2009 NCSSSMST Professional Conference

Expedition Washington, DC: Exploring STEM Relationships

USE THIS ONLINE FORM TO SUBMIT

a proposal for a Concurrent Session

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 1, 2008
 

The 2009 NCSSSMST Professional Conference will be held in Washington, DC at the Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel from March 11-14. Concurrent Presentations (55 minutes) and Concurrent Workshops (110 minutes) will be held on Thursday, March 12 and Saturday Morning,
March 14.

Friday, March 13th will be a Day of Exploration. Activities will be offered for participants to travel with a local host to an off-site location in Washington, DC. These activities will have a separate sign-up once participants have paid their conference registration.

This conference will be truly an experience you don't want to miss!

The Conference Committee is now accepting proposals for Concurrent Sessions. Only proposals for Concurrent Sessions submitted on-line
will be accepted. The deadline is November 1, 2008.

IMPORTANT:
(1) Concurrent Workshops are intended to provide in-depth collaboration and must meet the following criteria:
- focus on a burning issue/topic for STEM schools
- involve more than one presenter
(2) Acceptance priority will be given to proposals for Concurrent Sessions that are linked to the theme of the conference.
(3) Proposals the same as or very similar to previous conference sessions may be rejected.
(4) Each session presenter and co-presenter MUST register for the conference and pay the conference registration fee. Registration fees must reach the NCSSSMST Conference Registration Office by February 5, 2009.
(5) The lead presenter is responsible for contacting all co-presenters regarding their presentation and the registration deadlines.
(6) Normally, we have 70 - 80 concurrent sessions at our conferences plus several keynotes.
(7) We do expect to offer a limited number of Extended Workshops at the hotel on Friday March 13. Contact Ron Laugen, NCSSSMST Conference Program Coordinator, at rlaugen@ncsssmst.org if you are interested in leading this type of workshop. DO NOT SUBMIT using the form below.

  
 

Enter your FULL NAME here

Enter your SESSION TITLE here (limit of 25 words)
Type - or cut and paste your session ABSTRACT in this box (50 words or less):

Type - or cut and paste your session DESCRIPTION in this box (300 words or less):
In order to assist with the session selection process, please include with your Description a bulleted listing of the presentation format, handouts/materials to be given to participants, and target audience.

Enter your LAST NAME:

Enter your FIRST NAME:

Enter your TITLE:

Enter your SCHOOL or ORGANIZATION:

Is your school/organization a member of NCSSSMST? YES/NO

Have you ever presented at a NCSSSMST Professional Conference ? YES/NO
If YES, add the most current year.

Type of Session (Put an XX in the appropriate box): 
Concurrent Presentation (55 minutes)

Concurrent Workshop (110 minutes)
Workshop sessions are designed for in-depth collaboration/delivery and must meet the following criteria:
1. focus on a burning issue topic for STEM schools
2. involve more than one presenter
3. outlines the scope of the workshop so the conference planning team can evaluate the strengths of the workshop
4. indicates the materials presented or packaged for the participants

Strand for Presentation (Put an X in the appropriate box):
Administration
Connections
Counseling/Residential Life
Engineering/Technology/CS
General Interest
Humanities
Mathematics
Science
Other

If selected, are you willing to repeat your session if needed? YES/NO

If selected, may NCSSSMST post your contact information, abstract, and presentation online at ccp.ncsssmst.org?? YES/NO

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Enter your SCHOOL or ORGANIZATION CITY:

Enter your STATE:

Enter your ZIP:

Enter your SCHOOL or ORGANIZATION PHONE:

Enter your SCHOOL or ORGANIZATION FAX:

Enter your email:

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Do you have a co-presenter? If YES, please enter their information here:

Enter LAST NAME:

Enter FIRST NAME:

Enter TITLE:

Enter SCHOOL or ORGANIZATION NAME:

Enter SCHOOL or ORGANIZATION STREET ADDRESS:

Enter SCHOOL or ORGANIZATION CITY:

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If you have additional co-presenter(s), please enter their full name and email address separated by a comma:

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Please note:
- Each presentation room is equipped with an LCD projector and screen.
- Computers are NOT provided, so please bring your own. If you bring a Mac make sure you also bring an LCD Mac adapter.
- Internet access in your session room is available ONLY upon prior special request. We recommend downloading your website and displaying locally from your computer.
- Presenters are required to bring enough copies of their handouts; NCSSSMST cannot provide copy services.
- Presenters MUST provide other needed equipment.

REMINDERS
- Again, each presenter and co-presenter MUST register for the conference and pay registration fees. The lead presenter is responsible for contacting all co-presenters regarding their presentation and the registration deadlines.

- Registration payment for presenters MUST be received by the NCSSSMST Conference Registration Office by February 5th or the presenter(s) names will not be included in the final conference program.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 1, 2008. NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE WILL BE BY DECEMBER 15, 2008.