Conference - 2024
SAVIR 2024 Conference
Advancing injury prevention through community-engaged research
Hosted by the Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The theme for the 2024 SAVIR Annual Conference is "Advancing injury prevention through community-engaged research”. The conference will highlight ways in which researchers are engaging communities in a meaningful way to advance injury and violence prevention.
During the conference, we will explore methods, strategies, and the role of working with community partners, community leaders and others to conduct research, outreach and training activities. Join us to share ideas and perspectives, and to learn about innovative approaches to injury and violence prevention.
Location: Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel. One Europa Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Agenda
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE (Subject to change) |
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Monday, April 15 | |
Conference Prefunction | |
8:30am - 12:00pm | SAVIR Short Courses/Technical Workshop |
12:00pm - 1:00pm | TBD |
Conference Start | |
1:00pm - 2:30pm | Welcome and Opening Keynote |
2:45pm - 4:15pm | Concurrent Scientific Sessions 1 |
4:30pm - 5:30pm | Flash Science |
5:30pm - 6:30pm | Poster Session |
6:00pm - 7:30pm | Opening Reception |
Tuesday, April 16 | |
8:30am - 9:30am | Special Session: Reciprocity Ring |
9:00am - 10:15am | Plenary session |
10:30am - 12:00pm | Concurrent Scientific Sessions 2 |
12:15pm - 1:30pm | Lunch/Committee Meetings |
1:45pm - 3:15pm | Concurrent Scientific Sessions 3 |
3:30pm - 5:00pm | Concurrent Scientific Sessions 4 |
5:15pm - 6:45pm | Technical Workshops/Student Abstract Spotlight |
5:30pm - until | Self-Guided Campus Tour |
7:00pm - 9:00pm | UNC - CH Social Event |
Wednesday, April 17 | |
7:30am - 8:30am | SAVIR Board Meeting |
8:30am - 10:00am | Technical Workshops |
10:15am - 11:45am | Concurrent Scientific Sessions 5 |
12:00pm - 1:30pm | Closing Plenary/Awards/Closing Speaker |
Chapel Hill and Surrounding Areas
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Registration Information
Registration will open in January 2024
Hotel Reservations
Book now and receive the group rate for SAVIR Annual Meeting April 2024 |
Hotel: Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel
One Europa Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(919) 968-4900
Start Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
End Date: Thursday, April 18, 2023
Rate: $179 USD per night
The last day you can book a room and receive this group rate is Friday, March 15, 2024.
Call for Abstracts
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The theme of the SAVIR 2024 conference is:
"Advancing Injury Prevention Through Community-Engaged Research"
Authors are invited to submit abstracts and other proposals focused on research and research-based practice encompassing all aspects of injury and violence prevention. During this meeting we will highlight community-engaged research. We welcome your submissions on these and other important topics in injury and violence prevention!
SAVIR conferences have provided a unique forum for participants to learn, exchange, and build upon the disseminated ideas to improve health and safety. As always, the goal of scientific sessions is to create an interface between researchers, methodologists, and practitioners to exchange new ideas, and ways to promote equity in health through injury and violence research.
SAVIR welcomes proposals both across varied injury and violence topics and across multiple approaches including sessions on interventions, practice, policy, methods related to different injury and violence mechanisms, analytical strategies, advocacy, and theory.
SAVIR values and encourages diversity and inclusion in its membership, and strives to address health inequities and racism in public health research. Hence, we invite all abstract submitters to please review the SAVIR “Conference Presenter Guidelines to Address Health Inequity and Racism" before abstract submission.
Be a part of the exchange by submitting a proposal!
The deadline for submissions is November 10th, 2023.
The SAVIR Program Committee will notify applicants regarding the status of their proposals no later than February 16th.
If accepted for presentation, the presenting author(s) must register to attend the 2024 SAVIR Meeting.
SAVIR membership is discounted through December 31 using the code Fall2023. Click here to join!
NOTE: The 2024 conference will be an in-person event and will not have a virtual component.
Call for Proposals including Short Courses, Technical Workshops, Individual Scientific Abstracts, and Scientific Symposia.
Short Courses are slated for 3.5 hours on Monday morning before the conference begins later that day. It is usually taught by one or more instructors on a topic of interest to Injury and Violence Prevention researchers and practitioners with (optional) hands-on practice time for attendees. If selected, up to two instructors per short course will receive complimentary conference registration, though more instructors are allowed. Instructors will also receive standardized course evaluations after the conference. Accepted short courses will need to meet the minimum number of registrants to be offered at the conference.
Short course submission link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/5072/symposia/create
Please note that after entering and submitting required information pertaining to the short course, instructors are taken to a page where they must verify that the submission information is correct. Short course instructors are not required to attach individual abstracts to their submission. Please click Continue to ensure that your abstract is submitted.
Technical Workshops provide in-depth technical information about a topic relevant to injury and violence prevention researchers, preferably methodological (technical) in nature. Technical workshops will run concurrently with other 90-minute conference sessions. If selected, one instructor per technical workshop will receive complimentary conference registration, though more instructors are allowed. Instructors will also receive standardized course evaluations after the conference.
