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OttawaConferenceMiami2010Assessment of Competencein Medicine and theHealthcare Professionsythar e25vers ncni ereAn onfC14th15-20 May 2010Hyatt Regency Miami, Florida, USAAn invitationto participatePreliminaryProgram andCall for PapersRegister online at:www.ottawaconference.org14th Ottawa Conference co-hosted by:University of MiamiMichael S Gordon Center forResearch in Medical Education– –Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)Tay Park House, 484 Perth Road, Dundee DD2 1LR, UKTel: 44 (0)1382 381953 Fax: 44 (0)1382 381987Scottish Charity No. SC 031618USA OttawaProgram.indd 128/09/2009 15:15:04
Dear ColleaguesConference aimsThe 4th Ottawa Conference to be held in Miami is a specialconference to mark the 25th Anniversary of the OttawaConferences. The conference will:We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 20 0 OttawaConference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicineand the Healthcare Professions. This will celebrate the 25thAnniversary of the Ottawa Conference and we are proudand honored to host this milestone event from May 5-20,20 0 in Miami, Florida, USA. To commemorate this specialconference, participants will review progress made over thepast 25 years, highlight current good practice and identifytrends and developments over the next 25 years. review progress made over the past 25 yearshighlight current good practiceidentify the trends and possible developments over the next25 yearsTarget audienceWe invite everyone who has a stake in the assessment ofhealthcare providers to attend. We believe that you will bethe most important part of the meeting and that your activeparticipation will be essential for the meeting to fulfill its mission.The meeting will reflect an interprofessional and internationalperspective across all phases of training and practice.The conference is relevant to deans, curriculum planners, teachers,researchers, education support staff and students and traineesacross the different phases of education and from differentcountries and continents.While the emphasis is on medical education, the conferencewill have an interprofessional perspective across the healthcareprofessions.The content and organization of the 20 0 meeting willbe different from past meetings. Firstly, the programmecommittee expanded the number of pre-conferenceworkshops and courses to provide a greater range and depthof topics that fulfill individual needs and interests. Secondly wereorganized the meeting to make it easier for you to choosewhat you want to attend and where to find it. There are severalspecial tracks and broad themes that we have scheduledthroughout the various plenary and symposia presentations,workshops, and abstracts sessions so that you have the optionto focus on a particular area of interest or sample a widerange of topics. Thirdly, a product of the meeting will be thegeneration of a consensus statement and recommendationsrelating to assessment of competence in the healthcareprofessions. Six working groups, each addressing an importanttheme in assessment, are currently drafting reports that will bepresented during the meeting. You will have an opportunityto comment on and influence the further development ofthese statements. We see this as an exciting and importantinitiative.Topics addressedThe conference will address in relation to assessment inthe healthcare professions: The philosophy and underpinning theoryThe learning outcomes assessedNew and established technologies and methodsThe purpose and role of assessmentAssessment, the curriculum and curriculum evaluationManagement of the assessment processResearch on assessmentInternational dimensionsOttawa 20 0 will take place in Miami, a dynamic,cosmopolitan, sub-tropical paradise. Miami’s picturesquebeaches, warm climate, numerous outdoor activities, widediversity of cultures and easy accessibility nationally andinternationally make it a perfect setting for the 25th SilverAnniversary.Consensus statement& recommendationsWe do hope you will join us and participate in Ottawa 20 0in Miami. The local organizing committee has drawn uponthe international backgrounds and diversity of expertise of theplanning committee to put together a meeting that is broadin scope, rich in substance, ambitious in reach and groundedin relevance. Please join us in Miami!Themes addressed will include:S. Barry IssenbergA consensus statement and recommendations relating toassessment of competence will be produced. This will serve asa guide for all working in the healthcare professions.Ronald HardenIan Hart Performance assessment (Chairperson: Kathy Boursicot) Research in assessment (Chairperson: Lambert Schuwirth)Criteria for a good assessment (Chairperson: John Norcini)Technology-based assessment (Chairperson: Zubair Amin)Assessment of professionalism (Chairperson: Brian Hodges)Assessment for selection for healthcare and speciality training(Chairperson: David Prideaux)Submitted background papers, papers presented at theconference and the work of the theme groups will contribute to theformulation of the consensus statement and recommendations.Ian Hart–2–USA OttawaProgram.indd 228/09/2009 15:15:07
