NNN Conference 2022:

Workshop Submission Form

 
How to use the Submission Portal:
 
  1. Login or create a new user profile to begin
  2. Once you have created a profile and you are logged in, head to the ‘Submissions’ page and click ‘add new’. From the submissions tab you can access any of your saved submissions
  3. Complete the Submission Form
  4. Select save & continue later - You will be able to continue editing your document until the extended date of Monday, June 13th, 2022, 23:59 EST by pressing “save & continue later” as you go
  5. Select save & submit only when it is final
 
 

A PDF version of the workshop proposal submission questions can be downloaded from here. Please make sure to read through the notes below before submitting your proposal. A selection committee will review the workshop proposals that are received no later than Monday 13th June, 2022, 23:59 EST. Submissions that most closely align with the NNN Conference theme - NTDs in health systems - innovate, integrate, & empower - as well as the strategic objectives of the NNN will have the strongest chance of selection. The 2022 Conference will be an in-person conference with virtual components. Considerations will be made to offer simultaneous virtual participation in workshops, contingent on conference capacity. 

About the conference theme: The 2022 NNN conference theme aligns with the Pillar 2 of the 2021-2030 road map for NTDs and invites us to find innovative solutions to collaborate and mutualise resources across NTD and other sectors; integrate NTD priorities within health systems; and ultimately empower national programmes for sustained ownership of planning, implementation, and person-centered approaches to service delivery.

 

Proposal Selection Criteria:

  1. Relevance to multiple NTDs: the workshop should provide learning relevant to multiple NTDs; disease specific workshops and presentations should be framed explicitly to enable lessons to be applied to other diseases.
  2. Clear objectives: the proposal should have clear learning objectives and demonstrate how the structure of the workshop will achieve those objectives.
  3. Quality of proposal: the proposal should include a clear background on the issue/s to be discussed, rationale for conducting a workshop (including how the workshop will build on previous discussions), and explanation on how the workshop conclusions will be followed up by the organisers.
  4. Interaction and participation: the workshop should be structured to encourage a broad range of audience participation. Workshops containing only presentations or panels with no audience interaction are less likely to be selected. Given the format of the conference will be hybrid, innovative approaches to elicit participation in this context are required. The workshop proposal needs to clearly indicate what methods and/or tools will be used to engage audiences both in person and online, including what consideration will be made to ensure active participation throughout.
  5. Diversity of speakers/facilitators/panellists: the workshop should involve a range of participants across multiple organisations, including speakers from NTD programme countries; across genders; or persons affected by NTDs. Proposals that do not include a wide range of representation across these criteria will not be considered.
  6. In-person workshop leader: the workshop must be facilitated by at least one person who will be in attendance in-person in Kathmandu, Nepal. In addition, it is strongly recommended for the Workshop Lead to attend in-person.

 

Workshop Planning Recommendations:
  • Please indicate which speakers and facilitators will be in-person in Kathmandu. The workshop facilitator and at least one speaker must attend in-person in Kathmandu so that the workshop can sufficiently engage with in-person attendees.

  • Consider the length of time in your agenda for meaningful discussion when planning breakout activities and establish how you will engage both in person and virtual attendees.

  • Whilst there is no limit to the number of workshops you can propose, during the submission process we will ask you to prioritise your submissions in order to maximise the number of individuals and organisations able to host a workshop. Please note that all participants in your workshop, including any speakers, moderators, and rapporteurs must register for the event in order to have access to the NNN Conference rooms, and therefore participate in the workshop. This applies to both virtual in-person participants.

  • Please note that all participants of your workshop, including any speakers, moderators and rapporteurs must register for the event. In the submission, please specify after every name if attending online or in-person.

  • Please note that the proposal submission for the workshop must be in English, but the workshop itself can be conducted in English, French, or Spanish. While the NNN are unable to cover the interpretation services for workshops, MYT, the professional conference organiser (PCO) can recommend Interpretation Suppliers for you to obtain quotations.

 

Workshop Submission and Selection Process: (deadlines have been updated)
  • Workshop submissions must be sent no later than MONDAY, JUNE 13th, 23:59 EST through the NNN Portal.

  • Successful workshop proposals will be notified by email by THURSDAY, June 30th

  • As workshop sessions are limited this year, we ask for you to please confirm and accept via email by MONDAY July 4th

  • Workshop presenters should attend the Workshop Lead Orientation session on WEDNESDAY, July 6th (please add this date to your calendar).

  • Once successful applicants have been notified, they will be sent a Google document to complete for both their Workshop Logistics and Workshop Agenda. Please complete by WEDNESDAY, July 13th so that the information can be uploaded into the system.

  • A secondary deadline of FRIDAY, AUGUST 26th for selected submissions will give you two weeks to check the online platform, finalise your speakers, and make any final amendments before the information is taken for the posters that will be produced for your workshop. Please also share all presentations and video content by this date so we can check ahead of the rehearsals the week of AUGUST 29th.