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Inaugural International Online Research Symposium of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
Event Details
Time: April 19, 2013 all day
Location: Online - 'Virtual'
Website or Map: http://learnonline.canberra.e…
Phone: catherine.hungerford@canberra.edu.au
Event Type: online, research, symposium
Organized By: Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
Latest Activity: Feb 15, 2013
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Event Description
What do you mean by an online Symposium?
An online Symposium or Conference is just like any other Symposium or Conference – except, instead of holding it in some exotic location, people can attend from home or work by using a computer! Of course, the exotic location sounds much better, but many people are unable to afford the cost of these kinds of conferences or they just can’t get the time off work to attend. The Research Committee thinks that the online media will actually make the Research Symposium more accessible to more people.
So what is involved exactly?
The Symposium itself will be set up on an internet platform called “Moodle”, which will be hosted by the University of Canberra. Moodle operates a little like Facebook and is reasonably simple to use. Delegates will need to have access to a computer and a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. They will also need an email address. After they register for the Symposium, delegates will be sent a username and password, and given instructions on how to log in and participate.
The Symposium itself will run like a face-to-face conference. As well as key note speakers and invited presenters, we plan to hold short workshops on research for those interested in finding out more about research. Delegates can choose which talks they want to attend. They will also be able to ask the speakers questions. But all of this will be done online.
It sounds like delegates will have to be fairly computer savvy?
Not particularly. The delegates will need to be able to access and use a computer and the internet. They will also need an email address. Those with a dial-up internet connection may have a few problems related to ‘speed’, so we recommend that they access a broadband internet connection through their local library or at work.
Prior to attending the Research Symposium, delegates will be sent instructions on how to use the site and there will be a help-line. In this day and age, these kinds of forums are quite common and most health professionals will have a fair degree of prior-knowledge on how to use computers.
For information on how to submit an abstract to present at the Symposium, please go to: http://www.acmhn.org/news-a-events/events/acmhn-events.html
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