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Call for Presenters Invitation | Call For Proposal Submissions | Proposal Submission Instructions and Submission Form

Invitation

The Program Committee of the ChemEd 2005 invites proposals for the following types of sessions.

1. Hands-on Workshops Workshops are 45 minutes in length. A workshop is intended to be a very active, hands-on, laboratory-based experience.

Sample workshop titles from Chem Ed 2003 include:

2. Presentations Presentations can be anywhere between 30, 45, 60 to 90 minutes in length. They can be in a variety of formats, but in general, they are meant for you to share your experiences with other teachers in a fairly short time frame. For example, class project ideas, how you implement a particular topic, information about a program you are involved with, etc.

Sample workshop titles from Chem Ed 2003 include:

3. Demonstration SeriesDemonstrations are 90 minutes in length. Proposals submitted for the Demonstration Series should be aligned with the following major themes.

4. Poster Session The Poster session is 2 hours in length. Presenters display their favorite lesson, experiment, or program on a poster board. Participants will circulate throughout the room viewing posters, acquiring handouts and speaking briefly with each presenter.

Generally, poster presenters have a page for Title and author(s), Abstract, Background, Method, Results, and Conclusions. Authors typically use 8.5inch by 11 inch sheets of paper on which the poster information is printed in point form, in large enough type that it may be read from about four feet away. These single sheets may display photographs of instruments, activities, etc. and they are arranged on the poster board to highlight the informal oral presentation. Most people also mount the printed pages on colored poster paper, and they bring the mounted pages to the meeting to put them up on the board. The poster session organizers will provide the poster number, poster board and tacks. Posters will be on display for the entire d f h f f

"Polymers That Save Lives: Fire Prevention and Firefighting"

"Multimedia Education in Polymers and Materials Science"

"Scientific Glass Blowing"

"Teaching Buffers Before We Reach the ENDPOINT!"

"Teaching AP Chemistry the English Way"

"Creating Puzzles and Games for the Chemistry Classroom"

"The Copper Cycle - Reaction Types & Stoichiometry"

"Using Play-Doh® to Model Concepts in the Chemistry and Physical Science Classroom"

"Chemistry in Forensic Science"

"Chemistry and the Environment"

"Chemistry, Energy and Society"

"The Best of ChemEd"

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Call For Proposal Submissions

Submission of proposals will be via this Conference website. Following a careful review by the Committee, proposal acceptance will be based on the quality and relevance of the subject to the conference theme. Submitting authors have the option of choosing their mode of presentation: Workshop, Presentation, Demonstration or Poster. However, the final allocation will be at the discretion of the Program Committee.

Please take note of the following deadlines:

February 1, 2005 - Proposal Submission DeadlineApril 1, 2005 - Notification of acceptanceMay 16, 2005 - Deadline for submission of your presentation digitallyJuly 10, 2005 - Deadline for submission of your presentation on our conference server or submission of your presentation URL to our conference

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Proposal Submission Instructions and Submission Form

In order to make your ChemEd presentation run more smoothly, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you bring all necessary materials for your session.

Please read the ChemEd 2005 Laboratory Equipment/Glassware/Chemical Request andUsage Policy before requesting laboratory glassware/equipment.What can be supplied will be determined once we start processing the requests. For paid workshops, chemicals can be ordered and purchased through the UBC chemical stores. Include all your chemical needs in the proposal submission form. Any chemical requests will be subject to the availability of the chemical. There will be a minimal service charge for processing chemical requests.

We require you to read the NSTA safety guidelines prior to submitting your proposals. You will need to click on the " "I ACCEPT SAFETY GUIDELINES" before your proposal can be processed.

To submit a proposal for the ChemEd 2005 conference, please click here for form.

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ChemEd 2005 Proposal Submission Form Instructions to Presenters:

Use this form to submit your first proposal to ChemEd 2005. This form contains eight parts. Please fill in the entire form accurately. Submit one form per presentation. Please use your mouse or the Tab key to advance through the fields. ( denotes required fields. You will not be able to submit the form if these fields are left blank.) Once you have completed the form, click on the 'Submit' button to send the information to our conference database.

