These will generally be individual presentations on a panel composed of 3-4 presenters grouped by the Program Sub-Committee according to theme, a unifying focus, similar approaches, or other interesting linkages. In Oral Presentation sessions, each presenter will have approximately 10-12 minutes to present followed by a period of discussion with the audience. A moderator will be assigned to facilitate each session and each session will be either 1 hour and 15 minutes or 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Posters will be presented within an exhibition space at various designated days and times during the Summit.
Submitters may indicate their preference for an Oral Presentation or a Poster Presentation (digital or non-digital). Depending on the volume of submissions and conference space, the Program Subcommittee may not be able to honor all preferences; some proposals not accepted for Oral Presentation may be considered for Poster Presentation, with the agreement of the submitter.
Proposals for Oral Presentations and Poster Presentations may be research-oriented or practice-oriented. Although some proposals may have both research and programmatic elements, submitters should indicate in the online submission form whether they consider the submission to be primarily research-oriented or practice-oriented.
Practice-oriented proposals will be reviewed against these additional criteria:
- Does the proposal define clear recommendations based on the program experience?
- Does the proposal explain how evidence was used to inform program strategy?
- Do program activities match the strategy?
- Is there potential for replication?
- To what extent are the practice activities evidence-based?
Research-oriented proposals will be reviewed against these additional criteria:
- Is the research question stated clearly?
- Does the research address a gap in the literature or previous evidence?
- Is the research design appropriate for answering the research question?
- Is the analysis approach rigorous and does it address the research question?
- Are the conclusions consistent with the evidence presented?
Please be prepared to submit the following information during the submission process:
Language
Conference theme addressed
Research- or practice-oriented
Name of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
Organizational affiliation(s) of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
Country where your organization’s HQ office is located
Funding source(s) of the project or activity
Additional presenters, speakers, or workshop facilitators besides yourself who will present part of this abstract
Country(ies) where practice/research activity was conducted
Title
Summary (up to 250 words)
Background/objectives (up to 100 words)
Description of intervention (practice-oriented proposals) or description of methods/design (research-oriented proposals) (up to 200 words)
Results/lessons learned (up to 150 words)
Discussion/implications for the field (up to 200 words)
Indicate preference for oral or poster presentation
Preformed panels consist of 3-4 related presentations submitted together by a single submitter on behalf of the group. These panels should be designed by the group to reflect a common issue, topic, challenge or question of interest. The related proposals may or may not all relate to a single program or research initiative, but the submitter must make a strong case for why the proposals should be considered together as a preformed session. Because there will be a limited number of Preformed Panel slots in the program, proposals for this format should provide exceptional value in terms of how the separate presentations complement each other and produce insights that are not possible individually. Preformed Panel sessions will be either 1 hour and 15 minutes or 1 hour and 30 minutes, depending on the number of presenters.
Submitters are encouraged to be creative in how this preformed session is structured to ensure maximium opportunity for audience engagement and learning. For example, the panel may consist of presentations followed by a panel discussion, a debate format, a “speed dating” format with multiple simultaneous presentations and attendees moving between them, or other creative ways to engage the audience in idea exchange and learning. Please note that due to space limitations, only a limited number of Preformed Panels can be scheduled for the program, so selection for these slots will be highly competitive. A proposal for a preformed session that is primarily focused on skills building should be submitted under the Skills-Building Workshop format (see below).
Presentations within a Preformed Panel may be research-oriented or practice-oriented or a combination thereof.
Preformed Panel Proposals have two parts: Panel Overview and Individual Presentations. Please note that the submitter should collect descriptions of the individual presentations from the respective panelists, compile them, and submit them together with the Panel Overview.
