Session Submissions
The 2025 Call for Proposals is Open!
Your expertise, challenges, successes, and lessons learned are welcome on many topics, including:
- Statistical methods and applications for detecting potential test fraud
- Tools and methods for protecting the validity of testing results and brand integrity
- Strategies for developing or improving test security programs
- Experiences developing and using standards to prevent and detect test fraud
- And more!
The Conference on Test Security brings together all perspectives in the Certification, K-12, Higher Education, Government, and Assessment industries. We look forward to seeing you!
Please note: To uphold an environment where open and honest dialogue can take place, sessions at COTS will not be recorded. This decision ensures participants can engage freely and without hesitation, preserving the authenticity of conversations and enabling peers to share ideas openly without reservation.
You can look forward to the following session formats at COTS:
All session formats can be presented in-person or virtually with the exception of Hands-On Workshops and Poster Presentations (in-person only).
- 15-Minute Presentations: This format is ideal for presenting individual research findings. Submissions in this category will be grouped with 3-4 other similar presentations by the COTS Executive Committee to create one 60-minute session. Each presenter will have approximately 15 minutes to share their work, followed by brief audience engagement, time permitting.
- 60-Minute Presentations: This session type allows flexibility in presentation style, including discussions, analyses, panels, demonstrations, roundtables, or other interactive formats. Presenters can freely structure their session in any way that best conveys their content.
- 2-Hour Hands-On Workshops (In-Person Only): A highly interactive session focused on skills-based learning through hands-on activities, exercises, or problem-solving. Ideal for in-depth training, collaborative work, and real-time application of concepts. Each Hands-On Workshop will occupy one 2-hour space.
- Poster Presentations (In-Person Only): Present your research in a poster display alongside other presenters. This format provides informal, one-on-one interactions with many attendees. During the session, conference attendees can wander around the room to browse the various posters. Presenters are expected to stay by their poster for the duration of the session so participants can listen to their work and ask questions. Easels and/or whiteboards will be provided. Please note that the Poster Session space does not include power or A/V.
Presenter Details
Please Note:
- Arrival: Please arrive a few minutes before your presentation begins so you have time to set up.
- Room Setup: A podium, microphone, speakers, projector, and screen will be provided in every room.
- Materials: Please bring any materials, equipment, or adapters you may need for your presentation. If you are presenting from your laptop, please ensure you have the necessary connections (e.g., HDMI, USB-C, Thunderbolt, Lightning adapter, slide clicker, etc.).
- Slide Decks: Your slides don't need to follow a specific format, and submission beforehand is not necessary.
- Time Management: Presenters are responsible for managing their own time during their session. Please be mindful of the schedule and ensure your presentation, including any Q&A, stays within your allotted timeframe.
- Q&A: If you plan to do a Q&A, please fit within that within your presentation timeframe. Please repeat audience questions aloud before answering them.
Poster Presentations
Posters are informal and involve one-on-one interactions with many attendees. Please plan on bringing physical posters with you, including any materials needed for displaying. Easels and/or whiteboards, tape, and scissors will be provided on your behalf to aid in displaying posters.
The Poster Session space does not include power. No tables are provided. If you choose to provide handouts, you are welcome to do so, though many choose to simply provide a QR code.
We are happy to accommodate posters of almost any size. Here are some of the most common sizes we've seen:
- 42" x 70" or 48" x 60" for smaller posters
- 48" x 96" for larger posters
If you choose to print your poster in Amherst, the nearest UPS Print & Ship Center is a short drive (7 mins) or accessible by bus. Please visit the UPS website for more information.
