ISEP Conference
October 14, 2025 virtual & October 15-17, 2025 in Buffalo, New York!
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When & Where
Virtual
October 14, 2025
(limited space available)
Buffalo, NY
October 15-17, 2025
Hyatt Regency Buffalo / Hotel and Conference Center
2 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14202
*Note – All accepted virtual submissions will be presented virtually on October 14, 2025. All accepted in-person submissions must be presented in Buffalo October 15-17 2025.
Proposal Submission Guidelines
ISEP accepts presentation proposals on a rolling basis until the proposal deadline. The following information will be included in your online proposal submission:
- First Presenter’s Information: Name, Email address, Current Position, Institution, and Address
- Additional Presenter’s Information: Names, Email addresses, Current Positions, Institutions, and Addresses
- Presentation Format (Note – All accepted Virtual submissions will be presented virtually on October 14, 2025. All accepted In-Person submissions must be presented in Buffalo October 15-17 2025.)
- Thematic Session (select from the list above)
- Title of Presentation
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Presentation Abstract for inclusion in conference program (100-150 words)
- Presentation Description to be reviewed for acceptance decision (350-500 words)
- Objectives for the proposal
- Summary of content
Presenters may appear in the program twice as a main presenter, and no more than two times as an additional presenter. Presentations should be designed for a 20-minute time slot that includes time for questions from the audience.
Papers derived from the presentations can be submitted for peer-review for possible inclusion in the Educational Planning Journal.
Important Dates
- June 15, 2025: Deadline for proposal submission.
- August 1, 2025: Notification of acceptance.
- August 15, 2025: Registration due. Full registration fee must be received no later than this date for the presentation and presenter(s) to be listed on the conference program. Accepted presenters planning to attend must pay registration fee for the Conference, even if they plan to attend the conference only on the day of their presentation. Any author identified in the presentation, but not officially registered for the conference by the due date, will not be listed in the official program of the conference.
Research Idea Lightning Talks
When submitting your proposal, you will have the opportunity to submit a Research Idea Lightning Talk!
ISEP provides researchers with a great opportunity for collective feedback and recruiting collaboration to complete research. This session is simply a place to express new ideas and draw in possible interested collaborators.
Do you have a research idea that you’d like others to join in on for expansion or for unique perspectives? Do you have a research idea that bridges practice and theory, but you need to enlist collaborators? Do you have a BIG research idea that you need other researchers to join to complete? This individual or group presentation creates an opportunity to present research at lightning speed!
The purpose of these talks is for scholars to present a lightning talk on a research idea in 5 minutes or less. Each individual or group will be allowed 5 minutes and is limited to one PPT slide. Think of this as brainstorming under time constraint and consider the following as useful presentation guides:
- Project nature, title, one sentence background statement
- Problem the research seeks to address and its importance
- Project current status and accomplishment(s) to date
- Potential for scholarship and/or implications for practice
- Call for assistance (seeking collaborators or feedback). Be sure to provide contact information or additional meeting information for anyone who might be interested. Any additional meetings for these ideas would not be scheduled during the conference and would be the full responsibility of the presenter(s) to organize and facilitate.
Research Idea Lightening Talks can be submitted online with your conference presentation submission. The deadlines and conference attendance costs follow those for regular sessions. All Research Lightning Talk presenters must be registered for the conference to be included in the program.
