APBA 2025 Convention

Workshops: March 26th (not included in registration)

Conference Sessions: March 27th & 28th

Submission Due: September 27, 2024 at 5 PM PT/8 PM EST.

We are excited and honored that you are considering a submission to our 15^th Annual Convention – APBA Shine 2025! We strongly encourage submissions from professionals who are members of one or more historically marginalized/underrepresented groups, submissions that focus on improving the skills and knowledge of scientist-practitioners, and submissions that include data. Please read through everything on this page before beginning your submission process. Shine on! 

SUBMISSION PROCESS — Please read the submission types and requirements carefully to ensure that you are prepared to meet the requirements for your selected submission type (e.g., required data, citations, active participation, having a discussant). Pay close attention to bolded language, as those indicate required elements. If you have multiple individuals delivering content during the presentation (e.g., applied demos or technical descriptions, panels, skill shares, symposium, workshop), one primary individual can complete the submission. 

Tips & Considerations BEFORE Submission: 

• Write your title, abstract, and learning objectives in a document ahead of time, then just copy and paste into the submission fields. 

• Think about the content in your submission and evaluate if it meets the BACB® requirements for CEUs and what type. 

• Your submission will be streamlined if you ensure that all presenters included in your submission have BehaviorLive accounts that include a photo and a bio before you submit.  

• Ensure that you have the correct email address (i.e., the one linked to their BehavorLive account) for each presenter. 

• You can save your submission as a draft, exit, go gather information, and re-open your submission at a later time. If you save a submission as a draft, be sure to go back and in to complete and finalize the submissions, as drafts will not be reviewed. 

• Ensure that you and your co-presenters meet the Requirements for Accepted Submissions (see bullets under “Submission Acceptance” section below). 

Requirements for Accepted Presentations: 

• all presenters must be active APBA members at the time of presentation 

• all presenters must be present in-person at the convention (Dallas) for their presentations 

• content must be within each presenter’s scope of competence  

• content must be the presenter(s) own, original content and use proper attribution conventions when using content from other sources or individuals 

• content, materials, and presentation activities must adhere to the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts 

   

SUBMISSION DUE DATE — Submissions are due by September 27, 2024 at 5 PM/8 PM EST. Late submissions will not be accepted.  

SUBMISSION REVIEW — APBA will carry out blind reviews of all submissions using a standard rubric. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. A final decision will be sent to the submitter via email (using the email affiliated with their BehaviorLive account) by November 15, 2024. Please note that it is the primary submitter’s responsibility to communicate with other presenters. 

SUBMISSION ACCEPTANCE — Should your submission be accepted, APBA will provide you with a code for 50% off that you (and your co-presenters, up to 6 total for panels, up to 5 for symposia) can use when registering for the convention, in appreciation of you sharing your knowledge and expertise with our professional community. Note for Workshops: if you have a workshop that is accepted, APBA will provide a code for 100% off registration and CEU fee for up to a total of two workshop presenters for a 3-hour workshop and up to three workshop presenters for a 6-hour workshop. 

We are so excited that you are a part of APBA’s community!

APBA’s mission is to is to promote and advance the science-based practice of applied behavior analysis. One way that we aim to carry out our mission is by providing an inclusive space for professionals to connect and support each other. ABPA aims to cultivate a diversity, overarching community of practice where professional with common goals and diverse backgrounds and repertoires can come together in service of each other and our profession.

In the spirit of setting clear behavioral expectations, we have developed this code of conduct. All APBA members must be familiar with, and adhere to, the code of conduct. Those code of conduct applies to all APBA related activities and events (e.g., in person and virtual conventions, conference, and webinars; online posting and communication). We reserve the right to suspend membership to anyone who violates this code of conduct.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR

• Be authentic, truthful, and share only within the scope of your competence. Behavior in compliance with the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts and the RBT Ethics Code 2.0.
• Engage with others from a place of unconditional respect and compassionate curiosity towards others.
• Communicate using clear and inclusive language.
• Invite new and diverse perspectives and ideas. Make space for a bit of discomfort, that’s where learning occurs.
• Call out the good that you see — if someone shared something great or was helpful or kind, let them know!
• Ask for before you share and give proper credit.
• Take responsibility for your actions. 
• Engage in healthy dialogue focusing on collaboration (e.g., “What can we do to come to a common understanding or agreeable conclusion to this discussion?”) not conflict. Challenge ideas, not people, their identities, or characteristics.
• Reach out individually when you have concerns and give people an opportunity to pleasantly surprise you. If they don’t, reach out to an APBA Admin for support.
• Respect and follow through with another’s request to end an interaction.
• Respect the privacy and confidentiality of members and others (particularly clients, caregivers, students, supervisees, and trainees) and obtain explicit permission before sharing personal or confidential information.

UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR

• Sharing the comments or posts of others (within the APBA online platform or in outside forums) without permission.
• Commenting, posting, or sharing defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal language or material directed at another person or posted in a group.
• Discriminatory or harassing jokes, language, images, or other comments or posts, especially directed at a person’s race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, social or economic class, educational level, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, expression, age, size, family status, political belief, religion, or mental or physical ability.
• Personal insults, particularly those related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or disability. 
• Violating intellectual property rights or plagiarizing others’ work.
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following (online or in person).
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.
• Soliciting, advertising, or marketing for a business, product, or service.

CONSEQUENCES OF UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR

Unacceptable behavior from any APBA member, including sponsors and those with decision-making authority (i.e., APBA Admin, Board Members, or staff), will not be tolerated.

Any member who is asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately and cease all unacceptable behavior.

If an APBA member engages in unacceptable behavior, APBA Admin may take any individual or combination of the following actions:

• Written warning
• Temporary ban
• Permanent expulsion from the community without warning
• Termination of APBA Membership

REPORTING CONCERNS

If you experience unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please notify an APBA Admin as soon as possible by emailing info@apbahome.net.

LEGAL NOTICE

Members are prohibited from posting any information or other material that is protected by copyright without express permission. A member posting material is taken as warranty and representation by the posting party that they own the copyright with respect to such material or have received express permission from the copyright owner to post. 

APBA is not responsible for opinions and information posted within the APBA online community. APBA does monitor content but does not moderate posts. APBA reserves the rights to take appropriate action, as outlined in the Consequences for Unacceptable Behavior section should any member be found to have engaged in behavior that violates this code of conduct.

REVIEW AND UPDATE OF CODE OF CONDUCT

This Code of Conduct is subject to periodic review and updates by APBA to ensure its effectiveness and relevance.