Event > 12th ICEVI World Conference 2006

ABSTRACT AND PAPER SUBMISSION

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· Programme Committee's Invitation
· Conference Aims
· Programme Presentation Descriptions
· Requirements for Abstract Submission
· Official Abstract Form
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Programme Committee's Invitation

On behalf of the Programme Committee for the ICEVI 12 World Conference, it is my great pleasure to invite you to respond to this Call for Papers submitting an abstract no later than 15 September 2005.

The theme of the conference Achieving Equality in Education: New Challenges and Strategies for Change reflects the rationale supporting the joint ICEVI and The World Blind Union Position Paper on Inclusive Education of Children with Visual Impairment. This important document affirms the human right of all children who are blind or have low vision to equal access to appropriate quality education as provided for in the

- Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989),
- World Declaration on Education for All (1990),
- Standard Rules on the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disability (1993),
- UNESCO Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action (1994),
- Dakar Framework for Action (2000).

To support this overall theme, the Programme Committee is seeking high quality presentations in the form of:

- thought provoking papers reflecting innovative practice or research
- interactive workshops
- poster sessions
- new video, CD Rom or DVD materials

We look forward to receiving your abstract for consideration no later than 15 September 2005.

Heather Mason
Chairperson, Programme Committee



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Conference Aims

Achieving Equality in Education: New Challenges and Strategies for Change

· To promote dialogue at the highest level on the international issues reflecting the key issues of the theme of the conference Equality in Education, Challenges and Strategies

· To facilitate an exchange of perceptions, experiences, practice and research during formal and informal interactions.

· To provide a current international overview of the equality of access to education and rehabilitation for children and young people with a visual impairment.

· To enable participants to hear, question and work alongside respected international experts in the field of visual impairment as they respond to the conference theme.

To enable you to write your abstract, the Programme Committee has identified three main areas of focus:

· Achieving Equality in Education: Attitudes and Policies

· Achieving Equality in Education: Human Resource Development

· Achieving Equality in Education: Strategies for Change

And we invite you to develop a presentation within the framework of the following topics with special preference being given to the papers that address New and Innovative Strategies.

· Equality of Access to Education

· Multi-disabilities and Visual Impairment (MDVI)

· New /Innovative Service Models

· Low Vision

· Personnel Preparation - teacher education and other professionals

· Assessment Procedures - theory and practice

· Inclusive Educational Practices

· Working with Families

· Life Skills including Orientation and Mobility, Social Skills

· Innovative use of Community Resources

· Early Childhood Intervention

· Life-long Learning

· Access and Information Technologies and Adaptive or Assistive Technology

· Professional (multi-disciplinary) Collaboration

· Access to Literacy through Braille or Print

· Alternate Education Models for Young Adults

· Creating Educational Equity for Women and Girls

· Access to Curricular and Extra-Curricular areas

· Rebuilding Educational Systems in Countries affected by War or Natural Disasters.

On your abstract form, you will be asked to state your area of focus, the topic and type of presentation. For example

Area of Focus	Attitudes/Policies
Topic	Access to Literacy through Print or braille
Type of Presentation	Poster

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Programme Presentation Descriptions

Paper presentation (lecture)

You are invited to submit an abstract, no longer than 200 words, describing a presentation of about 15 - 20 minutes in length. The total length of the session will be 30 minutes allowing time for questions. All abstracts must be linked to one of the 3 focus areas and one of the 19 topics described on page 3 in this brochure. Example: Strategies for Change: Life Skills - 'Developing the social skills of a small group of pre-school children who are blind’.

Abstracts on similar topics will be grouped together within a parallel session. Presenters may request for their papers to be presented at the same session -up to a maximum of three papers. Please make this clear at the time of submission.

The following equipment will be available for the presentations: single slide projector, video, DVD and overhead projector, power point or similar projectors.

Posters

A Poster offers the opportunity to present research findings, special projects, programme descriptions, educational materials or equipment etc., in an informal way. The presenter/s will have a day from 11.00 to interact with participants and to answer
questions.

Workshops

A workshop presents an opportunity for a 'hands-on' interactive session. For example: 'Braille for Young Pupils - Learning can be fun!' As workshops will be allowed extra time, the abstract must demonstrate how the presentation fits the above criterion.

The following equipment will be available for the presentations: single slide projector, video, DVD and overhead projector, power point or similar projectors.

Translation

There will be simultaneous translation of the plenary presentation into English, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish languages. However, only a few parallel sessions will have simultaneous translation facilities. Simultaneous translation is not possible in the workshops.

Videos (VHS-PAL format), CD Roms and DVDs

An opportunity to present new materials to participants. The presentation should last approximately 20 minutes allowing 10 minutes for discussion.



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Requirements for Abstract Submission

Please use the enclosed 'Official Abstract Form' to submit your abstract and send it to the Conference Office by 15 September 2005. The Programme Committee will use this form to select presentations for the programme. All types of presentation will be considered equally.

Please submit the original form by mail or electronically. When preparing your Abstract please

· print it using a black font

· use single line spacing

· use a simple font eg Times New Roman or Arial

· do not exceed 200 words

· check that you have filled in all the information correctly

The Programme Committee can only accepted Abstracts that are written in English. If accepted, the abstract will appear in print in the exact form it is received. An example of an abstract can be found on the ICEVI website at www.icevi.org

Abstracts should be submitted to : ICEVI SECRETARIAT IHRDC Campus Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Coimbatore 641 020 Tamil Nadu INDIA E-mail : sgicevi@vsnl.net

Alternatively, visit the ICEVI website at www.icevi.org and follow the instructions to submit your abstract and registration forms electronically.



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