The planning group invites contributions to the parallel presentations. In addition to presentations of the outcomes of research or R&D projects, we welcome presentations that address capacity building and impact, for instance:

     • practitioner engagement with research or R&D

     • collaborative working

     • increasing the influence of research findings

     • action research and its role in improving practice.

Parallel presentations within syndicate sessions are of one hour and will include two complementary presentations each of up to 30 minutes in total. These may be presentations of 20 minutes followed by question and answer or interactive workshops.

Submission

Guidelines for the content and format of presentations and process of submission of contributions can be accessed at: http://www.niace.org.uk/campaignsevents

All submissions should be sent to: gurjit.kaur@niace.org.uk using the template provided.

Timeline

The deadline for submissions is Thursday 17 September 2009. The decision of the selection panel will be emailed by Thursday 8 October.

Award for best papers

The LSRN will be awarding a prize for best research paper along with two runner-up awards. Entry to the award is restricted to participants working in or for institutions within the Learning and Skills Sector. Papers should not be submitted until after your submission has been accepted (in October). Details are included with the guidelines for submission. The winners will be announced at the conference and listed on the LSRN website.