Proposals for paper and poster presentations should consist of a title, an abstract, and a short
summary. Titles should be no longer than 15 words. Abstracts are limited to 350 words in length,
and summaries are limited to 50 words.
Individual paper sessions will be 30 minutes: 20 minutes for the presentation and 10 minutes for
questions and answers. Posters should measure no more than 3ft by 4ft (90cm x 120cm). Poster
presenters should plan to present and discuss their work for at least one hour during their
assigned poster session.
Guidelines for Refereed Colloquium Submissions
In addition to four invited colloquia, we are also soliciting proposals for two refereed colloquia.
These colloquia will be collections of paper presentations that focus on a specific topic of
interest, and which are organized by one or more individuals. Colloquia will be scheduled for
2½-hour blocks (roughly 4-6 papers). Proposals for refereed colloquia should consist of a 200word
(maximum) description of the colloquium topic, along with 150-word descriptions of each
paper to be included. Each title should be no longer than 15 words. Colloquium acceptances will
be announced April 15. This will allow researchers to submit a proposal for an individual paper
or poster (by April 30) if their paper is not accepted as part of a colloquium.
Submission Policy
An author may submit a maximum of one proposal as first author, but may also be a colloquium
organizer, discussant, or co-author/co-presenter of a maximum of two additional papers or
posters.
Submission Instructions
Proposals will be accepted online only. To make a submission, please visit the conference web
site at http://www.cmu.edu/slrf2012. Click on “Submissions”, and you will be taken to our
submission web site. Proposals will be selected based on the results of double-blind peer review.
All submissions must be completely anonymous.
Questions
Please direct any questions to the SLRF 2012 organizing committee at slrf2012@
andrew.cmu.edu. We also invite you to view our website (http://www.cmu.edu/slrf2012)
and to visit us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/slrf2012) and Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/slrf2012).