General Educational Session: Commonly Asked Questions

General Educational Session: Commonly Asked Questions

How are proposals submitted?

Proposals can only be submitted online. The submission site link will be available on our Web site on September 1. The deadline for submission is November 12 at noon (Central). Once you create an online profile, you will be able to login and edit your submission at any time until the deadline.

 

What will I need to submit a proposal?

You will need to have the following information available in order to complete an online proposal:

  • Session title,
  • CPE level,
  • Three Learning Need Codes,
  • Three objectives,
  • Session outline,
  • Presentation format,
  • Session description,
  • Session participants, and
  • Speaker bios.

 

What is the review process?

The FNCE PPAC will consider the educational value of each proposal and the extent to which it presents new and/or significant information to the dietetics profession. Proposals received on or before the deadline will be reviewed based on:

  • Appropriateness of topic,
  • Advanced level of content,
  • Cutting-edge information that has not been previously presented,
  • Comprehensiveness of session objectives,
  • Expertise of proposed speakers, and
  • Speaker selection related to experience and topics.

 

When will I be notified of the status of my proposal?

Program planners will be notified of the proposal's final status by February 2009. Proposals are considered accepted only when the program planner receives a written confirmation from the ADA Professional Development Team. FNCE proposals are "works in progress" as ADA and the FNCE PPAC work to provide quality programming each year.

 

Will changes be made to my session proposal?

ADA reserves the right to make recommendations and requirements for revisions of content and/or speakers within proposals prior to acceptance. Under certain circumstances, ADA may recommend and/or require speaker modifications for proposal acceptance in order to match the overall programming needs at FNCE.

 

What are the next steps if my session is accepted?

The ADA Professional Development Team will contact speakers directly to negotiate honoraria, if necessary. The Professional Development Team will send all approved speakers a packet with required paperwork, including speaker agreement, housing and travel forms.

 

Who do I contact, if accepted, if there is a change in the session or speakers?

You would contact the ADA Professional Development Team Coordinator, Charlene Novosel at cnovosel@eatright.org.