Preliminary outline programSATURDAY 15 MAY 0. 5 amSESSION 6 2.00 pmLunch and view exhibition .30 pmSESSION 7Pre-conference workshopsCoursesSUNDAY 16 MAY 9.00 am – 5.00 pm9.00 am – 10.00 pmPre-conference workshopsCoursesOpening ceremonyMONDAY 17 MAY8.00 am – 5.00 pmCoffee and view exhibition3.30 pmSESSION 8Assessment of competence in the healthcareprofessions: past, present and futureIntroduction to conference (Barry Issenberg)8. 0 amThe story so far: from village store to supermarket(Ronald Harden)Discussion8.50 amSymposium, oral presentations, poster presentationsand workshopsTheme working group meetings3.00 pmSESSION 1: Plenary 18.00 amSymposium, oral presentations, poster presentationsand workshopsSymposium, oral presentations, poster presentationsand workshopsTheme working group meetingsWEDNESDAY 19 MAY8.00 am8.00 am – 3.30 pmSESSION 9Symposium, oral presentations, poster presentationsand workshopsPresentation and discussion of theme-basedconsensus statements and recommendationsAssessment of competence in a post-psychometricera (Brian Hodges)Discussion9.45 amCoffee and view exhibition9.30 amCoffee and view exhibition 0. 5 amSESSION 10 0.00 amSESSION 2 2.00 pmLunch and view exhibition .30 pmSESSION 3Symposium, oral presentations, poster presentationsand workshops 2.00 pmCoffee and view exhibition3.30 pmSESSION 48.00 am – 5.00 pmSESSION 5: Plenary 2Perspectives on assessment of competence8.00 am8.45 am9.30 am .30 pmPresentation of draft consensus statementsand recommendations (Theme group chairpersons)2.30 pmMiriam Friedman Memorial Lecture:Culture, pedagogy and assessment:a view from the bridge (Stewart Mennin)3. 5 pmClosing remarks3.30 pmClose of conference4.00 pmOptional post-conference sessionsor workshopsCoursesSymposium, oral presentations, poster presentationsand workshopsTUESDAY 18 MAYLunch and view exhibitionSESSION 11: Plenary 3Symposium, oral presentations, poster presentationsand workshops3.00 pmSymposium, oral presentations, poster presentationsand workshopsPresentation and discussion of theme-basedconsensus statements and recommendationsCareful what you wish for: resolving uncertainty in theassessment of competence(Sioban Nelson)DiscussionTHURSDAY 20 MAYOptional post-conference sessionsElephant in the dark: assessing lawyer competence(Michael P Malloy)DiscussionIn addition to the academic program there will be manyopportunities for networking with colleagues and taking part in arange of social events and tours.Coffee and view exhibition–3–USA OttawaProgram.indd 328/09/2009 15:15:11
Pre-conference workshops and coursesAll workshops take place at Hyatt Regency Hotel, with the exception of workshops 3,8, 4, 5, 6, 7,26,27 which will be held at GordonCenter for Research in Medical Education (GCRME), University of Miami. Transport will be provided from Hyatt to GCRME. Please noteworkshops 5, 7 & 27 are in Spanish. See www.ottawaconference.org for more information on all workshops.Workshop cost: 125SATURDAY 15 MAY (morning workshops: 9.00 am to 12.30 pm)WORKSHOP 3: Demonstration of simulation-based trainingand assessment in actionWORKSHOP 1: Issues in progress testingGeoff Norman (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)This workshop will explore issues in progress testing: question writing andscreening, standard setting and methods to identify pass/fail, psychometricissues, administration and software development, and multi-institutionadministration.WORKSHOP 2: Workplace based assessment: a workshop forprogram directorsUniversity of Miami Gordon Center Faculty (Workshop at GCRME)The University of Miami Gordon Center was established for the applicationof technology to multiprofessional healthcare education. The Centeroccupies a state-of-the-art simulation training and assessment facility.Faculty will discuss simulation-based training and assessment, andperforming outcomes research.Jonathan Beard (University of Sheffield, UK)This workshop will explore: What is Workplace Based Assessment? Shouldwe be assessing competence over performance? How are tools designedand can I make my own? How can busy clinicians find time to assess?SATURDAY 15 MAY (afternoon workshops: 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm)WORKSHOP 5: Calibrating workplace assessments for learners onclinical rotationsassessing application of basic science and clinical knowledge in patientcare situations, emphasizing preparation of items assessing more than justrecall of isolated facts. Both item writing and item review are addressed;blueprinting of multiple-choice tests is also discussed.Precision in assessing students through the observations of teachers iselusive. This workshop will provide an overview of how clerkship directorscan use complementary quantified and semi-quantitative methodsfor assessing learners on clinical rotations. Emphasis will be placed onformative methods, and in calibrating the observations of diverse