Thank you to everyone involved in the NSGC Annual Conference. This page includes additional information related to your participation in the NSGC 44th Annual Conference.
Registration
All speakers and session coordinators receive complimentary, full-conference registration. Non-speaking session participants (e.g., moderators, non-speaking facilitators for workshop activities, breakout groups, etc.) receive access to their session but do not receive complimentary, full conference registration. Please notify speakers@nsgc.org by September 8 and provide the names of non-speaking session participants who need access to your session.
Your complimentary registration does not include add-ons, such as a Pre-conference Symposia or access to recording packages after closure of the virtual platform. Add-ons will incur an additional fee. Pre-conference Symposia participants will receive complimentary access to their session(s) and do not need to add their session(s) to their registration.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) fees are included in your complimentary registration. You are not eligible to claim CEUs for any session(s) where you are a participant.
The speaker complimentary full-conference registration is non-transferable. If you have not received the code to unlock your complimentary, full-conference registration, please contact speakers@nsgc.org.
Honoraria
The total honorarium available per session type is listed below. The session honorarium is split among all speakers in the session at the direction of the Session Coordinator. If no direction is provided by the Session Coordinator, the total amount will be split equally among all speakers. Both genetic counselors and non-genetic counselors are eligible for honoraria. Session Coordinators receive a separate, additional $150 honorarium for their role.
- Pre-Conference Symposia: $1,500
- Plenary Sessions: $500 per hour of presentation
- 30-minute plenary: $250
- 45-minute plenary: $375
- 60-minute plenary: $500
- Educational Breakout Sessions: $300 per hour of presentation
- 60-minute EBS: $300
- 90-minute EBS: $450
- 120-minute EBS: $600
- Workshops: $600
Travel and Expense Reimbursement For Non-Genetic Counselor Speakers
All non-genetic counselor speakers (e.g., physicians, surgeons, patient advocacy representatives, patients and/or families, and other speakers who are not certified genetic counselors) receive the following travel stipend in addition to their honorarium:
- Airfare booked directly through NSGC, up to $500
- One night's stay in NSGC's hotel room block(s), billed directly to NSGC
- Please note: NSGC will not reimburse hotel rooms or Airbnbs outside of the provided hotel room block(s)
- A travel stipend of $250 to cover meal expenses and ground transportation, to be paid following the conference with submission of itemized receipts and an accompanying expense report (provided by NSGC)
NSGC staff will provide additional instructions to coordinate airfare and hotel for non-genetic counselor speakers.
Slide Template
All conference participants must use the approved NSGC PowerPoint Template for their presentation. If you have not received a copy of the template, please reach out to speakers@nsgc.org. This template has been created to meet accessibility standards. Prior to submitting your presentation, please confirm the following:
- Review the NSGC Speaker Guide for tips on how to make presentations and other educational activities effective, inclusive and accessible for all learners.
- Ensure you have reserved space for closed captioning at the bottom of each slide. Please do not add any additional content in the space between the graphics at the bottom of the slides (pictured below). This area is reserved for closed captioning.
Please note: Your slides will be returned to you for edits if content is added to the closed captioning area, if the header or font sizes and styles have been edited to deviate from the template, or if other accessibility standards as outlined in the NSGC Speaker Guide are not met.
All speakers are also required to include a conflict-of-interest disclosure slide at the beginning of the presentation. You can include a single slide listing all session participants’ disclosures at the beginning of the session. If a speaker does not have any conflicts, please state, “No conflicts of interest to disclose.”
Download the NSGC 44th Annual Conference PowerPoint template
Additional Session Details
Will moderators for sessions be introduced?
Apart from sessions taking place on the plenary stage, moderators will not receive a formal introduction at the start of a session. Moderators are encouraged to introduce themselves. Moderators will also receive scripts containing speaker bios, which can be used to open the session.
Do I need to submit quiz questions? What are quiz questions?
Yes. Conference presentations will be recorded, and recordings will be eligible for CEUs after the Annual Conference. As subject matter experts, we ask Session Coordinators to create quiz questions for your session. These questions should assess how much a viewer has learned. NSGC requests five quiz questions per each one hour of session content (1.5-hour session = 8 quiz questions).
Session Coordinators should submit quiz questions for your session via this SurveyMonkey form. Please refer to the Guidelines for Formatting Quiz Questions for CEU Activities for additional guidance on formatting quiz questions. If you are interested in utilizing an Item Writer from the Knowledge Assessment Committee to assist with writing your quiz questions, please reach out to speakers@nsgc.org for information.
All final materials (slides, handouts, etc.) and quiz questions are due to NSGC for COI and formatting review by Friday, October 10. Session Coordinators will be required to send one unified slide deck to NSGC per session by emailing speakers@nsgc.org. Quiz questions will be collected via the SurveyMonkey form.
Additional Questions
For logistical questions (speaker travel questions, speaker changes, scheduling, room setup, A/V needs, etc.), please contact the NSGC Executive Office at speakers@nsgc.org.
For questions related to the content of your session (learning objectives, speaker recommendations, use of session time, etc.), please contact your Session Liaison, who is copied on your session notification email.