2024 SYMPOSIUMS: 

Open call for Topical Seminars to be presented at the 6^th World Congress on Abodomino-Pevic Pain, and 27^th Annual Scientific Meeting in 2024. 

The symposiums will be 120-minute sessions featuring in-depth learning and clinical discussions with 2-3 speakers. Symposia are intended to provide attendees with more in-depth learning about topics related to chronic pelvic pain. They are also intended to provide opportunity for interacting with experts in a specific field.

The Scientific Program Committee seeks diverse proposals that address a variety of topics and diverse perspectives. Diversity may include different approaches presented, global composition of the faculty, inclusion of basic science, translational, clinical perspectives, and interactive experiences. 

SUBMISSION CRITERIA

• Each symposium must have no more than 3 faculty.
• The organizer and all faculty must register to attend the meeting (registration, lodging and travel costs will not be covered by the IPPS or any of the other participating societies).   
• A faculty member may not be involved in more than one symposium.
• The symposium proposal must be submitted via the website submission portal only. Faxed, emailed, or mailed proposals will not be accepted.
• Symposiums may be submitted in Spanish or English.
• The Scientific Program Committee reserves the right to request changes of specific speakers and/or presentation and to make acceptance of the proposal contingent on those changes.
• All faculty must review the IPPS speaker instructions (https://youtu.be/IUJEXPx4SgU?si=oxLjIs-rAn_cWkjH) and comply with speaker guidelines (e.g. using only generic names when pharmaceuticals are presented) after acceptance and prior to presentation.
• Symposiums must conform the IPPS symposium format provided in the submission portal which describes duration of seminar, breaks, and question and answer sessions.
• Items required for these proposals include:
  • Topic and symposium title
  • Intended audience.
  • 3 Educational objectives (using Bloom’s taxonomy verbs)
  • In-depth description of each session
  • A justification for why it is the right time to present this topic, what clinical or research challenges does the symposium address?
  • Explain the devices, equipment, or other special requirements needed for the symposium.
  • How do you plan to engage the audience, which may be as large as 150 attendees and may include diverse healthcare providers in multiple specialties (e.g. MDs, PTs, RNs, PhDs, DOs, etc.)?
• Speakers must provide:
  • Professional information (title, institution, name)
  • CVs for each faculty
  • Contact information (complete mailing address, telephone number, fax number, email address)
  • Proposed title of each speaker’s presentation
  • All materials (including printed materials) that need to be disseminated to attendees.
• Preference will be given to proposals that show clear methods for engaging the audience and encourage discussion using case-based examples.
• If selected, the organized must agree to comply with all timelines for submitting symposium materials including slides and printed materials for all faculty.
• When submitting a proposal, please select the most appropriate topic from the list provided below.

SUBMISSION PORTAL CATEGORIES

1. Name of primary organizer:
2. Contact Information:
3. Institution:
4. Title of Seminar:
5. Topic Area (see list provided):
6. Name, title and contact information of each additional faculty (limit 3):

1.

2.

3.

7. All presentations must stay within these time guidelines. Please list the names of all sessions and corresponding speakers or presenters:

8. Educational objectives for the entire activity:

1.

2.

3.

9. Overall in-depth description of the entire symposium (word limit 5000 characters), clearly describe methods for engaging the audience and encourage discussion using case-based examples:

10. Brief description of all components / sessions of the symposium:

11. Describe all materials (including printed materials) that need to be disseminated to attendees:

12. Please upload the following documents:

• CVs for all faculty
• 2 letters of support from an IPPS, IASP or Convergences member