Organize an Annual Meeting Working Group

Working group sponsors assume responsibility for providing coordinators to develop a theme and purpose. Groups and descriptions will be posted to the APSA website after they have been approved.

The following are operating principles for the working groups:

APSA posts lists of proposed working groups, receives applications to participate, and forwards lists of participants to coordinators so coordinators may follow up with the applicants.
Working group leaders should contact participants in advance and suggest papers that participants can download in advance from the conference paper website.
Working groups should convene on Wednesday or early Thursday during the annual meeting so participants can introduce themselves and their interests, and organize a schedule for panel and plenary attendance for the rest of the meeting. Some organizers may wish to link their working group to Short Courses scheduled for the Wednesday prior to the meeting, but this is not necessary.
Participants will likely identify more panels than can be attended during the annual meeting, but it is likely they will not all attend the same panels. To allow time for other interests and pursuits, a schedule might include participant attendance at two or three panels/plenary sessions each day on the common theme.
Participants should meet two or more days during the meeting between 12:00 and 2:00pm or in the evening after 6:00pm to discuss panels and plenaries they have attended. APSA will supply rooms for these meetings.

If you would you like to organize a working group, fill out the online application below. You will be asked to provide the name of your proposed working group along with a brief description of the group, coordinator contact information, and preferred meeting times.

2012 Working Group Application

Application Deadline: Friday, May 18, 2012

If you have additional questions about the annual meeting working groups, contact workinggroups@apsanet.org.