POTA Annual Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS!

POTA Conference 2010

October 22 - 23, 2010
Scranton
Hilton Scranton & Conference Center
Scranton, PA
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POTA invites you to share your knowledge and experiences by submitting a proposal to present at the 31st Annual POTA Conference in Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 22 - 23, 2010. Proposals can be submitted at any time until midnight March 15, 2010, by using the online form below.

Proposals will be peer reviewed. Review will consider the following: 

  • Timeliness of topic
  • Relevance to occupation-based practice
  • Promotion and use of evidence
  • Appropriateness of objectives, identified target audience and presentation method

Neither names nor affiliations are provided to the reviewers.  All submissions are given equal opportunity, and names of both submitter and reviewer remain anonymous.  Written notification of proposal acceptance or rejection will be provided by May 15, 2010.

NOTE: All session presenters must register for conference. Presenters are eligible to receive reduced conference registration fee (2 presenters per 50 min., 1 hr. 50 min., & poster sessions; 3 presenters per institute).

NOTE:  Proposals submitted by a student must include a faculty or practitioner mentor.

Your involvement determines the outstanding professional development opportunities that POTA continues to deliver at the Annual Conference. Please accept this invitation to submit your proposal for this Pennsylvania educational opportunity – POTA's Conference 2010!

If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail conference@pota.org or call 1-800-UR1-POTA .

Important: Before beginning online submission of your paper, be sure you have a saved copy of your paper proposal in the event that an error occurs during processing. It is recommended that you prepare your Abstract and Program Description/Learning Objectives ahead of time and copy and paste the information into the form when you are ready to submit it.

If you experience any difficulties in submitting your paper, please contact Michelle Ziegmann at webmaster@pota.org.

Online Paper Submission Form

All fields are required unless indicated as optional.

Title: 8 words or less
Abstract
The abstract (40 words or less) is printed in the program to describe the session. This section is not applicable for poster sessions

Program Description/Learning Objectives
The program description is a well written, well organized narrative which includes the purpose, intent, methods, content of the presentation, and at least three learning objectives which are clear, behavioral, and relevant to occupational therapy. NOTE: No author names or any type of identifying information should appear in the program description and it should be less than 300 words.

Session Type

Please choose one of the following session types:

50 min. Session
This level of session allows for presentation of scientific/technical information that is usually in lecture format but may involve other teaching methods.

1 hr 50 min. Session
This level of session allows for presentation of scientific/technical information that is usually in lecture format but may involve other teaching methods.

Institute (3 hr 50 min)
This level of session provides an in-depth exchange of professional information. This session should include a variety of teaching methods and opportunities for audience participation.

Poster Session
The Poster Session allows for a visual presentation of scientific/technical information.
NOTE: At least 1 presenter is required to be present at the interactive component of the Poster Session – Meet the Authors

Content Focus

Please choose one or more of the following content focus areas:

General Professional Issues Education/Fieldwork
Gerontology Pediatrics/Developmental Disabilities
Mental Health Physical Disabilities
Research Work
Community Emerging Practice Area

Level

Beginner Intermediate Advanced Multi-Level

Audio-Visual Needs

This section is not applicable for poster sessions.

Screen and LCD Projector (POTA will be providing LCD Projectors, but presenters need to bring OWN laptop)
No AV equipment

Presenter Information

Please provide contact information below so that we can contact you. All fields are required.

Student Presenters

Proposals submitted by a student must include a faculty or practitioner mentor if a faculty or practitioner is not listed as an author. To indicate the mentor, enter mentor as one of the presenters, and include "(mentor)" in the credentials line.

Presenter One/Contact Person

Name:
First Middle Last
Credentials:
Address: Do not use # or &
Do not use # or &
City State Zip
Phone:
Alternate Phone:
Email:

Presenter Two (optional)
Name:
First Middle Last
Credentials:
Phone:
Email:

Presenter Three (optional)
Name:
First Middle Last
Credentials:
Phone:
Email:

Presenter Four (optional)
Name:
First Middle Last
Credentials:
Phone:
Email: