CALL FOR SPEAKERS

TOPICS and SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS

LAMA/ATA ANNUAL MEETING

The Driskill Hotel

Austin, Texas

April 4-6, 2012

LAMA’s mission is to enhance the quality of management and care of laboratory animals, to actively assist in the training of managers and to encourage continuing education. We would like to invite you to join us and be a part of this mission as a participant in this years program.

The year’s theme “The Art and Science of Resource Management”

LAMA and ATA are soliciting presentations on topics such as:

 

 

Human Resources, Public Outreach, Capital Resources, Time Management, Fiscal Resources, Information Resources, Strategic Planning, Equipment Management, Manager Training, Biosafety Training, Career Advancement, Aquatics  and Technical Trade Talk (limited to 10 minutes)

 

Click here for the 2012 Call For Speakers Form.

Topic submissions should be designed specifically for one of the following formats: special topic seminar (20-30 minutes), or 2 ea.– 1 hour breakout session round table discussions as a topic facilitator.

Abstract submissions should consist of published or unpublished presentations, or new solutions for facility management, on aspects of laboratory animal husbandry management and vendor special topics. The platform special topic presentations are typically 20-30 minutes in length and are grouped together by general category. Many aspects of this year’s National LAMA/ATA Meeting will be similar to previous meetings. The requirements for submitting abstracts and proposing educational session topics are listed below.

The deadline for topic submissions is January 2 and abstract submissions is January 15, 2012. Abstract and topic submission for this year’s annual meeting will again be handled through the Prgoram Committee. To contact the Program Committee, click here.

If you choose to submit a topic, please note that you must include the title, brief description, and names and contact information for any suggested panelists, speakers, or leader. Once the submission undergoes review and acceptance, any substitution or addition of speakers must be approved by the Program Committee.

If you choose to submit an abstract, please follow the guidelines below and provide complete information. This will greatly assist the Review Committee in their review process and enable the correct assignment of your abstract to the appropriate program session.
If you would like to serve as a session moderator, to assist your colleagues with the logistics of their presentations, the deadline for volunteering for this position to be included in the Final Program is March 1, 2012. Please check the appropriate box and fill in name and e-mail address. The committee will assign your time slot.

Special Topic Seminars

Seminars are coordinated presentations on a specific topic that allow for discussion among the seminar speakers and the audience. Seminars are presented by a moderator (who introduces speakers and directions audience discussion).

Speakers should prepare their presentations as carefully and thoroughly as they would any scientific paper. Each speaker should be aware of what other seminar speakers intend to present, and the seminar leader should guide the speakers in preparation of their presentations so that a coordinated set of information is presented in the seminar topic area.

Twenty to thirty minutes is allotted for each seminar, and this limit should not be exceeded unless approved by the Program Committee in advance. There are two to four seminars scheduled each morning and afternoon, with attendance being anywhere from 100 to several hundred. Because the seminar should allow for discussion among the speakers and the audience, ten minutes of the seminar time should be reserved for this purpose. The speaker should interact with the seminar moderator to assure that the speaker can be heard at the back of the room. It is requested that all audience participants be required to identify themselves. And, in order to stimulate discussion, speakers should preplan several questions to initiate a discussion.

Breakout Sessions (to be determined based on topic and abstract submissions)

Breakout Sessions offer participants an opportunity for hands-on experience in a variety of laboratory techniques. Time allotments may vary, but most breakout sessions are scheduled for a morning or afternoon session lasting one hour each. There are two repeating sessions (with a break) of the same topic to allow participants to attend more than one topic.. Individual Breakout session leaders work closely with the program chair in planning and coordinating the acquisition of equipment, and recorder well in advance of the presentation.. Breakout audiences are small, with registration generally limited to a range of 20 to 30 participants in order to assure adequate opportunity for information exchange and sharing experiences. It is the responsibility of the facilitator to check the room for the required equipment and to distribute handouts.

Breakout Sessions submissions should include the following:

  • Title
  • Description
  • What participants will learn
  • Target audience
  • Contact information for topic leader(s) and faculty
  • Equipment/supplies needed

 

ATA  Presentation Guidelines

  • ATA Technical Trade Talk presentations are 10-15 minutes long.  They should be RESOURCE based presentations that your company or group can offer to MANAGERS. These talks would be “infomercials” and will be held tightly to time and content.  They should not be overly sales based in nature but highlight the resources available.  This is an opportunity to share the products and services you have that directly benefit the managers in their efforts to support and manage with in the Lab Animal Sciences.
  • ATA Special Topic Seminars and Breakout Sessions will still be accepted.  These presentations should follow the same guidelines listed for these sessions.  These are not sales pitches. They will be 20-30 minutes in length.
  • Only one presentation per company will be accepted for the Technical Trade Talks. All topics are reviewed and approved by the LAMA Program Committee.

The Annual Meeting Program Committee will meet to review submissions and prepare the program. Speakers will be notified of the committee’s decisions no later than February 15, 2012.

Power Point Submittal:

Once your presentation has been accepted you will be sent a FTP web site location to upload your power point presentation for review. Please submit in Power point or PDF format only.  Presentations will be preloaded in order of program agenda.

Travel Cost

LAMA or ATA are unable to provide travel costs or waive registration for program speakers, facilitators, recorders, and moderator.

Conference and Resort Information

The 2012 LAMA / ATA Annual Conference is set for April 4-6 at the The Driskill Hotel in Austin Texas. Program details will be released shortly. For full information and registration form go to: www.lama-online.org.  To book your room today at The Driskill Hotel call 800-252-9367 or 512-474-5911, mention you are attending the LAMA / ATA meeting to receive the unbelievably special rate of $199 single or double. If you have any questions concerning the conference, please contact Kathi Schlieff at kschlieff@associationsolutionsinc.com

Click here for information on the 2012 Call for Speakers Form

Questions

Any questions concerning the meeting or submitting a presentation please contact:

Kathi Schlieff – kschlieff@associationsolutionsinc.com

Jeanette Pearson – LAMA Program Chair – jeanette@vivarium-solutions.com

Jennifer Volkmann – LAMA Program Vice Chair – reilly@bcm.edu

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