Institute for Comics Studies Submission Form  See respective CFPs for specific submission deadlines.

The Institute for Comics Studies conducts scholarly sessions that meet in conjunction with several major fan conventions throughout the nation.

Which meeting is your submission for? Comics Studies Conference-Chicago 2010 (C2E2, April 16-18) Comics Studies Conference-New York 2010 Dragon*Con Comics and Popular Arts Conference 2010 (September 3-6) Wizard World University-Anaheim (April 16-18) Wizard World University-Philly 2010 (June 11-13) Wizard World University-Chicago 2010(August 12-15)

Author Information

Name (first name first, surname last)

e-mail address

1st line of mailing address

2nd line of mailing address

3rd line of mailing address

City

State/Province

ZIP     Country

	Your institution/company:

	Co-presenters (if any):
	In parentheses after each co-presenter's name, tell us that person's email address.

If you have co-presenters, please add a short parenthetical note after each co-presenter's name to state how each will contribute to the scholarly presentation. The number of professional passes may be limited. We might need to contact you for additional information regarding co-presenter contributions.

	Presentation title:

What you call your paper is up to you, but we may have to shorten lengthier titles when entering them in the conference program.

	Method of presentation: Check all acceptable methods, as many or as few options as you like. Please keep in mind that, due to time constraints, we cannot guarantee acceptance if you check only one option. In the past, Wizard World has given us 50 minutes per panel session.
	Oral presentation before audience (usu. 15 min. per paper)  Poster  Book talk (up to 50-min. presentation of newly published book)		Round table discussion forum Other (please explain in note at the end of your abstract -- e.g., 25-minute lecture; 25-minute interactive discussion; 20-minute excerpt reading; 50-minute panel with celebrity guests).
	If you checked more than one method, which would you prefer?

	In the text box provided below, please enter your 100-200 word abstract below.

	Please enter your bio of 50-100 words. (Longer is okay, but we may have to trim it for the convention program.)

	Your home webpage address (optional):

	Will you need an acceptance letter to be mailed to you in addition to our e-mail confirmation?
	Yes, please mail me an acceptance letter.		No, e-mail confirmation will suffice.

	Audio-video: Please list A-V equipment you will bring for your presentation, if any.

	Please list A-V equipment you will need us to provide for your presentation if necessary (and practical for us).

The convention can provide a VCR, boom box, slide projector, and PowerPoint projector. They do not provide slide trays or computers. PowerPoint is easiest to use.

Will you do a book signing?

Yes

No

If yes, enter your information for one book:

title

publisher

ISBN

book webpage

	Convention booth or other signing location

If your paper is accepted, do not pay for convention registration. (If you have already paid, we may be able to get that payment refunded to you.) Presenters attend each fan convention with professional passes, with no registration fee for our academic conference or the associated fan convention. You MIGHT also bring a guest who can attend with free registration. A guest pass may not be sold or otherwise transferred to anyone other than the individual whose name appears on it.

Number of guests attending with you:

Guest #1 (first name first, surname last):

Guest #1 e-mail address:

If you are bringing more than one guest, please e-mail us at comicsstudies@gmail.com with your extra guests' information so we can see if other presenters are willing to register your guests as their own, subject to convention organizers' approval. If a specific meeting's Call for Papers does not mention guess passes, we do NOT promise we can get one, much less an extra one, but we will ask for you.

Scheduling constraints: If there are any days when you cannot present at the conference, please specify in this box which days you can NOT attend.

Submission date (today):

If you have trouble submitting this form, please notify contact its designer at langlet@hsu.edu.