Call for Technical Workshops

to be presented at

The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
30th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium
February 25-28, 2004 • New Orleans, LA


The Technical Workshop Registration Form is available below for online submission or as an Adobe PDF file, which will allow you to view and print it in the proper format. If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat plugin, you can download it free of charge from the Adobe web site.

Technical Workshops

Deadline:

September 1, 2003

  1. The sponsor will be charged a fee of $950.00 per workshop. This fee will cover the cost of the room, theatre seating and help defray the cost of coffee breaks for attendees. Any audiovisual or other needs must be arranged for and paid for by the workshop sponsor. If such arrangements are necessary, you will be advised of the "official" audiovisual contact.

  2. Selection of workshops will be based upon content of program and balance between prosthetic and orthotic topics. Selection of workshops is on a first come/first served basis.

  3. Direct sales presentations are prohibited and orders may not be taken during the workshop.

  4. The Academy cannot be held liable for any costs incurred by the sponsoring company for "no-show" attendees.

  5. There will be no refund issued if a sponsoring company cancels once their workshop has been accepted.

  6. Deadline for receipt of form is September 1, 2003 (for inclusion in preliminary program).

  7. There is no deadline for attendee registration and on-site registration for these workshops is accepted.

  8. There will be two tiers of eight workshops each. The tentative workshop schedule is:
    a. Tier I: 9:00-Noon Wednesday, February 25 with one refreshment break for all workshops from 10:15-10:45 a.m.
    b. Tier II: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 25 with one refreshment break for all workshops from 2:45-3:15 p.m.
    Note: The Academy has no objection if a company desires to split its assigned period into two shorter workshops.

  9. Use of equipment in a workshop: It shall be the responsibility of the workshop host company to ensure that the company is in compliance with existing fire and safety regulations. It is advised that each company hosting a workshop contact the Convention Services Manager at the Hyatt Regency New Olreans, (504) 561-1234 for the purpose of ascertaining applicable regulations and the existence of any restrictions (ie. ovens) and to order additional food and beverage for their workshop.

Submit Your Abstract Online


Please Choose From Two Payment Methods:

Pay online using Visa, Mastercard, or American Express
        If you choose to pay by Credit Card, when you submit this form you
        will automatically be taken to a secure page where you can submit
        your Credit Card information.

Mail a Check to the Academy
        If you choose to mail a check to the Academy, when you submit this form your
        technical workshop and other information will automatically be emailed to the Academy and
        they will review your submission when they receive your payment. Please send
        your check for $950 for each workshop (Please fill out seperate forms for each workshop)
        payable to the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists to:
             Attention: Diane Ragusa
             The American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists
             Dept 34937
             Alexandria, Virginia 22334-0937

Workshop Contact Information

Company Name:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Country:

Work Phone:

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Final Program Listing

Company Name:

Address:

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Country:

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Technical Workshop Abstract Information

Category which best fits your topic (select one):

Orthotics, Spinal
Patient Management
Orthotics, Lower Extremity
Sports Medicine
Orthotics, Upper Extremity
New Breakthroughs
Prosthetics, Lower Extremity
Prosthetics, Upper Extremity
Other, Please specify

Title and description will be printed in our final program and posted on our website.

Title of Workshop.

Abstract (3-5 sentence description):