Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: Am I a current ISDS member?
Q: Is there a discounted hotel room rate and how do I book my hotel room?
Q: Will there be Continuing Education credits offered at this year’s conference?
Q: Is it possible to arrange an Ancillary Meetings at the ISDS conference?
Q: Are there conference tracks for the sessions this year?
Q: When is the deadline to submit an Abstract?
Q: What is the difference between last year’s abstract submission system and this year’s system?
Question: Am I a current ISDS member?
Answer: You are a current ISDS member if you paid your membership dues in 2011 or if you paid your membership dues when registering for the 2010 ISDS Conference. If you would like more information about ISDS member benefits and becoming a member, please click here.
If you are still unsure of your membership status, please e-mail conference@syndromic.org.
Question: Is there a discounted hotel room rate and how do I book my hotel room?
Answer: All ISDS Conference attendees are eligible for a reduced hotel rate ($132.00/night). In order to insure that you receive this discounted rate, reserve your room no later than 5:00pm (EST) on November 23, 2011:
· Online through the ISDS Conference Stargroups website.
· By calling the Sheraton Reservation Department, or through their Central Reservations Office for the Continental US and Canada at 1-800-833-8624 and indicating that you are with the 2011 ISDS Conference.
For more hotel and transportation information, please click here.
Question: Will there be Continuing Education credits offered at this year’s conference?
Answer: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), Tufts Health Care Institute (THCI) and the International Society for Disease and Surveillance. TUSM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
TUSM designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Question: Is it possible to arrange an Ancillary Meetings at the ISDS conference?
Answer: Pre- and Post-Conference event space is available upon request. If you would like to hold a meeting or training before or after the Conference, please contact Tera Reynolds at treynolds@syndromic.org or 617-779-0880.
Question: Are there conference tracks for the sessions this year?
Answer: Yes. There are four conference tracks: Analytic Methods, Public Health Practice, Informatics, and Novel Approaches.
For more information, please click here.
Question: When is the deadline to submit an Abstract?
Answer: The revised deadline for abstract submission is September 11, 2011. Abstracts submitted after this date will NOT be reviewed. Please click here for more abstract submission information.
Question: What is the difference between last year’s abstract submission system and this year’s system?
Answer: We are using the ScholarOne system for abstract submissions this year. Authors will not be required to format their abstracts. The new system requires that each section of your abstract be composed (or cut and pasted) into the system as plain text according to the instructions. You may need to plan on additional time to go through the submission process.
Abstracts will later be formatted and typeset for publication in the Emerging Health Threats Journal. Authors will have the opportunity to view and approve the abstracts before publication.
Please click here to go to the ISDS ScholarOne website to start the submission process.
Question: I submitted my abstract as an oral presentation, but it was selected as a poster. What does this mean?
Answer: When submitting your abstract, you must choose to submit (1) an oral presentation or (2) a poster presentation. However, the Scientific Programming Committee reserves the right accept an abstract for the presentation type that will best meet the conference goals and program scheduling. If you have received notification that your presentation has been selected to be presented in a format other than your requested format, you will have the option to accept or decline the invitation.