CALL FOR PRESENTERS 2018 AT NOW!
Annual Statewide Assistive Technology Conference
Sponsored by the Oregon Technology Access Program | OTAP
Thursday and Friday, February 8 and 9, 2018 SALEM CONVENTION CENTER, SALEM, OR
CALL FOR PRESENTERS!
GENERAL OVERVIEW
The Annual AT Now! Conference brings together a community of learners, passionate about sharing strategies using Assistive Technology. It is in the sharing of our work and innovations that we develop best practices and change systems! In addition to national keynote speakers, many Oregon experts and innovators share their knowledge at AT Now! Perhaps you have never considered yourself a presenter. We encourage you to step outside of your comfort zone and let your peers know about your meaningful work. Even the most seasoned presenters started with a single step.
We anticipate attendance at this conference to be around 200 participants. We generally draw Assistive Technology Specialists, Occupational Therapists, General Ed and Special Ed Teachers, Parents, Speech Therapists, Teachers and Specialists in Early Intervention, Higher Education and others that use or are interested in increasing their knowledge of assistive technology in educational settings.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Some information to consider when applying to present.
- Sessions are either 1 hour and 1 and a half hours.
- Sessions are expected to be a dynamic, interactive learning experience for our attendees (as opposed to being talked to extensively from the front of the room).
- Breakout sessions will be Thursday afternoon, Friday morning and Friday afternoon. Sessions will be one of the following formats:
- Bring your own Technology – Demonstration – Participants bring their own iPads, Tablets or laptops.
- Interactive – Lecture-based presentation that promotes audience participation.
- We utilize a paper-free, online handout policy. Presenters are required to send their handouts digitally to our agency approximately 2 weeks before the conference. Participants will then download or view from their devices.
- One presenter for each breakout session will receive a free registration to the AT Now Conference.
- The deadline to apply is October 20, 2017.
- The Conference staff will make final decisions by November 1, 2017.
- If your presentation is selected, we will ask you to send us a JPEG photo of yourself for promotional purposes.
APPLICATION
The application link will cover the following questions. Please review before completing the Survey Monkey application.
- Your Name
- Presentation Title
- Type of Presentation (Demo with participants bringing their own technology, Interactive Lecture)
- Target Audience (beginning, intermediate, advanced, general)
- Primary Life Cycle Addressed (Birth-PreK, Elementary (K-6), Secondary (7-12), Postsecondary
- 50-75 word abstract
- 3 learner objectives (Participants will...)
- 50-75 word bio of yourself
- Presentation history
- AV and room set-up needs.
Please click on the following link to complete an application by October 20, 2017 to present at AT Now! Application Form
SPONSORED BY Oregon Department of Education and
Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP) 1871 NE Stephens, Roseburg, OR 97470
541.440.4791 | www.otap-oregon.org
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OTAP is a program of the Douglas ESD.