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How to Cite a Conference Paper in MLA

Unpublished conference paper.

Like normal conference proceedings, we want to include the name of the entire proceedings, and if there is a specific presentation or paper being cited, include this information as well. We also want to include conference information (name of conference, date, and location) if not already stated in the name of the proceedings.

Because the conference proceedings / paper is unpublished, we will not include any publication information, but instead a description of the type of document and the year it was accessed. Additionally, as it is important to describe where the document can be found since there is no formal publisher, we have to include the location of the document. Like all citations in a works cited, try to incorporate as much information as you can find.

Works Cited Structure:

Last, First M. Title of Unpublished Conference Paper. Title of Conference, Date of Conference, Location. Unpublished conference paper. Institution Holding the Document, Location of Institution, Year of Access. Print.

Works Cited Example:

Langley, Dawn. Global Warming or Global Meltdown? Global Environmental Summit, May 2008, Zurich, Switzerland. Unpublished conference paper. Northwestern University Library, Evanston, 2008. Print.

In-text Citation Structure: 

(Author Last Name page #)

In-text Citation Example: 

(Langley 2)

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• More specific information is available for Books and Journal Articles .

• Do include the protocol (http:// or https://) with DOIs

• Do not include the protocol (http:// or https://) in URLs unless hyperlinking to the resource (unless using a software program such as EndNote that does not allow links without the protocol).

•   Cite by title if no author or editor is given.

• Additional information must be provided (depending on the type of electronic publication) to correctly identify that you accessed the document in an electronic format.

• The authors' names are given as they appear on the publication you have used, i.e., use full first name where provided or first name initials where initials only are provided.

• Titles are given maximal capitalisation (title case).

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Conference paper in print proceedings:

Conference paper from the internet:

Conference proceedings:

Conference paper in print proceedings

Mann, Jill. "Chaucer and the 'Woman Question.'" This Noble Craft: Proceedings of the Tenth Research Symposium of the Dutch and Belgian University Teachers of Old and Middle English and Historical Linguistics, Utrecht, 19-20 January 1989 . Edited by Erik Kooper, Rodopi, 1991, pp.173-88.

Progovac, Ljiljana. "What Use is Half a Clause?"  The Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference (EVOLANG7), Barcelona, Spain, 12-15 March 2008 . Edited by Andrew D.M. Smith, et al., World Scientific, 2008, pp. 259-66.

Conference paper from the internet

Zheng, Hongyan, et al. "Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Efficacy of English Acquisition in CALL Environment." International Conference on Computer Technology and Development, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 13-15 November 2009 . Vol. 2., IEEE Computer Society, 2009, pp. 494-96. IEEE Xplore , ieeexplore.ieee.org.libproxy.murdoch.edu.au/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5360035.

Conference proceedings

Balakian, Anna, and James J. Wilhelm, editors. Proceedings of the Xth Congress of the International Comparative Literature Association: New York, NY, 1982 . Garland, 1985.

Conference (no editors)

Australian Film Commission Multimedia Conference, 4th, 1998. Being Connected: The Studio in the Networked Age . AFC, 1998.

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Curnutt, Kirk. “A Meme-able Feast: Teaching Modernist Citationality and Hemingway Iconography.” MLA Annual Convention, 7 Jan. 2021, New York Convention Center, New York, NY. Keynote Address.

 Add a descriptor of the presentation at the end of the citation (Keynote Address, Guest Lecture, Conference Presentation, Address, Lecture, Reading)

Curnutt, Kirk. “A Meme-able Feast: Teaching Modernist Citationality and Hemingway Iconography.” MLA Annual Convention, 7 Jan. 2021, online.  Conference Presentation.

Conference date is placed after conference title. Publication date is placed at the end of the citation.

Chang, Steve S., et al., editors.  Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society, February 12-15, 1999: General Session and Parasession on Loan Word Phenomena . Berkeley Linguistics Society, 2000.

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To cite a PowerPoint or other slide-based presentation in MLA style , the format depends on how you viewed the presentation.

If the slides are available to view online, the format is similar to that for a website : provide the author and title of the presentation, the name of the site in italics, the date it was posted, and the URL.

