1. Oncology Nursing Society 39 th Annual Congress Anaheim, CA May 1-4, 2014 Stephanie Jardine BSN, RN Education Project Manager, ONS sjardine@ons.org

2. How the Congress Magic Happens: The Congress Planning Team Members just like you Abstract leader – From ANR SIG Local liaisons All working with…

3. How the Congress Magic Happens: National Office Staff Education Team Executive Director Director of Education Project Manager Meeting Planner and staff Administrative Assistant

4. How the Congress Magic Happens: Topics! Review all ONS documents and previous Congress evaluations in order to discuss topic ideas for education platform – Strategic plan – Research agenda – Legislative issues – Environmental scan – Needs assessments – Hot issues and trends – Concerns and ideas of members/SIGs – Councils and committees

5. Types of Sessions Special sessions - topics vary by year – Bench to Bedside – Nominated lectureships – Mara, etc. – Joint sessions with other organizations – International sessions – Invited speakers

6. Poster Sessions Call for abstracts is near the end of the year Research, clinical practice, education and leadership abstracts are selected Poster sessions –two during meeting

7. Topic Selection Team reviews all submissions Topics that are well developed and best fit the platform and educational needs of the members and attendees are selected for presentation Using the ONS strategic plan, etc. Variety of topics including clinical, leadership, research and administration

8. Team Responsibilities Inviting special speakers Topic selection → coordinator notification Liaison with session coordinator Discuss coordinator responsibilities Updating coordinators with reminders

9. Team Responsibilities Assist and mentor coordinators with speaker selection, slide preparation, content and speaker development Attend meetings and participate in conference calls Review of syllabus slides Attend and audit congress sessions, provide support and assistance to coordinators and others when needed during sessions

10. Benefits of Coordinating/Speaking Great experience Network and collaborate with other experts Professional experience and development Your opportunity to shine Honoraria

11. Coordinator Responsibilities Meeting deadlines for speaker upload system Mentoring speakers Assisting speakers with slide development Submitting slide sets on time and in appropriate format Using the online resources available on the speaker upload system

12. Deadlines. Please meet them. Deadlines. Please meet them.

13. Ideas – Topics, special moments Mentorship – Find a 1 st -time attendee Creativity – Encourage others to attend Enthusiasm – Use your social networks to help create anticipation Congress Needs You!