CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS
General Guidelines
- Session Proposals are accepted under six main Themes and four Formats – select the most relevant theme for your content and the best format for delivery.
- WC12 International Scientific Advisory Committee strongly encourages proposals with 3Rs content spanning multiple disciplines and sectors.
- Please strive to diversify your proposal by including interdisciplinary content, for example, refinement; reduction; replacement; toxicology; regulatory testing; biomedical research; disease models; technologies (in vitro; ex-vivo; in vivo; in chemico; in silico/big data/AI); regulatory acceptance; global harmonization; education; and bioethics.
- Please integrate multisectoral content and speakers (from academia, industry, government, and not-for-profit) for diverse perspectives and learning experience.
- Session proposals are due on Friday, June 3, 2022.
PROPOSAL PREPARATION CHECKLIST
Craft Session Title and Select Session Theme, Format, and Length
The title should be concise yet informative. Use the 3Cs— be creative, concise, and catchy. Carefully select the Theme for your proposed session (select from six options), complementary format for delivery (3 options), and adequate time to accommodate the content in the select format. The Scientific Advisory Committee reserves the right to propose changes to the format of tentatively accepted sessions in order to accommodate the best fit for your session within the overall scientific program of the conference.
Draft the Session Description/Abstract
This is a key section that must provide sufficient details for peer-review by an interdisciplinary, multisectoral International Scientific Advisory Committee. The purpose of the session should be well defined and clear stated—describing the subject, highlighting the research, innovation, concepts, and challenges/issues to be addressed under the select theme and format. There is a limit of 5,000 characters (including spaces) for the Session Description (avoid the use of uncommon abbreviations and technical jargon). The Scientific Advisory Committee must be able to tell from the proposal description the difference in the content and role of your proposed presenters. Speaker names and titles must not be included in the abstract (this information will be available to the Scientific Advisory Committee from the speaker identification segment of the proposal portal).
Designate Chair/Co-Chair & Finalize the Speakers
All presenters named in the proposals must be confirmed in writing prior to proposal submission and assigned a role (Chair,Co-chair, Speaker). An individual cannot be a Chair for more than one proposal but may serve as a Co-Chair for a second proposal. The Scientific Advisory Committee strongly encourages session proposals to accommodate the integration of additional speakers—to be selected from submitted, accepted abstracts. In order to bring together interdisciplinary viewpoints, WC12 Organizers highly encourage proposals that uphold equity, diversity, and inclusivity—criteria including, but not limited to gender, race, ethnicity, sector (academia, government, industry, or consultant), and geographic locations (no more than two speakers from the same country per session).
Declare Conflict of Interest
Please declare any conflict of interest (personal, financial, or otherwise) that could potentially interfere or undermine the scientific rigour and objectivity of the proposal. Clearly state the source and nature of the conflict.
PROPOSAL Submission
Follow the steps outlined on the Proposal Submission page to enter all pertinent information. The session Chair serves as the primary contact for all communication with the WC12 Congress Secretariat. It is the responsibility of the Chair to submit the proposal using the Proposal Submission portal by the designated deadline (June 3, 2022). It is also the Chair’s responsibility to ensure that the Co-Chair and the Speakers receive all pertinent session information if granted tentative acceptance of the session for the scientific program.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Speakers suggested in the proposals do not receive financial compensation from the World Congress.
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