Presenter Information

Become a Presenter
The Call for Abstracts for the 2012 Annual Meeting and 2012 Learning Institutes will open December 16, 2011.

The deadline for submission of abstracts range from February 6 thru February 10, 2012 depending on the Section, SPIG, Caucus or Forum to which you wish to submit. All  submissions will end at 11:59 pm (Pacifi c Standard Time) on the due date listed on the Call for Abstracts.

Late Breakers - No late breakers are available for the 140th Annual Meeting.

Current Presenter Information

Individuals who submitted an abstract for the 2012 Annual Meeting will receive the status of their abstract on June 1, 2012.

APHA Presenter Policy:
Presenters must be individual members of APHA to present at the Annual Meeting. Session organizers, moderators and presenters are required to pay the appropriate registration fee (full or one-day). All presenters must register by the advanced registration deadline.

Speakers who fail to show up for their scheduled presentations without previously notifying the program planner of cancellation will not be permitted to present papers or posters at any APHA-sponsored meeting for two years following the "no-show."

Speaker's Corner
The Speaker's Corner is the homebase for finding information and making updates to presentations. Presenters will be provided an abstract ID and password. Log on to the Speaker's Corner to do the following: 

• Upload Power Point Presentation
• Change Author/Presenter Information
• Add or Withdraw Authors and Presenters
• View Session date and time
• Print Presenter Letter (contains room location)
• Complete COI Disclosure Statement

If you have misplaced your abstract ID and password you can request the information to be emailed directly to you.

Presenter/Moderator Guidelines

• Oral Session Guidelines
• Poster Session Guidelines
• Roundtable Session Guidelines
• Moderator Guidelines

Important Information
Below is information to ensure that you have a successful experience at the Annual Meeting. For more information please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page specifically developed for presenters

1. Abstract status is sent on June 1.
2. Presenter Timeline (PDF)
3. View Abstract Online 
4. Presenters must register for meeting 
5. Author and Presenter information can be updated in the Speaker's Corner
6. Steps for uploading presentations
7. E-ssentialLearning- Recorded voice and Powerpoint Presentations
8. Program Planner Contact Information (PDF)
9. Audio Visual Information
10. Speaker Ready Room 
11. Access Policy and Interpreter Information
12. Copyright Issues
13. Publication Rights

Registration Information
Presenters must be members of APHA and register for the meeting by the Advanced Registration Deadline. One-Day fees are open early for presenters only.

2011 Registration Fees (PDF)

Copyright Issues

If you are using materials in your presentation (pictures, charts, graphs, etc.) that are not original work, remember to cite the original source. If you are drawing heavily on another source, it is incumbent on you to seek permission from the original source to use the material

Publication Rights

An author may publish his/her paper wherever he/she wishes. However, no paper may be published until after its presentation at the Annual Meeting. If an author wants his or her paper published after the meeting it is the author's responsibility to submit his/her paper to a journal for publication. Professional journals have their own format requirements and specifications for manuscripts. You should consult the journal of your choice before submitting your paper. In general, all professional journals will reject manuscripts that are written in the informal manner of a speech. For your information, a copy of the guidelines for the American Journal of Public Health are available at www.ajph.org/misc/ifora.shtml .