Speaking Information

Submissions for the 2010 are no longer being accepted.

Please check back here in October when we

will begin accepting submissions for the 2011 event. Thank You.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submissions Open - Nov 16th
Deadline for Submissions - ~~Jan 29th~~ Feb 5th (extensions granted)
Submissions notified of status - Week of March 15th

HEALTHCARE FACILIITES SYMPOSIUM & EXPO SPEAKING GUIDELINES

All parties interested in speaking at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo must read through the information below and complete the online submission form in order to be reviewed by the committee. Unless a submission is received via the online form it will not be considered for inclusion in the program. By submitting a proposal you are agreeing to the conditions outlined below.

Please review the following guidelines and policies prior to preparing your submission:

WHO SHOULD SPEAK
Industry executives and experts, senior leaders in the healthcare planning, design, construction and/or operations space and companies providing case studies with innovative work are most likely to be selected as presenters.

All case studies are required to have a representative from a healthcare facility to co-present so the presentation is well rounded. Case Studies submitted without a client representative will automatically be disqualified.

Vendors who cannot secure a case study and client speaker will have limited opportunities to be selected.

Please be sure all speakers are committed to presenting before submitting your session.

WHAT SHOULD THE SESSION BE ABOUT
The proposal must contain factual, educational content and avoid any puffery or sales pitch presentations.

We also encourage you to discuss lessons learned – the good and bad! Remember we learn more from our mistakes than from our successes.

The following is a list of topics we are interested in for the 2010 Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo

-         Healthcare Facilities OTHER than Hospitals
                   - Senior Living Facilities
                   - Medical Clinics
                   - Outpatient Clinics
                   - Psychiatric Facilities

- Trends in Service Lines (i.e. Cardiology, Radiology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Surgery, etc) that impact Healthcare Delivery and Patient Care

- Patient/Family Centered Delivery

- Alternative Healing Options

- Lighting, colour, and sound in healthcare settings

- Green and Sustainable Design

- Nurses and Their Role in Healthcare Design & Healthcare Delivery

OTHER THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
The final presentation will correspond with the original session description.

All final presentations will be submitted to our review process and if they do not comply with all of our conditions your presentation will be removed from the program.

All speakers must provide HFSE with a copy of their presentation (proprietary information can be removed) to post online for attendees to download. We will not be producing printed or CD proceedings or handouts. Attendees will have the opportunity starting 3 weeks prior to the event to download the proceedings if they want to bring printed copies.

All speakers must pay for their own travel expenses. Each speaker will be given a complimentary conference registration but are responsible for all other expenses.

REVIEW PROCESS
JD Events, Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo and the Advisory Board will review all proposals. Due to overwhelming response and limited slots, unfortunately we’re not able to select and showcase all proposals.

Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo requires that each submission include a complete description of the presentation that is being proposed.

Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo Management reserves the right to work with speakers to adjust or change their session title, description or content to meet the needs of our audience and conference programming.

CONFERENCE:	September 14 - 16, 2010
EXHIBITS:	September 14 - 15, 2010
	Navy Pier, Chicago, IL