Call for Papers: MTSMA 2024

Submission Procedure and Deadline

• Proposals should be submitted online by 11:59pm on December 18, 2023.
• The submission portal will request the following information:
  • Your name (as you’d like to appear on the program)
  • Email address
  • Institutional affiliation (if applicable)
  • Paper title
  • Proposal (see rules below)
  • A 200–250 word abstract, suitable for publication
  • Paper length (twenty-minute talk, ten-minute lightning talk, or either)
  • Student status (for Dorothy Payne Award)
• Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by January 31, 2024.

Rules for Proposals

• Proposals are limited to 500 words and no more than two pages of text.
• 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).
• The proposal must be submitted as a single PDF document. 
• No information that identifies the author(s) or their institutional affiliation should appear in the proposal or abstract (including the filename). The program committee will review proposals anonymously.
• 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. Alexander Rehding (Harvard University) will give the keynote address, and will conduct a professional development workshop. All conference attendees (students and faculty) are encouraged to attend these events, and no application is necessary for workshop participation beyond conference registration.