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• If a speaker does not arrive, arrange for the 15 minuteperiod to be used for further discussion; the nextpresentation should not start until the scheduled time;• If there are no questions, please try to have one of yourown to ask the presenter;• Draw the session to a close and thank participants.Role of the opening discussant of shortcommunication sessions:• Following all the presentations, introduce the topicin the context of the papers presented and highlightsome of the key points arising from the papers thatmight be addressed in the discussion that follows. Theintroduction should take no more than 2-3 minutes;• Facilitate the discussion as appropriate.Research in Medical Education Papers: Papers havebeen selected by the AMEE Research Committee andour reviewers as good examples of research in medicaland healthcare professions education. These sessions,grouped on a particular research theme, have an emphasison methodology. Presenters have 10 minutes to present,followed by 5 minutes for questions. At the end of thesession there will be a general discussion. The chairpersonof each session has been asked to direct the questions anddiscussion to issues relating to choice of methodology,issues relating to the implementation of the study includingresource implications, and issues relating to the analysisand reporting of the data, rather than to the medical/healthcare professions education theme of the session.Flipped Classroom Research Paper session: TheResearch Paper session on Monday 1 September scheduledfor Session 4D at 1400-1530hrs will be conducted in‘flipped classroom’ style. Materials submitted by thepresenters will be available on the website http://www.amee.org/conferences/amee-2014/programme/researchpapers-flipped-classroomfrom 1 August and participantsplanning to attend the session are requested to readthe materials in advance and come prepared to discussthe issues raised. Each presenter has only 2 minutes tointroduce the topic, and the remaining 13 minutes willbe used for discussion. This session will be evaluatedseparately to determine whether the exercise will berepeated in future years.AMEE Fringe: The AMEE Fringe becomes more populareach year, providing the opportunity to see somethinga little different – a new and perhaps provocative oridiosyncratic approach to healthcare professions education.Conference workshops: There are over 85 conferenceworkshops from which to choose. Workshops are ofvarying lengths depending on the session to which theyare allocated, and may be at introductory, intermediateor advanced level. An indication of the level and whetherprevious knowledge/experience of the topic is advised willbe included in the abstract book. There is no additionalcharge for conference workshops.There is no advance signup for workshops. Entry toworkshops will be on a first come, first served basis andnumbers will be strictly limited to ensure that workshopsdo not become overcrowded. The maximum number ofparticipants permitted will be displayed outside the roomand once the maximum number has been reached a‘Workshop Full’ notice will be placed on the door, and nomore participants will be admitted. We kindly ask for yourunderstanding of this arrangement.PhD Reports: PhD reports in healthcare professionseducation completed within the last three years havebeen selected from submitted abstracts. These will bepresented in three sessions, one on Monday and two onTuesday. Presenters should follow the instructions for shortcommunications, the only difference being that 15 minutesis allocated for presentation, followed by 3 minutes forquestions and discussion. Any remaining time at the end ofthe session will be used for general discussion of the issuesraised from any or all of the papers.Mounted Poster with Presentation: Posters are animportant part of the AMEE Conference and are muchvalued by participants, as evidenced from the evaluationforms. In fact it can be much more difficult to producea high quality poster and present it effectively thanto present a short communication. They are a usefulmethod of communicating ideas about new approachesto education and research, they are highly visible, beingavailable throughout the conference, and many educationalinnovations have begun their life as a poster. To give themeven greater value, themed sessions are scheduled in theAMEE programme, where presenters introduce the keymessages of the poster to the group, followed by a groupdiscussion. Each session will have a Chairperson, who oftenhas a specific interest in the theme of the session. “Hintson preparing posters for AMEE Conferences” is available onthe AMEE website: http://www.amee.org/getattachment/Conferences/AMEE-2014/Programme/Abstracts/Hints-onpreparing-posters-for-AMEE-Conferences.pdfPoster Specifications and mounting instructions:• Posters should be a maximum of 95 cm wide and 150cm high (portrait orientation). If your poster is largerthan this, we regret it may not be possible to mount it;• Please bring your poster with you – do not send it to usin advance;• Posters should be mounted on Sunday 31 Augustfrom 1430-2000 hrs or before 0800 hrs on Monday 1September.• Posters will be mounted in South Hall, Level 0, MiCoin themed groups and will be available for viewingthroughout the Conference. Please see the programmefor the location and time of your poster session. A boardwill be provided, labelled with the poster number, titleand authors. Fixing materials will be provided. Pleasedo not affix posters to any place other than the boardto which it has been allocated, and use only the fixingmaterial supplied;• Posters should be taken down between 1030-1300 hrson Wednesday 3 September. Posters not removed bythis time will be taken down and may be destroyed.Structure of poster sessions and role of theChairperson:• Each themed group has been allocated a discussionsession in the programme which will take placearound the poster boards. Presenters should meet theChairperson by the poster boards ten minutes before– 10 –