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Citing a powerpoint you viewed in person, citing content reproduced in a powerpoint, frequently asked questions about mla citations.

If you viewed the PowerPoint in person and it isn’t available online, cite it using details of the context in which you viewed it: the name of the course, the date the lecture was given, and the name and location of your university.

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MLA Referencing – Citing a Conference Paper

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Whether you’ve attended in person or read a report afterwards, conference papers can be useful sources for an essay. But MLA referencing has specific rules for how to cite a conference paper, so take note!

In-Text Citations for a Conference Paper

In-text citations for a conference paper follow standard MLA rules. For a published paper, this means naming the author in the text and giving page numbers in parentheses. For example:

Jeff Jones claims that cats display emotional intelligence (45).

Alternatively, you can give both in parentheses at the end of the sentence:

The situation is ‘not expected to end soon’ (Walker 42).

For an unpublished paper, no page numbers are required. You just need to make sure that you clearly refer to an entry in the Works Cited list:

At the 2005 Animals and Us Conference , Jones brought his cat on stage to demonstrate its emotional intelligence.

Citing Multiple Works by One Author

If you cite more than one paper by the same author, you should use the titles in the citations (as well as making sure to mention the author name):

Rankin initially derided the concept as ‘totally unworkable’ (‘Working in Retail’ 32), but later conceded that there are ‘certain merits’ (‘Making 9-5 Work for You’ 12).

Here ‘Working in Retail’ and ‘Making 9-5 Work for You’ are two papers delivered by Rankin. Making this clear ensures your reader can find the right entry in the Works Cited list.

Works Cited

When writing an entry in the Works Cited list for a paper from published conference proceedings, use the following format:

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Surname, First Name. ‘Conference Paper Title’.  Conference Title, Date, Location , edited by Conference Editor(s), Publisher, Date of Publication, page numbers.

For example, we would list a published conference paper as follows:

Walker, Paul. ‘The Fallout from Capitalism’. Modern Economy , 27 May 2015, Sydney , edited by T. Barker, Roundhouse, 2016, pp. 39-47.

If the date and location are not included in the title of the proceedings, give them afterwards instead. For example:

Jones, Jeff. Understanding the Way Your Cat Thinks , 23 April 2015, Melbourne, edited by G. Simmons, Roundhouse, 2016, pp. 45-51.

For unpublished conference papers, moreover, the format differs:

Surname, First name. ‘Title of Paper’ . Title of Conference/Meeting, Organisation, Date, Venue, City. Conference.

In practice, then, an unpublished paper would look like the following:

Rankin, Peter. ‘Working in Retail’ . Increasing Profits, Retail Unpacked, 1 May 2015, Sydney, Australia. Conference.

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Use the following template or our MLA Citation Generator to cite conference proceedings. For help with other source types, like books, PDFs, or websites, check out our other guides. To have your reference list or bibliography automatically made for you, try our free citation generator .

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For a Works Cited page, your citations need to be double spaced and have a hanging indent. A hanging indent just means that every line after the first in your citation is indented 0.5". 

In Microsoft Word (PC or Mac), highlight your citation and right click on it. Select "Paragraph" in the menu that appears, then under "Indentation" click on the Special drop down and select "Hanging". Make sure the "By" field is set to 0.5".

Digital Files

For digital files, determine the type of work and follow the rules for that citation, but include the name of the digital format (PDF, JPEG file,  Microsoft Word  file, MP3, et cetera) at the end of the citation. If applicable, a permalink, URL, or DOI can also be included.

For a personal interview, one which you conducted yourself, use the following format:

Name of interviewee. Personal interview. Date.

Smith, Jane. Personal interview. 19 May 2014.

If you are using a published interview, either in print or broadcast, again list the interview by the interviewee. If the interview is part of a larger work (book, TV program, film series) place the title of the interview in quotation marks and italicize the name of the larger work. If the interview does not have its own title, use the phrase "Interview by (name of interviewer)" instead.

Gaitskill, Mary. Interview with Charles Bock.  Mississippi Review , vol. 27, no. 3, 1999, pp. 129-50.

