Submissions for AIHce 2009 Presentations are Now Closed

Thank you to everyone who submitted a presentation for AIHce 2009. AIHce reached a 10 year record with an outstanding number of presentation submissions. The theme for the conference, Discoveries Beyond Borders, and Toronto’s theme, The Creative City, have inspired a tremendous response in submissions – which is guaranteed to produce a vast and diverse technical program for 2009.

Presenters will be notified via e-mail in mid-December as to whether their submissions were approved.

The technical program will be posted in December.

AIHce 2009 Presentation Review Calendar

August 15, 2008
Deadline: Professional development course proposals.

October 6, 2008
Deadline: Technical papers, poster abstracts, and roundtable panel program submissions.

October 29, 2008
Permanent Conference Committee Meeting #1

November 21, 2008
Deadline: AIHce session arrangers complete podium sessions.

December 4, 2008
Permanent Conference Committee Meeting #2

Mid-December 2008
AIHce accept/reject e-mail notices sent to submitters

January 2009
AIHce 2009 Advance Program mailed

May 20 – June 4, 2009
AIHce 2009, Toronto, ON, Canada

Program Committee Rating Criteria

Podium/Poster Abstracts

Abstracts fit one of two criteria: scientific research or case study/professional practice

• Purpose and reasons for work or description of situation: Clear, original descriptive abstract.
• Experimental procedures and/or discussion of problem: Well-described with supporting data. Present hypothesis, and/OR investigation testing methods.
• Application to the practice of industrial hygiene and occupational/environmental health and safety: Is there a direct application?
• Conclusions: Appropriately dimensioned, quantified, and substantiated or what was learned.
• Audience appeal.

EHS Crossover Programs

• Content and title of program must be clearly defined, specific, and targeted to safety and environmental situations in the workplace and community (not industrial hygiene or mold).
• The crossover program should be based on hands-on experience (research presentations are not appropriate), and geared to having attendees walk away with practical knowledge based on accomplishment of the three presentation objectives submitted.
• Crossover programs that suggest excessive commercialism, either through writing style or trade names, are not acceptable.

Roundtables

The PCC reviews proposals for the following required elements of content:

1. Timely topic: controversial or high-profile.
2. Invited speakers: knowledgeable and possess expertise in the area of discussion.
3. A balanced presentation:  address both sides of an issue or a comprehensive treatment of a single topic.
4. An organized proposal:  must include time for audience questions and discussions.
5. No commercialism: Proposals that DO NOT suggest commercialism, particularly in the use of trade names as examples.