All SABR members are invited to present their research findings to their colleagues attending SABR40 in Atlanta. Oral presentations are expected to last 20 minutes, followed by a five minute question-and-answer period. Posters will be presented, with the author on-hand to discuss the work, during a poster session of 90 or so minutes, and will probably remain on display throughout the convention. Abstracts covering all aspects of baseball research are welcomed.

Following our experiences with last year’s process, we are continuing to fine-tune research presentation procedures. Last year’s orientation favoring inclusiveness and broadening the representation of researchers at the convention will be retained, with some tweaks. The revised procedures:

• Oral presentations will be limited to one presentation slot (20 minutes, plus five minutes for Q&A) in length. [same as last year]
• While submitters may express preference for one format or the other, all abstracts will be evaluated as both oral and poster presentations. Reviewers will not be informed of the submitter’s preference if one is expressed. [same as last year]
• At most two abstracts – one oral and one poster – will be accepted from each submitter. Researchers are encouraged to submit multiple abstracts, but no more than two of them will be accepted for presentation. In addition to the reviewers’ scores, the submitter’s preferred medium will be taken into consideration in the selection process. If more than one of a submitter’s abstracts scores well enough to be accepted in one medium (but neither scores well enough in the other medium for acceptance), the researcher will be permitted to choose which one to present in its medium at SABR40.

Abstracts of proposed research presentations should be no more than 500 words in length, and must include the abstract's title, review of previous work on the subject, a summary of the research methodology and anticipated results, and the expected contribution to the field of baseball research offered by this work.

When submitting an abstract, the author should describe anticipated audio-visual needs if the abstract is accepted as an oral presentation. As noted above, authors may submit multiple abstracts. SABR membership is not required in order to submit an abstract.

All research submissions will be evaluated by blind review. While it is not absolutely mandatory, we very strongly encourage researchers to submit their abstracts electronically, either in a standard word processor format (Microsoft Word strongly preferred) or as plain-text email.

Abstracts and questions regarding the submission, vetting, and evaluation procedures will be accepted at sabr40-presentations@comcast.net which is the research presentations address for SABR40.

The submission deadline for SABR40 abstracts is midnight PDT, Sunday, MARCH 21, 2010.

Through on-site judging, the most highly-regarded presentations will receive the Doug Pappas Award for best oral presentation and the USA Today Sports Weekly Award for best poster presentation.

The above-listed email address should be used for all abstract submissions, as well as for questions and information requests regarding research presentations at SABR40.

In addition, we seek volunteers who wish to participate in the blind review process (in early April) and/or on-site judging (at the convention in Atlanta). Those volunteers are also requested to apply by sending email to the above email address (sabr40-presentations@comcast.net).