facultyobservers through frame-of-reference training.WORKSHOP 7: Improving team performance: debriefing inhealthcare educationLouis Pangaro (Uniformed Services University, Bethesda) and Rechell Rodriguez (San AntonioMilitary Medical Center), USAWORKSHOP 6: Developing high-quality multiple-choice tests toassess application of knowledge using patient vignettesKathleen Z Holtzman and David B Swanson (National Board of Medical Examiners,Philadelphia, USA)Writing high-quality multiple choice questions (MCQs) is difficult. Questionsoften contain flaws in phrasing clueing ‘test-wise’ examinees and/or focuson unimportant content. Reflecting worldwide shifts toward integrativecurricula, this workshop focuses on writing single-best-answer MCQsWalter Eppich (Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, USA) and Marcus Rall (University ofTübingen, Germany)Healthcare educators have long recognized the importance of givingeffective feedback in improving team performance in clinical settings. Ahigh degree of proficiency in this important skill, however, often remainselusive. This workshop will focus on debriefing teams, whether after actualclinical encounters or simulation training, to help diagnose learning needs,promote reflective practice, and improve team performance.WORKSHOP 8: Demonstration of simulation-based training andassessment in action (see Workshop 3)SUNDAY 16 MAY (morning workshops: 9.00 am to 12.30 pm)WORKSHOP 13: Script Concordance Tests (SCTs):principles, item writing, practical issuesWORKSHOP 9: Selecting selection strategies: Pitfalls in the selectionprocess and ways to improve upon themKevin W Eva (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)This workshop will review problems with current selection processes andreview the literature pertaining to making admissions decisions using vander Vleuten & Schuwirth’s utility model to discuss the relative merit of avariety of available approaches.WORKSHOP 10: Assessment in the basic medical sciencesDujeepa Samarasekera, Matthew Gwee and Tan Chay Hoon (National Univ of Singapore)This workshop will provide a practical, hands-on approach to designassessment strategies which contextualize the relevance of the basicscience disciplines in the 2 st century undergraduate medical curriculum.Bernard Charlin (University of Montreal, Canada), Stuart Lubarsky (McGill University, Canada)and Jorge Ruiz (University of Miami, USA)The SCT uses authentic clinical scenarios to compare a trainee’s judgmentskills with those who are typical representatives of the profession. Participantswill discuss practical issues, build cases and items and experiment withscoring.WORKSHOP 14: Developing simulation-based stationsfor use in OSCEsUniversity of Miami Gordon Center Faculty (Workshop at GCRME)WORKSHOP 11: The assessment of attitudesThis workshop addresses the use of simulations in OSCEs, and the strengthsand challenges inherent in these methods. Participants will devise simulatorbased stations, develop scoring instruments, and run a small-scale OSCEusing various simulators.This workshop will review international developments in attitudinalmeasurement. Participants will debate issues and develop their own ideason attitudinal measurement.WORKSHOP 15: Developing simulation-based stationsfor use in OSCEs (en español – ver Workshop 4)Jo Hart (University of Manchester, UK) & Val Wass (Keele Medical School, UK)WORKSHOP 12: Crossing an unknown sea?Perils and pearls of assessing with standardized patientsJohn Shatzer (Vanderbilt University), Sally Santen (Emory Univ), Gail Furman (NBME)and Tony Errichetti (NY College of Osteopathic Med, USA)University of Miami Gordon Center FacultyWORKSHOP 16: Demonstration of simulation-based training andassessment in action (see Workshop 3)Best evidence assessment practices can be applied to a variety ofsettings using SPs, including trainee and program evaluation and research.Participants will have the opportunity to bring these principles into their ownpractice.WORKSHOP 17: Demonstration of simulation-based training andassessment in action (en español – ver Workshop 3)–4–USA OttawaProgram.indd 428/09/2009 15:15:14
SUNDAY 16 MAY (afternoon workshops: 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm)WORKSHOP 18: Why and how should we evaluate the curriculum?WORKSHOP 23: Assessing assessment at the station level:an OSCE quality improvement workshopAra Tekian (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)This workshop will review the need and importance of curriculum evaluationand include an interactive session in applying Kern’s 0 steps for curriculumevaluation. Successful case studies will be discussed, emphasizing tips forsuccessful curriculum evaluation at participants’ home institutions.WORKSHOP 19: Learning and assessment in the operating theatre:a multimodal perspectiveGodfrey Pell (University of Leeds, UK)A range of metrics and their role in helping to identify sources of errorthat occur when raters evaluate learners’ performance in OSCEs will bereviewed. Remedies will be discussed and