All proposals for papers, posters and panels should be submitted directly to the 2005 ISA-South Chairs via email at isas05@miami.edu
The deadline for proposals is JULY 1.

All paper or poster proposals should provide the information requested on the paper proposal forms: name; complete address (including phone, fax, and e-mail); affiliation; poster/paper title; and an abstract of 150 words. The same personal information is also required for all co-authors.

Please provide personal contact information that will be valid on 1 August 2005 and through the convention. If you have a different summer address, please include it separately and only if you wish acknowledgment of your submission to be sent t to that address.

Special scheduling requests must be made at the time of submission. Overhead and LCD projectors will be supplied on request only, not automatically. Any other presentation aids must be arranged by the presenter(s) themselves.

If your paper proposal cannot be accommodated on a traditional panel, please note whether or not you wish to have it considered for a poster presentation. Individuals are urged to consider doing a poster presentation. Such sessions are often more appropriate for conveying complex theoretical models, detailed statistical results, and "work in progress". Posters facilitate wider participation at heavily attended conventions, usually by allowing presentation of research not fitting coherently with the focus of available panels. The 2005 Program Committee intends to further strengthen the poster session component of the conference.

Panel organizers must obtain the formal commitment of all individuals listed on the proposed panel before it is submitted, as well as the full names, addresses (as above), and affiliations for all participants. Panel proposals should provide the information requested on the panel proposal forms: panel title; a panel abstract of approximately 150 words; identification of chair and discussant; and complete paper title and abstract information as described above.

Travel support grants: ISA-South will make available a limited number of travel-support grants for graduate students. Individuals wishing to apply for a travel grant must do so at the time of paper submission and provide a statement justifying need. There are two conditions for eligibility for these grants: 1.) Recipients must be ISA members; 2.) Preference will be accorded the students traveling the furthest; the stipends would not be available to local students.
If you wish to request ISA Travel Grant funding, you must apply separately for those grants. A copy of the application form can be found on the ISA webpage. The deadline for Travel Grant applications is the same as the deadline for the submission of paper proposals. Please be aware that this is before you will be informed whether or not your proposal has been accepted for presentation. These grants are primarily disbursed to overseas participants, especially students and professionals in non-hard currency locales.

Your will be notified of the status of your proposal by August 1, 2005. If you have not received notice of the status by this date, please contact the Program Chairs at isas05@miami.edu,to ensure that your submission was received.

Finally, the 2005 Program Committee would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to participate in the convention. To that end, we urge all interested individuals to submit proposals. But, please, remember if you submit a proposal you are making a professional commitment to participate (with whatever scheduling limitations you indicate with your proposal). If you withdraw your participation without a legitimate reason and fail to contact your panel chair or Program Chair, you will dramatically reduce the likelihood that your proposal will be accepted for the next Convention.