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How to Cite a Conference Presentation in APA Style

To plagiarize means to take another person's ideas and try to pass them off as your own. Plagiarism is a very serious offense and can result in being expelled from college. To avoid the risk of being suspected of plagiarism, be sure to cite all sources of information that you use in your term paper, including non-print sources such as conference presentations. The American Psychological Association (APA) sets out clear guidelines for the proper citation of conference proceedings.

Instructions

- 1
  List the name of the presenter.
  
  Smith, John.
- 2
  List the title of the presentation in quotation marks.
  
  "Cutting Overhead Without Cutting Corners."
- 3
  List the name of the conference. In brackets, note that it is a conference.
  
  American Business Annual Meeting [Conference].
- 4
  List the city in which the conference took place.
  
  Boston.
- 5
  List the date on which the presentation took place in the following format:
  
  18 Jul. 1999.
- 6
  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:
  
  Smith, John. "Cutting Overhead Without Cutting Corners." American Business Annual Meeting [Conference]. Boston. 18 Jul. 1999.

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