focused at improving the OSCEat the station level.WORKSHOP 24: A simulated ward exercise to assess performanceof doctors early in their postgraduate careersRoger Kneebone (Imperial College London, UK)This workshop focuses on learning and assessment in clinical practice andhighlights the modes in which signs of learning are made and recognizedand how discrepancies of interpretation may arise. These signs go beyondspeech and writing to include body positioning and movement of headand hands.WORKSHOP 20: Virtual Patients for assessmentRachel Ellaway (Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada)This workshop will review VP modalities for assessment, explore approachesto authoring VPs for assessment and explore methods for ensuring validityand reliability.WORKSHOP 21: Assessing Professionalism: linking evaluation withteachingSylvia Cruess, Richard Cruess and Yvonne Steinert (McGill University, Canada)The workshop will define professionalism and review tools to assess knowledgeand behaviors. Participants will outline methods of selecting a definition,determining which behaviors reflect the attributes of professionalism derivedfrom the definition, and choose how to evaluate these behaviors.WORKSHOP 22: Use of Generalizability Theory in designing andanalyzing performance-based testsDave Swanson and Brian Clauser (National Board of Medical Examiners, USA)Performance-based testing methods involve multiple sources ofmeasurement error and classical test theory does not furnish the toolsneeded for investigation of psychometric characteristics. Participants willlearn to view assessment from the perspective of generalizability theory.J Ker, F Anderson and K Stirling (University of Dundee, UK)Participants will analyze the use of a simulated ward exercise indiagnosing doctors in difficulty and evaluate the use of a tool to assessperformance.WORKSHOP 25: Setting performance standards for simulationbased exercisesJack Boulet and David Murray (Educ Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA)This workshop will review choosing an appropriate standard settingmethodology for a particular need, designing a basic standard settingstudy and evaluating the process of setting standards for performancebased assessments. Performance samples (videotapes) will be shown.WORKSHOP 26: Using simulation to measure outcomes with validityand reliabilityUniversity of Miami Gordon Center Faculty (Workshop at GCRME)In this workshop, participants will address the relationship between reliabilityand validity, describe multiple forms of evidence for validity and select anapproach to reliability and validity assessment for a sample simulationbased exercise.WORKSHOP 27: Using simulation to measure outcomes with validityand reliability (en español – ver Workshop 26)University of Miami Gordon Center FacultyCourses: These highly-rated courses provide participants with the unique experience of attending a course which is closely integratedinto the conference. Course faculty help to compile a personalised program to meet individual participants’ needs, and daily meetingsprovide the opportunity for group discussion, feedback and networking.ESME – Essential Skills in Medical Education(offered and accredited by AMEE)Facilitators: Stewart Mennin & Teri McCarty (University of New Mexico School of Medicine, USA)Sessions: Saturday (9.00 am-5.00 pm); Sunday (9.00 am-12.30pm); Monday (12.15-1.15 pm);Tuesday (12.15-1.15 pm); Wednesday (4.00-6.00 pm)Venue:Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education (Saturday-Sunday); Hyatt RegencyHotel (Monday-Wednesday)The ESME Course provides an introduction to the basic competenciesrequired of the medical and healthcare professions teacher: the SkilledEducational Planner, the Effective Teacher and the Informed Assessor/Evaluator. Through a series of short presentations and small group work,this highly interactive course looks at how people learn and the range ofteaching, learning and assessment methods and opportunities availableto the teacher. It also examines how teaching, learning and assessmentcan be organized in the curriculum. Participants may choose to submit,within six months of completion of the course, a short report describingthe application of the ESME competencies in their own teaching practice,leading to award of the ESME Certificate in Medical Education.ESTEME – Essential Skills in Technology Enhanced Medical EducationFacilitators: Barry Issenberg, Ross Scalese, Jorge Ruiz (Gordon Center for Research in MedicalEducation, USA) & David Cook (Mayo Clinic, USA)Sessions: Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm; Monday 12.15-1.15pm; Tuesday 12.15-1.15pm;Wednesday 4.00-6.00pm)Venue:Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education (Saturday); Hyatt Regency Hotel(Monday-Wednesday)The ESTEME course introduces participants to essential principles and methodsfor selecting and using technology to enhance medical education. It aimsat giving participants a basic understanding and initial skills to help themselect, develop, and integrate appropriate technologies in their curricula.FAME – Fundamentals of Assessment in Medical Education(offered and accredited by AMEE)The course will provide opportunities for hands-on use of the varioustechnologies. Such technologies include online multimedia tutorials;high-fidelity virtual patient applications that ask learners to diagnose andmanage simulated patients; and immersive, individual and team-basedsimulations designed around lifelike mannequins. After the conference,participants are invited to write a curricular plan on how they will adoptand/or develop, implement and evaluate a new educational technologyat their local institution. Approval of the plan within 6 months leads to theaward of the ESTEME Certificate.