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PENNSYLVANIA SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION |
CALL FOR PAPERS |
Deadline for Call For Paper Submission: October 1, 2008
Carefully read all instructions before completing and submitting this form. (Note: Failure to follow instructions may result in rejection of the proposal.)
Requirements
for ALL Submissions:
| v Convention Registration Policy for Presenters v | ||
| All presenters are required to register for the PSHA Convention. We do appreciate the time and effort it takes to prepare and present a session. In recognition of this, a special presenter registration rate of $175 has been established (compared to the normal registration rate of $200). Please note that submission of the following call for papers, is acknowledgement of the required registration policy. | ||
| v Policies for Accepting Papers and Suggestions v | ||
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Program Committee will be guided in the selection of papers, seminars, short
courses, and posters by the following criteria: (1) Quality, (2) Distribution of subject matter, timeliness,
popular demand, etc., (3) Program balance (i.e. basic, applied research, poster,
miniseminar, short course, etc.), and (4) Broad-based membership participation |
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| The
professional program can not be used by presenters to promote, take
orders for, or sell products or materials. |
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| All program presenters are expected to follow accepted procedures to protect human subjects. Such procedures might include possession of evidence of a statement from a Human Service Review Committee authorizing the study as one that adequately protects the human subjects, possession of evidence informed consent and signed release from all subjects or clients approving the use of date or clinical materials for presentation in a public forum (essential for clinical material or presentations involving videotapes), or evidence from written material presented in response to this Call for Papers that would indicate that subject or client identity has been appropriately protected. | ||
| v Audiovisual Equipment v | ||
| Audiovisual
Equipment Needs must be indicated on the form below.
Additional AV requests on-site will not be arranged for or paid for by
PSHA.
Only those AV items listed on the form will be provided by PSHA.
Any additional items required will be the responsibility of the
presenter to arrange with the hotel and make payment for.
PSHA will not
provide
laptops for any presentations or AV equipment for poster sessions. For presentations requiring LCD Projectors, please note that LCD projectors are provided for basic power point presentations. If you would like to include either sound or video in your presentation, you must contact the PSHA Office at least one month prior to the convention to determine if appropriate equipment is available. All AV requests are subject to approval by the Convention Committee. Approval of AV requests will be provided in the Presenter Confirmation Notification. |
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| v Handouts v | ||
| PSHA will place presenter’s handouts on the PSHA website prior to the convention, and have handouts available for purchase at the convention. This will permit attendee’s to print those handouts for sessions they plan to attend prior to arriving at the convention. The deadline for submissions of Handouts for placement on the PSHA website (and availability at the convention) is March 2, 2009. Handouts must be received via electronic mail to the PSHA Office (hard copies and faxes can not be accepted.) Presenters who do not provide handouts to PSHA prior to this date will be responsible for providing handouts to the attendees. | ||
| Description of
Call for Papers Fields |
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| v | Program Abstract: The Program Abstract is the direct copy for printing the abstracts. It should be carefully prepared and proofread. Material will not be edited; therefore, abstracts will reflect your writing skill. The abstract should not exceed 650 characters. | |
| v | Learning
Outcomes: Learning Outcomes are
behavioral statements reflecting the knowledge/skills participants are expected
to demonstrate following participation in the session.
Learning Outcomes are written in the format, “At the culmination of the
session the participant will be able to …” (e.g.,". … describe the function of the swallowing
station.” “…list three
considerations in selecting candidates for cochlear implants.”) |
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| v | Instructional Levels: All presentations must indicate level of instruction utilizing the following descriptions: | |
| Introductory: | This level assumes the audience has little or no familiarity with the literature and professional practice with the areas covered. | |
| Intermediate: | This level assumes the audience has general familiarity with the literature and professional practice with the area covered. | |
| Advanced: | This level assumes total familiarity with current literature and professional practice in the area. | |
| v | Biographical
Sketches of All Presenters: Biographical
sketches include the name of the presenters, their affiliations (i.e., practice
settings), and a brief description of their qualifications for presenting the
proposed session,. (Note: Biographical
Sketches are not vitae or resumes, but are brief narratives of no more
than 50 words.) |
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| Session Types | ||
| v | Poster
Presentations
(also known as “Interactive Sessions”) provide a unique opportunity for
dialogue between the presenter and the attendee, are an excellent format for
presenting information that lends itself readily to display.
Authors must construct a poster exhibit that can stand alone in conveying
information. The completed display
should contain the title and author(s), the statement of purpose, and, if it is
a scientific investigation, the principal results.
Both content and appearance of posters must be of high quality.
Presenters are urged to have additional handout information available for
distribution at the poster session. |
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| v | Seminars
provide maximum flexibility for members, and a variety of session types
including panels and symposia can be proposed.
Presentation can include, but are not limited to:
(1) Reports by research teams of long-term and or extensive research
programs; (2) Descriptions or demonstrations of innovative clinical or
programmatic procedures; and (3) Descriptions of approaches to unique problems
or populations. |
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| v | Short
Courses should
focus on clinical-professional issues for large audiences. They should provide formal instruction on a current topic of
wide professional interest. |
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Please complete the following form and submit (via the website) by October 1, 2008
Audiovisual Equipment Needs: PLEASE NOTE PSHA DOES NOT PROVIDE LAP TOPS FOR PRESENTATIONS. (To select more than one AV choice, hold down the Ctrl button while making your selections.) Request for LCD Projectors must complete the following: LCD Projectors are to provided for still presentations. If your
presentation will contain audio and video, you must request this on the
Call for Papers. If you do not indicate above the need for audio or video, or contact the PSHA Office prior to the Convention, PSHA will not be responsible for your presentation or any additional fees charged by the hotel to ensure your presentation is working properly. I understand that I
must provide my own lap top for my presentation (when requesting an LCD
projector). PSHA Understands that many proposals represent the work of several individuals. In a few cases, all of the authors of the proposal cannot attend the convention. Please check if the individual listed will not be able to attend the convention. By each author's name, please list the order they are to be listed in the Convention program. First Author: Author order to be listed in the program. Affiliation City/State Bio Will not be attending the Convention
Second Author: Author order to be listed in the program. Affiliation City/State Bio Will not be attending the Convention
Third Author: Author order to be listed in the program. Affiliation City/State Bio Will not be attending the Convention
Fourth Author: Author order to be listed in the program. Affiliation City/State Bio Will not be attending the Convention Faculty Advisor
(for student Call for Papers): Affiliation For additional authors, complete a second form and include only the additional authors, title of proposal, and indication in the Program Abstract field that the submission is for additional authors.
Program Abstract (Maximum of 650 Characters) Learning Outcomes 1. 2. 3. 4. |
For questions on the submission, completion, or content for the Call for Papers, contact Nannette Crawford or the PSHA Office