Strengthening Our Culture of Collaborations for Reducing Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute — Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
July 17–19, 2006
CALL FOR POSTERS and GRANTEE RESOURCES EXHIBIT
All Principal Investigators (PIs) are asked to provide the following for participation at the Summit: Poster Presentation and (2) Project-developed Resource Material.
Poster Presentation
Abstracts (not to exceed 250 words) should include:
Program title
Key program objectives
Geographic area(s) covered and specific populations reached
Key program partners
Up to three key findings from research conducted and/or three key interventions conducted within the past 18 months
Future intervention/research/activities
Evaluation plans or results from previous evaluations
Lessons learned to date
Posters should include:
Project title
Name and address of grantee institution
Photo of the PI (optional)
Information requested in the abstract (described above)
100 copies of a summary of your poster on 8.5" X 11" sheets of paper, for placement in folders attached to the poster boards
One 4' X 8' poster display board will be available for each project.
Abstract Deadline: Monday, May 22
Send your abstract to Kimberly Henderson, CRCHD, NCI, 6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 602, Rockville, MD 20852, by Monday, May 22.
Shipping Instructions and Address:
Participants may bring posters with them to the Summit, or send them to the hotel in advance of arrival to the following address:
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Include the following information on your package label:
Your NAME and POSTER BOARD NUMBER
Conference name: CHD Summit 2006
Event Manager: Megan Bissett
Meeting dates: July 17–19, 2006
Final delivery destination: Grand Ballroom A–E by 7:30 a.m., July 17
The Event Services Department will ensure that your boxes and materials are brought to the Grand Ballroom by 7:30 a.m. on July 17.
If you have any other instructions for delivery of your boxes (e.g., if you need to locate your materials upon check-in on Sunday, July 16) please notify Megan Bissett (direct phone: 301-822-9721, e-mail: ), and she will ensure that your instructions are followed.
Please do not ship your materials to arrive more than 72 hours in advance of the meeting, as you will incur a storage charge for materials that must be stored longer than 72 hours.
Set-up: 8:00 – 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 17
Teardown: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 19
Project-Developed Education Resources and Program Planning Exhibit
This exhibit will display educational materials that each project has developed to meet the needs of the community. Please complete and submit a Grantee Resource Checklist for your resource. Checklist information will be cataloged and made available at the Summit as part of a Grantee Resources and Contact List.
Deadline for Grantee Resource Checklist: Monday, May 22
Send your completed Grantee Resource Checklist to Kimberly Henderson, CRCHD, NCI, 6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 602, Rockville, MD 20852, , by Monday, May 22.
Deadline for Grantee Resource Sample: Friday, June 16
Please submit samples of your community or provider resource to Kimberly Henderson, CRCHD, NCI, 6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 602, Rockville, MD 20852, no later than June 16.
Types of cancer awareness/education program resources include, but are not limited to:
Training curricula and kits
Print materials
Internet tools
Videos and Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
In-language community or provider videos, or mass media PSAs
Types of program planning tools include, but are not limited to:
Needs assessment instruments and results
Formative research questionnaire and findings
Other research or survey instruments
Please note: electronic resources such as videos or Web-based tools can only be displayed. We are unable to play a video or computer tool.
For further information regarding posters and/or resource samples, contact Mary Ann Van Duyn at 301-451-4284, or Rosemary Wong at 301-496-9360, .
