You are invited by The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies and Quality Safety Edge to submit a proposal for a presentation at the 15th Annual “Behavioral Safety NOW Conference.”
September 27 – September 29, 2011
Grand Sierra – Reno, NV
Proposals will be considered on all aspects of Behavioral Safety, including (but not limited to):
- Those who have implemented Behavioral Safety in their organization and are presenting for the first time.
- Those who have previously presented their experiences with Behavioral Safety and wish to present their progress.
- Those who have assisted corporations and other organizations to implement and maintain Behavioral Safety.
- Latest developments and progress on the research and theoretical aspects of Behavioral Safety.
- New applications of behavior analysis to safety.
We also invite submission of papers on related behavioral topics such as:
- Performance Management.
- Organizational Behavior Management.
- Other applications of behavioral techniques to areas of performance such as quality, customer service and productivity.
These would include behavioral safety processes that have evolved and been developed to address other areas of performance within a corporation or organization.
- Page 2: – Brief details about the conference, including previous presenters and attendees.
- Page 3: – Guidelines for submitting a proposal.
- Page 4: – Details on how to submit a proposal.
The Behavioral Safety NOW conference, which was founded in 1996 to promote understanding and use of Behavioral Safety, is a non-profit event. The conference provides an international forum for those interested in Behavioral Safety and related Performance Management processes, both practitioners (industry safety professionals and team members), professional consultants as well as those who are new to and/ or interested in learning more about Behavioral Safety.
The main features of the conference are General sessions, which consist of highly motivating and informative Keynote presentations, followed by a series of breakout presentations, which provide a wide choice of excellent educational and networking opportunities.
The conference organizers maintain a balance between presentations from consultants and practitioners, between research and practice, between management and shop floor.
The conference is preceded by one day (Tuesday, September 27th) of Pre-Conference Workshops held by prominent experts in Behavioral Safety.
Presenter Profile
Presenters at the conference are users and practitioners of Behavioral Safety as well as Performance Management processes at all levels. They include directors and managers, safety professionals, Behavioral Safety teams, as well as researchers, consultants, and other interested and qualified persons.
Presentations accepted for recent BSN conferences have included those from:
Corporations, Government and Military organizations:
- Argonne National Laboratory; Barnes Aerospace; Bayer Corporation; Bechtel Corporation; BHP; British
- Petroleum; Cabinda Gulf Oil Company; ChevronTexaco; CITGO Corp; Cortez Gold Mines; Crown
- Equipment; Delta Airlines; Eastman Chemical Corporation; El Paso Corp; ExxonMobil; Guy Bennett Lumber;
- Foster Wheeler; Halliburton; Hercules, Inc; Hills Pet Nutrition; Kaiser Permanente; Linbeck Construction;
- Los Alamos National Laboratory; Manitoba Hydro; Marathon Ashland Petroleum; MeadWestvaco; NASA;
- Northwest Airlines, Inc; North Pacific Paper Corp; Riviana Foods; Roche Molecular Systems; Saint-Gobain
- Norpro; Singapore Airlines; Stanley Furniture Industries; Stewart & Stevenson; Syncrude Canada Ltd;
- TAMKO Roofing Products; Tenneco Automotive; Terma Tru; UPS; US Airforce; US Liquids; US Navy;
- Veritas DGC; West Valley Nuclear Services; Western Energy; Westinghouse Savannah River Company.
Internationally and nationally recognized organizations and specialists in Behavioral Safety:
- Aubrey Daniels International; Auburn University; Behavioral Science Technology, Inc; B-Safe, UK; Center
- for Behavioral Safety. LLC; City University of New York, Queens College; Core Media; Du Pont Safety
- Resources; ECS Risk Control, Inc; EduSafe; Global Performance Safety; Indiana University, Industrial
- Foundation for Accident Prevention (Australia); Liberty Mutual Group; Marsh USA, Inc; Quality Safety Edge,
- Inc; Safety Performance Management; Safety Performance Solutions, Inc; The Bill Sims Company; Travelers
- Property Casualty Company; University of Nevada, Reno; Western Michigan University.
Audience Profile
The audiences will include personnel from all levels working in national & international
industries and government organizations. Attendees will range from those considering Behavioral Safety
and Performance Management for the first time, through to those who will be seeking solutions to challenges
within their established processes.
If you wish to share your experiences and knowledge of Behavioral Safety &/or Performance Management
by making a presentation at Behavioral Safety Now 2011 please complete the attached Presentation
Proposal and send it to Michael Johnson, the Program Chair at: Program@behavioralsafetynow.com or
mjohn4191@aol.com.
Proposals will be received for consideration at any time up to the deadline of: June 1, 2011
Guidelines for Submitting a Presentation Proposal
Complete the proposal form, on the last page, and email it to the Program Chairman, Michael Johnson at: Program@behavioralsafetynow.com or mjohn4191@aol.com
The Title and Summary, if the proposal is accepted, will be posted on the Conference web site.
Please ensure that:
The title: Is brief, yet clear. (Please do not add a sub-title.)
The summary: Should clearly state:
- The purpose of your presentation;
- The main message and ideas that you will be presenting;
- What the participants will learn.
The Program Chairman (Michael Johnson) will notify those whose submissions have been accepted no later than July 1st 2011.
At the time of acceptance, you will be requested to email a brief, up-to-date, biography and, if possible, a photograph (electronic format – 150 dpi – .tif or .jpg format – Please do not send pictures in word or .pdf format.) to accompany your presentation information. This information will be posted on the conference website.
Presenters registering before May 31, 2011 receive the early registration reduced rate of $500 (higher rates will apply after May 31st). The regular registration rate of $525 will be available from June 1st through August 19th. The late registration rate is $550 from August 20th through September 19th with on-site registration from September 20th through September 29th at the rate of $575.
Visit the BSN conference website at http://www.behavioralsafetynow.com to complete your registration on-line. Don’t forget to identify yourself as a presenter.
You will also find a complete schedule of registration fees with the deadlines, special hotel rates, hotel registration details and link as well as details on how to become a BSN exhibitor or sponsor and trip planning information for the conference. If we can assist you with additional information about presenting at BSN 2011 or future BSN conferences please feel free to contact the Program Coordinator, Mike Johnson via email at mjohn4191@aol.com or via phone at 843- 670-3558. I look forward to seeing you in Reno!
Consultants should please note: in order to be considered as a presenter, exhibitor, or cosponsor of the conference, you must satisfy the following criteria.
A consultant must either:
- be a full member of the Association for Behavior Analysis or meet the eligibility requirements, or
- work for an organization with a principal who is a full member or meets the eligibility requirements
These eligibility requirements are a Master’s degree in experimental or applied behavior analysis, or significant contributions to the field of behavior analysis.
The Master’s degree must include either:
- a minimum of one year’s supervised experience in behavior analysis and a graduate project, thesis or dissertation in behavior analysis, or
- two or more years supervised experience in behavior analysis.
Significant contributions to knowledge in behavior analysis must be documented by research publications, presentations at professional conferences or other comparable means reflected in a vita.