Section Chair

You may submit multiple proposals, but individuals may perform the function of Section Chair, Panel Chair and Discussant only once. If approved, Paper presenters can present no more than two Papers. All proposals must be submitted in English. Sections should have two Sections Chairs, one of which must belong to a current ECPR member institution. To make a proposal, both you and your Section Co-Chair must have a MyECPR profile. If you don't already have one, it takes just a few clicks to create.

To propose a Section, you will need to know:

• The title of your Section (no more than 20 words)
• An overview of your Section (no more than 1,000 words)
• 3–8 keywords, selected from a predetermined list, indicating the subject, theme and scope of the Section. Keywords are used to publically categorise Sections, Panels and Papers, enabling users to search the online programme.
• The number of Panels you would like in your Section (3-8)
• The email address of the Section Co-Chair, as registered in MyECPR

After the submission period has closed, the Academic Convenors will evaluate all proposals, accepting and declining them as they judge fit. We will then email all proposers to let them know the outcome. We will also email the Chairs of all accepted Sections, to let them know how many Panels they have been preliminarily allocated. This allocation is made according to your request at the time of proposing, and a value judgement based on the Convenors own experience.

As soon as Panel and Paper proposals open, you will be able to view submissions to your Section. After the proposal deadline the Academic Convenors will review the number of proposals submitted to each Section and will notify you if your Panel allocation has been changed.

You must go through all submitted Panels and Papers, approving/declining/reserving them via your MyECPR profile. If you approve a Paper which hasn't been submitted to any specific Panel, please allocate it appropriately. Alternatively, create new Panels from individual Papers, and find suitable Panel Chairs and Discussants for them. Further instructions on how to do this will be sent to you in due course.

We will let you know if Panels or Papers are withdrawn. Sometimes, several Papers in the same Panel withdraw, and the Panel collapses. If this happens, you may need to reallocate the remaining Papers elsewhere. Similarly, if you receive notification of a withdrawal from a participant, please let us know so we can make the changes.

You don't have to attend the Conference, but if you would like to, please register when registration opens.

If you have any questions please email the Events Team.