Balisage 2024 Call for Encore Presentations
The Balisage 2024 program, like all previous Balisage programs, will be all new content.
It is an unavoidable fact that conference programs are fragile, and live virtual events are especially fragile. Even at the best of times it is not uncommon for scheduled speakers to be unable to present. Balisage speakers have cancelled at the last minute for many reasons: power outages, internet failures, health problems, transportation failures, issues with passports or visas, last minute funding problems, even fires and floods. In the past we have asked conference attendees to repeat presentations from other conferences to fill in as needed. Some of these "Encore Presentations" have been very well received by the Balisage attendees!
For 2024 we expect presenters to have all of the usual challenges, so, we solicit "Encore Presentations" for Balisage 2024. Encore presentations are technical papers/presentations that have been given at previous events (but not previous Balisage conferences). We want to have a variety of Encore Presentations "in our pockets" to call on should any of the regular presentatations fail for any reason.
Selection and scheduling of Encore Presentations will be entirely the decision of the conference committee. We will give encore speakers as much notice of their selection and speaking time as possible, but it is possible that "as much notice as possible" will be very little notice indeed.
Proposals for Encore Presentation slots must be received at info@balisage.net by July 12, 2024.
Requirements for Encore Presentations are similar to requirements for regular Balisage presentations in that they should be markup-related and technical. If you are interested in repeating one of your presentations at Balisage 2024 please supply the following information:
- The name(s) and affiliations of all author(s)/speaker(s)
- The email address of the presenter
- The title of the presentation
- An abstract of 100-150 words
- When and where this material has been presented
- Pointers to the prior publication, slides, or other materials
- An indication as to whether the presenter is comfortable giving a conference presentation and answering questions in English about the material to be presented
- What days/times during Balisage the speaker will be available to do this presentation