Proposal Deadline: Friday, May 8, 2020

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We are now accepting Proposals for the Pittcon 2021 to be held in New Orleans, LA, USA March 6-10, 2021. The following paragraphs define the different types of Technical Program Sessions and provide guidance on what is required in order for your proposal to get the proper consideration by the Pittcon Technical Program Committee. The deadline for submission is Friday, May 8, 2020.

• A speaker is not permitted to speak in more than 2 sessions – including the technical program session, a short course session, or a networking session. Please check with your invitee that he/she has not been invited to speak by another organizer.
• All Invited Speakers are required to provide an extended summary of their presentation at least one month prior to Pittcon 2021. Acceptance of this requirement is a prerequisite for entering their abstract information.

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN ENTIRETY BEFORE ENTERING A PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Create and save all proposal information in a word document FIRST, as outlined below, then copy and paste the information into the submission form.
It is also advisable that you print these instructions, or have them displayed in another tab on your computer when filling out the proposal online.

1. PROPOSAL TITLE (200 Character Limit) (required) - This is the first impression for your presentation. Is it informative and engaging? Click on “Next” when done entering title. If after 5 seconds nothing happens, click “Next again.

2. ADD ORGANIZER, CO-ORGANIZER, or SPEAKERS(S) (required) - There are three ways you can add an Organizer, Co-Organizer, or Speaker(s) for this proposal.  Click on the correct option.

• Add yourself first.  Click on Option 1 to prepopulate the form, then enter any missing data.  Choose one presenter type, then click “Save”, to store this entry data.
• Now enter information for the speakers you intend to include in your proposal, using Option 2 or Option 3.
• To save time, try “Option 2: Search existing contacts” first.  If, after you hit the magnifying glass, you see no entries in the dropdown box to the right of the name box, the entered name is not in our system.  Alternatively, if there are multiple names in the dropdown box, select the correct entry, if present.  Choose one presenter type, then click “Save”, to store this entry data.
• Choose option 3 if the entered person does not exist in our database.  Enter the requested data.  Choose one presenter type, then click “Save”, to store this entry data.

Note: You will NOT add talk titles or abstracts at this time.  This can be done later by the speakers themselves if the symposium is accepted
 

PROPOSAL INFORMATION

3. SESSION FORMAT (required) - Please select one from the dropdown list.  These are described below:

• Symposium - has 5 speakers with a 35-minute presentation each. We must have all 5 speakers’ personal information. A Symposium will not be considered if 5 speaker names are not listed. All reasonable expenses for the speakers are paid AFTER the conference. The organizer must make a presentation in the session in order to be reimbursed for his/her participation. More details to follow if the session is accepted as a Symposium.
• Organized - has 8 speakers with a 20-minute presentation each. We must have at least 5 speakers’ information. An Organized Session will not be considered if at least 5 speakers are not listed. There should be no more than 2 speakers from the same affiliation in the session. The speakers’ expenses are not paid in an Organized Session.
• Workshop - has at least 5 speakers with a 20-minute presentation each (no more than 6 speakers). We must have at least 5 speakers’ information. A Workshop will not be considered if at least 5 speaker's names are not listed. There should be no more than 2 speakers from the same affiliation in the session. The schedule for the Workshop can be flexible – the Workshop can include a panel discussion or round table discussion. The speakers’ expenses are not paid in a Workshop Session. 

4. TRACK (required) - You will need to select one (1) track from the dropdown list. Use the scroll bar at the right side of the dropdown list to see all possible choices.  Select the track that is the best fit.