We are delighted to invite you to submit your abstract to the 12th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) 2024. We aim to discuss, evaluate, and energise environmental education - to connect people to create a better tomorrow for all of us and the living world.
The WEEC 2024 Scientific and Organising Committee welcome the submission of original contributions to be presented at the Congress. Share your innovative solution in Abu Dhabi, 2024 with the world’s leading audience of environmental educators from formal and non-formal education, NGOs, governments and academia.
Please read through the submission instruction and guidelines to ensure your submission is uploaded into the portal correctly.
For abstract theme and guidelines enquiries, please contact us at info@weec2024.org.
For technical challenges with the submission, please contact us at technicalsupport@weec2024.org.
Abstract Submission Closes: 30 June 2023
Reviewing Period: 15 March onwards till 31 August 2023
Technical Program Finalised: 30 October 2023
Please, respect the recommended structure for submitting your abstract.
Name/s and Affiliation/s: First name and surname, e-mail address, the correct name of the affiliation and department of each author.
Abstract Title: maximum of 40 words / 200 characters (including blanks and punctuation).
Abstract: maximum of 500 words / 3000 characters (including blanks and punctuation) divided into the following parts:
For research-oriented, conceptual, and theoretical research presentations:
For practice-oriented presentations
Field sessions, and sharing experience (particularly, presentations building a bridge between theory and practice, e.g. assessing a program from the perspective of the relevant theoretical framework, evaluation research or critical perspective are welcome):
Introduction
*Title, authors’ names and affiliations are not included in the word count.
Keywords: 3-5
Optional Image: A maximum of one image can be included with the following criteria:
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Languages: Abstracts can be submitted in English, Arabic, Spanish and French.
Formats allowed only for in-person presentation
Presentation format
Please, visit the Themes page for the complete description of the topics.
Oral communication
A 15-minute oral presentation highlights the main themes of the research, viewpoint, or educational project. The presentations will be grouped in sessions, in which a 15-minute interactive period of discussion will follow up after three presentations.
Pecha Kucha - Ignite talk
Pecha Kucha has a fixed format in which presenters need to prepare 20 slides, which automatically advance every 20 seconds. The presentations will be grouped in sessions in which after the 7-minute presentation, the chair opens a 5-minute discussion.
Round table presentation
Round table paper sessions provide an excellent opportunity for interactive presentation styles through a 40-minute session. These sessions can provide more intimate opportunities to share work and to get to know other Congress participants. Individual presenters are assigned to numbered 10-seats tables in rooms where interested participants may gather for discussion with the presenter about his/her paper or project. This format is particularly appropriate for presentations addressing topics best pursued through extensive discussion. These discussions will be held in English.
E- poster
Posters will be grouped by themes and will be presented for the duration of the Congress. One specific session will allow the author(s) to present their posters and interact with other Congress participants. Instructions concerning logistics will be provided to presenters further ahead.
Workshop
60-minute workshop sessions are organised by a team of facilitators responsible for the content and the dynamics of the interactive activity. Participants will be invited to explore an issue (or specific challenge, research question), contribute to the construction of a joint project, experiment with a pedagogical strategy/teaching format, or carry out other collaborative, experiential activities. A brief overview of the issue and objectives will be presented, after which the major part of the workshop will be devoted to participatory and active learning techniques to enable participants to bring their contributions to the table.
Notes:
Only a limited number of workshops will be accepted by the Programme Committee.
Participation in each workshop will be limited to a maximum number of attendees, who will be able to access on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Symposium
Symposia are 90-minute panel discussions presenting different perspectives on a topic or question related to one of the themes. Panels must include a moderator (suggested by the proposer) and at least three to a maximum of four panelists representing different organisations, ideas, or experiences. The symposia are submitted as a single document with the names of all the proposers (indicate the moderator as the first author).
In submitting an abstract for consideration for the 12th World Environmental Education Congress, the primary author is responsible for ensuring that work described in the abstract was conducted in accordance with the following rules and policies. All abstracts submitted are screened by the Scientific Committee to ensure that the abstract:
On occasion, the Committee may solicit additional information from submitters to ensure that the work reported in an abstract complies with the policies outlined below. If the additional information was not satisfactory, this constitutes grounds for abstract rejection. While abstracts are evaluated for scientific interest and are citable, the brevity of the presentation precludes rigorous peer review.
Submission of an abstract constitutes a formal agreement and statement by the authors that they have conducted the study in accordance with the relevant guidelines. Abstracts reporting that was not conducted in accordance with these guidelines will be rejected by the Scientific Committee.
Presentation material presented at the conference must be identical to that described in the abstract. In particular, the title, authorship and scientific content of the presentation at the meeting must match that in the abstract.
No presentation may be given by an individual who is not an author on the abstract.
All material must be the work of the authors listed.
Abstract submission implies an understanding that the authors will receive no remuneration for participation.
Authors give the conference organisers and representatives the right to use their names in promotional and other material published in relation to the conference. If the author does not agree to this, they must send an e-mail to the organisers conveying the same.
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Authors agree to indemnify and hold harmless the event organisers, their agents and representatives should the material presented or provided for publication be determined to defame, or slander an individual or organisation, violate the confidentiality of any individual or organisation or infringe on another's copyright.
Submitting authors must agree to the above terms at time of submission.
