Roundtable Submission Deadline
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Roundtable proposals | November 20th, 2015 | December 15th, 2015 |
We are soliciting presenters for Roundtable breakout sessions at the 2016 HIV Diagnostics Conference. The Roundtable format is intended to promote in-depth discussion and feedback on a particular topic. Brief oral presentations will be used to introduce the session topic and stimulate discussion. The following roundtable topics have been suggested by the conference organizers, but other topics may be submitted for consideration.
Roundtable Session Format:
Each Roundtable Session will consist of 1 to 3 conceptually linked presentations designed to introduce the topic and raise one or two open questions followed by a discussion session. The session will be 1 hour in duration. A total of 15 minutes will be allotted for presentations and the remaining 45 minutes will be devoted to the discussion component. Each roundtable will be moderated by a person chosen by the conference committee. The Moderator or a designee will summarize the highpoints of the discussion for all conference attendees in a subsequent session.
Roundtable Proposal Structure:
Title – Provide a title of your presentation. This title will appear in the conference program.
Abstract – 350 words or less. Abstract may be unstructured but should include:
Proposed presentations will be reviewed by the conference organizing committee and either accepted, rejected or offered an alternative presentation format.
Roundtable Presentation materials:
Presenters of accepted roundtables are asked to create a handout for their presentation and submit it for review by the conference organizing committee. Roundtable handouts will be included in electronic conference materials sent out to participants prior to the conference and can be either an outline document or a mini-poster format. Handouts are intended to support the short presentation and facilitate discussion. Presenters may receive feedback on their handout from the organizing committee. The feedback procedure is meant as an opportunity for improvement, not as a tool to judge the topic being presented (as the proposal has already been accepted). More information about handouts, as well as the deadline for their submission will be sent in the presentation acceptance email.
Scoring Roundtable Proposals:
Each abstract will be reviewed and scored based on the following criteria: all criteria will be given equal weight as has been done for previous conferences.
The New Landscape of HIV Testing in Laboratories, Public Health Programs and Clinical Practice