OLC Accelerate 2016 CFP Session Types & Details
The session types and other information will be helpful to you as you shape your presentation submission. Submissions are now closed.
The session types and other information will be helpful to you as you shape your presentation submission. Submissions are now closed.
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This year we are introducing several new Education Session types, and ask that you carefully review the descriptions below before submitting a proposal. Note that ALL Education Sessions are 45 minutes long.
1. Education Sessions
2. Discovery Sessions
Discovery Sessions will include a brief (10-15 minutes maximum, repeated to attendees over a 45 minute time period) electronic presentation to elicit ideas from your peers, virtually and in person. These digital submissions can include works in progress, research ideas, collaboration opportunities, or pilot projects.
This session type provides an excellent opportunity to present your ideas to your peers in a community forum.
Please note that each presenter must bring his/her own laptop. A small table for your laptop and power to the table will be provided. Wireless Internet will also be available to allow for further exploration of related Discovery Session content.
3. Pre-conference Workshops
These 3 hour pre-conference workshops will provide participants with tangible “take-away” information, models, and/or processes and will offer a more in-depth look into tools and approaches than the 45-minute Education Sessions.
Pre-conference workshops should be designed with specific, identifiable learning outcomes with in-session opportunities to support collaborative and/or interactive group learning activities. Presenters must provide an opportunity for questions, answers, and/or whole group discussion within the course of the workshop and must describe how this element will be used to best engage participants in related learning activities.
Competition for pre-conference workshop slots is very selective. Please understand that you may be considered for an information session instead of a workshop at the workshop chair’s discretion.
The following rubric will be used to evaluate all proposals in the refereed proposal review process.
Specific Criteria:
During the review process, reviewers are also asked to indicate whether or not your proposal meets Effective Practice criteria and would be a good candidate for EP submission. We encourage, but do not require, Effective Practice submissions from conference presenters. EP submissions from conference presenters will be eligible for Effective Practice Awards selection; awards will be presented onsite at the conference. With regard to effective practices, reviewers will consider proposals in light of this question:
If your proposal is accepted, you will be asked to:
Note: The following standard audiovisual equipment will be provided in each room: data projector equipped with a universal VGA cable to accommodate both PC and Macintosh platforms, an Internet connection, and a screen. (Note: Presenters should plan to provide their own computer equipment or other specialized equipment). Microphones will be supplied as needed in larger rooms.
If your presentation is accepted, you are strongly encouraged to post it as link or a pdf or PowerPoint file to the presentation repository by November 1, 2016. The contributions will remain online as part of the conference materials after the conference. You will be notified of the presentation repository site at a later date by the conference management team. Session abstracts and information about the presenters also will be included on the site.
IMPORTANT: Presenters will be provided instructions on how to upload their presentation materials to the conference management system at a later date (after acceptance of proposals).
Companies and vendors provide value to OLC Conferences through program presentations, exhibits and sponsorships. Vendors may submit presentations in any of the program tracks or presentation formats: