Conference presentation citation generator
Cite a paper presentation, poster or keynote from a conference, in any citation style.
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How to cite a conference presentation
A conference presentation citation takes three steps.
Step 1
Choose the type
A paper presentation, a poster, a keynote or a symposium. APA puts it in square brackets after the title.
Step 2
Add the conference
Its name, city and dates. APA gives all the conference’s dates, so add its last day as well as its first.
Step 3
Copy your citation
A recording, the slides or the abstract online? Add the URL at the end.
How to cite a conference presentation in APA
APA gives the presenters, the conference’s dates, the title in italics, a description in brackets, the conference and its location.
Format
Presenter, A. A. (Year, Month Day–Day). Title of presentation [Paper presentation]. Conference Name, City, State, Country. URL
Example
Evans, A. C., Jr., Garbarino, J., Bocanegra, E., Kinscherff, R. T., & Márquez-Greene, N. (2019, August 8–11). Gun violence: An event on the power of community [Conference presentation]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video
APA’s own example. The description can be [Paper presentation], [Poster presentation], [Keynote address] and so on.
In-text citation
Parenthetical: (Evans et al., 2019)
Narrative: Evans et al. (2019)
How to cite a conference presentation in MLA
MLA gives the presenter, the title in quotation marks, the conference, the date and the place.
Online conference
Curnutt, Kirk. “A Meme-Able Feast: Teaching Modernist Citationality and Hemingway Iconography.” MLA Annual Convention, 7 Jan. 2021, online.
MLA’s own example.
With a range of dates
Evans, A. C., Jr., et al. “Gun Violence: An Event on the Power of Community.” APA 2019 Convention, 8–11 Aug. 2019, Chicago, IL, United States, convention.apa.org/2019-video.
How to cite a conference presentation in Chicago
Chicago says what the presentation was, like a paper presented at the conference.
Bibliography
Evans, A. C., Jr., J. Garbarino, E. Bocanegra, R. T. Kinscherff, and N. Márquez-Greene. “Gun Violence: An Event on the Power of Community.” Presentation at APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States, August 8–11, 2019. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video.
Footnote
Kirk Curnutt, “A Meme-Able Feast: Teaching Modernist Citationality and Hemingway Iconography” (paper presented at MLA Annual Convention, online, January 7, 2021).
Presentation, paper or lecture?
Three sources that look alike.
Published in proceedings
If the paper was printed in the conference’s proceedings, cite that with the conference paper citation generator.
A talk in class or a public lecture
The slides
Citing the slides themselves? Use the PowerPoint citation generator.
Frequently asked questions
How do I cite a conference presentation in APA?
Give the presenters, the conference’s dates, the title in italics, a description like [Paper presentation], the conference’s name and its city, state and country.
How do I cite a poster presentation?
Choose Poster presentation as the type. APA writes [Poster presentation] after the title; Chicago writes poster presented at.
Which dates do I use?
APA gives all the conference’s dates, from the first day to the last. Add both in the form, and the citation shows the range.
How do I cite a virtual conference?
Write online (or Virtual) as the location. MLA’s own example does this.
What if there’s a recording?
Add its URL. APA and MLA put it at the end of the citation.
Is this conference presentation citation generator free?
Yes. It’s free with no signup, and your citations go into the same list as the main Citation Generator.