2021 Virtual Conference of the Society of Ethnobiology, May 12–14, 2021

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Call for Sessions

We are now accepting submissions for themed sessions for our 2021 Virtual Conference!

Submission deadline: January 31, 2021.

Please note that these submissions can take a wide variety of formats. The Session Submission form will have the following Proposal Types available:

Live 75 minute session - which includes 6 speakers/discussant timeslots.
Live 75 minute roundtable
Live poster session
25 min prerecorded session - see below for format options
50 min prerecorded session - see below for format options
Virtual workshop - see below for description
Other (write in)

25-minute Prerecorded Session Options

1 Speaker with a interactive or story component (i.e., with a short film they discuss, or an Elder sharing story(ies).
1 Interviewer & 1 Guest (Interviewing a key or influential person on a single theme)
2 Presenters (12 minutes per presenter to share their papers on a related theme)
Short Video/Film
What it cannot be: a single person sharing their scholarship for 25 minutes. Nor can it be an advertisement or lobbying-type of speech.

50-minute Prerecorded Session Options

2–4 Speakers with a interactive or story component (i.e., with a short film they discuss, or an Elder sharing story(ies).
3-5 Person Panel on a Specific Topic
4 Presenters (12 minutes per presenter to share their papers on a related theme)
Short Video/Film
What it cannot be: a single person sharing their scholarship for 50 minutes. Nor can it be an advertisement or lobbying-type of speech.

Virtual Workshops
We invite proposals to host a 1.5–3 hour virtual workshop either the Wednesday before the conference or on one of the evenings. The time of the workshop will be based on the timezone of the host. Interactive workshops are highly encouraged as we think creatively about things that are important to ethnobiologists (e.g., climate change, community engagement, teaching, activism).

You will also be asked to indicate your time zone, as well as select 2–3 (or as many as apply) time blocks in which you could chair your session. Please see the time block chart below:

Session Time Block Chart (UTC-8)