Technical workshop submission link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/5072/symposia/create
Please note that after entering and submitting required information pertaining to the technical workshop, presenters are taken to a page where they must verify that the submission information is correct. Technical workshop instructors are not required to attach individual abstracts to their submission. Please click Continue to ensure that your abstract is submitted.
Short Course and Technical Workshop submissions should include:
- A proposal (maximum 500 words) that describes the motivation for the short course or technical workshop. Why is it important and timely to present this topic, with reference to current developments in injury and violence prevention theory and applications? Also, provide an overview of the proposed course content and learning objectives.
Individual Scientific Abstracts might be accepted for oral presentations or poster presentations. Students and/or early career presenters who have abstracts accepted for a poster session may also be asked to give a live 3-minute “flash science” presentation. The flash science format challenges authors to present their research in a clear, concise yet provocative way and provides the audience with a small taste of what will be presented in the subsequent poster session. It is designed to provide more visibility to early career members.
Individual scientific abstract submissions should include:
- The list of authors exactly as you wish them to appear on published material and in the correct order
- An abstract title
- The scientific abstract (300 word limit)
- The abstract should include the following sections: Statement of Purpose, Methods/Approach, Results, Conclusion, and Significance/Contribution
- Presenter Biography (150 word limit)
Submission link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/6802/submitter
Scientific Symposium - Groups of 4-5 researchers can propose a full session on a shared topic. Symposia are similar to scientific sessions composed of individual oral presentations but are organized and submitted as a group by a session chair. Priority will be given to symposia submissions that are most relevant to this year’s theme, but submissions relevant to all areas of injury and violence prevention and control are encouraged.
Instructions for submitting a Scientific Symposium:
Scientific symposium submission is a two-step process that is initiated by the proposed symposium chair using the link found below.
Step 1: Presenting authors should:
- Submit their individual abstract per the Individual Scientific Abstract Guidelines provided above.
Step 2: The symposium chair will then:
- Create a scientific symposium session, including a title and
- An integrative statement (maximum 500 words) describing the motivation for the session
- Select the individual abstracts that will be part of their session
Please note that after entering and submitting required information pertaining to the symposium, chairs are taken to a page where they must verify that the submission information is correct. A list of submitted individual abstracts appears at the bottom of this page. Chairs are to choose and attach relevant abstracts to the symposium from this list and click continue.
Scientific Symposium submission link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/5072/symposia/create
Poster Templates
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Submission Forms
Before submitting your entry, please review the detailed submission information available above in the “Call for Entries” section.
Individual Scientific Abstracts Submission link:
https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/6802/submitter
Scientific Symposium submission link:
https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/5072/symposia/create
The deadline for submissions is November 10th, 2023.
The SAVIR Program Committee will notify applicants regarding the status of their proposals no later than February 16th.
If accepted for presentation, the presenting author(s) must register to attend the 2024 SAVIR Meeting.
SAVIR membership is discounted through December 31 using the code FALL2023. Click here to join!
NOTE: The 2024 conference will be an in-person event and will not have a virtual component.
PowerPoint Template
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Social Media Toolkit
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Join us for the 2024 Conference of the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR). The conference will be held from April 15-17th in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This year's theme is "Advancing Injury Prevention Through Community-Engaged Research." The conference will feature exciting networking opportunities, including the SAVIR Reciprocity Ring, a Student and Early Career Mentoring Session, a tour and social event on the UNC campus, with other exciting events in the works.
Sponsorship Information
Sponsor Benefits
The Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hosting the 2024 Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) Annual Conference on April 15 – 17, 2024 in Chapel Hill, NC.
The SAVIR conference brings together experts, researchers and practitioners who work in the field of injury and violence prevention. Approximately 300 people will be in attendance, providing a unique opportunity to market your organization and the work it is doing. There are many ways in which you can support the conference and the field of injury and violence prevention.
Our sponsorship packages are designed to provide your organization with substantial visibility and recognition before, during and after the conference, ensuring maximum exposure to all of our audiences.
We invite you to become a valued sponsor!
Click here to complete your Sponsorship/Exhibitor From Today!
Sponsor Levels
The Hill Club: $2,500 | |
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Tar Heel Club: $5,000 |
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Sky Blue Club: $10,000 |
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Exhibitor only |
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The exhibit area will be centrally located in the meeting space. Exhibits need not be staffed, but we suggest a representative during times set aside for participants to visit with exhibitors. Cost includes one registration.
*discount available to community organizations |
Click here to complete your Sponsorship/Exhibitor From Today!
*** SAVIR has a range of ways that your organization can become part of the annual conference. Customized opportunities include: scholarships for students, underwriting virtual content, sponsoring a keynote speaker, lunch, social event, award or giveaways of branded items. To discuss a sponsorship opportunity, please contact Christen Rexing, Executive Director, SAVIR: ChristenRexing@thesavir.org, Steve Marshall, Director, UNC IPRC: smarshall@unc.edu or Beth Moracco, Associate Director, UNC IPRC: bmoracco@unc.edu.
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SAVIR 2024, "Advancing injury prevention through community-engaged research", will be held April 15 - 17, 2024 in Chapel Hill NC at the Sheraton Chapel Hill.