Call for abstracts
The call for abstracts has now closed, but the link below can be used from 1 December 2008 to see if your abstract has been successful.
Please use the following link to go to the online submission form:
http://www2.wiau.man.ac.uk/caws/Conferences/50/
There are 5 modes of presentation. Authors must identify the types of presentation they wish to give. NB Authors may be offered a mode of presentation which differs from their preferred choice. The Scientific Committee's decision is final and the RCN regrets it is not able to enter into negotiation with authors once the conference programme has been finalized.
- Poster presentation
- Visual Presentations with Expert Review (ViPER*)
- Concurrent session
- Symposium
- Workshop
Poster presentation
Poster presentations are visual displays of material to be presented and constitute an interactive medium.
Visual Presentations with Expert Review (ViPER)
Introduced for the first time into the RCN international nursing research conference in 2009, a 'ViPER' is a mode of visual and oral presentation which provides increased opportunity for active engagement in discussion. The method includes the presentation of a poster and brief (5 minute)
oral presentation. This is followed by 20 minutes of facilitated group discussion with input from an expert in the field with the facilitator and/or the topic expert appointed by the Scientific Committee.
* Moore, M. et al (2001), "A novel approach to research presentations for networks: an evaluation of Visual Presentation with Expert Review (ViPER)", Primary Health Care Research and Development, Vol. 2, pp 205-207.
Concurrent session
Concurrent session papers are presented orally. Each presenter is allocated a maximum of 20 minutes for presentation followed by 5 minutes for discussion.
Symposium
A symposium is a presentation of between three and five papers with a shared focus. The duration of a symposium is normally 60 or 90 minutes. Authors wishing to submit papers as a symposium must nominate a symposium leader to complete a SINGLE abstract.
The abstract must include an outline of the symposium proposed, itemise the individual papers and their authors, explicitly demonstrate how the papers will link together, and identify who will chair the symposium. (Please note the chair need not necessarily be the symposium leader or a presenter). Each paper detailed in the symposium abstract must meet criterion 1-14 of the 'criteria for abstract selection'.
For a symposium, the word limit is 300 for each of the individual papers to be included in the symposium (excluding references, authors details and principal authors' CV). The symposium leader must enclose a curriculum vitae (1000 words maximum) which demonstrates their competence to lead the symposium.
Symposia abstracts are therefore not reviewed blind.
Workshop
Workshops are interactive sessions of 60 or 90 minutes duration where the leader works with delegates to develop their knowledge and understanding within a specific field. A workshop is presented by an expert within the field and may be pitched at a novice, intermediate or advanced level. Anyone wishing to lead a workshop must submit an abstract (1000 words maximum), make explicit the workshop's focus, and the nature of participation. They must indicate the level at which the workshop will be pitched and include a curriculum vitae (1000 words maximum) which demonstrates their competence to deliver their proposed workshop.
If you used this system last year, you can use the same login details, and amend your personal details as necessary. If you have forgotten your password, the system will remind you via an email. However, you can always log in as a new user.
Deadline for submission of abstracts is 3rd November 2008.
Registration for the conference is a requirement for ALL presenters and a pre-requisite to an abstract being re-produced within the conference programme.