Short Courses are expected to be lecture-based, but audience interactivity is encouraged. The expected audience size is 8-40 attendees. The proposed Short Course should run between 8 - 16 hours. Instructors are encouraged to give students a 10 minute break at the end of each roughly 50 minute session.
The course may be subject to cancellation if there are fewer than 8 registrants by the end of the Regular Registration Deadline.
Absolutely no commercial content allowed.Deadline for Submission: December 4, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: January 22, 2025
Course Date/Time:
Sunday, September 21, 2:30 - 6:30pm
Monday, September 22, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, with 2 hour break for lunch
Tuesday, September 23, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Duration: 8 - 16 hours depending on course content
Class size: Min = 8, Max = 100
Location: Hotel Bonaventure, Montreal, Canada
Attendee participation
Advanced registration is required for attendance and is fee-based. Educational Grants will be available.
Attendee Registration Fees (Industry / Academic / Student):
Early Bird : $43 / 35 / 13 per hour
Regular : $49 / 38 / 16 per hour
Late: $60 / 41 / 20 per hour
Instructor Compensation
** 16 hr courses. **
Registration Fee: Discount up to $2175 (no cash value, equivalent to 2.5 early bird academic registrations) that may be divided among multiple instructors.
Travel Expenses (flight & hotel only): Up to $2000 reimbursement credit (receipt required) that may be divided among multiple instructors.
** Courses with shorter durations receive pro-rated compensation. **
For example: 8 hour courses receive $1088 in total registration credit (no cash value) and $1000 in total travel expense credit.
The above limits represent the minimum guaranteed reimbursement. Additional reimbursement is possible based on income from course registrations. Actual course registration fees collected above the sum of instructor compensation will be shared equally between the course instructor group and MSACL (50% each) or can be designated by instructor(s) to increase reimbursement amount, as needed.
**Cash reimbursements or honorariums are ONLY made via PayPal.
Presenter Requirements
All presenters must be registered for the conference.