by Adam Payne | Jul 1, 2013 | Conference
The second time is the charm. Thank you for the submissions that have started to roll in and/or those that have been promised will be coming soon. If you are in the rainy, rainy USA, please finish building your Ark (or let Noah finish it for you) and then please do send along those promised proposals.
The window remains open for 2013 ISITDBT Research and Workshop submissions. At the same time, I do want to get the proposals to the Program Committee shortly (so please “giddyup”), so that I can make a formal announcement of the Program Schedule to you all by the end of July 2013. My hope is to give all of you the full month of August to digest the Program, so that you will be able to decide whether you will want to join us in Nashville in November (Registration will open on or around September 5th). Remember, ISITDBT 2013 is Thursday, November 21, 2013.
ISITDBT Poster Proposals are due September 10, 2013.
Thanks everyone,
Adam
by Adam Payne | Jun 20, 2013 | Conference
Many thanks to those of you who recently made submissions for presentations for the November 2103 ISITDBT Conference. As previously announced, ISITDBT 2013 is November 21, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, immediately preceding the ABCT Convention.
We have had fewer submissions this year than in previous years. I certainly hope that the fact that the conferences (ISITDBT and ABCT) are being held in Nashville (and away from the coasts) is not a deterrent to people (Historically, the conferences held on the coasts have had larger attendance). Separate and apart from the conferences, the Opryland Hotel is “Bucket List Worthy” for its beautiful indoor gardens, as is the Grand Ole Opry for its music and history, and the city of Nashville has always been a favorite of mine. We have more space this year for ISITDBT, so this year is the year to travel and have fun at ISITDBT.
Having been involved with the ISITDBT program selection for several years before becoming the Program Chair, I have noted that the Program Committee seems to do best when it has a greater selection of proposals to work through and discuss. Having a greater selection allows themes to develop, and helps the committee to form a coherent program day. Therefore, if you had been on the fence, and were considering submitting a research or workshop proposal (and did not do so for some reason), I would ask you to consider again. If your spam folder ate the original announcements, or if ISITDBT fell off your radar, (first “Like” us on Facebook to make sure that does not happen again, and then) please go ahead and make your submission. Please send your submissions to isit@isitdbt.net Please consider sending an e-mail ahead, even as you get your submission ready, so that I can anticipate receipt of your one-page abstract. Because of the numbers I am looking for, I’m going to wing this one regarding the final-final submission deadline, so please help me out by getting hopping, and at least inform me of your intent to submit. Thanks.
Please note that this request for additional submissions does not in any way reflect on the quality of the submissions so far. In fact, I have quite consciously not reviewed them. I very much leave that to the Program Committee to perform their duties. For what it is worth, when all submissions are collected, I will de-identify the abstracts (as best I can) for all of the research, workshop, and poster submissions (poster proposals due Sept 10th), and then will send the de-identified proposals to the committee. In this way, decisions will be made based upon the content of the proposals and not on the notoriety of the presenters. This method is a repeat of the method which I initiated last year. That’s just the way I roll.
I can extend the submission period because we remain well ahead of the game for November. My request today hopefully will keep us there. My recent trip to Seattle confirmed that we are well underway for the second coming of the Clinical Seminar that was initiated last year with Katie Korslund, PhD, ABPP, Jennifer Sayrs, PhD, ABPP, and Shireen Rizvi, PhD This Clinical Seminar is back on the proposed schedule for the afternoon session, with an aim to see if DBT Skills Group can receive the same fabulous analysis as Emily Cooney’s DBT Individual Session did last year. Please anticipate a formally announced complete Workshop and Research Panel Program Schedule by the end of July 2013.
Poster people, the deadline for Poster Submissions is September 10, 2013, so you still have time, but please use your summer well in your preparations. Registration for ISITDBT will also open in September (on or around September 5th). Lastly, PLEASE do not wait to make your nominations for the ISITDBT Researcher Award. We will accept nominations at any time, so that hurricanes or not, we will have an honoree this year. See additional information on the isitdbt.net Conference page for more.
With hopes for pleasant days for all of you, wherever you may be.
