MTSMA 2025

Submission Procedure and Deadline

• Proposals should be submitted online via the online portal. 
• The submission form asks for:
  • Author information—your name (as you’d like to appear on the program), email address, institutional affiliation (if applicable)
  • Paper title
  • Whether you propose a long presentation (twenty-minute talk), a short presentation (ten-minute talk), or a poster. 
  • Whether you have student status and should be considered for the Dorothy Payne Award for best student paper. For the purposes of this award, student status ends with the receipt of a terminal degree or employment in a full-time position. Previous winners of the Dorothy Payne Award are not eligible. Papers co-authored with a faculty member are not eligible.
  • Demographic information (optional).
• Deadline: 11:59 PM on November 1, 2024.
• Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by January 3, 2025.

Rules for Proposals

• Anonymity: No information that identifies the author(s) or their institutional affiliation should appear in the proposal or abstract (including the filename).
• Word limit: Proposals are An anonymized proposal, limited to 500 words and no more than two pages of text.
• Supplemental materials: Proposals may include up to four pages of examples and references (not included in the word or limit).
• Formatting: Proposals should be double-spaced in a 10- to 12-point font, followed by up to four pages of examples and references (not included in the word or limit).
• File type: Proposals must be submitted as a single PDF document.
• Number of proposals: Please note that no more than two proposals per person will be considered, with the understanding that only one, if any, will be accepted. Co-authored talks will count as a second proposal.

Keynote Speaker and Workshop Leader

Dr. Gretchen Horlacher (University of Maryland) will give the keynote address, and will conduct a professional development workshop for graduate students and faculty. All conference attendees are encouraged to attend these events, and no application is necessary for workshop participation.