Please be prepared to submit the following information as part of the panel overview:
Conference theme addressed (panel)
Please indicate if your proposal/abstract is more research-oriented or more practice-oriented. (For multimedia, please select practice-oriented)
Panel Title
Panel Summary (Up to 250 Words)
Panel objectives: Main issue/theme addressed across multiple presenters (Up to 250 Words)
Panel structure and approach: How will synthesis, exchange, learning and engagement be achieved through the structure of the session? (Up to 250 Words)
Panel implications/importance: How will the panel, overall, advance the field? (Up to 250 Words)
For each of the panel abstracts, please be prepared to include the following information:
Country(ies) where practice/research activity was conducted
Country where your organization’s HQ office is located
Please indicate if your proposal/abstract is more research-oriented or more practice-oriented. (For multimedia, please select practice-oriented)
Proposal/Abstract Title
Summary (if your presentation, panel, workshop, etc. is accepted, this is what will be published in the 2022 International SBCC Summit Digital Abstract Book – exactly as typed here) (Up to 250 Words)
Country(ies) where practice/research activity was conducted; multimedia product was used; or Blue Sky topic is focused (Up to 100)
Background/Objectives (Up to 100 Words)
Panel /proposals abstracts approach and methods (Up to 250 Words)
Results/Lessons Learned (Up to 150 Words)
Conclusion/contributions to panel theme (Up to 200 Words)
Skills-Building Workshops will provide participants with the opportunity to develop new and strengthen existing skills in particular SBCC areas including, but not limited to, research, communication channels, advocacy, program planning, program design, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, theories and approaches. Each workshop has a two-hour time limit.
Submitters are encouraged to think creatively about workshop formats that are structured to ensure maximium opportunity for audience engagement, interactivity and learning. Rather than using a didactic teaching approach, submitters should consider innovative learning approaches such as experiential learning, group work, and others.
Please be prepared to submit the following information during the submission process:
Language
Conference theme addressed
Research- or practice-oriented
Name of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
Organizational affiliation(s) of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
Funding source(s) of the project or activity
Country where your organization’s HQ office is located
Additional presenters, speakers, or workshop facilitators besides yourself who will present part of this abstract
Title
Summary (up to 250 words)
Learning objectives for participants (up to 200 words)
Description of skills building activity approach and method (up to 350 words)
Discussion/implications for the field (up to 200 words)
Multimedia Showcases will provide a forum that features listening, viewing and/or interacting with multimedia products or materials used in SBCC programs, including entertainment-education. Media might include film, television, social media videos, mobile platforms, music, radio, animation, comics, transmedia, virtual reality, interactive websites or other formats. Live performance or theater will also be considered. Submissions for the Multimedia Showcases should exemplify the diversity, the power and the impact of SBCC. Abstracts that are about a multimedia initiative but do not focus on a multimedia product itself (its design, content or use in a program) should instead be submitted under the Oral Presentation format.
Each multimedia proposal will be assigned by the Program Sub-Committee to a specific 90-minute multimedia-focused panel session, based on topic/content areas (to be determined). During these sessions, each presenter will be given approximately 15 minutes to introduce, screen and briefly contextualize the product in a short presentation. Within that 15-minute timeframe, the presenter will be able to showcase up to seven minutes of their multimedia product during the panel discussion. If there are any multimedia products that are more than seven minutes in length, we highly recommend that the presenter prepare/edit a shorter version of the same, that can be used for screening during the panel discussion.
In addition to the Multimedia Showcase panel sessions, a limited number of audio/visual multimedia products that are longer than 7 minutes, may be given an Extended Screening in an assigned multimedia room. Extended Screening time may not exceed 120 minutes. This would include one to two minutes for the presenter to introduce the film before screening and up to 15 minutes for post-screening discussion. Submitters will have the option of indicating whether their abstract should be considered for a Multimedia Showcase session, an Extended Screening, or both during the online submission process.
The proposal must include a digital link to the featured media product. All submissions should be dubbed or subtitled if the audio is in a language other than English.
