Application to present a Poster Session at the 14th Annual Smart Marriages/Happy Families Conference July 8-11, 2010Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Florida
Send submission via email to cmfce@smartmarriages.com.
Copy and paste this application into an email and send with
"Poster Submission" in the subject line.
The purpose of the poster sessions is to provide the opportunity for conference
attendees to become acquainted with the latest research and program and
practice innovations in the field of marriage, family and couples education.
Posters will be "open" and available for viewing throughout the conference: Thurs, July 8 - Sun, July 11.
Posters will be located in the high-traffic exhibit area.
Each poster will be allocated a 4 ft x 4 ft space on a 4 ft x 8 ft standing poster board.
Boards will be available for set up between 8am - 4pm Thurs, July 8. Posters are on
display until 6pm, Sun July 11. Any remaining after 6:30pm will be removed and materials disposed.
Poster presentations will be confined to the 4 ft x 4 ft space. However, tables will also
be made available for poster handouts. Each poster session will be allocated space on a
table to place one stack of handouts - the size of a regular 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.
We have openings for up to 8 poster sessions.
A list of poster sessions and presenters will be published at the conference and on the smartmarriages.com website
Click for tips on creating a successful poster display.
Before submitting an application, please read Presenter Agreement below.
1. POSTER TITLE: Up to 60 characters including spaces and punctuation.
2. POSTER DESCRIPTIONS: Up to two pages describing the content of your presentation and
its implications for the practice of marriage, family and couples education and/or for the advancement of the
marriage-strengthening movement. Include an 800# and a website url, if available for the Poster List at the
Conference and on the smartmarriages.com website.
3. PRESENTER NAME(S), degrees, postal address, daytime and evening phone numbers, street, city, state,
zip, country, email address, 800#, website url, and a one-line job description.
Example: Don Smith, MSW, PhD
1443 Euclid St SW
Starke, FL 32237
904-686-9877(d)
904-687-2399(e)
email:dnsm@ufcmed.edu
800#
Website
job description: associate professor at ABC University, psych department
4. PRESENTER AGREEMENT:
Presenters, through the submission of this application, acknowledge that they have read,
UNDERSTAND, and AGREE to the following:
a) As part of the effort to promote skill-based education, presenters at the Smart Marriages
conference agree to participate in the full conference and pay full conference registration fees.
b) Appropriate "Releases of Confidential Information" have been obtained for any client/trainee
materials that will be used as part of this presentation. The responsibility for protecting client/trainee
confidentiality rests with the presenter(s).
c) Presentation will not violate trademarks or copyrights of other's materials or property.
d) It is not possible to offer presenters honoraria or travel expenses.
e) Presenters are responsible for the costs of producing and mounting the poster session materials including any
handouts and materials they may choose to supply to attendees. Presenters will bring push pins to
mount their posters. Tape and adhesive can NOT be used to attach posters to the boards.
f) CMFCE will provide the boards upon which the poster sessions will be mounted at no cost
to the presenters.
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The General Conference Program begins on Thursday, July 8 at 6:30pm with an opening plenary session and
reception and concludes Sunday, July 11. Workshops/TOOBs/Seminars will be scheduled for
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (July 9, 10, 11). Institutes begin on Monday July 6 and conclude on Monday July 13.
Conference registration is $365. (Spouse and student rate: $265) until May 14, $405 and $315 after May 14.
The registration fee includes, 11 plenary sessions (approximately 24 keynote speakers); three lunches (Fri, Sat, Sun); seven 90-min workshops (including 120+ workshops/20+ Toob/Foob Trainings from which to select); and the Thurs opening night reception. Additional payment is required for the following optional add-ons: banquets ($39 each), and pre and post conference training institutes ($135 per day with conference, $185 per day without conference).
All conference events will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek. 800-996-6338. Ask for the Smart Marriages Conference rates: $110 single/double, $120 triple, $130 quad. The rates are effective July 3 - July 15 on a first-come basis. We encourage you to make your hotel reservations today.
See website for rental car discounts.
Send submissions via email to cmfce@smartmarriages.com. Put "Poster Submission" in the subject line.
Send optional supplemental materials (DVDs, books, etc) to:
CMFCE
5310 Belt Rd NW
Washington, DC 20015-1961
Conference Details
Smart Marriages