Annual Scientific Session

CAO 61st Annual Scientific Session

September 10-12, 2009
Delta Grand Okanagan Resort
and Conference Centre, Kelowna, BC

Student Poster Program

Student Sponsorship –
Up to $3500 per Canadian Graduate Orthodontic Program

As one of the highlights of the 2009 Annual CAO Scientific Session, the Canadian Foundation for the Advancement of Orthodontics will sponsor student poster presentations from each of the five Canadian graduate orthodontic programs.

Eligibility: Graduate Orthodontic Program Directors have been requested to select students from their graduate program who will prepare and present a research poster (IADR style) at the CAO meeting, September 10-12, 2009 in Kelowna, BC. This research should be new and unpublished.

All graduate orthodontic students are eligible including those who may be graduating in the late spring of 2009.

Scope: Posters should provide title, introduction, aim, methods, results, discussion and conclusions (if available) of the research project that the student has completed or will complete. French or English may be used.

Abstracts: Abstracts (250 words) should be submitted electronically to the CAO office on or before June 15, 2009. Abstracts will be printed in the On-site Conference Program and possibly in the CAO Bulletin.

Size and Preparation: The overall dimensions of Student Posters should be no larger than 1.22m (w) and 0.92m (h). Entries may be pre-mounted, however poster boards will be available on-site for poster display. A poster may not be displayed if size exceeds these measurements.

Financial Arrangements: Each of the five Canadian Graduate Orthodontic Program Directors will notify the CAO office of the students representing their school at the 2009 CAO Annual Scientific Session, no later than June 15, 2009.

Each of the five graduate orthodontic programs will be awarded the sum of $3,500 to assist their students in participating in the CFAO Graduate Student Poster Program. The CFAO will send $2,500 to Program Directors upon confirmation of their participation. The balance will be sent after completion of the program in Kelowna, BC.

The following are complimentary for each participating Graduate

Orthodontic Student:

• CAO Conference Registration
  
• Welcome Reception, Thursday, September 10, 6:00 pm
  
• Friday, September 11th - "New & Younger Members’ Luncheon Meeting" (12:00 - 2:00 pm)
  
• Lunch in the Exhibit area, Saturday, September 12th

Attendance at the following events is strongly suggested for each
participating graduate orthodontic student:

• Saturday, September 12th - Annual General Meeting Breakfast (7:00 am). [All student poster presenters will be recognized]
  
• Saturday, September 12th (12:00 - 1:00 pm) - Poster presentation time. All students must be present at their posters to present details and answer questions.

Poster Presentations: Each presenter will be required to have his/her poster mounted and on view for the entire period that the commercial exhibits are open (Friday, September 11th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Saturday, September 12th from 10:15 am to 4:00 pm). Each presenter must be in attendance to present details and answer questions regarding their poster during the lunchtime break on Saturday, September 12th.

For more information or to register, please contact the CFAO office:

Alison Nash
Canadian Foundation for the Advancement of Orthodontics
2175 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite 310, Toronto, ON M2J 1W8
Tel: (416) 491-3186, Toll free: 1-877-CAO-8800
Fax: (416) 491-1670
Email: cao@taylorenterprises.com
Website: cao-aco.org

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