Canadian Science Policy Centre Call for Panel Proposals

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Call for Panel Proposals – Deadline Extension

Canadian Science Policy Conference 2011

The 2011 Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC) will be held in Ottawa from November 16 – 18. The CSPC has become a must-attend annual event in the Canadian science policy community by providing a permanent national forum for discussing science policy issues.
As a new initiative for its third conference, CSPC is working to involve stakeholder communities more directly in the program planning process. Therefore CSPC has issued a call for proposals, and we have already received a number of proposals. This note is to inform you that the deadline for submission has been extended to 5pm on Jun 10th, 2011.
Please see below for proposal formatting and submission guidelines, as well as evaluation criteria to be used by the CSPC program committee.
Please share this panel proposal with your colleagues.
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Format and Eligibility criteria
Please submit a one-page proposal that outlines the title and subject of your panel, as well as proposed panellists, and goals of the proposed conference session.
Panel proposals must be submitted to the CSPC program committee (by email:  program@sciencepolicy.ca ) for evaluation prior 5pm on June 10, 2011.
Proposals must be in Microsoft Word or PDF document format.

Evaluation criteria
The program committee evaluates the proposals on the basis of the following criteria:
Brings together 3-4 panellists (indicate "Invited" or "Confirmed" for each panellist)
Proposed speakers reflect a diversity of organizations, ideas, regions, sectors and/or gender balance
Alignment to the conference Theme objectives*
Scientific and/or social relevance and timeliness of the proposed panel topic
Quality of the proposed panel speakers (please include either a short bio for each panellist)

Note: The person submitting the panel proposal is responsible for contacting proposed panellists and commits to ensuring the successful delivery of the panel during the conference.  In your proposal, please indicate the status of panel speakers, e.g. invited, confirmed, etc.
Important: Registration for the conference is free for panellists and moderator.

* This year, the themes are
Science, Politics and Culture in Canada
Enabling Private Sector Innovation
Exploring the True North, Reflections on Northern Science Policy
Special Focus: International Year of Chemistry
Major Issues In Canadian Science Policy

For more information about CSPC please visit our website at:  http://www.cspc2011.ca/