Presenter Information

Scientific and educational programs are developed by the APHA Program Planning Committee with representatives from all 27 Sections, 6 Special Primary Interest Groups (SPIGs), 19 Caucuses, 5 Forums, Student Assembly, Film Festival and Technology Center.

APHA Presenter/Organizer/Moderator Policy:

• Presenters must be individual members of APHA to presenter
• Presenters, session organizers and moderators must register for the meeting (full or one-day). Registration Info.
• All presenters must be registered by the Advance Registration Deadline
• Speakers who fail to show up for their scheduled presentations without previously notifying the program planner of cancellation will not be permitted to present papers or posters at any APHA-sponsored meeting for two years following the "no-show."

Speaker's Corner
The Speaker's Corner is a home base for finding information and making updates to presentations. A direct link to YOUR PERSONAL Speaker's Corner can be found in your acceptance email. Log on to the Speaker's Corner to do the following: 

1. Upload Your PowerPoint Presentation (Steps for uploading PowerPoint presentations)
2. Change Author/Presenter Information
3. Add or Withdraw Authors and Presenters
4. View Session date, time and location
5. Print Presenter Letter (includes room location)
6. Complete Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement (required of all speakers)

If you have misplaced your abstract ID and password you can request the information to be emailed directly to you.

Presenter/Moderator Guidelines

• Oral Session Guidelines
• Poster Session Guidelines
• Roundtable Session Guidelines
• Moderator Guidelines

Important Information

1. Abstract Status will be sent June 3
2. Registration Fees
3. Frequently Asked Questions for presenters
4. Presenter Timeline
5. View Your Abstract Online (Available June 3)
6. Program Planner Contact Information (PDF)
7. Audio Visual Information
8. Speaker Ready Room 
9. Accessibility Information 
10. Copyright Issues
11. Publication Rights
12. E-ssentialLearning- Recorded voice and PowerPoint Presentations  

Registration Information
Presenters must be members of APHA and register for the meeting by the Advanced Registration Deadline of September 26. One-Day fees are open early for presenters only, by checking the appropriate box in your online registration.

2013 Registration Fees

Presenter Timeline

Copyright Issues
If you are using materials in your presentation (pictures, charts, graphs, video, etc.) that are not original work, remember to cite the original source. If you are drawing heavily on another source, it is incumbent on you to seek permission from the original source to use the material.

Publication Rights
Abstracts submitted and accepted for the APHA Annual Meeting may not be presented at any other meeting or published in any journal prior to Wednesday, November 6, 2013. If an author wants his or her paper published after the meeting it is the author's responsibility to submit his/her paper to a journal for publication. Professional journals have their own format requirements and specifications for manuscripts. Consult the journal of your choice before submitting your paper. In general, all professional journals will reject manuscripts that are written in the informal manner of speech. For your information, a copy of the guidelines for the American Journal of Public Health is available here.