NET2010 Conference

Tuesday 7 - Thursday 9 September 2010

Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK 


   

Call for abstracts

The abstracts submission date is now passed - we will start accepting abstracts for the NET2011 conference in October 2010.

The NET conference is organised around a number of key themes and delegates stay with their selected themes. This is an opportunity to participate fully by presenting a paper, symposium or poster.

Please download a copy of the call for abstracts here. The closing date for receiving abstracts will be Monday 24 January 2010.

Submitting your abstract
Once you have completed your abstract in the format as outlined below, please send it to us as a word document attached to an email.

Core Presentations
Core presentations are important – they set the scene for the theme session. They must offer the vision, depth, breadth and strategic perspective to provide a context for group discussion. Core presentations will be allocated a maximum of 30 minutes followed by 15 minutes for discussion. If your abstract is chosen as a core presentation, you will need to prepare the full text (around 2,000 words) by mid-May 2010. The full text will be included in the conference delegate packs.

Core presentation abstracts must:
diamondbe relevant to the theme it is submitted under
diamondopen the theme session by setting a high standard for other presentations
diamondinclude research and critical analysis to encourage discussion
diamonddisplay academic scholarship in research, conceptual analysis and new insights
diamondreflect the conference’s international dimension.

Theme Presentations
Theme presentations follow the core presentation and will be allocated no more than 20 minutes, followed by about 10 minutes for discussion. The abstracts of theme presentations will be included in the conference delegate packs.

Symposia
Symposium presentations at NET2009 were highly rated and we are inviting abstracts for symposium sessions for NET2010. This is an opportunity to explore a leading edge topic that might not be addressed by this year’s conference themes. A symposium should typically consist of three and no more than four papers with a shared focus. Each symposium should be one and a half hours in length, including debate and discussion.

Authors wishing to submit papers as a symposium must complete a SINGLE abstract form, giving a brief outline of each presentation. One person should be nominated as the main correspondent to submit the abstract. The abstract must include an outline of the proposed symposium, itemise the individual papers and their authors, and clearly demonstrate how the papers will link together.

Student Presentations
The NET2010 Organising Committee actively encourages papers from students, particularly under the ‘Student Experience’ theme. This is an ideal opportunity for students to share their ideas in theme group sessions in a supportive and inclusive environment.

We are delighted to offer:
 diamond one free place at NET2010 and travel expenses up to £500 for the best pre-registration
       student abstract submission
diamond a number of assisted places for students on a first-come, first-served basis.

The correct format for submitting your abstracts

All selected abstracts are standardised for inclusion in the booklets given to all delegates in the conference pack. We would be grateful if you could submit your abstract in the style explained below. All text should be in Arial, Verdana or similar.

Title of paper: 11 point, bold

Name, Job Title, Organisation, Town, Country: Include this information for all authors:
10 point, bold

Theme and contact details: Please state whether your abstract is to be considered for a symposium, poster, core paper, theme paper and to which theme it refers. Give the full postal address and contact details for the main correspondent.

Text of abstract: Please show where references are referred to: (Lave and Wenger, 1991):
9 point

References: 9 point, bold
Followed by references in Harvard style: 9 point. See below:

Lave, J. and Wenger, E. (1991) Situated Learning: Legitimate peripheral participation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Kyriacos, U., Van den Heever, J. and Phillips, B. (1999) A non-traditional curriculum for the preparation of nurse educators in a developing country, Journal of Nursing Education, 38 (7), pp.319-25.

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If you have any questions regarding any aspects of this conference please speak to Anna at Jill Rogers Associates.