THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS IS NOW CLOSED

Call for Proposals

The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for researchers, educators, and practitioners to discuss and develop a deeper understanding of the depth and breadth of research currently being conducted and to highlight research needs with a particular focus on practitioner needs. The meeting will consist of thought-provoking presentations by invited speakers as well as a diverse selection of oral, poster and workshop presentations.

The conference program will include oral sessions, poster sessions and workshops. Each oral session will be focused on a specific topic, defined a posteriori after abstracts have been submitted. Specific times will be scheduled for poster sessions to insure attendees the opportunity to talk directly with the authors. Workshops allow an individual or a group to develop a session on a specific topic or skill. See the Poster/Oral/Workshop Presentations for more information on each of the presentation styles.

Submit an abstract for consideration as an oral or poster presentation on

• current issues in research
• practitioner research
• application of research
• gaps in research

Abstracts must be prepared following the guidelines below and sent by e-mail, as an attached file in MSWord. The abstract deadline is April 9, 2010. The person presenting must register for the conference by June 28, 2010 to include the abstract in the program.

Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts

1. Abstracts must be written in English.
2. The abstract is to be sent by e-mail as a MSWord file attachment to diggingdeeper@nsac.ca
3. The guidelines for a MSWord file are:
1. Page Margins top: 2.5 cm (1”); bottom: 3.5 cm (1.38”); left: 2.5 cm (1”); right: 2.5 cm (1”)
2. The body of the Abstract should be a maximum of 300 words in a single paragraph. Use Times New Roman, size 12. Capitalize and bold the title. Title, authors, affiliations, and body of abstract should be left-aligned. Leave one blank line below title, below authors, and below affiliation. Workshop abstracts must include a statement of intended learning objectives.
3. Include full name of authors, indicate presenting author (or workshop moderator) with an (*) at the end of their name, Institution, postal and email-addresses.
4. Please indicate your presentation preference: oral, poster or workshop.
5. If a workshop, please indicate 1 or 2 hour presentation.
4. Abstracts may be revised by the Organizing Committee.
5. The corresponding author will be informed of acceptance via e-mail before the early registration deadline.