Surveys Urban Politics, Elections, Citizen Participation Urban Theory, Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in Urban Affairs Urban Issues in Asia and the Pacific Rim 9

Urban Issues in Central & South America and the Caribbean Colloquy Theme Summary (Maximum Length: Approximately 2000 characters). Please read text guidelines below box. * A colloquy theme statement should describe the topic for the planned discussion, suggest why this topic is important, and how the various speakers may address subparts or different perspectives on the topic. Must be between 3 and 2000 characters, currently: 0. 7 / 23 10

... 6 7 8 9 10... SPEAKER 1 TITLE OF SPEAKER 1's PLANNED REMARKS (Maximum Length: Approximately 150 characters). Please read text guidelines below. * 1. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE: The official language of the conference is English. If your research is normally written in a language other than English, please use English translations for your title and abstract text. 2. ACCEPTABLE title formatting Use mixed case or sentence case for your title (e.g., The Success and Failures of Housing Vouchers). Capitalize the first letter of each major word in your title. 3. UNACCEPTABLE title formatting Do NOT use all capital letters (e.g., THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF HOUSING VOUCHERS). Do not use all lower case letters (e.g., the success and failures of housing vouchers) Thanks for your cooperation in saving the staff a lot of time editing. Must be between 3 and 150 characters, currently: 0. Speaker 1 Name * First Last You may add middle names or initials in the "First" field box. DO NOT include extra information such as your degree (e.g., Ph.D), or title (e.g., Dr., Dean, Director). UAA will delete all extra text. Speaker 1 Affiliation Official Name Only. Do NOT use abbreviations. Only institution/organization names will be used in the UAA program. Do NOT include extra information such as your unit name (e.g., Department, Institute, Center). 11

Speaker 1 Email * Use the same email address for all of your UAA activities. Hint: Establish a 2018 UAA email folder and save all UAA conference messages there. Confirm Speaker 1 Email Speaker 1 Phone Number * Is the Speaker 1 a student? * Yes No In which country is Speaker 1 employed or attending college? * Please select 8 / 23 12

... 7 8 9 10 11... SPEAKER 2 TITLE OF SPEAKER 2's PLANNED REMARKS (Maximum Length: Approximately 150 characters). Please read text guidelines below. * Must be between 3 and 150 characters, currently: 0. Guidelines for paper title format 1. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE: The official language of the conference is English. If your research is normally written in a language other than English, please use English translations for your title and abstract text. 2. ACCEPTABLE title formatting Use mixed case or sentence case for your title (e.g., The Success and Failures of Housing Vouchers). Capitalize the first letter of each major word in your title. 3. UNACCEPTABLE title formatting Do NOT use all capital letters (e.g., THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF HOUSING VOUCHERS). Do not use all lower case letters (e.g., the success and failures of housing vouchers) Thanks for your cooperation in saving the staff a lot of time editing. Speaker 2 Name * First Last You may add middle names or initials in the "First" field box. DO NOT include extra information such as your degree (e.g., Ph.D), or title (e.g., Dr., Dean, Director). UAA will delete all extra text. Speaker 2 Affiliation 13

Official Name Only. Do NOT use abbreviations. Only institution/organization names will be used in the UAA program. Do NOT include extra information such as your unit name (e.g., Department, Institute, Center). Speaker 2 Email * Use the same email address for all of your UAA activities. Hint: Establish a 2018 UAA email folder and save all UAA conference messages there. Confirm Speaker 2 Email Speaker 2 Phone Number * Is the paper 2's presenter willing to serve as moderator of his/her session? * Yes No (Please note: Moderators are NOT discussants. If you answer yes, the UAA Office may assign the presenter to moderate her/his paper's panel session. Selected moderators will be listed on the Program and will be sent guidelines for moderating a session.) Is the speaker 2 a student? * Yes No In which country is speaker 2 employed or attending college? * Please select 9 / 23 14

