BEST PRACTICES IN SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL FOR DIA 2012

1. BEST PRACTICES IN SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL FOR DIA 2012 “Collaborate to Innovate” June 24-28, 2012 Philadelphia, PA

2. Agenda - How to Submit a Proposal • Learning Objectives • Program Offerings • Helpful Hints: Key Considerations • 2011 Annual Meeting Demographics • Important Dates / Deadlines

3. Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this session, the attendee will be able to: • Describe the different program offering opportunities for a proposal. • Identify helpful hints for submitting a proposal. • Explain key areas the program committee (reviewers) will look for in a proposal submission. • Adhere to deadlines, policies, and specific DIA requirements.

4. Submission History

5. PROGRAM OFFERINGS • Session: 60 or 90 minutes, overall topic suggested includes presentations delivered lecture-style from podium. • Forum: 60 or 90 minutes, overall topic maybe delivered lecture-style from podium combined with panel discussion, or panel discussion only. • Presentation: 15-20 minutes on specific topic within 60 or 90-minutse program offering • Workshop: 90 minutes, interactive, simulation, or role-playing format with activities or demonstrations for hands on learning.

6. Helpful Hints: Key Considerations • Innovation, Timeliness and Relevance • Quality of Content • Balanced Representation within Program Offering • No Promotion from Podium • Target Audience / Learning Objectives

7. Helpful Hints Innovation, Timeliness and Relevance: • Match your topic to the appropriate track. • Keep meeting theme in mind (“Collaborate to Innovate”). • Uniqueness – Have you submitted this topic to other meetings or previous DIA meetings? • Timeliness – Is this a “hot” or “popular” topic? • Relevance – Is the topic relevant, forward looking, strategic? Does it have a fresh perspective?

8. Helpful Hints Quality of Content: • Is the proposal well written and structured, without typographical errors? • Does the title stand out or is it generic? A catchy title gets attention. • Avoid use of jargon. Be clear in what is to be presented.

9. Helpful Hints Balanced Representation within Program Offering: • Are there different perspectives on the topic included (ie, pharma, biotech, industry, regulatory, academia, patients, CRO, local, global, etc.)? • Helpful to identify speakers and/or individual presentation topics to be covered. • Is the topic global? Will an international or global perspective be included?

10. Helpful Hints No Promotion from Podium: • Program offering should be non-commercial. • Program offering should not overtly endorse or recommend a specific product or service. • Refer to DIA’s Policy Concerning Promotion of Products and Services from the Podium at DIA-sponsored Programs.

11. Helpful Hints Target Audience / Learning Objectives: • Who is your target audience? • What are your learning objectives? • How is your topic relevant to today’s challenges?

12. 2011 DIA Annual Meeting Demographic as of June 6, 2011

13. 2011 DIA Annual Meeting Demographic as of June 6, 2011

14. Important Dates/Deadlines • August 1, 2011 Official details for DIA 2012 Call for Proposals available on www.diahome.org • August 8, 2011 Opening of DIA 2012 Call for Proposal Submissions • September 12, 2011 (COB) Deadline for Call for Proposals *No extensions, no exceptions. No edits after 9/12/11. DIA 2012, June 24-28, 2012 / Philadelphia / Pennsylvania Convention Center Contact DIA Annual Meeting Team at annualmeetingprogram@diahome.org