En Bloc Society - APSR Joint Symposium

Overview

The APSR is pleased to offer support for an En Bloc Society - APSR Joint Symposium each year at the En Bloc Society's annual conference.

The model is a Joint Symposium with a theme and topics proposed by the En Bloc Society and agreed with the APSR.

The En Bloc Society will host the event, and organise the schedule and room for a 2- to 3-hour educational symposium, generally with 30-minute talks by 4 to 6 Speakers accordingly. Half of the Speakers will be from the En Bloc Society and half will be APSR Speakers

Benefits

APSR Speakers will give their talks in English. En Bloc Societies organise high quality conferences, which are increasingly appealing to international audiences as more are using English as their main language

APSR members from different countries might attend these conferences as Speakers or delegates

Joint Symposia may encourage other APSR members and their students/trainees to attend and participate, therefore increasing collaboration and cooperation between respirology health care workers and researchers in the AP region by building new networks for the future

En Bloc Societies are key to fulfilling the APSR mission and vision. Increased regional cooperation will strengthen respirology in the AP region.

Process

The En Bloc Society will:

1. Submit their Application (see below) at least four months before their annual conference.
   • The application will include the nominated theme for the Symposium and talk titles.
   • The application will specify which of the talk titles are designated for APSR Speakers.
   • The En Bloc Society may request particular APSR Speakers in the Application, but their availability is not guaranteed.
2. After submitting the application and receiving a reply from the APSR, review the CVs of APSR Speakers and select their preferences.
3. Notify the APSR of their preferred APSR Speakers. The APSR will then introduce the En Bloc Society to those APSR Speakers.
4. Provide registration and local hospitality including hotel accommodation for the APSR Speakers

The APSR will:

1. Identify potential APSR members to nominate as expert Speakers according to the Joint Symposium theme and talk titles proposed by the En Bloc Society. Potential Speakers will be from APSR Committees, Assemblies and other members.
2. Provide the list of suitable Speakers to the En Bloc Society for their selection
3. Fund a maximum of three travel grants for the APSR Speakers using the cheapest economy flight or train fare, to a maximum US$1,500 for each Speaker, to support their travel between the Speaker's normal residence and the conference venue. Any other travel expense will be borne by the Speaker.

Please feel free to contact education@theapsr.org if you have any queries.

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