Organize a Session
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ACES 2016 offers a variety of ways to participate in the program development process. Proposals for the following session formats are being accepted until March 31, 2016. For more information on the specific requirements of each session format, click on the headings below.
| PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | ORGANIZED ORAL SESSIONS | TOWN HALLS |
| Workshops are pre-conference trainings lasting 3 or 6 hours on Monday, December 5th. Workshops will be included as part of the conference registration fee, but pre-registration is required and workshop attendance will be limited under the guidance of each workshop organizer to ensure a quality training environment. Individual abstracts are encouraged but not required for workshop presenters. | Organized sessions will be part of the main conference agenda. Sessions are 105 minutes long and contain five (5) 20-minute speaker slots with a 5-minute moderator introduction. The 20-minute speaker slots are comprised of a maximum of 15 minutes of prepared comments to allow time for questions and discussion. Sessions may include panel discussions and may be delivered with PPT or PPT-free. Presenters in organized sessions are required to submit individual abstracts. | Town Halls last 60-90 minutes and take place in the lunch and/or evening hours of the ACES conference. They are an excellent way to seek out discussion and input from the resource that is the ACES Community. Town Halls will be moderated discussions under the leadership of the organizer. Topic leaders may also be identified, though formal presentations are discouraged in favor of group discussion. |
Which session type is right for me?
| Type | Timing | Length | Format | Miscellaneous |
| Pre-Conference Workshop | Monday only |
Half-day (3 hours) or Full-day (6 hours).
There will be multiple workshops occurring at the same time. |
Flexible format with varied number of speakers. Organizers have the most flexibility for set-up and structure in this format. | Workshops are included in the main conference registration. Abstracts are optional. |
| Organized Oral Session | Tuesday - Friday |
105 minutes long, containing five separate 20-minute speaking slots. All speakers are strongly encouraged to keep their prepared comments to a maximum of 15 minutes to allow for audience Q&A and open discussion. There will be multiple concurrent oral sessions occurring at the same time. |
Organizer is typically the moderator for this session. Talks may be presented with PPT or PPT-free, but most will have PPT. Rooms are set theatre style with optional panel tables at the front of the room. |
Final session slot may be used for discussion, however it is strongly encouraged that you maximize individual speaking opportunities. Abstracts are required for each presenter. |
| Town Hall | Tuesday - Thursday |
60-90 minutes during lunch and/or in the evening.
May be more than one occurring at the same time. |
Sessions have a leader who sets an agenda, and possibly a couple of topical leaders to frame the conversation. This is not a place for formal presentations. | Can be used as a working group to seek input from the larger ES Community. No abstracts are required for town halls. |
Interested in presenting, but don’t have a full session? Make plans to submit an individual abstract by July 15, 2016.
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Abstract Book
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