Tip: When you are filling in the form, do NOT use the Enter key. Your browser will interpret clicking the Enter key as the mouse clicking on the Submit button.

Editing your submitted proposals: Once you have submitted a proposal, you will be able to retrieve it for editing purpose by using the Presenter Login page.

Note: Submission Deadline is Feburary 1, 2005

Please direct questions relating to the Conference Program to Gerrit J. Keizer.Please direct technical questions relating to the online form to webmaster.

PART 1 - Principle Presenter (Contact Person) Information

Please enter information as you wish it to appear in the conference program.

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First Name:

Middle Name:

Last Name:

Email Address:

Department:

Institution:

Work Address:

Work City:

Work State/Province:

Work Zip/Postal Code:

Work Country:

Work Phone Number: (optional extension) - (ext )

Fax Number: -

Summer address (if different):

Home Address:

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Home City:

Home State/Province:

Home Zip/Postal Code:

Home Country:

Home Phone Number: -

Home Fax Number: -

PART 2 - Session Information

NOTE: Presentations that promote a particular product, service, or organization in which the presenter may have a financial interest (or is representing a company that may have a financial interest) are not allowed. Questions concerning this may be addressed to Gerrit J. Keizer.

Session Title:

Program Guide Description (limit 25 words):

Other Presenters:

Presenter #2:

First Name:

Last Name:

Institution:

State/Province:

Country:

Presenter #3:

First Name:

Last Name:

Institution:

State/Province:

Country:

Presenter #4:

First Name:

Last Name:

Institution:

State/Province:

Country:

Would you be willing to do this presentation more than once?

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If so, would you prefer multiple presentations on the:

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PART 3 - Session Type

Select Session Type

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Select Session Type (The final allocation will be at the discretion of the Program Committee.)

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PART 4 - Session Category

Select a category that best describes your presentation.

Select Subject Category

PART 5 - Presentation Equipment Requirements

In order to ensure that sessions requiring computers, multimedia projector and/or Internet connection, presenters will be using computers provided by the conference. Presenters will need to bring their presentation on a CD-ROM or a USB Dongle. Presentations will be restricted to two formats: Microsoft's Powerpoint or Adobe's Acrobat.

Select the equipment required for your presentation (please check all that apply):

No AV needed

TV/VCR

Overhead Projector

Slide Projector

Projection Screen

Internet access

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PART 6 - Laboratory Glassware/Equipment/Chemical Requirements

In order to minimize the complications associated with bringing chemicals across the border, we will provide modest amounts of chemicals for non-paid sessions free of charge. Chemicals needed for paid workshops be purchased through the UBC chemical stores. Please read the ChemEd 2005Laboratory Equipment/Glassware/Chemical Request and Usage Policy before requesting laboratory glassware/equipment. Any chemical requests will be subject to the availability of the chemical. We will notify you whether we can fill your request.

NOTE: Certain chemical requests may have an associated cost. There will be replacement cost for laboratory equipment/glassware.

We will make every effort to have our student volunteers to assist in the preparation of solutions and in the transport of chemicals and equipment to your presentation.

Laboratory Equipment/Glassware needs: Please indicate below any laboratory equipment/glassware needed and the quantity requested. (example: 1 - 250 mL erlenmeyer flask)

Chemical needs:Please indicate below any chemicals needed and the quantity requested. (example: 2 liters HCl)

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Laboratory/Glassware/Chemical Request and Usage Policy. I understand that submitting this request does not guarantee availability of equipment/glassware and chemicals.

PART 7 - Safety Guidelines for Presenters

Please read the NSTA safety guidelines for presenters.

My session will include (please check all that apply):

Open flame

Projectiles

Radioactive Substances

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Water

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PART 8 - Proposal Summary

Session Abstract: (150-200 words- Provide details of your session content and activities)

NOTE: Please press the "Submit" button below when you have completed the form. Notification of acceptance of proposal will be sent to the principle presenter's email address. All presenters are required to provide all handouts and materials for their presentation in both hard copy format as well as in digital format. Should your proposal be accepted, more instructions will be sent to the principle presenter for submitting your presentation digitally. Deadline for submission of your presentation digitally is May 16, 2005. Deadline for providing a URL link to your presentation is July 10, 2005.

