Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch
St. Louis, MO
October 8-11, 2019
Commission on International Adult Education Pre-Conference
Commission on Distance Learning and Technology Pre-Conference Symposium on Social Media
Commission of Professors of Adult Education Co-Conference
The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) is dedicated to the belief that lifelong learning contributes to human fulfillment and positive social change.
To that end, we provide leadership for the field of adult and continuing education by expanding opportunities for adult growth and development; unifying adult educators; fostering the development and dissemination of theory, research, information, and best
practices; promoting identity and standards for the profession; and advocating relevant public policy and social change initiatives.
Conference Theme
“Adult Education for Human Rights, Economic Empowerment, and Environmental Sustainability”
The theme of this year’s conference is “Adult Education for Human Rights, Economic Empowerment, and Environmental Sustainability.” The agenda for human rights is a central
tenet of adult education, which has a long history of advocacy with and for learners in the United States and around the world. Economic empowerment is part of our daily engagement in work and learning in such settings as for profit, non-profit, government,
and higher education. The theme of environmental sustainability provides an important area of exploration regarding how we move through shared spaces of our world and the interdependency among health, economic sustainability, and human growth and development.
Each of our work is anchored in one or more of the three pillars that frame the theme of this year’s conference. We invite you to submit a proposal to our upcoming conference and commission pre- and co-conferences to celebrate and share the strong traditions
and innovative practices of adult educators. We welcome presentations from all practitioners, faculty, graduate students, trainers, program administrators, community developers, and military affiliated leaders. The common factor linking all accepted proposals
is relevance to and advancement of adult teaching and learning, addressing the global issues that frame the conference theme.
General conference sessions will be held: October 9 - 11
Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE): October 7-8
Commission on Distance Learning and Technology (CDLT) Pre-conference: October 8
Commission of Professors of Adult Education Co-conference: October 10
Submitting your Proposal
This year’s conference will offer a variety of session formats, including concurrent, shared-concurrent, Fast Formats, round-table, and poster sessions.
Please click here for complete details and to submit your proposal.
You can submit your proposals through Proposal Space for:
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AAACE general conference sessions
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CPAE co-conference
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CDLT pre-conference
Simply choose the appropriate interest area when submitting. Remember to create an account (or edit an existing one to ensure
it is current), and add proposalspace.com to your email list of safe entities.
For CIAE pre-conference proposal submission only:
link available soon
Important Dates for your Proposal
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Proposals must be submitted no later than April 3, 2019, 11:59pm EDT. Please email
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if you have any questions.
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Acceptances will be announced on or about May 16, 2019.
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Presenters must register by the Early Bird Registration Deadline
July 17, 2019 to be included in the program.
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Presenters will receive the scheduled date and time of their session(s) prior to the Early Bird Registration Deadline.
AAACE Proposal Review, Acceptance, and Conference Session formats
All proposals are submitted for peer review and available conference slots are filled by the highest-ranking proposals, as space permits. The Program Committee may, at its discretion, combine related presentations or change the presentation type. You will
be notified of changes in the acceptance decision.
The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) is dedicated to the belief that lifelong learning contributes to human fulfillment and positive social change. To that end, we provide leadership for
the field of adult and continuing education by expanding opportunities for adult growth and development; unifying adult educators; fostering the development and dissemination of theory, research, information, and best practices; promoting identity and standards
for the profession; and advocating relevant public policy and social change initiatives.
We look forward to seeing new and familiar faces in St. Louis at the Arch in October!
Susan M. Yelich Biniecki, Chair, and Petra A. Robinson, Vice Chair, AAACE Annual Conference