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Meeting Home Scholarships/Awards Speakers/Abstract Presenters • Handout Submission Web Site • Speaker & Moderator Toolkit • Online Disclosure Management System (ODMS) • Medical Informatics Slide Tutorial Industry/Exhibitors ERT Activities Frequently Asked Questions About Miami Beach Media Contact Us AAAAI Home		Speaker & Moderator Toolkit Information for Pro/Con Debate Moderators: What is a Pro/Con Debate? A one-hour session in which two debaters provide opposing views on a controversial topic. The moderator gives a 5 minute introduction to the topic and explains why it is controversial. Each debater will then have 15 minutes to present his or her view. At that point, the moderator will announce that each debater has 5 minutes for rebuttal. The remaining 10-15 minutes of the session will be reserved for questions from the audience. As moderator, you are responsible for… Working with confirmed speakers to develop specific session content. Once they are all confirmed, you will be notified via e-mail. You should contact the speakers well before the meeting to ensure that their presentations fit the learning objectives. You will also be responsible for verifying that the session content is free of commercial bias. Your staff liaison can organize a conference call for the session participants if you would like. Assisting the staff liaison assigned to your session with the collection of necessary materials from your speakers. The timely collection of disclosure statements, handouts, and audio-visual presentations is essential to the overall success of your session and your assistance in this area will greatly increase their likelihood. On-site management of your session. It will be your job to make introductory announcements, to introduce your speakers, and to ensure that they and your session begins and ends on time. If you have further questions, please contact Krista Perkins at (414) 272-6071 or kperkins@aaaai.org   <back>
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