Short Course, Plenary and Symposia Portal

Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for a Short Course, Plenary or Symposia Session for Sleep DownUnder 2024.

• Please sign into the Proposal Portal with your account email address and password.
• If you have not yet submitted a proposal, please create a new account below. If you have previously submitted a Proposal you can use the same email address and password to sign in.
• If you have any questions regarding your submission, please refer to the Meeting website www.sleepdownunder.com.

This year’s submissions for Short Courses, Plenary and Symposia sessions for Sleep DownUnder 2024 will close at 8.00pm AEST on Monday 8 April.

General Information:

• The deadline for submissions is 8.00pm AEST on Monday 8 April. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 
• Minor changes to accepted submissions will be considered following consultation with the Organising Committee until May 1 2024. No changes will be permitted after this date.

SHORT COURSE SUBMISSIONS

• Short Course Proposals should be typed into this template and uploaded into this Proposal portal. 
• Short Courses will be held on Wednesday 16 October and are 6 hours duration, excluding breaks.
• It is recommended that short courses be developed as interactive workshops to maximise learning  .
• Please complete the submission form, including the conflict of interest form, in full. INCOMPLETE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
• The Meeting or Education Committee reserves the right to contact the course facilitator to discuss content and/or presenters to ensure outcomes meet ASA requirements.

Please note: Short Courses must be deemed to be, at minimum, cost neutral to the ASA to be considered. On average, break even occurs at 30 registrants. Please consider whether your course has the potential to attract 30 or more registrants before submitting.

PLENARY AND SYMPOSIA SUBMISSIONS

• Session Proposals should be typed into this this template and uploaded into this Proposal portal.
• Plenary and Symposium sessions are 1½ hours duration (maximum 4 speakers).
• If nominating your submission for a Plenary Session, please ensure it is relevant to the entire membership. Submissions relevant to specific special interest groups will automatically be considered for a Symposium.
• Please complete the submission form, including the conflict of interest form, in full. INCOMPLETE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
• The Meeting Committee reserves the right to suggest combining two or more submissions if they are deemed too similar for separate sessions.
• It is anticipated that all plenary and symposium sessions will be recorded for educational purposes after the event.