... 8 9 10 11 12... SPEAKER 3 TITLE OF SPEAKER 3's PLANNED REMARKS (Maximum Length: Approximately 150 characters). Please read text guidelines below. * 1. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE: The official language of the conference is English. If your research is normally written in a language other than English, please use English translations for your title and abstract text. 2. ACCEPTABLE title formatting Use mixed case or sentence case for your title (e.g., The Success and Failures of Housing Vouchers). Capitalize the first letter of each major word in your title. 3. UNACCEPTABLE title formatting Do NOT use all capital letters (e.g., THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF HOUSING VOUCHERS). Do not use all lower case letters (e.g., the success and failures of housing vouchers) Thanks for your cooperation in saving the staff a lot of time editing. Must be between 3 and 150 characters, currently: 0. Speaker 3 Name * First Last You may add middle names or initials in the "First" field box. DO NOT include extra information such as your degree (e.g., Ph.D), or title (e.g., Dr., Dean, Director). UAA will delete all extra text. Speaker 3 Affiliation Official Name Only. Do NOT use abbreviations. Only institution/organization names will be used in the UAA program. Do NOT include extra information such as your unit name (e.g., Department, Institute, Center). 15

Speaker 3 Email * Use the same email address for all of your UAA activities. Hint: Establish a 2018 UAA email folder and save all UAA conference messages there. Confirm Speaker 3 Email Speaker 3 Phone Number * Is speaker 3 a student? * Yes No In which country is speaker 3 employed or attending college? * Please select 10 / 23 16

... 9 10 11 12 13... Is there a FOURTH SPEAKER for the proposed colloquy? * Yes No 11 / 23 17

... 10 11 12 13 14... SPEAKER 4 TITLE OF SPEAKER 4's PLANNED REMARKS (Maximum Length: Approximately 150 characters). Please read text guidelines below. * 1. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE: The official language of the conference is English. If your research is normally written in a language other than English, please use English translations for your title and abstract text. 2. ACCEPTABLE title formatting Use mixed case or sentence case for your title (e.g., The Success and Failures of Housing Vouchers). Capitalize the first letter of each major word in your title. 3. UNACCEPTABLE title formatting Do NOT use all capital letters (e.g., THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF HOUSING VOUCHERS). Do not use all lower case letters (e.g., the success and failures of housing vouchers) Thanks for your cooperation in saving the staff a lot of time editing. Must be between 3 and 150 characters, currently: 0. Speaker 4 Name * First Last You may add middle names or initials in the "First" field box. DO NOT include extra information such as your degree (e.g., Ph.D), or title (e.g., Dr., Dean, Director). UAA will delete all extra text. Speaker 4 Affiliation Official Name Only. Do NOT use abbreviations. Only institution/organization names will be used in the UAA program. Do NOT include extra information such as your unit name (e.g., Department, Institute, Center). 18

Speaker 4 Email * Use the same email address for all of your UAA activities. Hint: Establish a 2018 UAA email folder and save all UAA conference messages there. Confirm Speaker 4 Email Speaker 4 Phone Number * Is speaker 4 a student? * Yes No In which country is speaker 4 employed or attending college? * Please select 12 / 23 19

... 11 12 13 14 15... Is there a FIFTH SPEAKER for the proposed colloquy? * Yes No 13 / 23 20

... 12 13 14 15 16... SPEAKER 5 TITLE OF SPEAKER 5's PLANNED REMARKS (Maximum Length: Approximately 150 characters). Please read text guidelines below. * 1. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE: The official language of the conference is English. If your research is normally written in a language other than English, please use English translations for your title and abstract text. 2. ACCEPTABLE title formatting Use mixed case or sentence case for your title (e.g., The Success and Failures of Housing Vouchers). Capitalize the first letter of each major word in your title. 3. UNACCEPTABLE title formatting Do NOT use all capital letters (e.g., THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF HOUSING VOUCHERS). Do not use all lower case letters (e.g., the success and failures of housing vouchers) Thanks for your cooperation in saving the staff a lot of time editing. Must be between 3 and 150 characters, currently: 0. Speaker 5 Name * First Last You may add middle names or initials in the "First" field box. DO NOT include extra information such as your degree (e.g., Ph.D), or title (e.g., Dr., Dean, Director). UAA will delete all extra text. Speaker 5 Affiliation Official Name Only. Do NOT use abbreviations. Only institution/organization names will be used in the UAA program. Do NOT include extra information such as your unit name (e.g., Department, Institute, Center). 21