(offered and accredited by NBME//FAIMER)Facilitators: NBME and FAIMER faculty, and other international contributorsSessions: Saturday (9.00am-5.00pm); Sunday (9.00am-12.30pm); Monday (12.15-1.15pm);Tuesday (12.15-1.15pm); Wednesday (4.00-6.00pm)Venue:Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education (Saturday-Sunday); Hyatt RegencyHotel (Monday-Wednesday)The FAME course is directed to those with responsibility for assessingundergraduate medical students, graduate trainees and practicing doctorsand introduces participants to areas such as the assessment of knowledgeand reasoning, assessment of skills, assessment of workplace performanceand assessment of programs. Topics covered include test design, testmaterial development, standard setting and scoring, analysis andreporting. Following the course, participants have the option of preparinga short report describing the implementation of their learning during thecourse to a specific issue in their home institution, which may lead tothe award of a FAME Certificate of Achievement. Further information isavailable from the FAME website: www.famecourse.org–5–USA OttawaProgram.indd 528/09/2009 15:15:17
Call for papersPlease submit abstracts online by selecting the ‘Abstracts’ link from the website www.ottawaconference.org.Abstracts may be submitted for: Oral or poster presentation: All submissions will be considered for either oral or poster presentation, unless the submitter checks the boxon the submission form to request consideration as a poster only; abstracts should be maximum 200 words (excluding title, names andaffiliations), structured as follows: Background; Summary of Work; Summary of Results; Conclusions; Take home messages Conference workshop: Workshops are 90 minutes’ duration; abstracts should be maximum 200 words (excluding title, names andaffiliations), structured as follows: Background; Intended Outcomes; Structure; Intended Audience; Level of WorkshopAbstract submissions are due by 15 November 2009, and the decision will be sent to the submitter by 30 December 2009.Abstracts should relate to one or more of the conference themes indicated below:Written assessmentAssessment of clinical competenceOSCEOn-the-job assessmentPortfolio assessmentTechnology-based assessmentPsychometricsStandard settingFeedback and assessmentSelf-assessmentAssessment and the curriculumCompetence/outcome-based assessmentAssessment of professionalism/attitudesAssessment of teams/groupsAssessment for the continuum/progressionAssessment for selection for healthcare/specialty trainingAssessment of educational environmentInternational dimensionsTeacher evaluationCurriculum evaluationPlanning for assessmentSupport for assessmentFaculty/staff developmentResearch in assessmentCase studies – undergraduateCase studies – postgraduateCase studies – CME/CPDOther assessment relatedConference venueThe Conference takes place in the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Miami, a sub-tropicalparadise with excellent hotels, restaurants offering many different cuisines, and designer shopping.Miami’s beautiful beaches, marinas and golf courses provide the perfect opportunity to relax.Miami has excellent air links both nationally and internationally.The Hyatt Regency is the venue for the Conference, with purpose-built conference accommodation.It is well located for many amenities. The Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, thelocation for some of the pre-and post-conference sessions, is a designated Center of Excellenceof the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. The state-of-the-art facility has full capabilityfor simulation and computer design engineering and development, mannequin-based andstandardized patient assessment areas, emergency vehicles and mock emergency department(www.gcrme.med.miami.edu)HYATT REGENCY MIAMIHow to get to Miami:Miami International Airport is easily accessible both nationallyand internationally, and is served by a number of airlines. For further information seehttp://www.miami-airport.com/. The airport is located approximately 7 miles from the city and theconference hotels.MICHAEL S GORDON CENTERVisas:To find out whether you will need a visa for entr y to the US please seehttp://travel.state.gov/visa/visa 750.html. A list of the 35 countries which at present are