Download a copy of the 2016 Proposal Form. Note that all proposals must be submitted online. _________________________________________________ Information Requested for Proposals GENERAL NOTES Speakers may only participate in two sessions during the conference. When asking speakers to participate, it is important that you are aware if they are part of other proposals. If more than two sessions are accepted with the same speaker, the speaker...
Read MoreStreams are a curated series of sessions (4-5 sessions) of 60 minutes each with a common theme that are programmed on a single day. The stream can be stand-alone sessions, or can be progressive – building on each other throughout the day. There are multiple streams during the conference (typically one per day), and can address broad topics or specific issues facing the field that are of broad interest. In February the Conference Steering...
Read MoreThank you for your proposal. Within a few days, you’ll receive a confirmation that we’ve received your proposal. You’ll be notified by the committee about your proposal before the Call for Sessions and Workshops goes out in late March. If you have any questions, please contact us at program@amiaconference.com.
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Thank you for serving as a Session Chair for the 2014 Annual Conference! Much of the success of the conference rests on the efficient and consistent execution of our presentations, workshops and sessions. We know that a well-prepared Session Chair can help ensure that the speakers give high quality, trouble-free talks and that the audience appreciates the entire session. Your program coordinator is available to guide you through the logistics,...
Read MoreSPEAKING Have a beginning, a middle and an end to your talk. Preferably make the end the same as the beginning. In other words start off by saying something, expand on it, exemplify it, give examples of what you did, quote what other people said about it, what they thought, what you thought about what they thought, how this changed your /their behavior, then – when all seems lost go back to the beginning and remind everyone about what you are...
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