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Presenter Login

To the Presenters,

To retrieve your submitted proposal for editing purpose, enter the principle presenter's email, first name and last name.

Note: Submission Deadline is Feburary 1, 2005

If you have not submitted a proposal ChemEd2005 and would like to submit a proposal for ChemEd2005, use this form to submit your first proposal.

Please direct questions relating to the Conference Program to Gerrit J. Keizer.Please direct technical questions relating to the online form to webmaster.

Principle presenter's Email:

Principle presenter's First Name:

Principle presenter's Last Name:

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ChemEd 2005 Laboratory Equipment/Glassware/Chemical Request and Usage Policy

We HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you bring all necessary materials for your session.

In the event you need an "unusual" chemical that you are unable to purchase or unable to transport, please contact WHOEVER (to be determined) to see if he can order it and have it waiting for you.

In order to minimize the complications associated with bringing chemicals across the border, we will provide modest amounts of chemicals for non-paid sessions free of charge. What can be supplied will be determined once we start processing the requests. For paid workshops, chemicals can be ordered and purchased through the UBC chemical stores. Include all your chemical needs in the proposal submission form. There will be a minimal service charge for processing chemical requests.

If you need to ship workshop/demonstration/presentation materials, you need to make sure they arrive at the University of British Columbia at least two weeks prior to the start of the conference. This is needed to make sure that we can inventory and sort all items prior to the beginning of the conference. Each box should have the primary presenter's name written in bold letters on the outside of the box. Shipments can be made to:

ChemEd 2005 - Your name/Session Reference Number*Attn: ChemEd 2005 Materials/Chemicals The University of British Columbia Department of Chemistry, UBC, 2036 Main Mall Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1

*A Session Reference Number will be assigned to your presentation at a later date.

Please observe the following policy when requesting Laboratory Equipment/Glassware and Chemicals from the ChemEd Supply Centre**.

**A ChemEd Supply Centre will be set up to facilitate check in/check out of equipment, glassware and chemicals. The location of the ChemEd Supply Centre and the detailed check in/check out procedures will be posted at a later date.

1. No guarantees are made as to the availability of any equipment, glassware or chemicals. REQUESTS WILL BE FILLED ON A "FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE" BASIS.

2. We will make every effort to have our student volunteers to assist in the transport of chemicals and equipment to your presentation(s).

3. Equipment, glassware and chemicals for workshops/presentations/demonstrations may be inspected any time the supply centre is open. Equipment, glassware and chemicals will be available for pick up 2 hours prior to the session.

4. Please return materials within 2 hours after the end of a session. This ensures that materials are available for other presenters.

5. Our student volunteers will assist you in cleaning and returning the glassware to the supply centre. Wash stations will be available in the supply centre if your session site does not have facilities for washing.

6. A credit card is required to check out materials from the supply centre. Any equipment that is damaged, broken, or not returned must be replaced at the cost listed below.

7. Our student volunteers will assist you in preparing solutions. Reagent bottles will be available at the Mixing/prep stations.

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Replacement Cost of Laboratory Equipment/Glassware (These are Auburn prices)

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ITEM REPLACEMENT COST

ITEM REPLACEMENT COST

Beaker, 50 ml $3.00 Test tube, 13 mm x 100 mm

$1.00

Beaker, 100 ml $3.00 Test tube, 20 mm x 150 mm

$2.00

Beaker, 250 ml $3.00 Test tube, 25 mm x 200 mm

$2.00

Beaker, 400 ml $3.50 Thermometer, 0 º to 150 ºC

$6.00

Beaker, 1000 ml $8.00 Tongs, crucible $6.00 Watch glass, 75 mm $2.50 Triangle, pipestem $3.00 Watch glass, 90 mm $3.00 Wire gauze, 5 x 5 $3.00 Burner, Bunsen $13.00 Hot plate/stirrer $350.00 Graduated cylinder, 10 ml $5.00 Balance, top loading $500 - $1000 Graduated cylinder, 100 ml $7.00 Buret, 50 ml, plastic $75.00 Flask, Erlenmeyer, 50 ml $4.00 Buret, 100 ml, glass $120.00 Flask, Erlenmeyer, 125 ml $4.00 Microtitration plate, 24

well $4.00

Flask, Erlenmeyer, 250 ml $4.00 Microtitration plate, 96 well

$3.00

Funnel, Long Stem, 75 mm dia., 150 mm stem

$8.00 Spec-20 $1100.00

Glass stirring rod, 5 x 200 mm $1.00 Ring stand $20.00 Spatula, scoop $2.00 Iron ring $4.00 Test tube rack (wooden) $12.00 Utility clamp $10.00

