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Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:52:00 -0500
From: Becky Smith <BSmith@AAHPERD.ORG>
Subject: Call for Proposals - AAHE mid-year Conference in Partnership with NAHEC

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

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DEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2006

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National Association of Health Education Centers

18th Annual Conference

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American Association for Health Education

Mid-year Meeting

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Promoting Health Together

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August 28 - 31, 2006

Nashville, Tennessee

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Hosted by Adventure Science Center

and

Tennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

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National Association of Health Education Centers (NAHEC) is the national association and network of nonprofit, interactive health education centers (HECs) and of other organizations that support children's health education and provide products and services for HECs. HECs offer a variety of programs to school field trips in theater-style classrooms and/or in "outreach" to schools utilizing life-sized exhibits, advanced technology, multimedia, hands-on activities, and interactive programs not generally found in conventional classrooms. They may be independent, community based organizations or affiliated with other public institutions (hospitals, museums, schools, science centers, or universities). For more information about NAHEC, check out www.nahec.org <http://www.nahec.org/>=20

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The American Association for Health Education (AAHE) advances the profession by serving health educators and other professionals who strive to promote the health of all people. The leaders and members realize this mission through a comprehensive approach that encourages, supports, and assists health professionals concerned with health promotion through education and other systematic strategies. AAHE serves professionals in a variety of settings: healthcare, community/public agencies, businesses, schools (Pre-K-12), and institutions of higher learning. For more information about AAHE, check out www.aaheinfo.org

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Conference Program will have three strands - 1) Teaching and Learning Strategies,=20

2) Administrative Operations, and 3) External Affairs including Marketing and Resource Development. In addition, a poster session focusing on educational strategies is a presentation option. In developing our conference program, we are especially interested in session proposals that cover one or more of the following topics:

* Distance learning programs using advanced technologies

* Fund raising and development best practices=20

* Community collaborations

* Physical activity programs

* Research and evaluation for health education programs and
curricula

* Ideas for offsite wellness programming

* Teacher and staff in-service programs

* Successful special events

* Innovative programs for children and youth

* Innovative programs for families

* Innovative programs for adults and seniors

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In addition, we are seeking individual members and member organizations to share their experiences by participating in the following panels and roundtable sessions:

* Marketing strategies for health education centers
* Camp programs
* Health careers programs
* Collaborations with health education centers and academic
institutions
* Innovative exhibit ideas and issues
* Intern programs

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Proposals must be typed and will be limited to 300 words. All presenters must register for the Conference. All sessions will be 75 minutes in length.

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Proposal submission begins January 23, 2006 at:=20

http://www.nahec.org/webform=20

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Deadline for Proposals: March 3, 2006

Notification of Proposal Acceptance: March 31, 2006

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Proposal Guidelines

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Please include the following with your proposal submission:

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1. Title of presentation

2. Contact information: name, title, institution/ company name,
mailing address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address of designated contact.

3. Description for program selection is a maximum of 300 words to
include

* 2-3 learning objectives

* name and title of all speakers

* a summary description (maximum of 50 words to be used in the
conference program)

4. Audio-visual equipment needed

5. Room set-up (i.e. classroom style, round tables, other: please
specify)

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Conference Registration and Fees

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Registration begins April 10th online, by fax or by mail.

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Registration fees:

Includes professional and business meetings, exhibits, and awards luncheon. Professional sessions include keynote presentations, breakout sessions, teaching technique sessions, and poster sessions. Continuing education credits for professionals, specials events and pre-conference workshops require additional fees.

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Early (by 6/30) Advance (by 8/18) On-Site Daily Attendees =20

Professional Members $160 $185
$215 $75

Non-member $240 $275
$325 $115

Students $50 $50
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*Students must be registered at an accredited institution of higher education

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Marriott Nashville Airport Hotel Room Rate: $92 per room night
(single/double)

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CHES credits available (12-16 Category I): Flat fee of $20

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