The Envision Conference Call for Presentations falls into two categories: Clinical Education submissions, which incorporate practical information that low vision practitioners and educators need to succeed professionally and that encourage discussion of professional concerns and views; and Research Presentation submissions which are abstracts submitted for inclusion in panel presentations grouped by subject and theme, in the areas of vision research that are associated with the field of low vision. Multiple submissions are encouraged and submissions by a presenter to both the Clinical Education and Research Presentation categories are accepted.
Regardless to which category a person submits, there are a few important items needed for each submission:
- Select an instruction level. Is your submission introductory, intermediate or advanced?
- Enter three learning objectives. Learning objectives should be written in a way that reflects the instructional format and delivery method being used for the presentation. Objectives are participant-centered (e.g., “By the end of this program, learners will be able to…”) and describe to learners exactly what knowledge and skills they are expected to demonstrate as a result of the learning activity.
- A program description will be used as a summary of the presentation. It is a short distillation and overview of the presentation, emphasizing the relevance and interest of the topic to participants. This is different than an abstract.
- An abstract is needed for research presentations. Abstracts should include a hypothesis, purpose or objective, research methods, results or expected results, discussion, a conclusion and future directions of research.
- Include your curriculum vitæ (CV). The CV, unlike a résumé, which summarizes experience relevant to a particular career objective, details the educational and scholarly experience relevant to an academic or practitioner's career. A CV's focus is on academic achievements, speaking engagements, publications and research experience.
- A short biography of the presenter for the conference program. The biography is a short distillation of the information in the CV, emphasizing the presenter's experience to the related presentation topic. Fifty words is sufficient.
- The presentation outline is a breakdown of what a speaker will present, in the order it will be presented. The outline will be the framework a reviewer can use to determine what you will discuss and how. Submissions will be rejected if outlines are not sufficiently detailed or in the correct format: See the Submissions Guidelines for more information.
These key items are important to the peer review selection committees and for gaining continuing education accreditation for your presentation. More details can be found at the Envision Conference website and the link to the Submissions Guidelines.
We invite you to share your valuable field experiences, research proposals and clinical applications to with your colleagues. When you have collected the above items together, submission is easy via the online submissions form. Submissions for research are open through March 28, 2011.
Mark your calendars for Envision Conference 2011, September 21-24 in St. Louis, MO. To register or learn more about Envision Conference visit the website at www.envisionconference.org or contact Michael Epp, Director, Professional Education, at michael.epp@envisionus.com. For updates from Envision Conference, follow us on Twitter (@EnvisionConf) or find us on Facebook.
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