Community Engagement

• Abstracts and posters should:
  • describe projects, research and/or lessons learned from the field of community-engaged research (CEnR)
  • fall within at least one of the following areas:
    • community-academic partnerships for health
    • community-centered information systems design
    • metrics and outcomes in CEnR
    • examples from the field in approaching translational research projects; and
  • have been developed in direct collaboration with communities (e.g. through a community-academic partnership) or demonstrate a deep practical understanding of the needs and priorities of the communities

• We welcome abstracts of original work that have not previously been peer reviewed. We also welcome those that have previously been peer reviewed and presented elsewhere, as long as the conference or meeting was not local or with a primarily MCW audience.

• If unsure about whether your abstract meets these criteria, we encourage you to complete and submit the form and we will connect with you to clarify any issues.

Guidelines for Submission

• In contrast to typical academic conferences, abstracts and posters should use language that is understandable by the general public. Therefore please avoid using overly scientific or technical jargon.

• Abstracts must be 300 words or less, not including abstract title or list of authors.

• Abstracts must be submitted using the link below by Friday, October 2, 2020.

Abstract Submission Form

• The format of our virtual poster session will include a general introduction followed by individual breakout sessions with up to 8 posters each.
• The breakout sessions will be held concurrently; registrants will receive abstracts & posters in advance so that they can plan which breakout session to attend.
• Each poster will be assigned a 5 minute time-slot for the presentation plus each will have an additional 3 minutes reserved for Q&A.
• One poster may be presented by more than one person, but we strongly recommend practice runs to ensure time limits are met.
  
  Applicants will be notified by October 12 if abstracts have been accepted.