The Epidemiology Section invites the submission of proposals for invited or special sessions (i.e., sessions with invited speakers).

Proposals for invited or special sessions must be submitted by mail or e-mail (no faxes, please) to the program planner. The proposal should be a brief (not more than two pages) overview including the title, purpose, relevance and importance of the proposed session, and the proposed invited speakers and their topics. Include a full mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

All topics will be considered for invited sessions, however those related to the meeting theme of Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies will receive priority review.

The proposal should include a detailed schedule with:
o proposed organizer, presider(s), discussant (if any) and invited speakers.
o specific topics with the presenters' full names underlined plus the full names of all authors and speakers affiliations (This should correspond to the abstract submitted online).
o a time schedule within the session (up to 90 minutes total in length, with no individual presentation longer than 30 minutes).

Deadline: invited or special session proposals should be submitted to the Epidemiology Section Program Planner no later than Feb. 27, 2011. Invited or special session abstracts must be submitted starting March 25 through the deadline on April 22, 2011. A complete abstract for EACH proposed presentation must be submitted at the website, with an indication of the invited or special session to which it belongs. An abstract submitted as part of an invited or special session should not be submitted as an individual contributed abstract.

If you have any questions regarding invited sessions, please contact the Epidemiology Section Program Planning Co-Chairperson, Dr. Aaron Mendelsohn, at (301) 448-7969 or epid_aaron@yahoo.com.