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Call for Speakers

Introduction

Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) is committed to offering education, networking opportunities and management resources to assist members to effectively manage the business of radiology.

RBMA seeks individuals interested in presenting a topic applicable to the business of radiology. RBMA requests your assistance in offering high-quality educational programming. We are currently accepting proposals for the following conferences:

2013 Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs - Spring 2013 - Location TBA - deadline is May 31, 2012

2013 Radiology Summit Program - May 19-23, 2013 - Colorado Springs, CO - deadline is July 13, 2012

RBMA eSeminar - 90 minute live program, presented either as a webinar or webcast, scheduled periodically throughout the year.

Roundtable Topic – Suggest a roundtable topic for any of the RBMA live programs

Presentations

RBMA sessions are noncommercial forums. Speakers must refrain from the use of brand names and specific product endorsement.

RBMA Guidelines require that presentation(s) be free of commercial bias and cannot by nature of the content or format of the educational materials advance the proprietary interests of any commercial interest. Session handouts and audiovisual materials used during presentations shall not include any company or organization logo. Speakers' own company name may be on the title slide.

Speaker agrees that content presented by the Speaker shall not infringe or violate any copyright, trademark patent or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.

Instructions

Please complete a separate Call for Speakers submission for each session you are proposing. A maximum of five (5) submissions will be considered for each speaker. Speakers should be available to present at any time during the conference for which they submit a proposal. Incomplete, late, or incorrectly submitted proposals will not be considered.

Session Type

Keynote - Opening Address
General Session - All attendees
Concurrent/Breakout Session (may be repeated)
Workshop - May be 3-4 hour in length, on same day or thoughout conference
Pre/Post-Conference
RBMA eSeminar
Roundtable

Select Conference(s) for which you wish to be considered:

2013 Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs
2013 Radiology Summit
RBMA eSeminar

Session Length

General and concurrent sessions may be presented in increments of 60, 90, or 120 minutes. Please indicate the optimal time needed for presenting your material. Remember to allow 10-15 minutes for audience Q & A.

Speaker Information

Name
E-mail
Phone
Company
Title
Address
City
State
Zip

Will your presentation include a co-presenter?

If "Yes", enter the Co-presenter's information here:

Presentation Information:

Session Title

Please enter a descriptive title for your session:

Have you presented on this topic before?

If 'Yes,' list the name and date of the event(s):

Are you scheduled to present this topic during the next 12 months?

If “Yes,” list the name and date of the event(s)

Did an RBMA member refer you to speak on this topic?
If 'Yes,' enter the referring member’s name.

Session Description

Submit an 80-90 word description of your presentation with sufficient detail to evaluate the content and assess the level of interest for attendees. Session levels are evaluated with respect to attendees as follows:

Basic: 1 to 2 years experience.
Intermediate: 3 to 7 years experience.
Advanced: 8 plus years experience.
Executive: Executive level material.
This presentation can be modified for any audience.

Description:

Learning Objectives of Session

List the three items that participants will be able to do at the end of the session. These Learning Objectives should take the form of "You will learn to..." followed by at least three bulleted items that attendees will learn.

Delivery Method

Please select the closest representation of the format and style of your presentation:

100% Lecture; one-way delivery of information with Q & A
50-50% Lecture-interaction
100% Interactive with audience participation

Speaker Compensation Categories

Please let us know which (choose one) of the following categories you are requesting for compensation.

In-Kind Sponsor: Any RBMA member, employee of an RBMA member or exhibitor, OR individuals who are consultants, regardless of RBMA membership status, who are speaking on a topic related directly to their business are recognized through in-kind sponsorship. The speaker receives complimentary meeting registration and the company is acknowledged as an in-kind sponsor.
Honorarium: Members, non-members, exhibitors and their employees, and consultants. Compensation is comprised of: $500 per session topic 60 or 90 minute session (session may be repeated once at no additional compensation). The speaker also receives a complimentary meeting registration.
Travel Expenses: Members, non-members, exhibitors and their employees, and consultants. Compensation is comprised of: complimentary registration fee, lowest round trip coach airfare from speaker’s home airport, $100 towards expenses and one night’s hotel accommodations for each day of speaking. RBMA may consider an additional night of lodging based on geographic distance from program.
Professional/National Keynote Speaker:
- Professional Fees($)
- Are above professional fees negotiable?
  1. No
  2. Yes
- Travel and Expense Requirements:
- Audiovisual Requirements:
- Website of speaker:
- Are demo tapes available on website?
  1. No
  2. Yes
- Coordinator Name and Contact Information:

Would you be willing to submit a brief article on your topic for publication in the RBMA Bulletin?

Audio Sample

RBMA encourages potential speakers to include an audio sample of a previous presentation if one is available. Any previous presentation is fine, it does not need to be a recording of the same presentation topic you are submitting for consideration at an RBMA program. Please submit an audio sample that is at least 5 minutes in duration.

E-mail an MP3 file to Kimberly.Mydland@rbma.org.

The Process

Submissions are reviewed based on the following criteria:

Originality, first time presentation or topic
Clarity, quality, and organization of ideas
Speaker’s experience and knowledge of the subject matter
Timeliness and relevance of topic to radiology industry and professionals
Usefulness, practicality, and vision of concept

Audio and Video Recording

By submitting a Call for Speakers proposal, speakers agree to allow RBMA to audio and/or video record the presentation. Recordings, if made, will be available for sale after the event. Speakers will have online access to the MP3 recording of their session shortly after the event.

Handouts

RBMA meeting attendees place great value and importance on receiving handouts that match, as closely as possible, the presentation on the day of session. You will be required to provide copies of your handouts via e-mail no later than 30 days prior to the meeting. RBMA does not provide remuneration in any way for the expenses incurred by a speaker related to session handouts.

Speaker Profile

Please submit a speaker profile appropriate for publication that is no more than 50 words in length. RBMA reserves the right to edit profiles in order to comply with space restrictions in hard copy promotional materials. (Please e-mail your speaker profile as a separate attachment to Kimberly.Mydland@rbma.org.)

Originality and Copyrights

I certify that my submitted presentation is an original work and has no prior ownership or copyright restrictions. I give RBMA authority to reproduce and publish my handout in their conference program, website, and proceedings of the meeting. If any other individual or organization asks for or receives copyright privileges for this work, I will promptly notify RBMA.

By submitting a Call for Speakers proposal, Speaker acknowledges that he/she has both read and understands the information above and agrees to comply with RBMA’s policies and procedures. Failure to do so shall be considered a breach of the Speaker Agreement and can result in revocation of future speaking privileges.

Acceptance

Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. You will be contacted by RBMA upon selection of your topic for a program.

Questions

Please contact Kimberly Mydland, RBMA Education Director at Kimberly.Mydland@rbma.org.