PANELISTS

GENERAL ROLE

The general role of the panelist is to impart new or specialized knowledge to conference participants through presentations, lectures, or demonstrations.

Specific suggestions regarding panelist participation/involvement are:

Prior to the conference:

• Panelists will receive confirmation (by email) of the topic and location of the workshop in which they will be speaking/participating.
   
• Please note that your travel costs, including airfare, taxis, hotel, and meals, will be paid by the FLMM LMI Working Group. We request that you contact our conference coordinator, Heather Gibson by phone at (902) 483-6334, or by email at Forum2005@khgmanagement.ca to arrange your travel and accommodation requirements. This will ensure that charges are applied to our master account.
   
• Panelists are requested to:
   
  • Register for the conference by October 7, 2005. Program and registration information will be available on the Forum website at: http://www.flmm-lmi.org , commencing August 15, 2005.
     
  • By September 9, 2005, provide a brief biographical note and 2-3 sentence abstract of your topic to assist the moderator in introducing you to the conference participants, and to be included on the Forum website and in participants’ Forum kit.
     
  • By September 23, 2005, provide an electronic version, if applicable, of any audio-visual materials, or written text you may be using during your presentation.
     
• Please forward all presentation documentation by email to the FLMM LMI Secretariat, to the attention of Franca Piccin at franca.piccin@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca or Frank Cholette at choletfa@gov.ns.ca .

Day of conference:

Arrival: you should arrive at the room where your session will occur 5-10 minutes before the start to familiarize yourself with seating, and audio-visual equipment arrangements, if applicable. A moderator will be present to help you and ensure that workshop proceedings run smoothly.

During Session: Each panelist’s presentation/remarks should aim to be no longer than 10 minutes. Each panel session will have approximately 4 panelists. Remarks should be thought-provoking and provide a unique perspective, focusing on salient issues for discussions by the plenary Question Period to follow panelists’ presentations.

Question Period: An audience question period will take place after all presentations are concluded. The question period will be facilitated by a moderator.

Final Comments: About 5 minutes before the end of the session the moderator will stop taking questions and request panelists to make any brief final observations.

Closing the Session: The moderator will then conclude the session and inform participants of the next agenda item and its location as indicated in the conference kit.

NOTE: if you are not fully bilingual, we suggest that you pick up a headset at the Simultaneous Interpretation Desk.