General information on Annual Conference Process
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Division Call for Papers
The Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Division invites abstracts for papers and poster proposals for full sessions, panel discussions, workshops, and non-traditional session formats for the ASEE Annual Conference, June 22 – 25, 2025, Montréal, Québec, Canada. LEES is concerned with the intersections of engineering and liberal education, including the role of the humanities, arts, social sciences, and communication in engineering education and work in science, technology, & society. We critically analyze the social and ethical dimensions of expertise and technoscience, build and maintain higher education programs, care for members of our communities, teach research and communication skills, study engineering communities, and situate engineering within larger social, historical, political, and cultural contexts. LEES welcomes proposals related to any of the diverse areas falling within the scope of our division.
In recent years we have enjoyed hosting distinguished lectures by Brooke Coley, Erin Cech, and a distinguished panel of Amy Slaton, Sepehr Vakil, Kayla Maxey, and Meagan Pollock — all of which have urged us to make engineering education more inclusive, equitable, socially engaged and responsible, and humane. Special sessions in our division have brought in community leaders to discuss academic-community partnerships, and labor organizers to discuss the relationship between collective labor and engineering practice.
Detailed information on prior Conferences are on subpages:
| Calls typically go out in September the year before the next Annual Conference. Abstract Submissions are typically due by November 1. Note that for 2025, the abstract deadline is October 1.
For special sessions, workshops, and other non-manuscript related sessions there is a separate process that runs through the Program Chair. Please contact the Program Chair with ideas or questions. Program Chairs will solicit nominations for Distinguished Lecturers from Division members. |
Abstract Submission Open
Workshop Application Open Distinguished Lecture Application Open Panel Session Application Open Session Requests Open Abstract Reviewer Assignment Open |
| Abstracts go through a peer review process. The intent is to ensure you are submitting to the optimal division, ensure alignment to our division and themes, and seek clarity/improvement as needed. This review typically occurs in November and sometimes into December.
Special sessions, workshops, etc. will go through a multi stage review starting with the Program Chair, then PIC chairs, and then ASEE staff. Program Chairs will submit all content in conversation with session sponsors. |
Abstract Review Deadline
Session Request Deadline Workshop Request Deadline Distinguished Lecture Deadline Panel Session Request Deadline |
| Acceptance of Abstracts follow peer review and any requests for improvement. Abstracts should be accepted by mid-December.
Directly following acceptance, Draft papers can be submitted for another round of peer reviews. |
PROGRAM CHAIR DEADLINE:
– Abstract Accept or Reject Notification to Author Deadline
NOTE: Papers published through LEES in the conference proceedings are typically 10-15 pages and include a substantial literature review reflecting on prior scholarship as a starting point for critique, synthesis, or lessons learned. |