Information for Conference Participants

Conference mode

The Anthropology and Education Conference is a Face to Face event held at Senate House, University of London.  There will be no online participation and the sessions will not be recorded.

 

Rules on participation

Please note that an individual cannot present more than one paper at the conference.

Panel convenors and paper presenters do not need to be Fellows of the RAI. However, the RAI welcomes new Fellows (see joining page). Fellows and Members of the RAI and our co-organisers (EASA; AAA; IUAES) can register for the conference at a discounted fee.

 

Accessibility

When registering for the conference please state any accessibility needs/requests in the registration form, so we can follow-up and work toward making conferences more welcoming to scholars with disabilities.

If you need assistance during the conference, please contact info@therai.org.uk in advance. We will do our best to assist delegates.

 

Hashtag

The hashtag for the conference is #RAI2024.

 

Hotels and Hostels

Information about hotels and hostels in the local area can be found here. 

 

Food and Drink

Lunch is not included in the conference registration. Information about cafes, restaurants and pubs in the local area can be found here.

 

Travel Information

Information about travel to Senate House can be found here.

 

Maps

Maps of the conference venue and the rooms can be found here.

 

Exhibitors

The exhibitors will be in the MacMillian Hall where the tea and coffee will be served during the breaks.  You can see a list of the ehibitors confirmed so far here.

 

Acceptance letters

Formal acceptance letters (signed pdfs on headed paper) can be downloaded from the login environment (the login link is the head icon on the upper navigation bar). Login, proceed past your contact details with the "Proceed" button (located under the contact fields) and then scroll through to your panel/paper. There will be an encircled A at the end of the panel/paper title line. Click on this, download the pdf and print your letter. Please note that we do not send such letters by post.

 

Editing your name and institution in the system

You can access your data (paper or panel information, personal data details) by logging into the login link. Make sure your contact details are the way you'd like them to be presented as these are visible on panel pages:

  • Your title
  • Name
  • Institution

 

Controlling/editing your panel

Panel convenors can use the login link in the menu above to edit their proposals. Convenors are requested to administer their panels via this login environment. Convenors should login to state any specific timing requests for their panel (when directed to so by the conference administrator), to add the names of chairs/discussants, and to manage the paper proposals. Co-convenors cannot be added/removed nor can panels be withdrawn through this environment - please email us to do this info@therai.org.uk.

 

Pre-circulation of papers

The RAI has no rule about this; many convenors are keen, however, to pre-circulate completed papers. To facilitate this, an author can upload a PDF of their paper within the login environment, which will then show as a downloadable file beneath their abstract on the public page on this site. It is a convenor's decision whether they instruct their presenters to make use of this.

 

Timing of presentations

Convenors are free to allocate the time in their sessions as they like. Each session slot will be 90 minutes long, accommodating a maximum of five presenters. The RAI norm is to allocate each presenter in a panel a maximum of 15 minutes (for presentation and questions/discussion), but convenors should let you know about this nearer the time of the conference. Roundtable sessions have shorter presentations and more time for discussion. Workshops are more interactive.

 

Communication between authors/convenors

Convenor/author email addresses are not shown on the panel pages for anti-spam reasons. However, there is an inbuilt secure email messaging system. If you cannot work that, please email info@therai.org.uk to obtain relevant email addresses.

 

Convenor responsibilities

It is the convenors' responsibility to ensure that all panel participants are well briefed and that the panel continues to meet requirements. To that end, convenors should not only communicate their decisions over proposals to paper proposers, but also later in the process, email the panellists to:

  • inform them of the speaking order (albeit this is displayed on the public panel page)
  • inform them as to how much time they have been allocated
  • remind them to register (the registration status can be seen in the login environment)
  • inform them of any late changes or additional chairs/discussants, and give any other information related to the panel
  • if panellists withdraw, convenors should inform the organisers

 

Any queries with the above please email info@therai.org.uk.