v NSC calls upon industry professionals to share your knowledge, business expertise, research findings or case studies. Abstracts are now being solicited for the world’s largest annual event for safety, health and environmental management.

v NSC invites USA and foreign organizations to participate in the submission process.   

PRESENTATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS

The Process

v     All abstracts must be submitted on-line.

v     Speaker availability must be confirmed prior to submission of your abstract.

v     All expenses must be covered by speakers.  Speakers are entitled to a full Congress & Expo registration, which includes entrance to all technical sessions and the Expo (not Professional Development Seminars).

v     Submissions will be reviewed and selected by the NSC Congress Program Committee. All participants will be contacted by April, 2009.

Requirements

The abstract should detail exactly what the attendee will learn by attending the proposed sessions.  (limited space provided)

Format for Technical Sessions

Presentations are 90 minutes and must be delivered in the following fashion:

v  Lecture: Single Speaker

v  Lecture: Multiple Speakers

v  Panel Discussion: Dialogue among multiple speakers

Preference in Technical Sessions is given to:

vThose submissions with multiple speakers
vThose submissions with a participant from industry
vThose submissions that describe or outline a specific case study or project from industry
vTopics which reflect current, recent or emerging issues or changes in those issues

Format for Professional Development Seminars

Seminars are 1 to multi-day courses that students pay a separate fee from Congress registration. The seminars provide in-depth knowledge building or skill development, require development or provision of student materials, and must be delivered in a classroom-style format.

Submission

Proposals must be submitted by Friday, February 6, 2009 via this web form.

For further information, please contact:
Hilda Koskiewicz
National Safety Council
hilda.koskiewicz@nsc.org
(630) 775-2037

LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION

Levels of Participation for Technical Sessions/Professional Development Seminars

Participants include a wide array of industry professionals with a varied level of experince and expertise, including: safety directors, industrial hygienists, union members, personnel and human resource managers, government officials, volunteer organizations, fire protection experts, agricultural leaders and academic representatives from as many as 54 foreign countries.  

Introductory Geared toward the attendee who is: New to the safety industry and has had little or no training 1-3 years experience	Intermediate Geared toward the  attendee who: Has experience in the field and wants to build on it 4-9 years experience	Advanced Geared toward the  attendee who: Is considered a “seasoned” safety and health professional 10+ years experience

• If uploading any supporting material, please have it ready prior to starting the submission process and know that the system accepts file size up to 1Mb.

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