DIRECTIONS for Workshop Proposal Submission
Workshops are a defining feature of the BCI Meeting Series. BCI Meeting workshops have a
distinctive emphasis on interaction and contribution from all members. They help to shape the field of
BCI research, producing consensus and collaborations.
Your proposal should indicate how you intend to involve participants before, during and after the
meeting. Workshops should contain more interaction than merely lectures and question and answer
sessions. Successful proposals will involve interaction among participants to create new knowledge
regarding the topic area.
Note that the BCI 2016 meeting applies for the Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
For the submission of a proposal, all items above must be included and follow the format.
Specific instructions for fields:
Pre-submission description (due 1 November, 2015):
Researchers and/or practitioners
wishing to organize workshops should submit an informal 5-line workshop description to
workshops@meetings.bcisociety.org for pre-acceptance. These short descriptions will be screened to
minimize topic overlaps and to join groups together.
Full Proposal (due 1 December, 2015):
Abstract (not more than 200 words): The Abstract must be completed for submission
review and for publication in conference program. It should clearly and succinctly summarize the
session content and learning objectives so that conference attendees can choose workshops when they
register.
Workshop includes: Specify what type(s) of activities your workshop includes.
Length: All workshops should be 3 hours in length, including a 15 min coffee break.
Timetable: Specifically describe how workshop time will be allocated and outline what each
presenter will contribute. You should provide enough detail so that Reviewers will have a clear idea
about the workshop content and its overall organization. If there are multiple presenters for your
workshop, please specify the presenter name and session content for each time allocation. The total
time within the time table must equal 3 hours.
Example:
Time in min
Title
Presenter(s)
Presentation
format, activities
planned
20 min
Introductions & Overview
J. Smith
15 min
20 min
Overview: Clinical BCIs
Brainstorming of primary
barriers to clinical use.
Prioritizing Clinical Barriers
Coffee Break
T. Rogers
J. Smith (leader)
Lecture. PowerPoint
with slide from each
participant
Powerpoint
Group discussion
40 min
15 min
...
3 hours total
A. Blanco (leader)
Group discussion
Informal discussion
Intended audience: Describe in this field the audience for which the workshop is suitable and
the background they should have (e.g. neuroscientist, engineer, clinician, …). This information will be
included with the workshop description to help attendees select their workshops.
Audience Preparation: Describe any advance preparation that will be expected from the
audience. E.g., participation in a wiki or discussion group before the Meeting, reviewing a paper,
preparing a slide introducing their lab’s work, etc.
Learning Objectives:
List a minimum of 3 Learning Objectives for your session. This
information will be included with the workshop description to help attendees select their workshops.
Learning objectives tell the participant exactly what skills or new information they can expect to learn
from your session; provide structure to your session; create an organized learning experience for your
participants; and market your session. Objectives that are not written in concrete, measurable terms
will be returned to presenter-candidates for re-write.
Need for workshop:
Provide a brief description of why this workshop is needed and how the
need was identified.
Expected Output: Describe any expected output from the workshop.
E.g. Do you expect to
publish a review paper or tutorial paper for submission to the special issue of the Journal of Neural
Engineering? Do you expect to create guidelines or agreement on a particular topic? Etc.
Quiz to evaluate learning objectives:
Please provide a quiz (and answer key) that can be
used to assess how well the learning objectives were accomplished. The quiz should have at least 5
questions and may contain multiple choice, true/false, or fill in the blank questions.
SIXTH INTERNATIONAL
BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE MEETING
May 30- June 3, 2016
Asilomar Conference Grounds,
Pacific Grove, California
Workshop Proposal Form
Use this form to submit a workshop proposal. Complete the fields in this section. All fields are
required. The length of the proposal should not exceed 4 pages (not counting the instructions and
address pages). Information from this form will be used on the website, and in the program book.
Workshop Title:
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Principal Presenter/Organizer’s Full Name:
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Principal Organizer’s contact info:
Email _____________________________________
Phone _______________________________
Presenters:
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Abstract (to be published as workshop description; maximum 200 words):
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Workshop includes:
invited talks
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demonstrations ☐
targeted discussion
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debates
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other: ____________________________________________________________________
Timetable:
Time in min
Title
Presenter(s)
Presentation
format, activities
planned
Intended Audience (to be published with workshop description):
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Audience Preparation:
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Required Room Setup and or equipment
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Screen only (I can bring a video projector)
Video projector
Computer sound amplification
Microphone #______
Large paper pad with easel
Extra table for demonstrations
other: ______________________________________________________________
Scheduling Constraints
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Morning or Afternoon on June 2nd, 2015
Morning only on June 2nd, 2015. Reason: _______________________________
Afternoon only on June 2nd, 2015. Reason: ______________________________
Learning Objectives (to be published with workshop description):
Minimum of 3 required. Add more if appropriate. NOTE: Learning Objectives MUST be
quantifiable. For example: “Participants will be able to identify four obstacles to successful BCI home
use.” vs. “Participants will discuss the obstacles . . .”
1. ___________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________
Need for workshop:
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Expected Output:
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Quiz to evaluate learning objectives (or attached separately):
Question (& Answer) 1: ___________________________________________
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Question (& Answer) 2: ___________________________________________
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Question (& Answer) 3:____________________________________________
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Question (& Answer) 4:____________________________________________
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Question (& Answer) 5:____________________________________________
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Question (& Answer) 6: ___________________________________________
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Learners must successfully answer 5 of the 6 questions to complete/pass the training.
BCI Meeting 2016
Presenter Information
Workshop Title:
___________________________________________________________________________
Principal Presenter/Organizer: (This person will be responsible for coordinating the
session, scheduling the sequence of presenters, communicating with the other
presenters/participants prior to session presentation date and will serve as primary contact.)
Name:
Title:
Affiliation/Company:
Address:
City/State/Zip/Country:
Phone (day time):
Fax:
Presenter Bio (100 words maximum):
E-mail:
By submitting the proposal I certify that the proposal is submitted with the full knowledge
and consent of all co-authors, and that I will undertake to keep my co-authors informed of
all correspondence about the proposal.
I also understand that if my proposal is accepted by the Meeting, my co-presenters and
colleagues will attend the Meeting to give the workshop. Acceptance of the workshop
proposal does not imply any monetary award or waiver of meeting attendance, registration,
housing or other fees. All registration and participation fees must be paid by each
presenter.
Signature: ______________________________________________________________
Provide the following information for all Co-Presenters:
Name:
Title:
Affiliation/Company:
Address:
City/State/Zip/Country:
Phone (day time):
Fax:
Presenter Bio (100 words maximum):
Name:
Title:
Affiliation/Company:
Address:
City/State/Zip/Country:
E-mail:
Phone (day time):
Fax:
Presenter Bio (100 words maximum):
Name:
Title:
Affiliation/Company:
Address:
City/State/Zip/Country:
Phone (day time):
Fax:
Presenter Bio (100 words maximum):
Name:
Title:
Affiliation/Company:
Address:
City/State/Zip/Country:
Phone (day time):
Fax:
Presenter Bio (100 words maximum):
E-mail:
E-mail:
E-mail: