Submissions for Symposia, Plenary and Short Courses for Sleep DownUnder 2024 are now open. The deadline for submissions is 8:00pm AEST on Tuesday 2 April 2024.
General Information:
SHORT COURSE SUBMISSIONS
There are two short course spots available, and the Education and Conference Committees have suggested broad topic areas for these courses based on feedback from recent member surveys:
Short courses addressing these topics are sought as topics of interest to the membership. You are welcome to submit a proposal for a different short course topic if you choose, and it may still be selected depending on the other submissions received.
PLENARY AND SYMPOSIA SUBMISSIONS
Plenary session proposals should focus on topics that appeal broadly across ASA member groups. Symposium sessions may have a more specialised focus. Proposers should consider whether either of the international speakers could make a contribution to their topics and include this in their session proposal, however availability will need to be checked by the committee prior to their invitation.
Following the success of last year’s dedicated clinical stream, we will be including this on the program in 2024, designed to feature advanced clinical symposium sessions suitable for senior clinicians from multiple disciplines and advanced trainees. Proposers are invited to suggest their symposium for inclusion in the clinical stream if they consider the topic relevant to that audience.
Two international speakers, Maria Bonsignore and Evelyn Constantin have accepted our invitation to present keynote addresses at Sleep DownUnder 2024, and proposers are welcome to include one of them on session proposals.
INVITING NON-MEMBER SPEAKERS
You may like to consider inviting speakers from Australia or New Zealand who are not members of ASA or ANZSSA to present during your Plenary or Symposium Session. There may be a small pool of funding available to cover up to $1000 in accommodation and travel expenses each for these speakers and you can request this funding on your proposal form. Approved speakers will also received complimentary registration for the day of their presentation. The Conference Committee will consider all the applications and let session proposers know whether their funding request is approved.
Please note – travel and accommodation funding is not available for ASA/ANZSSA members.