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After reviewing the General CFP page, enter the submission portal.
Deadline to submit a submission: 3:00 pm Eastern on Wednesday, May 20
Submitters with active submissions will have until 3:00 pm Eastern (Wednesday, May 20) to finalize and submit.
For any questions about submitting for the 2020 AAA Annual Meeting, please contact aaameetings@americananthro.org or call Debra Grandy, Program Manager, at (240) 489-1430.
The AAA office is open from 9 am-5 pm, Monday-Friday.
The General Call for Papers is where the majority of Annual Meeting programming comes from. The Peer Review Process...
There are 3 proposal types to submit as an individual, and 9 proposal types to submit with a group.
| Week Day | Date | Time | Event |
| Wednesday | February 12 | 12 pm ET | Submission Portal Opens (one week after close of Executive Session portal) |
| Friday | May 15 | 3 pm ET | Deadline to Start a Submission |
| Wednesday | May 20 | 3 pm ET | Proposal Submission Deadline |
| during the week of | August 28 | n/a | Accept/Decline Notices Sent |
Meeting registration and AAA membership is NOT required for all participants at the time of submission.
Participants who are accepted onto the program (announced in late-summer) will be required to register for the meeting and join/renew their membership with the AAA.
Below you may review two lists of different proposal submission types and during which submission periods they can be submitted. For further details about specific proposal submission types, please review the Proposal Submission Types page.
(Submitting alone)
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* The below session types can only be submitted during the General CFP.
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(Submitting as a group)
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* The below session types can only be submitted during the General CFP.
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For more information about each role and its responsibilities within sessions, please review our Session Roles page.
The Special Events Submission Period is currently closed for the 2020 AAA Annual Meeting.
The Special Events Submission Period is POSTPONED until further notice.
More information will be available soon.
Special events are Board Meetings, Business Meetings, Committee/Organizing Meetings, and Receptions.
These events will be part of the Special Events Program and will not accommodate panels, papers or professional presentations that belong on the scholarly program.
| Week Day | Date | Time | Event |
| Wednesday | POSTPONED | POSTPONED | Special Events Portal Opens (one week after close of General Call for Papers portal) |
| Wednesday | June 17 | 3 pm ET | Submission Deadline |
| during the week of | September 4 | n/a | Accept/Decline Notices Sent |
The Late Breaking Sessions Submission Period is currently closed for the 2020 AAA Annual Meeting.
Late-breaking submissions are topical, timely, and relevant to current events. A limited number of late-breaking sessions will be accepted, and the number of slots for Oral Presentation Sessions and Roundtables is dependent upon the Annual Meeting venue's spatial availability.
There is 1 proposal type to submit as an individual, and 2 proposal types to submit with a group.
| Week Day | Date | Time | Event |
| Wednesday | August 12 | 12 pm ET | Late-Breaking Sessions Portal Opens (second Wednesday of August) |
| Wednesday | September 9 | 3 pm ET | Submission Deadline |
| during the week of | October 9 | n/a | Accept/Decline Notices Sent |
| Monday | October 26 | 3 pm ET | Registration Deadline for Accepted Late-Breaking Proposals |
The Executive Sessions Call for Papers Submission Period is now closed for the 2020 AAA Annual Meeting.
The 2020 Annual Meeting Submission Portal will accept Executive Session proposal submissions during the below time period:
Accept/decline notifications will be sent by Friday, March 8, 3 pm ET, via email.
Executive Session submissions are directly related to the Annual Meeting's theme. A limited number of Executive Session submission will be accepted, and selection is highly competitive.
There are no options for individual submissions, and 3 proposal types to submit with a group of four to seven people.
| Week Day | Date | Time | Event |
| Wednesday | January 22 | 12 pm ET | Submission Portal Opens (fourth Wednesday of January) |
| Wednesday | February 5 | 3 pm ET | Proposal Submission Deadline (two weeks after submission portal opens) |
| during the week of | March 6 | n/a | Accept/Decline Notices Sent |
So that all attendees may participate at the AAA Annual Meeting without facing barriers, AAA requests all presenters to dedicate time to learning and implementing accessible practices, both as attendees and as presenters.
The chairs and/or organizers of accepted sessions are highly encouraged to attend one Accessible Meeting and Presentations Practices Webinar and to hold fellow panelists accountable to maintaining accessible meeting spaces during their sessions.
Please also feel welcome to use the abstract submission portal to identify your own individual access needs and accommodation requests related specifically to your role as a presenter.
