Submission System - 2009 SJDM/SMDM Special CFP

Presenters are sought for special symposia this year at the annual meetings of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) and Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) supported by a conference grant from the National Science Foundation Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences Program to Alan Schwartz (SMDM meeting co-chair) and Craig McKenzie (SJDM meeting chair). The format of these symposia will be somewhat unusual, please read the complete information in this pdf file.

Submissions are due ~~May 30, 2009~~ June 7, 2009

Session details

Each session will consist of three 20-minute oral presentations by pairs of researchers, one from the host society and one from the other society (the "guest presenter"). This submission system is for guest presenters. To be an eligible guest presenter:

You must be a member of your Society as of May 1, 2009
You must be able to travel to the meeting of the other Society if you are selected to present there.
You must be willing to work with a colleague in the host Society to present connections between your research topic and research in the host Society.
You must consent to videorecording, audiorecording, and posting of abstracts, recordings, and/or transcriptions on the world-wide web.

Submission and review process

You will be asked to submit your contact information, a presentation title/topic, a 500-word abstract (optionally including names of any members of the host Society with whom you might be interested in collaborating on the presentation) and an optional list of 1-5 citations of your recent work in the proposed area.

Abstracts will be reviewed by an ad hoc committee including members of the SJDM and SMDM program committees. Criteria for selection of the three guest speakers will include scientific and intellectual merit of the abstract, breadth and significance of the topic within its "source literature" (i.e., for medical decision science abstracts presented at SJDM, importance of the topic within medical decision making is a criterion; for basic decision science abstracts presented at SMDM, importance within basic judgment and decision making is a criterion), and the ability of the session chairs to identify a presentation partner from the host society. In selecting speakers for each meeting, preference will also be given to selecting and supporting speakers who do not typically attend the meeting, and consideration will be given to ensuring representation of underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

Up to $1500 per guest presenter for travel and lodging to attend the host meeting at which they present is expected to be supported by a conference grant from the National Science Foundation Decision, Risk, and Management Program to Alan Schwartz (2009 SMDM program chair) and Craig McKenzie (2009 SJDM program chair); complimentary registration for guest presenters and host collaborators at the meeting will be provided by the SJDM or SMDM, as appropriate.

Questions about this call for papers should be directed to Alan Schwartz <alansz@uic.edu>.

To submit

Follow this link to submit an abstract for either symposium as a guest presenter.

Once you've submitted, you can also check the details of a submission.

What if I want to be a host collaborator?

Do not use this submission process to propose a presentation at your home Society. Presentation partners in the host societies will be chosen by the session chairs based on complementarity of research, and the interest of the partners in synthesizing, translating, and connecting the works of the two fields. If you believe your work may connect well with work in the other society, consider submitting (through this system) to be a guest presenter.