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Safety India 2015 Poster Session Submission

ASSE Interactive Research Session Proposal Form

Safety India 2015 Professional Development Conference

Submission deadline: July 15, 2015 

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS

CALL FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH
POSTER SESSION

Safety India 2015 Professional Development Conference and Exposition
 

The American Society of Safety Engineers is pleased to announce the ASSE Interactive Research Poster Session at the Safety India 2015 Professional Development Conference (PDC) to be held October 15-17, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Safety, health and environmental educators, students, professionals, researchers and others are urged to submit original contributions related to the fields of safety, health and environment that can be displayed in an educational poster format.  
 
Overview/Objective
The purpose of the Safety India 2015 Interactive Research Poster Session is to provide a means of stimulating interest in safety, health and environmental research, as well as communicating other useful OSH information to the profession to include best practices, new program initiatives, etc.  Objectives of the Interactive Research Poster Sessions are to enable OSH professionals to:
  • Identify key issues in OSH
  • Expand their knowledge to improve their professional skills
  • Prepare for the challenges in the OSH fields
  • Identify emerging issues relevant to the profession
  • Contribute to the ASSE Body of Knowledge
In addition to the Interactive Research Poster Session, participants have the opportunity to submit a video presentation of their research, findings, etc.  These videos provide the conference attendee an opportunity to hear about new programs and initiatives from your research findings.
 
Categories
  • Student (Full time undergraduate or graduate student)
  • Other (including Faculty and Government)
 
Why Participate?
ASSE’s Professional Conference connects peers, leaders in the field and others who share common goals, interests and needs
  • Significant benefits are available to conference attendees, poster session presenter, and the companies/universities they represent
  • Students, many of whom are about to join the professional work force, profit significantly from the experience of meeting the practicing profession and presenting a poster session
  • Poster presentations may reflect completed research or research in the final stages of the data collection, with preliminary results available. 
  • Videos present have the opportunity to contribute to the ASSE Body of Knowledge.

Abstract  and Video Presentation – How it works
Complete the submission form below and submit no later than July 15, 2015. The abstract structure to be followed is given below. Word limit per abstract is 400. The link of a two minute video explaining your research and findings may be given as well. Abstracts are reviewed by a committee and those selected to present a poster at the conference will be notified no later than August 15, 2015. Your poster will be judged by a panel of ASSE members during the conference and a winner from each of the two categories (poster and video) will be announced Friday October 16, 2015 after the final judging.  In addition, you will need to be available with your poster at select times (this will be communicated closer to the conference) during the conference for question and answer sessions regarding your poster.
 
Video presentations will be shown during the conference and attendees will have the opportunity to vote for the “People’s Choice”. The winning video will be included as a contributor in the ASSE Body of Knowledge (BOK)!        


 
Review Process-Criteria
All abstract submissions must include expected learning objectives to identify future/potential OSH Good Practices.  Student applicants are advised to have a Faculty Advisor review their abstract before submission.  Structured abstracts should include only essential content areas for communicating educational and research information.  “Purpose” and “Methods” sections are required for all abstracts.  Abstracts reflecting completed research must also contain “results” and “conclusions” sections.  Poster displays should be substantive and not advertisements.

Submission Deadline
The submission deadline is July 15, 2015.     There is a limit of two abstract submissions per person.  

Registration Information
Presenters will be notified by email no later than August 15, 2015.  Registration information will be provided at that time for those individuals who are presenting.  No more than two (2) presenters will be allowed to register as co-presenters for each poster session
  • Students and Graduate student presenters will receive a complimentary registration (up to two registrations per poster). 
  • Other (including government and faculty) presenters will receive a 50% discount off the PDC applicable conference registration rate (up to two registrations per poster). 
  • You are responsible for your own hotel and travel arrangements.  Please be sure to arrange your own travel transportation and hotel prior to the conference.
NOTE: Should your poster presentation be chosen to display at the PDC, ASSE retains the rights to publish any papers or video footage in its various publications and include in its Body of Knowledge. 

Set Up Information
  • Poster setup is Thursday, October 15  between 7:30 am to 8:30 am
  • Your poster must remain on display from Thursday, October 15 8:30 am until Friday, October 16 4:30 pm   
  • Any posters left after 4:30 pm will be discarded.
  • Poster display should be of size 4’ height and 3’ length.
  • Poster submitter is responsible for all expenses associated with the preparation, submission, presentation, and personal travel to attend the event.
Poster Presentation Schedule
All posters would be reviewed by the committee during the tea breaks on the conference days. Exact review time slot for each presenter would be communicated closer to the conference. All accepted poster presenters must be present beside  their poster during the specified time slots. 

Other
  • There is no requirement for membership in ASSE, but registration for Safety India 2015 is required.
  • Video submissions are not mandatory but encouraged.  

For assistance, please write to Sucheeta Mascarenhas at safetyindia2015@mci-group.com 

 

ASSE Interactive Research Session Proposal Form

Submission deadline: July 15, 2015

Each accepted poster session will allow a maximum of two author registrants for the conference.  A registration link  will be forwarded to two registrants listed below.  NOTE: You will be informed by August  15 if your poster has been selected.
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POSTER registrant Information
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REGISTRANT #2
ASSE Member? (REGISTRANT #2)
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ADDITIONAL AUTHORS
ADDITIONAL AUTHORS
ADDITIONAL AUTHORS
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ADDITIONAL AUTHORS
Poster Information
Video Upload

You can upload your video on YouTube and share the link. 

If you have questions on how to upload a video file on YouTube, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O7iUiftbKU

Duration: up to 2 minutes
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