includedin the Visa Waiver Program and for which advance visa applications are not necessary is givenon the website. If you do need a visa it is recommended that you apply at least 60 days inadvance of travel. The Ottawa Local Organising Committee will do its best to provide letters ofinvitation, but you are kindly asked to request such letters as soon as possible to Cathy Clifton atOttawa20 0@C2andCo.com.MIAMI SKYLINECurrency: In September 2009 the US is worth approximately Euros 0.68 or UK Pounds Sterling0.60.Weather:May is one of the best months to visit Miami, with temperatures of between22-30oC and an average of 2 hours of sunshine a day.Language:The language of the Conference is English. Some pre-conference workshops willbe conducted in Spanish.MIAMI BEACH–6–USA OttawaProgram.indd 628/09/2009 15:15:28
AccommodationTo receive the preferential Ottawa Conference rate, please make reservations directly with the hotel by following the reservation linkindicated for each hotel. Report any problems to Ottawa20 0@C2andCo.comHyatt Regency Miami (main conference hotel)400 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131Experience the convenience of staying on-site at the Conference venue! Recentlyrenovated to a high standard with first-class amenities, the Hotel is Miami’s largestmeeting space. Its downtown location provides excellent access to shops, restaurants,bars, beaches and cultural venues. All guest rooms include deluxe bath amenities, highspeed wireless Internet access, flat-screen TV and workstation. Hotel facilities includethree restaurants, heated outdoor swimming pool and fully equipped exercise facility.Special rate for Ottawa Conference participants: 250 per night plus tax (double occupancy and arange of suites also available at preferential rates – follow link below).Reservations: Go to www.ottawaconference.org, select Accommodation from left menu and followthe ‘Hyatt Regency Miami’ link.InterContinental Miami100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, Florida 33131Set in the heart of the business and financial district, this stylish hotel offers excellent accommodation, with beautiful views of Biscayne Bay.Facilities include high-speed Internet access, heated outdoor pool, fitness centre, spa, business center and three stylish restaurants.Special rate for Ottawa Conference participants: 259 per night plus tax.Reservations: Go to www.ottawaconference.org, select Accommodation from left menu and follow the ‘Intercontinental Miami’ link.Courtyard by Marriott Miami Downtown200 S.E. Second Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131Located in the heart of the business district, the Courtyard by Marriott Miami Downtown has been recently renovated and offers excellentbudget-priced accommodation. Facilities include free internet, café and bar, and fitness suite.Special rate for Ottawa Conference participants: 69 per night plus tax.Reservations: Go to www.ottawaconference.org, select Accommodation from left menu and follow the ‘Courtyard by Marriott MiamiDowntown’ link.Commercial and Academic ExhibitionPlease follow the Exhibition link on the website www.ottawaconference.org for information on exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities.Exhibition opening hours: Monday 9.30am-5.00pm; Tuesday 9.30am-5.00pm; Wednesday 9.30am- .30pmRegistration fees (US )Earlybird registration (by 4 February):Late registration (after 4 February):*Earlybird registration students and qualifying countries (by 4 February):*Late registration students and qualifying countries (after 4 February):Accompanying persons (opening ceremony, reception, buffet dinner and wine):Preconference workshops:Courses: ESME and FAME (including post-conference report and certificate):Course: ESTEME (including post-conference report and certificate) 790 890 590 690 85 25 850 750Please register onlinewww.ottawaconference.orgFor registration conditions,see website.* see website for student eligibilityand for list of qualifying countriesDiary dates 5 November 200930 December 2009 4 February 20 0 5- 6 May 20 0 7- 9 May 20 020 May 20 0Deadline for submission of abstracts for papers, posters and conference workshopsNotification of acceptance of abstractsEarly registration deadlinePre-conference workshops and courses 4th Ottawa ConferencePost-conference activities–7–USA OttawaProgram.indd 728/09/2009 15:15:34
ToursThere’s so much to see and do in magical Miami! Whether you are a participant or an accompanying person, here’s a selection of greatvalue tours designed to help you make the most of your stay. For further details and to book please follow the ‘Tours’ link from the websitewww.ottawaconference.org. Email contact: Ottawa20 0@C2andCo.comMiami City Tour:Saturday 15 May (afternoon); Sunday 16 May (afternoon)Price: 63Miami is famous for world-class dining, unparalleled shopping and recreational activities for every style andtaste. The tour takes in: Brickell Avenue – the bay front home of some of Miami’s most luxurious
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