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Call for Proposals
Controversies in
Lactation
August 15-19, 2007
Town & Country Resort
and Convention Center
San Diego, California, USA
Thank you for considering speaking at ILCA's 2007
conference! Every year, ILCA members and others in the
lactation community have the opportunity to share their
insights and research with colleagues through concurrent
sessions. The annual conference enables ILCA's Conference
Committee to recognize those whose expertise and presentation
skills qualify them for this honor. ILCA appreciates these
contributions toward ensuring a successful program.
Please review the policies, procedures and deadlines below
and contact the ILCA Office if you have any questions. A link
to the
submission site is also provided at the end of the page
for your convenience.
Click for a
printable version of these polices, procedures, and deadlines.
ILCA CONFERENCE PRESENTER
POLICIES & GUIDELINES
- All information presented during Conference Sessions
must conform to the International Code of Marketing of
Breastmilk Substitutes and Subsequent WHA Resolutions.
- For the benefit of submission reviewers and Conference
attendees, please ensure that the presentation content is
reflected accurately in the title.
- Proposal submitters need not be ILCA
members. There is no limit to the number of
proposals that can be submitted.
- All information presented during Conference Sessions
will be presented in English. Proposals must be submitted in
English.
- Abstracts that are not submitted by the published
deadline will not be reviewed or considered. Submissions
with incomplete status cannot be reviewed or considered.
- Submission of a proposal constitutes a commitment by the
author to present if accepted. Failure to present and
register for the meeting, if not justified, will jeopardize
future acceptance of proposals.
- Clarity of expression will be considered in the review
process. The overall quality of language used should assure
comprehension by the reader.
- Submitters may return to the on-line system to edit
proposals at any time before the published deadline. After
that time, the system will be closed and proposals will be
forwarded for the reviewing process. An author may not
revise or resubmit a proposal to make changes or corrections
after these deadlines. Proof-read abstracts carefully to
avoid errors before they are submitted. ILCA is not
authorized to make changes or corrections to a submission.
- Presenters are expected to disclose to the audience any
real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a
direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing
education activity. This includes disclosures of any
financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any
organizations that could be perceived as a conflict of
interest in the context of their presentation subject
matter. To be in compliance with this policy, oral
presenters should disclose at the beginning of the
presentation. Poster presenters should disclose on their
poster presentation materials.
- Speakers are not permitted to distribute commercial
materials in their session. No advertising is permitted
outside the Exhibit Hall.
CONFERENCE SESSIONS PROPOSAL
REVIEW PROCESS
Concurrent Sessions
The on-line submission site for Concurrent Session
proposals will open September 20, 2006. The
deadline for proposal submissions is November 15, 2006
at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Submitters may return
to the on-line submission site to edit proposals any time
before the deadline. Submitted proposals will be peer-reviewed
by ILCA's Conference Committee in a blind review. Submitters
of proposals will receive notification via email by
December 15, 2006 of whether their work has been
selected for presentation. Selected speakers must confirm
participation by December 30, 2006. If you
have not received email notification by December 16,
2006, please contact Susan Hatcher,
swhatche@sentara.com.
Speakers selected for presentation will be notified of
syllabus guidelines. All session materials must be submitted
to the ILCA Office by April 15, 2007 for
inclusion in the program syllabus. There will be no handouts
at the Conference; all material pertinent to the presentation
is to be included in the syllabus.
All Concurrent Session speakers must register for the
Conference. Speakers will receive complimentary registration
for the day they speak. In addition, speakers will receive
US$100 for each session presented to help defray personal
expenses.
Poster Presentations will be accepted in the areas of
Research and Projects. Some
Research Poster Presentations will be selected for
oral presentation during a Concurrent Session as
well.
Authors of research abstracts must indicate when and where
the research has been presented if it is not the first
presentation of the research. If the research has previously
been presented at an ILCA annual conference, the submitted
abstract should be for a different aspect or findings of the
research than that presented before.
The on-line submission site for Poster Presentation
proposals will open September 20, 2006. The
deadline for proposal submissions is March 1, 2007
at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Submitters may return
to the on-line submission site to edit proposals any time
before the deadline. Submitted proposals will be peer-reviewed
by ILCA's Research Committee in a blind review. Submitters of
proposals will receive notification via email by April
15, 2007 of whether their work has been selected for
presentation. Selected presenters must confirm participation
by April 30, 2007. If you have not received
email notification by April 16, 2007, please
contact Heather Sewell,
heathersewell@ilca.org.
Research Poster abstracts selected for oral presentation
will be published exactly as submitted in the program
syllabus. After the Conference, all accepted Research Poster
abstracts will be published in the Journal of Human Lactation.
Project Poster abstracts will be published in the e-Globe. A
list of all abstracts will be published on the ILCA website.
Poster Presenters will be required to staff their poster
during three designated times during the conference as
indicated in the letter of acceptance. Poster Presenters must
register for the Conference and are responsible for all
related expenses. Research Poster Presenters accepted for
oral presentation will receive complimentary
registration for the day they speak, and US$100 to help defray
personal expenses.
2007 CONFERENCE TOPIC AREAS
The Annual Conference will consist of a Pre-conference day
(Clinical), three full days of Main Conference and one day of
Post-conference sessions (Professional Development).
Topics include: New or controversial
issues such as SIDS, eating disorders, economics of
breastfeeding, breast surgeries, gender issues, ethical
issues, legal issues, advocacy, alternative feeding methods,
practice settings issues (WIC, hospital-based, private
practice), milk banking, research, education, counseling.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION SITE
Click to enter the
on-line submission site.
For questions regarding the on-line submission process,
please email Susan Hatcher at
swhatche@sentara.com.
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