24 th FEAPDA-Congress: Inclusion and what it means for deaf education Friday 21 st & Saturday 22 nd October 2016 Centre de Logopédie, 4, Place Thomas Edison, L-1483 Strassen, Luxembourg Call for contributions We invite teachers, professionals, lecturers, researchers, service providers and service users, policy makers and students to present their work at the Congress. Your contribution can be submitted as one of three types: 1) Paper Presentation; 2) Workshop/Interactive Presentation; 3) Poster. Each of these is explained in more detail below. The contributions should cover one or more of the following aspects of the theme: educational, linguistic and audiological aspects of inclusive education covering teaching, language and communication approaches including sign language, implants and hearing aids and acoustics, socio-emotional development of deaf children and young people and their hearing peers in different school settings, organisational structures (mainstream, special schools, units, resource bases and inclusive education centres), implications of inclusion for initial training and continuing professional development of Teachers of the Deaf (teacher training, lifelong learning). The programme committee will select the abstracts according to the following criteria: Relevance to the topic of the conference Novelty and innovation of content Clarity of the contribution Any and all persons listed on the abstract submission are expected to attend the conference as presenters. They must complete required paperwork and register for the conference and are responsible for all costs, including registration fees, associated with their participation in the event. Once their proposal is accepted, they must register before our programme development team can schedule the presentation. The abstract submitter is responsible for ensuring that all persons listed have agreed to be listed on the abstract.
Do not enter names of co-authors on your abstract. Presenters are welcome to thank contributors on their poster or slides, but the organisers will not list them in the conference programme. A maximum of four presenters may be listed per abstract. Once an abstract is accepted for presentation, changes to this list of presenters may not be made. Presenters cannot be added, and substitutions will not be accepted. There is no limit on the number of abstracts that may be submitted by one person or organisation. Abstracts that have been submitted or presented elsewhere are not automatically rejected; however, during the submission process we do ask when and where the material has been submitted or presented. Submission guidelines Word limit for presentation titles is 30 words (in English). Word limit for abstracts is 250 words (in English). Author s and presenter s information have to contain first and last names, email address, postal address and affiliation (e.g. university, institute, school, ). For presentations on empirical studies, data collection and all analyses must be completed prior to submission. Review your abstract and edit for spelling and grammar prior to submission. Abstracts cannot be modified once they have been submitted. You are also required to submit a programme description of 50 words or less. This will be used in the conference programme. It should accurately capture the subject of your presentation and tell the conference attendees why they should choose to attend your presentation or review your poster. The following may NOT be entered: charts, graphs, tables, bullet points, indentations. Files and/or videos may not be uploaded as attachments. Only abstracts in a Word format will be accepted. Inclusion in the final programme is contingent on registration and payment of the registration fee by the presenting author. Abstracts of the contributions (keynote, paper, workshop, poster) will be available on the website of the Congress.
