Call for Success Stories

The first day of the World Family Summit +4 Program will be composed by four Success Stories Sessions.

The objective of the Success Stories Sessions is to present to participants case studies or best practices which results on the involvement of different sectors of society in participating in policies dialogue, sharing best practices and lessons learned, participating in advocacy and awareness raising initiatives, helping design innovative programs and bringing onboard new partners.

The Success Stories Sessions Presentations in addition to providing brief background information on the case study or best practice (specific contexts, organizations involved, source of data, etc.), should also examine the challenges/issues faced and the strategies used to overcome them.

If you wish to present a Success Story, please observe the following instructions.

Submission of a Success Story

If you wish to contribute with a Success Story involving the execution of the MDGs, please send an abstract of 300 - 350 words and, if you wish, any other written material linked to your story that you would like to share with the participants to the Summit Secretariat (info@worldfamilyorganization.org) who will forward it to the Scientific Commission for judgment. Abstracts of relevant standard will be included in the Summit's background documents. From the total submitted papers a substantial number will be selected to be presented by their authors.

The deadline for abstracts and supporting materials is November 5th, 2008. It is especially important that abstracts are received on time, in order to allow the Scientific Commission to inform you about the result of their judgment. Every effort will be made to inform authors quickly of the decision to include their experience in the Success Stories Sessions, to facilitate funding and travel arrangements.

Paper's Guidelines

The following guidelines have been developed to ensure optimum access to the content of your presentation by the audience and to facilitate an effective working relationship between the presenters and the Summit organizers.

Please review the guidelines before submitting your success story.

Registration:
All speakers are expected to register. You may fill in the attached form and return it to info@worldfamilyorganization.org or fax: (+55 41) 3254-5678. You may also register on the World Family Summit Website www.worldfamilyorganization.org/summit.

Important Deadlines:
November 5th, 2008 - Final date to send abstract and supporting documents, audio/visual requirements and biography to the Summit Secretariat via e-mail at info@worldfamilyorganization.org. Earlier submission will be appreciated.

November 15th, 2008- Announcement of Success Stories accepted for presentation.

Failure to comply with submitted dates may result in Story's not acceptance.

Important Note:
Abstracts must be written in English language only. Presentations can be done in English, French, Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese since simultaneous translation will be available. Please avoid using unexplained acronyms, sets of initials, jargon and phrases which an international audience may not understand.

Success Story Presentation Outline:

Brief Outline:
Development of the Success Story of key learning, issues to be addressed, solutions and main results/ outcomes.

Prior to Presentation
• All speakers should submit a copy of their PowerPoint presentation on CD or via e-mail to the Summit Secretariat two weeks prior to the Summit. The Organizing Committee will coordinate presentation loading to support speaker sequence. If you are bringing your own laptop, make sure you have an extra copy of the slides on stick-memory drive or CD in case of incompatibility of equipment at the WFS+4 venue.

During Presentation
• Timing: Presentations are limited to 20 minutes. Please adhere to the presentation time limit for maintaining schedule and not encroaching on the next speaker’s time slot, your assistance in keeping to your time slot is appreciated.

• Pointers: At the start of your presentation, you are requested to ask delegates if they have difficulty hearing you or reading any material projected on the screen. If there are people present who cannot read the screen, ensure that you read all information projected and explain all visual demonstrations. You may also want to bring hard copies of your presentation to distribute to attendees. Typically two or three slides per page are effective for such purposes.

• Audience questions: Please note that after the presentation the floor will be open for discussion. When answering questions from the audience it may be a good practice to repeat the question to ensure all delegates have heard it clearly.

Important Speaker General Information:
• There will be selected 12 (twelve) Success Stories to be presented at the World Family Summit +4 according to the Program. The speakers for these Success Stories will have the stay at Mena House Oberoi Hotel funded from November 30th to December 4th by the WFS+4 Scretariat.

• Please ensure that you check the Summit program on the Summit Website to confirm your presentation date and time. (This information will be available on the website 2 weeks prior to Summit.)

• Summit venue will provide audio/visual equipment, large screen, podium microphone, and sound system.

• If you are a candidate for presentation please check frequently this website for updated information.