Speaker 5 Email * Use the same email address for all of your UAA activities. Hint: Establish a 2018 UAA email folder and save all UAA conference messages there. Confirm Speaker 5 Email Speaker 5 Phone Number * Is speaker 5 a student? * Yes No In which country is speaker 5 employed or attending college? * Please select 14 / 23 22

... 13 14 15 16 17... You are almost there! Let us review some important conference policies. You must accept the conditions of these policies before you can submit your proposal. Click "Next Page" to continue with your submission. 15 / 23 23

... 14 15 16 17 18... PROPOSAL CHANGES POLICY Once you click "SUBMIT" you CANNOT RETURN to your proposal submission to make corrections. After November 30, minor changes may be made to accepted papers using the UAA Online Change Form. * I understand and accept the abstract changes policy. 16 / 23 24

... 15 16 17 18 19... COMMUNICATION POLICY UAA will only correspond (i.e., review decision, registration) with the persons listed as the colloquy speakers. If a speaker changes, I am required to notify UAA of the change. Any new speaker must register for the conference by the established deadline. He/she must adhere to the onesession policy. * I understand and accept the communication policy. 17 / 23 25

... 16 17 18 19 20... SESSION SCHEDULING POLICY Formal conference sessions begin on Thursday morning of the conference period, and end on Saturday around noon. Individual presenters cannot be guaranteed a specific presentation time slot within those days. Changes in presentation schedules can occur due to late withdrawals. Presenters should therefore check the preliminary and final program for scheduling details. If a presenter is unable to attend his/her assigned session as it appears in the final program, he/she may be required to withdraw from the program. * I understand and accept the scheduling policy. 18 / 23 26

... 17 18 19 20 21... REGISTRATION POLICY All conference session presenters/speakers are required to register and pay a fee. Failure to register and pay required fees by the established deadline will result in removal from the conference program. Note: Waivers are given only to local non profit employees who are on the conference program. * I understand and accept the registration policy. 19 / 23 27

... 18 19 20 21 22 23 CANCELLATION OF SESSIONS Each panel or colloquy session must have a minimum of 3 registered paper presenters or speakers to remain on the conference program. UAA reserves the right to cancel sessions if there are not a sufficient number of presenters/speakers registered by the established deadline. UAA will relocate any papers that are affected by session cancellations. * I understand that the UAA may cancel sessions if there are not a sufficient number of presenters and will relocate any papers in the program that are affected by any session cancellations. 20 / 23 28

... 18 19 20 21 22 23 IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING UAA REVIEW DECISION Review decisions (i.e. acceptance/rejection letter) will be sent via email to the individual you have designated as the speakers for this proposal by Nov. 30. If the speaker has not received the decision letter by Nov. 30, please contact us at conf@uaamail.org. Note: We do not send acceptance messages to co authors. * I understand that the review decision will be sent ONLY to the speaker. The speaker must contact the UAA office if no review decision letter is received. Failure to contact UAA by Dec.5, may result in the session being omitted from the program. 21 / 23 29

... 18 19 20 21 22 23 How did you learn of the UAA Annual Conference? (Select all that apply) * Non UAA listserv, newsletter or website UAA email message UAA website At a UAA Conference Social media From a colleague Other Is this the first year you have submitted a proposal for the UAA conference? * Yes No 22 / 23 30

... 18 19 20 21 22 23 Please review your proposal before you submit it. Use the "Previous" button to move back to the information you entered on previous pages. Make any needed changes and use the "Next Page" button to move through the form. PROOF OF SUBMISSION * I understand that once the proposal has been submitted, a CONFIRMATION EMAIL WILL BE SENT TO THE COLLOQUY ORGANIZER of this proposal. This email verifies that the proposal was successfully submitted. Click "SUBMIT NOW!" to complete your abstract proposal submission. 23 / 23 31