Special Sessions
Submission Types
Track C: Roundtable and Professional Development Session
Roundtables and workshop proposals are informal formats that typically feature no more than five presenters or four presenters along with a convener. Unlike formal presentations, formal papers are not required. Each presenter will deliver brief activities with a strong emphasis on group discussion. This format is particularly suitable for topics related to professional development or for addressing critical discussion in the field. The chair should submit:
- Name of Chairs, facilitators/speaker, title, and affiliation
- brief roundtable title (longer titles may be truncated by the online platform)
- two or three keywords/topic areas
- an abstract (300-500 words max) outlining:
Description: Provide a summary explanation of the professional development topic and what will be included in the session (50 words maximum). This summary will be published in the conference program.
Objectives: Detail the objective(s) of the session (at least one, no more than three), and describe the anticipated participant outcomes of the session. (100 words maximum)
Educational Importance/Critical Discussion: Describe the educational importance and how this session will contribute to improved or innovative practice or advance critical discussion concerning the conference topics/themes (200 words maximum).
Session Plan: Please provide a detailed description of the team’s plan for the allotted time. If you are applying for a 60-minute or 30-minute session, include a comprehensive outline of how you intend to utilize those minutes, specifying activities, information sharing, and more. Explain how the session will engage participants, provide practical tools and resources, and showcase best practices for professional development.
Submission Instructions
Proposals should be submitted via the Microsoft CMT link here.
- If you have not submitted through this system in the past, you will need to create a user account by clicking the “Registration” tab in the online system.
- After you log in to the system, click “+ Create new submission” in the Author Console.
- Choose the track
- Enter the title and the abstract text in the box.
- The section “AUTHORS” should list your e-mail address, Name, Organization, Province/State and Country.
- To add more authors, please enter the e-mail address of your co-author and click “+ Add.” Fill in the fields to provide the name, organization, and country of your co-author and click “+ Add.” Repeat this process to add more co-authors.
- Select Submission Topic/Subject Area Or Mention a relevant subject area
- Attach the file template
- Click “Submit.”