Deadline for submission ALL submissions must be completed by 11:59 p.m., March 1st, 2016. Submission address Please send your proposals to feapdacongress@logopedie.lu. DO NOT submit the same abstract twice, once as a paper presentation and once as a poster for example. Doing so will not increase your odds of being accepted. When duplicate submissions are found, one of the two will be deleted. Instead, choose the format of presentation in which you would prefer to participate. Paper Presentation This type of session is best suited for reports on completed research or scholarly work. Authors present summaries or overviews of their work, describing the essential features (related to purpose, procedures, outcomes or product). The formal oral presentation of work should be limited to 30 minutes, with 30 minutes provided after the presentations for Q&A and group discussion. Authors are welcome to include visual supports (paper handouts, computer slides, or digital displays) to assist delivery of their oral presentation. Please note that we cannot provide photocopying facilities, but we will provide data projectors in each room. Workshop/Interactive Presentation This type of session is best suited for teaching or demonstrating particular procedures, skills, or techniques and for presenting examples of best practice. Appropriate considerations for this session format may include, for example: a workshop, demonstration, performance, exhibition, staged conversation, debate, or extended dialogue with the audience. These sessions are scheduled for about 60 minutes and should be structured so that some explanatory or introductory information is provided, with ample time for audience interaction, participation, and involvement. Poster Presentation This format is ideal for presenting preliminary results of work in progress, for best practice or for projects that lend themselves to visual displays and representations. Space for the poster or exhibit will be provided by the Congress organisers; however, all materials must be organised
by the presenter, including posters, displays, handouts or other appropriate materials. Please note that we cannot guarantee a dedicated power source for each presenter. Poster sessions will be held in the exhibition hall of the venue (where all the coffee and lunches will be served - the posters will be at the heart of the meeting, enabling high visibility and interaction). Posters should be placed on the boards before 8:15 am on the first day of the Congress, and removed by 17:30 pm on the second day of the Congress. Authors of posters are expected to be present next to the poster during the coffee breaks. The author is required to be present during the period allocated for the poster presentation. Each poster will be assigned a unique number, which will be posted on the poster panel. Poster size and orientation: Posters must be produced in portrait style. Poster size: 90 cm width x 120 cm height Poster content: Title of the poster Full names and affiliations of all authors Introduction Objectives, methods, examples of best practice, presentation of educational projects, school presentations, presentation of educational material Results Conclusions References: If you feel references are essential, include no more than two or three Poster Preparation Choose a readable, sufficiently large font for the text. We suggest using a font size of 22 24 pt for texts and 60 70 pt for headings. You are kindly asked to bring your poster fully assembled and printed. There will be no possibility to print out on any larger formats at the conference. Illustrations should be clearly visible from a distance and less detailed than those used for screen presentations. Using colour may clarify an image, but be sure that the background and font colours are compatible for easy reading. The poster must be fully prepared when you arrive at the congress. Handouts may be used. Do not mount your work on very heavy cardboard, as this may be too difficult to fix on the wallboard. Only adhesives can be used to mount your poster. Adhesives will be available in the poster exhibition area. Poster numbers will be displayed at the top of the relevant poster board. Staff will be available to assist. Posters that have not been removed at 18:00 pm will be disposed of by the organisers.
Programme committee: Centre de Logopédie, Luxembourg Frans Coninx, IfAP, Solingen (Germany) Sandra Czerwinski, Ruth-Schaumann-Schule, Lebach (Germany) Leo De Raeve, ONICI, Zonhoven (Belgium) Carlo Duprel, Fond National de la Recherche, Luxembourg (Luxembourg) Pascale Engel de Abreu, University of Luxembourg, Esch-Alzette (Luxembourg) Dominique Funck, Centre de Logopédie, Strassen (Luxembourg) Guido Lichtert, University of Leuven, Brussels (Belgium) Claudine Muller, Centre de Logopédie, Strassen (Luxembourg) Nadine Rischard, Centre de Logopédie, Strassen (Luxembourg) Maggy Scheidweiler, Centre de Logopédie, Strassen (Luxembourg) Paul Simpson, BATOD, Rochester (United Kingdom) Carine Speltz, Centre de Logopédie, Strassen (Luxembourg) Nadine Welfringer, Centre de Logopédie, Strassen (Luxembourg) Registration Fees Registration categories Early Bird Registration Registration Participant 150 190 Participant (Student / retired person) 100 140 SL-Interpreters One Day Registration 80 100 One day registration (Student / retired 50 70 person/ SL-Interpreters) Exhibitor see above see above Please note that there is no refund for cancellation! There will be a translation into German and into German Sign Language (DGS). Registration fees include Participants: Admission to the Congress and the Exhibition Area, Welcome Ceremony, Lunches and Coffee Breaks, Closing Ceremony, Congress Material, Certificate of Attendance Students / retired person / SL-Interpreters: Admission to the Congress and the Exhibition Area, Welcome Ceremony, Lunches and Coffee Breaks, Closing Ceremony, Congress Material, Certificate of Attendance Students registration form must be accompanied by a copy of a valid student card. SL-Interpreters have to indicate who are the participants they are accompanying.