Please be prepared to submit the following information during the submission process:
Language
Conference theme addressed
Research- or practice-oriented
Name of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
Organizational affiliation(s) of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
County where your organization’s HQ office is located
Funding source(s) of the project or activity
Additional presenters, speakers, or workshop facilitators besides yourself who will present part of this abstract
Title
Summary (up to 250 words)
Country(ies) here practice/research activity was conducted; multimedia product was used; or Blue Sky topic is focused
Background/objectives (up to 100 words)
Description of multimedia and its content (up to 150 words)
Results/lessons learned (up to 150 words)
Discussion/implications for the field (up to 200 words)
Link to an online version of the product
Duration of submission (if applicable)
Indicate whether the submission is a multimedia session, extended screening, or both
Structured like a TED Talk, Comm Talks will provide a platform for one speaker to showcase well-formed ideas or share personal experiences or insights in 10 minutes or less. The topic should be something new or surprising, a challenge to the status quo or a compelling new argument to a well-established and accepted idea. Comm Talks should be presented as a narrative, rather than in a formal or academic lecture format.
Individuals selected to give a Comm Talk will be required to complete at least one rehearsal session (via Skype or in person) with a representative from the selection committee prior to the event. Selected Comm Talks will be recorded and posted on the event website and other platforms, so others may participate in the session virtually.
Please be prepared to submit the following information during the submission process:
Language
Conference theme addressed
Research- or practice-oriented
Name of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
Organizational affiliation(s) of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
Funding source(s) of the project or activity
Country where your organization’s HQ office is located
Are there additional presenters, speakers, or workshop facilitators besides yourself who will present part of this abstract
Country(ies) where Comm Talk is focused
Title
Summary (up to 250 words)
Background/objectives of the talk (up to 100 words)
Description of the big idea/experience/innovation (up to 250 words)
Outline/structure of the talk (up to 200 words)
Discussion/implications for the field (up to 200 words)
Request for additional support or mentoring (if desired)
Blue Sky Sessions aim to provide an open forum for “outside the box” group discussion about a topic or issue that is emerging, has potentially important implications for research and/or practice in the field of SBCC, but for which evidence may not yet be available.
Similar to a Preformed Panel, these Blue Sky sessions would bring together 4-5 people who have been thinking about/struggling with/trying to develop approaches to the topic or issue. Unlike a Preformed Panel, each speaker will provide only a brief, provocative 2-3 minute statement about their thinking and unanswered questions related to the topic or issue, then engage each other (and the audience) in discussion/debate about those questions. No slide presentations or materials will be shared, only ideas and questions expressed orally.
A single submitter will submit the information for all presenters/contributions in the proposed Blue Sky session. The sessions will generally be 2 hours.
Topics should address conceptual, political, practical or research issues that push the boundaries of what is currently known A Blue Sky session should aim to provoke a breakthrough in thinking that could lead to new directions for program practice, policy, theorizing or research, including new ways of thinking about conceptual, methodological or practical puzzles that have so far eluded resolution; or novel concepts or perspectives that put an issue into a new light or simply draw attention to something curious that has potential to be game changing for some aspect of SBCC.
Submitters interested in proposing a Blue Sky session should think outside of their own circle of acquaintances, identify 4-5 people in the SBCC community who are likely to have interesting things to say about the topic, explore with each member of the group how s/he might approach the topic, and confirm their willingness to participate before writing and submitting the abstract proposal. Submitters should consider the value of inviting a group of people with shared interests who are not already collaborators.
Please be prepared to submit the following information during the submission process:
Language
Conference theme addressed
Research- or Practice-oriented
Name of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
Organization affiliation (s) of lead presenter, speaker, or workshop facilitator
Funding source(s) of the project or activity
Country where your organization’s HQ office is located
Are there additional presenters, speakers, or workshop facilitators besides yourself who will present part of this abstract
Title
Summary (up to 250 words)
Country(ies) where practice/research activity was conducted; multimedia product was used; or Blue Sky topic is focused
Description of the emerging/novel topic or issue (up to 200 words)
Description of how speakers represent different perspectives on the topic/issue that will challenge each other and the audience (up to 200 words)
Discussion/implication for the field (up to 200 words)
