Initial thoughts on the timing for this call for proposals (CFP).
Proposed CFP Deadlines:
- Early Submission Deadline: by Sunday, February 10, 2013
- Main Submission Deadline: by Sunday, March 24, 2013
Proposed Timeline:
- CFP testing completed by Friday, January 4, 2013
- CFP officially online by Friday, January 11, 2013
- CFP first announcement on Friday, January 11, 2013
- CFP early submission reminder January 23, 2013
- CFP early submission final reminder February 5, 2013
- Early submission deadline: Sunday, February 10, 2013
- Reviewer ratings due by Monday, February 18, 2013
- First acceptance decisions by Friday, February 22, 2013
- First acceptance notices sent to early submission presenters by Tuesday, February 26, 2013
- Preliminary program posted by Tuesday, February 26, 2013 (even if just list of accepted titles, abstracts, and presenters)
- Initial program announcement by Thursday, February 28, 2013, with reminder about main CFP deadline of March 24
- CFP main submission reminder March 6, 2013
- CFP main submission final reminder, March 20, 2013
- Main submission deadline: Sunday, March 24, 2013
- Reviewer ratings due by Friday, March 29, 2013
- First acceptance decisions by Tuesday, April 2, 2013
- First draft of location and time assignments by Thursday, April 4, 2013
- Acceptance notices sent to remaining presenters by Tuesday, April 9, 2013
- Preliminary program revised by Friday, April 12, 2013
- Expected requests for time slot moves April 12-26, 2013