TIPS FOR ABSTRACT AUTHORS
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This webpage is meant to provide accepted abstract authors of the International Conference on Transport & Health (ICTH) with permission to BREAK TRADITION. Please avoid presenting by standing behind the podium and reading information off a professional slide deck. Give your audience a different perspective. Move around the room. Be engaging.
STAND ON THE DESK!! We want you to think "Dead Poets' Society!" Refer to this link if you are unfamiliar with this classic American film http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Poets_Society Below is a PDF file entitled, "Abstract Presenter Update 14May2015" this document contains important details that you should review prior to submitting your abstract to ICTH. This conference is a direct participatory and interactive event. The 1 Skill Warren Buffett Says Will Raise Your Value by 50 Percent
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Please watch the short video above for a unique presentation idea. Remember, if you find it necessary to read directly from a slide, you don't know the information. Be excited to share your work! Enthusiasm is infectious. |
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Be Creative. Take a Risk. Leave them Laughing. Tell a Story. Be Dynamic.
Conference Presentation Guidelines
General session blocks of 90-120 minutes will include three (3) to four (4) presentations. Each presenter will have 15-20 minutes. As part of the session block in which you are assigned, a mentor will guide the process. We would like you to work with the other members of your team to come up with a title for the session and flow of presentations. In addition, you will NOT be assigned a moderator, rather you will introduce each other to the audience by reading a brief 100 word bio. Each team is responsible for creating an interactive activity for the audience.
Why is an interactive audience activity part of this conference?
It has been scientifically proven that most people learn through doing. If the audience is actively engaged, it is more likely that the presented information will prove memorable; thus have a greater impact. Plus, in preparing for this activity, you get to know your teammates and build a sense of cohesion through cross-disciplinary and multi-sector communication/brainstorming, commitment, team strategy, risk-taking and innovation. Presenting at ICTH will involve more work on your part as compared to other conferences. Please keep this in mind when submitting your abstract.
Prior to the conference, your session mentor will introduce himself/herself through email by sharing a brief bio and photo and ask that you do the same by including all the members of your team on the email response. You will work with the members of your team to come up with a session title and an innovative presentation style. There are NO limitations. Of course, the option to deviate from the status quo is completely voluntary. If your team comes to a consensus and prefers to stand behind a podium to deliver the presentations; this decision will be respected. Please note that your assigned mentor is a 'go to' person, not the person responsible for developing the team session.
In an effort to facilitate group discussion prior to the conference, you might be interested in using GoToMeeting On-Line, which offers a FREE 30 day trial. If at the end of 30 days you would like to extend the service, please call GoToMeetings directly. You also have the option to sign-up for another free 30 day trial using a different email address. Google and Skype also have a number of on-line collaborative tools.
HAVE FUN! ...There might just be a prize for the most creative/innovative session?
General session blocks of 90-120 minutes will include three (3) to four (4) presentations. Each presenter will have 15-20 minutes. As part of the session block in which you are assigned, a mentor will guide the process. We would like you to work with the other members of your team to come up with a title for the session and flow of presentations. In addition, you will NOT be assigned a moderator, rather you will introduce each other to the audience by reading a brief 100 word bio. Each team is responsible for creating an interactive activity for the audience.
Why is an interactive audience activity part of this conference?
It has been scientifically proven that most people learn through doing. If the audience is actively engaged, it is more likely that the presented information will prove memorable; thus have a greater impact. Plus, in preparing for this activity, you get to know your teammates and build a sense of cohesion through cross-disciplinary and multi-sector communication/brainstorming, commitment, team strategy, risk-taking and innovation. Presenting at ICTH will involve more work on your part as compared to other conferences. Please keep this in mind when submitting your abstract.
Prior to the conference, your session mentor will introduce himself/herself through email by sharing a brief bio and photo and ask that you do the same by including all the members of your team on the email response. You will work with the members of your team to come up with a session title and an innovative presentation style. There are NO limitations. Of course, the option to deviate from the status quo is completely voluntary. If your team comes to a consensus and prefers to stand behind a podium to deliver the presentations; this decision will be respected. Please note that your assigned mentor is a 'go to' person, not the person responsible for developing the team session.
In an effort to facilitate group discussion prior to the conference, you might be interested in using GoToMeeting On-Line, which offers a FREE 30 day trial. If at the end of 30 days you would like to extend the service, please call GoToMeetings directly. You also have the option to sign-up for another free 30 day trial using a different email address. Google and Skype also have a number of on-line collaborative tools.
HAVE FUN! ...There might just be a prize for the most creative/innovative session?
Oral Presenter Standards & Guidelines
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Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha 20x20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images for a total of seven (7) minutes. More images are used as opposed to text. This format directs audience attention directly to the presenter. In addition, teams will have 10-minutes to deliver a series of rapid fire questions following each presentation. These questions should be prepared prior to the session. Here is an Internet resource, "10 Tips to Create and Present Pecha Kucha" http://blog.indezine.com/2012/05/10-tips-to-create-and-present-pecha.html |
YouTube video above demonstrating a real-world Pecha Kucha presentation.
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Poster Presenter Standards & Guidelines
Poster presenters have an added challenge to be creative given the individual nature of the presentation style. However, a mentor will encourage each team to consider a 'Flash Mob' activity or other out-of-the-box antics to encourage audience engagement. Have FUN!
Elsevier has a resource on their website entitle, "Tips For Designing Better Research Posters" which can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/connect/infographic-tips-for-designing-better-research-posters?sf9054453=1&sf9090122=1
Elsevier has a resource on their website entitle, "Tips For Designing Better Research Posters" which can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/connect/infographic-tips-for-designing-better-research-posters?sf9054453=1&sf9090122=1
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Publication Opportunity
All accepted abstracts will be published in an online supplement to the Journal of Transport and Health (JTH) and as vailable through the ICTH On-Line Programme. Visit www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-transport-and-health/ for additional details.
Based on the topic area of interest, selected abstract authors will be asked to submit a full manuscript to the JTH. Submitted manuscripts will undergo a formal peer-review process. Accepted manuscripts will then be published in the next suitable issue of the Journal and also as a virtual conference issue online. Make sure to reference advice for authors on the Elsevier website www.elsevier.com/authors and especially this section http://www.elsevier.com/early-career-researchers/home
Below are several resources to help assist you through the manuscript writing, submission and publication process. GOOD LUCK!
All accepted abstracts will be published in an online supplement to the Journal of Transport and Health (JTH) and as vailable through the ICTH On-Line Programme. Visit www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-transport-and-health/ for additional details.
Based on the topic area of interest, selected abstract authors will be asked to submit a full manuscript to the JTH. Submitted manuscripts will undergo a formal peer-review process. Accepted manuscripts will then be published in the next suitable issue of the Journal and also as a virtual conference issue online. Make sure to reference advice for authors on the Elsevier website www.elsevier.com/authors and especially this section http://www.elsevier.com/early-career-researchers/home
Below are several resources to help assist you through the manuscript writing, submission and publication process. GOOD LUCK!
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
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Tips on Writing for the Journal of Transport & Health
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