| Invited
Science Program Session Types |
| State of the
Art Plenaries |
A means of
updating and solidifying understanding in
interdisciplinary areas of pediatric medicine. These
sessions are also commonly forums for the presentation of
new developments and seminal advances in biomedical
research. They consist of invited lectures from
international leaders in the field and are designed to be
of interest to a very broad range of attendees. Open
to all attendees. |
| Topic
Symposia |
These programs
address issues and controversies around topics of interest
to a particular audience. As such, they are generally
focused on a more specific topic than the State of the
Art sessions. Topic Symposia consist of 3–4 lectures and
allow time for active audience discussion. Topic symposia
run concurrently with the original science platform sessions
and poster symposia. Open to all attendees. |
| Hot Topics |
These
symposia focus on areas of rapid clinical discovery and
excitement and should address "Hot Topics,"
controversial issues and seek to stimulate new areas of
research or interactions for participants. Time is
scheduled for active audience participation. Open
to all attendees. |
| Mini Courses |
These programs
address important, relevant topics of interest to all
attendees from trainees to junior faculty to more senior
faculty. Usually targeted to new, broad-based clinical
strategies or techniques, which are not specific for any
specific discipline or subset of participants. The
emphasis is on practical and useful information for the
practicing physician or provider of care. These program
are designed to be highly interactive. Open
to all attendees. |
| Special
Interest Groups |
SIGs are
informal sessions organized around specific areas of
interest to academic and community pediatricians. Each
session is planned by the SIG chair and the sessions range
in format from informal discussions to guest speakers to
research presentations. Contact the specific SIG chair if
you would like more information. Open
to all attendees. |
| Educational
Seminars
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These
small interactive training seminars address practical
topics of concern for trainees and junior scholars. Some
seminars focus on issues for the more senior practitioner,
investigator, or academic leader. Attendance is limited to
make the sessions highly interactive. No fee is
required, but pre-enrollment is essential
for all educational seminars. |
| Workshops
|
Workshops
are selected using a peer review process; the format of
the workshops usually includes a combination of didactic
presentations, interactive discussions, and hands-on
techniques, depending on the topic presented. Attendance
is limited to make the sessions highly interactive. No
fee is required, but pre-enrollment is essential
for all workshops. |
|
Original
Science Program Session Types
(abstract submissions; submission will be available October 1, and the deadline
is December 6, 2001)
|
| Platform
Sessions |
Platform
sessions are 2-hour sessions with 8 papers. Each paper is
afforded 15 minutes for the presentation (10 minute oral
presentation; 5 minutes for audience discussion)
|
| Poster
Symposia |
Poster
symposia are 2-hour sessions and include 10-12 grouped
posters with a viewing period and a formal presentation or
discussion period.
There is some flexibility with the format for the
formal presentation period. The goal of the poster
symposia format is to encourage participant and audience
interaction in a less formal setting than a platform
session. |
| Poster
Sessions |
Poster sessions are 2–3-hour sessions with
250–400 posters on various thematic and traditional
subspecialty topics.
Authors are in attendance for a 2-hour period to
discuss their work with individual attendees in an
informal setting. |
