Youth Engagement Alliance for Tobacco Control presents Coordinator Camp 2014

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Make Tobacco History: Mobilizing Youth to End the Tobacco Epidemic

August 13 - 15, 2014

               Holiday Inn Downtown - Superdome 

New Orleans, LA 

Overview
Coordinator Camp is brought to you by the Youth Engagement Alliance for Tobacco Control. It is a meeting of adult coordinators that work with youth tobacco control programs from around the country. The meeting is designed to bring coordinators together to learn about best practices in youth tobacco initiatives, to share ideas and to strategize about how to mobilize youth to end the tobacco epidemic.  

Presenters
If you have vital knowledge and expertise in the field of youth engagement in tobacco control that you would like to share with others please submit an abstract. Presenters should be prepared to deliver dynamic and interactive sessions that give attendees new information and/or build needed skills.   

Presenters are invited and strongly encouraged to participate in our Coordinator Camp Speaker Lounge. The Speaker Lounge will provide an opportunity for presenters and participants to interact, ask and answer questions and provide direct feedback in a smaller casual setting.  

Submission of Abstract & Registration
Please complete and submit abstract form by Friday May 30^th, 2014. Notification of Acceptance will be sent by Monday June 16^th, 2014. Presenters will receive complimentary registration to Coordinator Camp. Presenters will be responsible for covering travel and lodging expenses, but can apply for scholarship assistance if they face financial hardship. All presenters must register on-line before the deadline of Thursday July 10^th, 2014 and select the “Speaker” option in the Fee box to receive complimentary registration.  

Sessions
Coordinator Camp 2014 will include a mix of inspiring keynote presentations, breakout sessions/workshops and panel discussions for adult coordinators of youth tobacco prevention programs. Breakout sessions are 75 minutes long and should integrate components that facilitate active participation by all attendees, coordinator-to-coordinator exchange of ideas and relationship building to facilitate further regional collaboration and knowledge exchange. Presenters will be allotted 50 minutes for their presentation followed by 25 minutes for a Q & A session facilitated by a member of the Coordinator Camp Planning Team.

Topic Areas

Where Are We Now?

Where Are We Going?

How Do We Get There?

For more information about topic areas click here.

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If you have questions, please contact Allison O’Donnell at aodonnell@tobaccofreekids.org or 202-481-9343.

For more information about Coordinator Camp, or to register click here.

  

 

The mission of the Youth Engagement Alliance for Tobacco Control is to create a unified voice to cultivate and advance effective strategies for youth engagement and advocacy in tobacco control by providing support networking, training and resources for those working with youth. YEA-TC and Coordinator Camp is supported by Legacy and Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. For more information about Coordinator Camp registration, contact info@youthengagementalliance.org.

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