Welcome to the 2020 Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) Professional Development Conference

Vision 2020: Together Towards Tomorrow 

Call for Proposals

Submission Deadline: December 18, 2019, 11:59 pm PST

Instructional Guide

The GFA Program Planning Committee invite proposals for workshops, breakout sessions and posters for the 2020 Group on Faculty Affairs Professional Development Conference scheduled for July 21-24, Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. All proposals must be submitted online no later than 11:59 PM (PST) on December 18, 2019. Late submissions will not be accepted. Submitters are strongly encouraged to read the instructional guide for all the details and before logging in to submit a proposal.

As experts in the field, your knowledge and perspectives drive the topics and sessions featured at the conference. Submit a proposal in one of four ways:

1. Skill-based Workshops
2. Podium Presentations
3. Ignite Sessions
4. Posters

The conference program will feature a mixture of presentations that address the needs and challenges of seasoned, mid-career, and new faculty and professional staff colleagues. We highly encourage interactive and innovative submissions that incorporate collaborations. Preference may be given to submissions that incorporate speakers and content from both public and private institutions, medical schools, teaching hospitals, or medical centers, large and small institutions, and recognizes varying levels of resources.

Suggested Topics of Interest

The GFA Program Planning Committee has identified topics of interest related to the overall conference theme, although this list is not exhaustive. The planning committee accepts proposals related to these topics in addition to other submissions of interest to faculty affairs professionals. The topic areas include:

• Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
• Advocacy
• The Changing Academy
• Inclusive and Safe Environments
• Organizational Policies, Practices and Procedures

Planning and Designing

Support the learning by tailoring your submission. Here are some important recommendations:

1. The preferred types of sessions are hands-on workshops, demonstrations/simulations, small group discussions, and interactive panels over lectures.
2. The preferred participant activities are problem-solving exercises and discussing case studies. Activities should highlight innovation, new and/or experimental learning.
3. Presentations should spark discussions and deliver strategies, best practices, and solutions.
4. Provide handouts, tools, resources, presentations, or website links for the participants.

Explore videos and guides and examine tips and tools for planning, designing, developing, and delivering a terrific conference session. Submitters are strongly encouraged to use planning and designing resources before logging in to submit a proposal.

Important Notes

The GFA Program Planning Committee highly encourages collaborative submissions. Submitters are encouraged to identify colleagues either from the home institution or another. The reviewers will place higher preference on collaborative submissions.

The GFA Program Planning Committee reserves the right to consolidate submissions and/or recommend any additional speakers or content related changes that will enhance the presentation’s relevance to the audience.

Submission Deadline: December 18, 2019, 11:59 PM (PST)

Notification Date: February 2020

For more information please contact: GFA@aamc.org.