Amis, Kingsley. "Mimic and Moralist."  Interviews with Britain's Angry Young Men,  by Dale Salwak, Borgo P, 1984.

Interviews published online follow the same format as other published interviews, but include a URL or permalink after the date of publication. A date of last access is also suggested.

Speeches and Lectures

Provide the speaker's name, title of the speech (if available) in quotation marks, title of the conference or meeting and name of the organization. Also include the name of the venue, city, and a description of the presentation. Descriptors include address, lecture, reading, keynote, and conference presentation.

Stein, Bob. "Reading and Writing in the Digital Era." Discovering Digital Dimensions, Computers and Writing Conference, 23 May 2003, Union Club 

Hotel, West Lafayette, IN. Keynote Address.

For a panel discussion, including questions and discussion following a presentation, treat any panel members as authors and indicate if they are formal panelists. Follow the name(s) of the panelist(s) with the title of the discussion, which may be the same as a presentation- the presentation and the following discussion are cited separately. Follow the title with the title of the event, date, and location.

Bavis, Jim and Stein, Tammi, panelists. Panel discussion. Dawn or Doom Conference, 4 Nov. 2018, Stewart hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette,

Pieces of Art

Physical works of art- paintings, sculptures, and photographs- are cited by providing the artist's name, title of the work, and date of completion. Be as accurate as possible with the date, but a year will do. Also include the name of the institution which houses the art and the location if not named in the institution.

Goya, Francisco.  The Family of Charles IV . 1800, Museo del Prado, Madrid.

If you are referencing a photographic reproduction of artwork, treat the book or website as a container and list the relevant information at the end of the citation- adding the title of the book in italics followed by edition, authors/editors, place of publication, and page of the photo.

Music is cited based on its medium. You will always start with the artist's name (this can be an individual or a band's name), followed by the title of the song, album title, production company/record label, and year of release. If the album was accessed digitally (via a service like Spotify or as an online original album), include a URL or permalink at the end of the citation.

Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit."  Nevermind , Geffen, 1991.

Films and Television

Films are listed by title. Their citations should include director(s), film studio or distributor, and release year. If relevant to your paper, you can also include performer names after the director(s).

Citizen Kane . Directed by Orson Welles, performances by Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, and Dorothy Comingore, RKO Radio Pictures, 1941.

If you are focusing on the work of a particular director or performer, you may also cite with the name of the performer or director, followed by their title and the other key information.

Lucas, George, director.  Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.  Twentieth Century Fox, 1977.

Television is cited differently depending on if you are citing an episode from a DVD recording, broadcast, or digital service, or citing an entire series. In general, if citing an episode, you will start with the episode's title, followed by either the title of the show or the title of the collection. Writer(s) and director(s) are optional, and you will end the citation with the name of the distributor and the date of distribution. The following citation is for a DVD release of  Friends .

"The One Where Chandler Can't Cry."  Friends: The Complete Sixth Season , written by Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen, directed by Kevin Bright,

Warner Brothers, 2004.

Broadcast programs, both TV and radio, should include the network, station call letters (if applicable), and the city and date of broadcast.

"The Blessing Way."  The X-Files.  Fox, WXIA, Atlanta, 19 Jul. 1998.

For citing an episode from a streaming service, you will want to include season and episode number as well as a URL or permalink. Note that the date here is for the original broadcast of the episode.

"94 Meetings."  Parks and Recreation , season 2, episode 21, NBC, 29 Apr. 2010. Netflix , www.netflix.com/watch/70152031.

To cite an entire series, alphabetize by the creator's last name, not the name of the series. Your date will be the year that the show ended, or the current year if the show is still airing.

Daniels, Greg and Michael Schur, creators.  Parks and Recreation . Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios, 2015.

As with films, you can also emphasize an aspect of a show, including a director or actor, by including that information in the citation.

"94 Meetings."  Parks and Recreation , created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, performance by Amy Poehler, season 2, episode 21, 

Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios, 2010.

To emphasize a character or actor as a whole in a show, follow the same formula as emphasizing a director or actor in a film. In this case the date range will encompass the entirety of the show's lifetime.

