Instructions for Presenters
Registration:
Residents and Fellows who wish to attend the conference must register for the conference by completing an online registration form. Attendees will also be required to pay a registration fee. Please see below fee stipulations:
* Residents/Fellows (accompanied by a preceptor) registering by February 26, 2010 = $260.00
* LATE REGISTRATION FEES: Residents/Fellows (accompanied by a preceptor) registering February 27 – March 04, 2010 = $315.00
* Residents/Fellows (unaccompanied by a preceptor) registering by February 26, 2010 = $315.00
* LATE REGISTRATION FEES: Residents/Fellows (unaccompanied by a preceptor) registering February 27 – March 04, 2010 = $370.00
* NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER MARCH 04, 2010. We cannot accept late submissions due to CE requirements by our accrediting body.
You may make an online payment by credit card or e-check. If making payment by company/personal check; your paper check MUST be received by April 7, 2010
Hotel:
Hotel reservations will be made at The Embassy Suites Downtown/Old Market for all presenters attending the conference from outside the Omaha/Metropolitan Area based on information provided from your online conference registration form. The conference will pay for up to two (2) nights hotel room + tax for presenters accompanied by a preceptor that are traveling to the conference from outside the Omaha/Metropolitan Area. Unaccompanied Residents/Fellows must pay all expenses including hotel fees. The conference will not reimburse their expenses. If a preceptor is planning to share a room with a resident; the conference must be notified.
Private Room Requests:
Presenters who request a private room WILL BE CHARGED FOR HALF OF THE COST OF THEIR ROOM. Private room requests will be accepted space permitting!
Abstract & Presentation Information:
All abstracts are due no later than February 26, 2010. Email abstracts as an attachment along with required CE documentation (CV and Conflict of Interest Form) to dprice@nebraskamed.com. The abstract should be saved in the following format – presenters last name, first initial_abstract (example: Doe,J_abstract).
Presenters must submit abstracts by February 26th and should register for the conference no later than March 4th.
Each room will be equipped with a computer and LCD projector. All presentations must use “windows based” Microsoft PowerPoint® Software. Macintosh® Presentation software will not be available to the presenter. Presentations should be stored on a USB drive. There will be representatives from the Planning Committee available to assist with any LCD problems that may occur. Pointers will not be provided by the conference.
All presentations begin and end at the scheduled times. The format of the conference will allow up to a 15 minute presentation. There will be 5 minutes allowed for questions after the presentation.
A “5 minute” card will be held up for the speaker to see at the appropriate time. This card indicates that 5 minutes are left for the presentation, with an additional 5 minutes for questions. This will allow 5 minutes to transition to the next speaker.
The presentation schedule will not be released until a week before the conference. One week prior to the conference all attendees will be able to view the presentation schedule on this website.
Evaluation forms may be picked up at the conference registration desk; but not until the conference has come to an end on the last day. Evaluation forms will not be mailed to presenters after the conference.
Residents attending the conference are expected to attend other resident’s presentations.
Other Information:
The host residency program is sponsoring the conference on a voluntary basis. They are sponsoring the conference because they are dedicated to post graduate pharmacy education. They are not professional meeting planners. The host residency program will be trying very hard to make the conference a success, but sometimes there can be glitches. They will work very hard to correct any problems if they occur.