Vitae researcher development international conference 2012 special interest session proposal form

Special interest sessions will last 30 minutes and offer an opportunity to explore an area that does not clearly fit into a workshop because: 

• the topic relates to the conference themes, but is a specialist topic of interest to only some participants
• the session structure is very flexible and/or has no predefined outcomes
• the topic is a fledgling/undeveloped idea
• the topic comes to the fore close to the conference date and so is too late to schedule and plan a workshop about.

Attendance at special interest sessions will be optional and participants are likely to only attend sessions of particular interest to them.

Critical dates for proposing a special interest session

There is no deadline for proposing special interest sessions, however any proposals received by Thursday 12 July will have the opportunity to be included in widely circulated conference information.

If you submit a proposal by Thursday 12 July, we will let you know whether your proposal has been successful by Friday 27 July. If successful, the information you have provided will be published for participants.

Information on special interest session presenters' conference rates

Special interest session presenters will need to book a conference place at the full rate.