Submission Instructions:
Thank you for your interest in submitting a presentation to the 2018 International Conference on Assessment Administration! Below is an overview of the submission process, including how to create an account using the new conference website. To submit your presentation proposal, you will go through the following steps:
- Before you begin, ensure that you:
- read the Call for Presentations
- have your co-presenter's name and email address ready (they will later need to log in using this address), along with the exact name of their jurisdiction / firm
- make sure your co-presenters know that they that they will need to download, read, and sign the Presenter Letter of Agreement within two weeks of acceptance of the presentation. The person submitting (the primary presenter) will complete the Presenter Letter of Agreement during the submission process.
- make sure your co-presenters know that they will need to either review a biography you provided or submit their own short biography.
- Co-presenters will be able to upload the Agreement and access any submitted biography once you have submitted the presentation.
- To submit, click "Submit Presentation" in the left-hand sidebar (or click the large orange Submit Presentation button at the bottom of this screen).
- You will be directed to a login page on the new website. If this is your first time accessing the new website, you will need to create a new account to log in with (following the bullet points below). This is separate from your regular IAAO login. If you have previously created an account on the new site, enter your email and password, and click "Login."
- Under the "Login" box, click "Sign up" to begin setting up an account.
- The next page will say "Create Account." Enter your Email, First Name, Last Name, and Password. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password box. Click the "Create Account" button.
- After clicking "Create Account," a note will appear saying, "An email with an account activation link has been sent to the address you have provided." Please note email that you will be sent will come from the email address . The email will have the Subject "Confirm Your Account." It will ask you to click the green "Confirm Account" button in the email to confirm your email address and account. Click the green button. Note: If you do not receive the email in your Inbox, please check your Junk or Spam email folder. If you still do not find it after waiting a few minutes, please contact or call (510)665-1200, option 2 for assistance.
- After clicking Confirm Account button, you will be automatically logged into your new account.
- Once you're logged in, you will see a page with an overview of the Submission Instructions and Agreement. If you agree to the terms and wish to proceed, check the box, and click "Continue."
- The next page is the submission form. It contains several fields for you to fill in. After completing the form, make sure to check the box at the bottom of the form so you can upload your signed Submission Agreement(s), and click "Submit."
- On the following page, you will be able to upload your signed Submission Agreement. In the Description field, enter your name. Click "Save," then click "Continue."
- Your submission is complete. You'll see a page summarizing everything you submitted. If you see a mistake, you can click "Revise Submission" to correct it. If not, you may return to your My Account page and click "Log Out" to exit.
You (and any co-presenters you provided emails for) will receive a confirmation email indicating that you submitted your presentation material. The conference administrators will receive a copy of the same email, and they will contact you if they have questions and about any next steps. If you or your co-presenters need to access your submission to revise it or add additional files, such as Submission Agreements, you can return to this conference website, click My Account, log in using the email address that the submitter supplied, and click the title of your submission. You'll have several options available to you from the resulting page. To upload signed Submission Agreements, click Manage Additional Files in the left-hand sidebar, scroll to the bottom of the page, and use the option to upload the file.