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The
Ninth IASTED International Conference on
POWER AND ENERGY SYSTEMS
~ PES 2007 ~
January 3 – 5, 2007
Clearwater, Florida, USA
PANEL
SESSION PROPOSAL
Thank you for
your interest in organizing a Panel Session for PES 2007.
Outlined below are the guidelines for organizing and submitting
a panel session.
WHAT
IS A PANEL SESSION?
A panel session
is a forum where experts engage in discussion on a topical
subject. The discussion serves to highlight various viewpoints
and dissenting ideas and to foster audience participation.
The goal of a panel session is not for the audience and
panel to reach a consensus nor, is it to convince others
of the fallacy of their thoughts; rather, the aim is to
cultivate greater understanding of complex and often contentious
issues.
There is no specific
size criterion for a panel; however, it is difficult for
a coherent, lively, and interesting discussion to arise
with less than three or more than five panel members. A
panel session is open to all conference delegates and does
not include paper submissions.
In order to ensure
that a panel session is of sufficient length to effectively
address a topic, it should be between 45 to 60 minutes.
The requisites
for a successful panel session are (1) active audience participation,
(2) knowledgeable panel participants, (3) an effective moderator,
and (4) a topical subject.
- Active Audience
Participation: The success of a panel session relies on
an active audience that raises difficult and valid questions
and is willing to challenge the thoughts and opinions
of the panel participants.
- Knowledgeable
Panel Participants: The backbone of a panel session is
charismatic, knowledgeable, and prepared panel participants
who ideally hold differing opinions.
- Effective
Moderator: It is important that an organized moderator
oversees a panel session in order to ensure that it runs
in a structured, coherent, and smooth manner. The role
of the moderator includes introducing the topic of discussion
and the panel members, asking participants questions,
and assuring that the discussion remains on topic and
on time.
- Topical Subject:
The best subjects for panel discussions are clear, concise,
relevant, and interesting.
PROPOSING
A PANEL SESSION
If you are interested in proposing a panel session, either
as a moderator or as a panel member, then please send an
email titled "PES 2007 – Panel Session Proposal"
to calgary@iasted.org.
In the event that your proposal is accepted, we will assist
you in finding panel members and/or a moderator, if requested.
The proposal
should include the suggested topic and title, as well as
one to two example questions or issues that will be addressed
by the panel. This assists us in finding panel members and/or
a moderator. Please also ensure that you include your qualifications
and the capacity in which you would like to participate
in the panel session (i.e., as a panel member or as a moderator).
Finally, we require enough detail in the proposal that the
panel session’s objectives, topics and goals can be
clearly understood by potential audience members and panel
participants. Unless otherwise requested, panel sessions
are one hour in length.
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