Poehler, Amy, performer.  Parks and Recreation . Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios, 2009-2015.

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Adding your conference presentation (poster session, oral presentation, etc.) to your CV and/or ePortfolio is a great way to share your work with potential employers, program directors, scholarship committees, and more. Consider adding a section called “Presentations and Publications” or “Accepted Papers” or “Research Projects.” You’ll want to format it in the citation or reference style used in your discipline or area of study.

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APA Style guidelines for a conference presentation

APA Style (7 th Edition) is used by Psychology, Education, some Sciences disciplines like Biology, and more. APA offers guidance for citing conference presentations on the APA Style website .

Order of elements for APA conference presentation reference

Author(s). (Year, Month and Date(s) of conference). Presentation title in italicized font [Description of presentation i.e. [Conference session] or [Paper presentation] or [Poster session] ]. Conference name, Conference location. Link to presentation if available.

Sample APA conference presentation reference

Dwyer, J., & Scheelke, A. (2023, March 15-18). Questions of curiosity: Community college students’ non-classroom research ideas [Poster session]. ACRL 2023, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. https://libguides.slcc.edu/ACRL23

Sample APA UPRC presentation reference (update author(s), presentation title, presentation type, and link for your presentation)

Dwyer, J., & Scheelke, A. (2023, April 18). Questions of curiosity: Community college students’ non-classroom research ideas [Poster session]. Salt Lake Community College Second Annual Undergraduate Projects and Research Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, United States. https://libguides.slcc.edu/ACRL23

MLA Works Cited guidelines for a conference presentation

MLA 9 th Edition is primarily used by Humanities. They do not have clear guidelines for citing conference presentations. SLCC Librarians advise including a presentation link when available, but this information may not align directly with MLA.

Order of elements for MLA conference presentation reference

Author(s). “Presentation title in quotation marks.” Conference name, Conference/Presentation date, Conference location. Link to presentation if available.

Sample MLA conference presentation works cited reference

Dwyer, Jamie, and Amy Scheelke. “Questions of Curiosity: Community College Students’ Non-classroom Research Ideas.” ACRL 2023, 17 Mar. 2023, Pittsburgh, PA. https://libguides.slcc.edu/ACRL23

Sample MLA UPRC presentation works cited reference (update author(s), presentation title, and link for your presentation)

Dwyer, Jamie, and Amy Scheelke. “Questions of Curiosity: Community College Students’ Non-classroom Research Ideas.” Salt Lake Community College Second Annual Undergraduate Projects and Research Conference, 18 Apr. 2023, Salt Lake City, UT. https://libguides.slcc.edu/ACRL23

Citing a conference presentation in Chicago/Turabian Style

Chicago/Turabian Style, 17th Edition, is often used by History, Business, and Fine Arts disciplines. Guidelines for citing  “Lectures and papers or posters presented at meetings” in a bibliography can be found in  The Chicago Manual of Style's  section 4.217.

Order of elements for Chicago conference presentation reference

Author(s). “Presentation title in quotation marks.” Poster/Paper/Lecture presented at Conference name, Conference location, Conference month and year . Link to presentation if available.

Sample Chicago conference presentation bibliography reference

Dwyer, Jamie, and Amy Scheelke. “Questions of Curiosity: Community College Students’ Non-classroom Research Ideas.” Poster presented at ACRL 2023, Pittsburgh, PA, March 2023. https://libguides.slcc.edu/ACRL23

Sample Chicago UPRC presentation bibliography reference (update author(s), presentation title, presentation type, and link for your presentation)

Dwyer, Jamie, and Amy Scheelke. “Questions of Curiosity: Community College Students’ Non-classroom Research Ideas.” Poster presented at the Salt Lake Community College Second Annual Undergraduate Projects and Research Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April 2023. https://libguides.slcc.edu/ACRL23

Citing a conference presentation in IEEE Style

IEEE Style, from the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is used in Engineering fields and Computer Science. Guidance for citing a paper presented at a conference can be found in the full IEEE Reference Guide . SLCC Librarians advise including a presentation link when available. If it is not, omit "[Online]." and URL elements of reference.