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Important Dates for Presenters

Important Dates for Presenters:

Online proposal submission - available August 2004 Proposal submission deadline - February 1, 2005 Notification of acceptance of proposal - April 1, 2005 Deadline for submission of your presentation digitally - May 16, 2005. Deadline for submission of your presentation on our conference server or submission of your presentation URL to our conference - July 10, 2005

NSTA MINIMUM SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTERS AND WORKSHOP LEADERS

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The National Science Teachers Association, an organization of science education professionals dedicated to the stimulation, improvement, and

coordination of science teaching and learning, supports scientific safety at all levels. Presenters, workshop leaders, contestants, and authors at NSTA-sponsored activities serve as role models for other science educators. As role models, these individuals must develop, encourage, and display good safety habits at all times. A good safety role model promotes positive safety in actions, words, behavior, and deeds. Science safety is an integral part of science education and serves as a preparation for life. Accordingly, NSTA encourages teachers to offer meaningful and safe science experiences both inside and outside the classroom. NSTA requires that all presentation, workshops, and related science-education activities, be conducted in accordance with recognized safety procedures and good common sense. The intent of the safety guidelines that follow is to promote safe science practices at all NSTA-sponsored activities. ALL PRESENTERS AND WORKSHOP LEADERS

MUST FOLLOW THE NSTA MINIMUM SAFETY GUIDELINES THE FOLLOWING MAY NOT BE PART OF ANY PRESENTATION OR WORKSHOP AT AN NSTA CONFERENCE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES:

1. Parts of the body are not to be placed in danger, such as placing dry ice in the mouth or dipping hands or fingers into liquid nitrogen or molten led, or exposing the hands and face to microorganisms. Demonstrations such as the following shall not be conducted: walking on broken glass or hot coals of fire with bare feet, passing an electric current through the body, and lying on a bed of nails and having a concrete block broken over the chest.

2. Live vertebrate animals may not be used in demonstrations or for experimental purposes. Such animals may be used only for observational

purposes provided the animals have been lawfully acquired, are housed in proper containers, and are handled in a humane way following the NSTA’s “Guidelines for Responsible Use of Animals in the Classroom” (NSTA Position Statement). Any certification papers or vaccination documents shall be made available upon request.

3. Live ammunition, firearms, or acutely dangerous explosives, such as benzoyl peroxide, diethyl ether, perchloric acid, picric acid, and sodium

azide, may not be used. Commercially available fireworks and blasting caps shall never be employed.

4. Plants with poisonous oils (e.g., poison ivy), saps (e.g., oleander) or other plants known to be generally toxic to humans are not to be used (Resource: Human Poisoning from Native and Cultivated Plants, by James W. Hardin and Jay M. Arena. The publisher is Duke University Press, Durham, NC 27708.)

5. Experiments or demonstrations with human blood/body fluids may not be conducted.

6. Radioactive powders, liquids, or solutions are not be used except in a laboratory facility designated for the type of radioactive material. Arrange

for proper shielding and protection for demonstrations which involve radiation. Only low-level, radioactive sources shall be employed. GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING YOUR PRESENTATION:

1. Practice all demonstrations or workshop procedures BEFORE presenting them to an audience or having participants try them.

2. Research and understand the properties, chemical reactions, and dangers involved in all demonstrations. Plan to use correct handling and disposal procedures for all chemicals and biohazards used. Arrange to have a fire extinguisher available whenever the slightest possibility of fire exists. Be aware of emergency and fire escape routes for your site.

3. Prepare a handout that gives participants detailed instructions about the procedures, safety precautions, hazards, and disposal

methods for each demonstration and workshop. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for chemicals and biohazards shall be made available upon request.

