Presentation & Event Information
1. Proposal submissions are due August 9, 2024. Incomplete submissions and/or late submissions will not be reviewed.
2. Presenters selected will be contacted by email in late August.
3. All information presented must be factual or evidence-based and unbiased. Presenters may not use any Summit presentation to market products or services; exhibit space is available for that purpose.
4. Selected speakers will be granted free attendance to the Summit.
5. This Summit is scheduled to be held live and in-person in Lafayette, Louisiana.
6. No honoraria or travel expense reimbursement will be provided and it is the presenter's responsibility to make any travel and/or hotel arrangements that may be required.
7. Length of presentation time slots will be allocated depending upon number of speakers.
8. A computer will be provided with all presentations pre-loaded.
9. All presentations must be intended for an audience of rural healthcare providers, including rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, and rural federally qualified health centers.
10. This event is intended to be "action-focused". Therefore, all presentations must include a meaningful "Call to Action" for the attendees. Calls to Action may include, but are not necessarily limited to 1) best practices that can be implemented in healthcare facilities, 2) policy or process changes that can or must be implemented to achieve legal/regulatory compliance, and 3) current or upcoming programs/projects that organizations or providers can utilize or join.
11. A professional photographer will be hired to photograph throughout the event. Photos will be shared with speakers, exhibitors, and attendees. LRHA may utilize these photographs in future marketing and promotional materials and in other activities and materials to promote and advance the mission of the organization.
12. Any proposals not selected for presentation at this event may be considered for future LRHA hosted/co-hosted events.