January 2022
2022 Annual Meeting participants in accepted sessions, paper sessions, roundtable sessions, and symposia who, as a group, wish to move from the place-based meeting in San Diego to the virtual platform have until March 8 to do so. Poster session authors presenting place-based also have until March 8 to make a shift if they plan to be available only through the virtual platform.
The March 8 deadline gives ÐÜèÊÓÆµstaff and Pathable, AERA’s Annual Meeting virtual platform vendor, enough time to implement changes that ensure sessions are fully and seamlessly transferred from on-site to virtual and can be fully supported during the conference.
Sessions that want to make the shift from place-based to virtual should do so by sending an email to choiceAM2022@aera.net. The email should include the session title and the scheduled date and time. Only one person should advance a change for a session and specify within the email their full name and preferred contact email. ÐÜèÊÓÆµstaff will make the change for sessions wishing to migrate to the virtual platform.
“We understand that a decision can be challenging to make given uncertain and shifting COVID-related conditions, especially as a group,” said ÐÜèÊÓÆµExecutive Director Felice J. Levine. “We were so impressed that every session—100 percent—responded to an initial choice by December 10 as to whether to present placed-based in San Diego or on the virtual platform. March 8 is the date we promised to participants if you wish to make a change. Whatever your decision, we welcome your participation and continued support.”
As reported in the December 2021 ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights, almost 80 percent of sessions overall are designated to be presented on-site in San Diego. A majority of authors of papers to be presented in poster sessions also chose the place-based option by the December 10 deadline.