[Oregon_EPHT_News] FW: OPHA 2012 Proposals due Monday, June 25th

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*Reminder* Proposals for the Oregon Public Health Association Conference are due today…

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OPHA 2012 Proposals due Monday, June 25th

The deadline to submit a proposal for the  Oregon Public Health Association invites proposals for our 68th Annual Conference & Meeting is this Monday, June 25th. The conference will be held in Corvallis, Oregon on October 8 & 9 2012. OPHA 2012 will be jointly held with the Oregon Environmental Health Association (OEHA) and feature scores of posters, sessions, networking opportunities, exhibits and a keynote speech by Dr. Richard Jackson.

Abstracts addressing all public health topics are welcome and may be submitted for individual presentations, panel discussions, or posters. A fully paid conference registration is required of all presenters: no exceptions. OPHA 2012 conference registration fees are:

OPHA members, general admission both days $90
OPHA members, one day only $80
OPHA members, student/retiree both days $40
OPHA members, student/retiree one day $30
Non-member, general admission both days $140
Non-member, general admission one day $130
Non-member, student retiree both days $60
Non-member, student/retiree, one day only $50

Late registration (last two weeks) fees increased $20 across the board.

Individual Oral Presentation: Oral presentations are 15 minutes in length and are grouped according to theme into a single session that is 1 hour 15 minutes in length. Normally there are three 15 minute oral presentations per session allowing 30 minutes for questions and discussion.

Panel Discussion: Panel discussions are 1 hour 15 minutes in length, including time for questions. Due to time constraints only a limited number of panel discussions will be accepted and offered at the conference.

Poster: Posters are visual presentations displayed on 4’ x 8’ bulletin boards. During the Poster Session, presenters stand next to their displays to explain content and answer questions. The poster session is scheduled for Monday, October 8 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.

Abstracts will be peer reviewed and accepted on the basis of the following criteria:

  *   Clarity and Quality
  *   Usefulness of the topic to public health professionals

Instructions: To submit a proposal, click this link and fill out the abstract submission form.<https://opha.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_119779>  All submissions must include learning objectives. You do not need to be a member of either OPHA or OEHA to present at the conference.

  *   All presenters must be available at any time during the two days of the conference.
  *   Deadline for proposal submissions is June 25, 2012.
  *   No abstracts will be accepted after this date.
  *   Presenters will be notified by August 15, 2012.
  *   For more information, contact Marie Harvey, OPHA Program Committee Chair at Marie.Harvey at oregonstate.edu<mailto:Marie.Harvey at oregonstate.edu>, or Josie Henderson, OPHA Program Manager at jhenderson at oregonpublichealth.org<mailto:jhenderson at oregonpublichealth.org>


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