{"id":1333,"date":"2026-08-04T04:36:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiastrategy.org\/2026\/?page_id=1333"},"modified":"2026-08-04T04:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:37:22","slug":"common-ground-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/indiastrategy.org\/2026\/common-ground-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Ground Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1333\" data-postid=\"1333\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1333 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7vx6271 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_oqtt271 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_enmm271   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>Common Ground sessions are discussion groups bringing together 5-8 authors whose proposals are similar in quality, and topic or methods. Track Chairs will identify which proposals are suitable for grouping, and submitters will be notified accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Authors will not need a PowerPoint presentation, but should be prepared with a crisp 5-minute spoken summary of their proposal. After all authors have spoken, the session will be open for discussion, guided by a senior faculty member.<\/p>\n<p>Download links for  the Common Ground session proposals will be emailed to the submitting authors participating in the session. All participants in the session should prepare a few constructive criticisms and questions for all proposals in the session.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in Common Ground Sessions may discover like-minded colleagues with whom to collaborate in future.<\/p>\n<p>All Authors of proposals selected for Common Ground Sessions will receive presentation certificates at the session.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div><!-- .tb-column-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- .module_column -->\n            \t    <\/div><!-- .row_inner -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Ground sessions are discussion groups bringing together 5-8 authors whose proposals are similar in quality, and topic or methods. Track Chairs will identify which proposals are suitable for grouping, and submitters will be notified accordingly. 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