4. Prepare photographs, slides, videotapes, and so on that show safe science practices. When preparing these materials, safety

goggles and equipment shall not be removed for aesthetic considerations.

5. In planning demonstrations and/or workshops, keep quantities of hazardous materials to a minimum. Use only those quantities that can be adequately handled by the available ventilation system. Do not carry out demonstrations that will result in the release of harmful quantities of noxious gases into the local air supply in the demonstration or other rooms. The following gases shall not be produced without using a fume hood: nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide. Volatile, toxic substances such as benzene, carbon tetracholoride, and formaldehyde shall not be used unless a fume hood is available. (Cont’d. next page...)

6. Make sure your glassware and equipment are not broken or damaged. The use of chipped or cracked glassware shall be avoided. If

glassware is to be heated, Pyrextm or its equivalent shall be used.

7. Thoroughly check motor-driven discs that will be revolved at moderate or high speeds. Make sure the disc is sturdy, that it contains no parts that may come free, and that the safety nut is securely fastened.

8. Arrange to use a safety shield and/or eye protection for audience members and interpreters for any demonstration(s) in which projectiles are

launched or when there is the slightest possibility of an unsafe explosion. DO not allow direct viewing of the sun, infrared, or untraviolet sources.

9. Make sure any lasers to be used in demonstrations are helium-neon lasers with a maximum output power rating not exceeding 1.0 milliwatt. At all times, avoid direct propagation of the laser beam from the laser into the eye of an observer or from a reflected surface into the eye.

10. Secure pressurized gas cylinders by strapping or chaining them in place or by using proper supports, i.e. lecture bottles.

11. Obtain, in advance, the necessary state and/or local permits needed for the firing of model rockets. Activities involving the firing of rockets must

be well planned and follow Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) regulations, state and local rules and regulations, and the National Association of Rocketry’s (NAR) Solid Propellant Model Rocketry Safety Code.

12. Arrange for appropriate waste containers and for the disposal of materials hazardous to the environment.

13. Plan to dress safely for your presentation or workshop.

If you have any questions concerning safety and your presentation, contact Wendell Mohling, NSTA Associate Executive Director of Conventions (703-243-7100) or e-mail conventions@nsta.org.

DURING THE PRESENTATION:

1. Comply with all local fire and safety rules and regulations. Follow the “NSTA Minimum Safety Guidelines.”

2. Wear appropriate eye protection, an apron, ear protection, and similar protective gear for all chemical demonstrations or when appropriate for other demonstrations. Provide eye protection, aprons, and safety equipment for participants who will be handling chemicals, hazardous substances, or working with flames.

3. Do not select “volunteers” from the audience. Assistants used in demonstrations shall be recruited and given the proper instructions beforehand.

4. Warn participants or audience to cover their ears whenever a loud explosion is anticipated.

5. Use a safety shield for all demonstrations that involve the launching of projectiles, or whenever there is the slightest possibility that a container, its

fragments, or its contents could be propelled with sufficient force to cause injury. Shield moving belts attached to motors. Use caution when motor-driven discs are revolved at moderate or high speeds. Shield or move participants to a safe distance from the place of the rotating disc.

6. Follow proper procedures for working with pressurized gases and when heating all forms of matter.

7. Use appropriate gloves and shields when working with hazardous chemicals and biohazards, cryogenic materials, hot materials, radioactive

substances, vacuums, electromagnetic radiation, and when presenting animals for observation.

8. Do not taste or encourage participants to taste any non food substance. A food substance subjected to possibly contamination or unsafe conditions shall never be tasted.

9. Alert the audience clearly at the beginning of the program of the presence or production of allergenic materials such as strobe lights, microwaves,

“theater” smoke, lycopodium powder, or live animals.

10. Maintain clear egress during the demonstration or workshop.

11. Emphasize and demonstrate appropriate safety precautions throughout the presentation or workshop.

12. Distribute a handout that will give participants detailed instructions about the procedure, safety precautions, hazards, and disposal for each demonstration and workshop.

-Adopted by the NSTA Board of Directors, August 1994, and revised July 1996.