Order of elements for IEEE conference paper reference

Author(s). "Presentation title in quotation marks,"   presented at the Abbreviated Name of Conference, City of Conference, State, Country, Month and day(s), Year. [Online, if copy is available digitally, otherwise omit]. Available: URL

Sample IEEE conference presentation reference

J. Dwyer and A. Scheelke. "Questions of curiosity: Community college students' non-classroom research ideas," presented at ACRL 2023, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. March 15-18, 2023. [Online]. Available:  https://libguides.slcc.edu/ACRL23

Sample IEEE UPRC presentation reference (update author(s), presentation title, and link for your presentation)

J. Dwyer and A. Scheelke. "Questions of curiosity: Community college students' non-classroom research ideas," presented at  Salt Lake Community College 2nd Annu. Undergraduate Projects and Res. Conf., Salt Lake City, UT, USA. April 18, 2023.  [Online]. Available:  https://libguides.slcc.edu/ACRL23

Citing a conference presentation in CSE Style

CSE 8th Edition, also referred to as Scientific Style and Format , is used for natural sciences, including Biology. CSE provides guidelines for conference presentations and poster sessions as unpublished materials.

Order of elements for CSE poster session or presentation reference

Author(s). Date of presentation. Title of presentation. Poster session / Paper presented at: Title or theme of conference. Name of conference or institution; Location.

Sample CSE poster session reference

Dwyer J, Scheelke A. 2023 March 17. Questions of Curiosity: Community College Students’ Non-classroom Research Ideas. Poster session presented at: Forging the future. ACRL 2023; Pittsburgh, PA.

Sample CSE UPRC poster session reference (update author(s), poster title, type of presentation (e.g., Poster session or Paper)

Dwyer J, Scheelke A. 2023 April 18. Questions of Curiosity: Community College Students’ Non-classroom Research Ideas. Poster session presented at: Second Annual Undergraduate Projects and Research Conference.  Salt Lake Community College;  Salt Lake City, UT.

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• 4th November 2017

All the hot new research gets debuted at conferences. In fact, on the academic scene , anyone who’s anyone goes to conferences. But even if you’re not ready to attend in person, you may need to cite a conference paper in your work. Here’s how to do it using MLA referencing .

In-Text Citations for a Conference Paper

As with all MLA citations , when citing a conference paper, you should give the surname of the author and page numbers for the section you’re citing:

The image included a rabbit, a bat and a reindeer (Lewis 212).

The citation above, for example, points to page 212 in a paper by ‘Lewis’. If you have mentioned the author’s name in the main text, however, you do not need to repeat it. Just cite the page number instead:

Lewis calls these overlooked books ‘library ghosts’ (214).

You will then give the full publication details in the ‘Works Cited’ list .

Works Cited: Published Paper

If you’re citing a paper from published conference proceedings , the format to use is as follows:

Surname, First Name. ‘Paper Title’.  Proceedings Title, Conference Location and Date , edited by Editor Name(s), Publisher, Date of Publication.

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In practice, this would look something like this:

Lewis, Jack. ‘Lost Literature: The Social Consequences of Stock Loss’. Proceedings of the International Library Conference, Amsterdam, 13-14 June , edited by W. Oldham, LCP Publications, 2015.

Works Cited: Unpublished Paper

You can also cite an unpublished conference paper. This could be something you saw presented at a conference, or it could be a paper you found on a conference or university website. The format for citing an unpublished paper is based on MLA rules for citing a public speech:

Surname, First Name. ‘Paper Title’. Conference Name, Location and Date. Conference Presentation.

You’ll notice that the conference details are not italicised here, unlike the published proceedings. If you found the unpublished paper online, moreover, you should include a URL. For instance, you could list an unpublished version of the Lewis paper cited above like this:

Lewis, Jack. ‘Lost Literature: The Social Consequences of Stock Loss’. International Library Conference, Amsterdam, 13-14 June 2015. Conference Presentation. www.internet-librarian.com/2015/papers-presented/lewis-stock-loss.pdf

If you have downloaded a paper from a specific database, you should include the database name before the URL as well. The key thing is making sure the reader can find the paper you’ve cited.

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