Best Regards,
Adam
by Adam Payne | May 13, 2013 | Conference
Good news from ISITDBT 2013. Hot off the presses.
As many of you know, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) is the source of our room availability for our ISITDBT Conference space each year. Mary Ellen Brown at ABCT has been a wonderful supporter of our efforts each year and she grants us as much space as she possibly can spare from the other ABCT events that are ongoing on ABCT Thursday. I have just heard back this morning from Mary Ellen about what she is able to provide for ISITDBT for 2013.
My hopes have come true that an ISITDBT Conference that is occurring in the “wider”, “opener” spaces of Nashville, TN would result in greater room availability for ISITDBT 2013!
- During years when we have a few rooms with which to work, our workshops must maintain a broad appeal across DBT practitioners. This scenario has been the ISITDBT scenario for the past several years.
- During prior years when we have a greater number of smaller separate spaces, we have had the options for more “niche” workshops, where there are workshops on topics relevant to specific target populations, adaptations of DBT, etc.
This year, we have the best of both worlds. We have two larger rooms and several smaller rooms. Therefore, I can truly open the door for workshop submissions of all kinds and will allow the Program Committee greater flexibility of options as we plan out our 2013 ISITDBT Program.
Since the last few years have not afforded us the options for smaller workshops (e.g., workshops from 30 to 50 people), people may not have been thinking along those lines. As such, I am extending the Workshop Submission date and the Research Submission date to June 15, 2013 this year. Submissions should be sent to isit@isitdbt.net
We still do have other budgetary and logistical constraints, so we will have to “crunch the numbers” after we see what the DBT community may propose to do for this year’s ISITDBT workshops. We are excited that we can start with a wider net this year.
- Workshops. Workshops will be 90-105 minutes in length and should advance a participant’s knowledge of DBT. As noted above, both “broad spectrum DBT” and “niche DBT” workshops submissions will be accepted, although quality submissions will be the main variable used for workshop selection. Experiential components are encouraged for all workshops. Submissions should include a workshop title, list of presenters and affiliations, 3 learning objectives, and abstract. In addition, please specify whether material will be geared to one of three levels: basic (will be useful to all participants), novice (useful to individuals who are relatively new to DBT), or intermediate (requires a moderate degree of familiarity with DBT). Submissions should be no more than 1 page in length.
- Research Papers. As in previous years, we will have a research panel in which individuals will present new data on DBT and DBT-informed studies. Appropriate studies include: randomized clinical trials, pilot trials of an adaptation or novel use of DBT, or basic studies on DBT-relevant topics such as emotion regulation, borderline personality disorder, suicidal behavior, and/or team or therapist behaviors. Submissions should include a title, list of authors and affiliations, and an abstract and should not exceed one page in length.
by Adam Payne | Feb 15, 2013 | Conference
Happy February to you all!
Please check back to this website often for updates and announcements regarding the 2013 ISITDBT Conference, which will be held in Nashville, TN on November 21, 2013. Tentative 2013 dates are listed on the conference page.
Also, make sure you “Like” us on Facebook for automatic updates to be sent to you about the 2013 Conference.
by Adam Payne | Nov 15, 2012 | Conference
We’re all set to go here in National Harbor, MD for tomorrow morning’s 2012 ISITDBT Conference. In the morning, please start by hotel main registration and then head into the Convention Center by taking a first escalator (or elevator) to the second level of the Convention Center. As you enter the Convention Center area, please proceed up the escalators to the third level in the National Harbor area. Please go into the hallway under the large sign marked National Harbor and down that hallway, eventually making a right. National Harbor Rooms 4 & 5 are on the right hand side of the hallway after you proceed up that National Harbor area escalator and into the hallway.
It appears that we will be able to check registrants in electronically, so please feel free to bring your tickets either printed out or on your mobile device (including Passbook enabled tickets). Please then pick up the packet of handouts and pick up your name tag, and enjoy the Prince George’s Continental Breakfast and coffee as you chat with new friends and old. Registration opens at 8AM and the conference will begin promptly at 8:30AM.
If you have purchased Continuing Education credits, you must also sign in the old-fashioned way, too.
See you in the morning,
Adam
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