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Date: May 23-24 2019

Where: Queen's University

             Mitchell Hall Event Commons

             69 Union Street West

             Kingston Ontario

             You can find Mitchell Hall outlined in red on this Campus Map.

Date: May 23, 2019

          6:00pm-9:00pm          

Where: Stone City Ales Kingston

             275 Princess Street

             Kingston, ON

Price: Tickets are FREE. This will include one drink ticket and a variety of hors d'heurves. Please indicate on the Registration form if you will be attending the Social Event.

REGISTRATION AND ONLINE PAYMENT Early DEADLINE, April 15th, 2019.

Graduate students (MSc, PhD, MScPT, MScOT), post-doctoral fellows, and healthcare professionals are invited to network, collaborate, and share their experiences in the field of rehabilitation science.

Registration fee is $45 until April 15th. Late registration will be $60. Last day to register May 17th.

Registration includes continental breakfast, refreshment breaks and lunch.

Steps to register:

For Current Queens School of Rehabilitation Therapy students (PT, OT, AGHE, RHBS)

1) Initiate activation of your Shopify account from the email sent to you from the SRT online store.

2) After activating your account, click the link in your confirmation email sent to you by the SRT online store or click the link below to pay the registration fee.

https://rehab.queensu.ca/academic-programs/rhbs/colloquium/store

3) After completion of payment, the next step is to fill in the online registration form. The link to this form will be in your confirmation email from the SRT store or in the SRT summary purchase page.

For more detailed instructions please refer to this PDF. 

For Non-Queens School of Rehabilitation Therapy students 

1) Create an online Shopify account using the link below. 

https://rehab.queensu.ca/academic-programs/rhbs/colloquium/store

2) Once you created your account please close the new browser window that pops up. Go back to the SRT online store page or click the link above to sign in and complete payment for the conference. 

3) After completion of payment, the next step is to fill in the online registration form. The link to this form will be in your confirmation email from the SRT store or in the SRT summary purchase page.

For more detailed instructions please refer to this PDF. 

NOTE: Registering for the Colloquium does NOT sign you up to present at the Colloquium. You MUST complete the separate abstract submission process to present at the Colloquium. Please see our Abstract Submission information below for details.

Abstract submission is now CLOSED!

• Abstracts (250 words or less; not including title, authors, and section headings) must be submitted using our Online Form.

• Submissions can be sent for proposal presentations, literature reviews, systematic reviews, and research projects

• Presentations can be either: oral or poster format

• The body of abstract should include the following subtitles in this order: Background, Objective(s), Methods, Results (if applicable), and Conclusions (if applicable).

• Abstracts can be written in French or English and should be attached as a Word document.

• Completed work, works-in-progress, and protocol submissions are welcomed.

• Abstracts should be attached as a Word document saves in the following format: lastname_firstname_abstract.doc.

• Please ensure you specify on the online submission form, whether you are submitting for an oral presentation, poster presentation, or would like to be considered for both.

• Abstracts submitted in any other format will NOT be accepted.

• Abstracts for oral presentation or poster presentation are due by April 15th 2019. 

Submit an Abstract

Notes:

• You will receive a confirmation email once your abstract submission has been received. You will be informed on April 10th 2019 regarding the acceptance of your abstract.

• Accepted abstracts will be presented in the form of either an oral or a poster presentation. Please Note: If there are too many requests for oral presentations, we may request you present a poster.

• Presenters must be graduate students or post-doctoral fellows pursuing research in an area relating to rehabilitation science.

• Submitting an abstract does NOT register you to attend the colloquium. You MUST complete the separate registration process to be admitted to the conference. Please see our Registration tab above for details.

Oral Presentations:

• Once accepted, please email your presentations to rrcolloquium2019@gmail.com no later than Friday May 17th, 2019 at 5pm.

• We ask that presentations be made using MS PowerPoint; please contact us if this will be an issue for you.

• We will check presentations for errors in photo or video display so that these may be resolved prior to presentation day.

• One main computer will be used for all presentations for quick transitions between presenters; presenters will NOT be allowed to use their own computers for presentations.

• Presentations may be 15 minutes long, with up to 5 minutes for questions (i.e., total time is 20 minutes per presenter.)

• We will have to enforce the presentation time limit whether you are finished presenting your material or not, so we suggest you plan to present approximately one slide per minute.

• We will have a moderator in each room, who can provide you with visual warnings at: 5 minutes left, 1 minute left, and times up

Poster Presentations:

• The working area for the display is 0.9 m (3 ft) high and 1.2 m (4 ft) wide.

• Poster set-up and take-down times will be provided closer to the day of the Colloquium.

• Poster presenters will be assigned a 5-minute time slot to present their poster to a judge.

• A poster competition will be conducted and awards will be given to both MSc and PhD levels for the best poster.

Travel

Kingston is conveniently located within a few hours travel of Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. You can easily make your way via car, train, bus, or air to the Limestone City.

Estimated travel time from

• Toronto: 2 hours, 30 minutes
• Ottawa: 2 Hours, 15 minutes
• Montreal: 3 Hours

Train

Via Rail stations are found at the following locations:

• Toronto: Union Station 65 Front St. W
• Ottawa: 200 Tremblay Rd.
• Montreal: (two options)
  • Central Station: Downtown Montreal, 895 de la Gauchetiere
  • Dorval Station: 5 minutes from the Montreal Airport. There is a free shuttle bus available between the airport and the Dorval Station.

Bus

Coach Canada and Greyhound offer service between Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Kingston. Stations are located at:

• Toronto: 610 Bay St.
• Montreal: Central Bus Station (downtown) or 2875 Boulevard St. Charles, Kirkland (closest to Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport)
• Ottawa: 265 Catherine St.
• Kingston: 1175 John Counter Boulevard

*Depending on your scheulde with Coach Canada, you may be able to take the bus directly to and from Goodes Hall on Queen's Campus. This only applies if you are departing from either Toronto Pearson Airport OR Yorkdale GO centre*

Accommodations

 *Be advised accommodations may me limited due to Queen's convocation ceremonies. Please plan accommodations and parking accordingly.

Stay on Campus:

Please follow this link if you are interested in reserving an affordable room on Queen's campus.

https://eventservices.queensu.ca/accommodations/

Stay in a Local Hotel:

The Hochelaga Inn is offering discounts for conference attendees. This hotel is a historic inn that was established in 1875, and is a less than 10 minute walk from the conference venue. They are offering a discounted rate of $138/night. Please contact them and metnion RHBS when you reserve your room.

http://hochelagainn.com/

 There are plenty of other options in the downtown area as well to stay. Please let us know if you are having any difficulty finding accommodations.