Call for Abstracts-March 7 & 8, 2016-deadline is October 16th

Call for Abstracts 

Annual Construction Expo & Safety Conference

March 7 & 8, 2016
Deadline for Abstracts is October 16th 

Tentative Schedule: Monday, March 7 Professional Development Seminars 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 Safety Sessions 7:00 a.m. - 4:30p.m. Construction Expo (Sponsored by ASA Chicago) 9:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Call for Presentation Abstracts   Dear Colleagues in Safety, Plans have begun for the Annual Construction Expo and Safety Day.   It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a proposal for presenting at this event once again being held at Drury Lane Oak Brook Terrace. The conference is scheduled for March 7 & 8, 2016. March 7 will consist of a small amount of professional development sessions. These sessions will be 4 hours each and will run from 8 am - 12 pm. March 8 will feature a full day of shorter sessions that will run from 7:00 - 4:30 pm and an Expo sponsored by ASA Chicago.   Each year, participants have been very complimentary about our efforts to recruit superior speakers with timely, accurate and useful information..... speakers with the ability to deliver in an effective and interesting style. That's why we are inviting you to submit an abstract.   If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please submit an abstract no later than October 16, 2015. We need to get our registration materials out in a timely manner....so please pay close attention to the deadline date.   Your proposal should include: Title of presentation or roundtable discussion Name & titles of all presenters Your name and contact information, including phone and email                                           Suggested duration Level of technicality -- basic, intermediate or advanced 1-2 descriptive paragraph for your session Short bio for you and co-presenter(s), including prior speaking engagements   For those of you who have submitted in the past, there is no longer a form to fill out. A simple email with the items above included will be sufficient.   We encourage you to pick a topic that will bring new and/or needed information to the attendees, and also one that you feel that you can deliver in an interesting presentation. The topics may range from basic to advanced. We ask that you categorize your topic so that we can make sure that we promote it to the right audience.   We look forward to hearing from you soon!   Please send your submittal no later than October 16, 2015 to: Patti Romero, Business Manager, Construction Safety Council, 4415 W. Harrison Street, Suite 404, Hillside, IL, 60162 or fax to: 708-449-8604. You may also email to: promero@buildsafe.org.