The deadline for submission of abstracts for the 2008 AORE Research Symposium is quickly approaching.  Please see the announcement below or attached for additional information.  You can find additional information about the 2008 AORE Research Symposium on the AORE website www.aore.org.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

2008 AORE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

at the

22^nd Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference

San Diego, California

October 30 -November 1, 2008

ABSTRACTS DUE by April 14^th 2008 to T. Jason Davis at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2008 AORE Research Symposium. The symposium provides an international forum for scholarly exchange and discussion about outdoor recreation and education research, theoretical and applied. Abstracts should address outdoor recreation behavior, outdoor recreation or education techniques and methods, or applied research directed at the outdoor recreation and education profession. Empirical studies to be completed by September 1, 2008 or scholarly discussions may be submitted. Only studies that have not been previously published or presented at another professional conference should be submitted. Papers are presented either as posters or as formal paper presentations. All abstracts receive the same blind review without consideration of presentation format. Abstracts for both types of presentations are included in a published abstracts section of the conference proceedings. Questions regarding the Research Symposium should be addressed to T. Jason Davis at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 423-439-5358. Student attendance and submissions are strongly encouraged.

ABSTRACTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL AS A MICROSOFT WORD FILE (.DOC) IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:

Cover Sheet: This page precedes the 1-2 page abstract and should include:

1.    Title of the abstract.

2.    Principal author's name, degree, institutional or organizational affiliation, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and summer contact information (June 1^st to Aug. 31), if different from above. It is assumed that, unless otherwise specified, this person will make the presentation if the abstract is accepted.

3.    Full name, degree, and institutional or organizational affiliation of all co-authors.

4.    The author’s preference for presentation format. Indicate one of the following: (a) poster only; (b) prefer poster but would do formal presentation; (c) prefer formal presentation, but would do poster; (d) formal presentation only. Note: Reviewers are not aware of the stated presentation preference. This information, in conjunction with time and space limitations, is used by the symposium chair when establishing the final schedule.

Abstract:

1.    Two pages maximum including all discussion, tables, and figures. Abstracts exceeding this page limit may not be reviewed. A reference list is recommended, but not required and may extend onto a third page if necessary. References should follow APA 5^th edition guidelines.

2.    Use 12-point font and one-inch margins on sides, top and bottom of 8 1/2” by 11" page with single spaced lines.

3.    Abstracts should have a clear title above the first line of text, with no information about the author(s).

4.    Use appropriate subheadings. Abstracts reporting empirical studies should contain subheadings identifying an introduction, methods, results, and discussion with a component addressing implications pertinent to the profession. Abstracts reporting conceptual and theoretical discussions should also have an effective set of subheadings.

INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ABSTRACTS ACCEPTED:

1.    Following the blind peer review, the symposium chair will make final decisions about acceptance, but typically adhere to the recommendations of the reviewers. Abstracts may also be rejected due to time and space limitations, ineffective development of the 2-page abstract, or weaknesses in the study itself.

2.    All individuals who submit an abstract will be notified via e-mail of acceptance/rejection by June 30^th. Authors whose presentations are accepted must submit a revised abstract (pending reviewer comments) via e-mail by Aug 4^th.

3.    Presenters must register for the Conference of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education; registration information will be posted on the AORE website, www.aore.org. Please note: all expenses associated with attending and presenting are the responsibility of the presenter(s). AORE does not provide funding to presenters.

4.    AORE reserves the right to reproduce and distribute abstracts of all presentations in a conference proceedings publication. AORE does not preclude subsequent publication of the presentation (same version or an extended version) by the author(s) in a journal or other publication.

5.      You will be notified of the date and time of your presentation in October after the full conference schedule has been established. Typically, formal presentations are allotted 15 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for discussion. The poster session will be scheduled for about two hours. Guidelines for preparing poster materials will follow.