COSAC 2025
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If selected, speakers are entitled to either:

• A fully residential 4-day attendance package at COSAC 2025 (Speaker responsible for their own travel costs)

OR

• Economy class airfare to and from Ireland (Speaker responsible for their own COSAC registration costs)

Where sessions are co-presented the benefits package will be shared e.g. 50% discount for each of two speakers. Please contact [email protected] with any questions regarding available speaker benefits packages.

Short-listed proposals are anonymised prior to evaluation by the selection committee. We strongly recommended that proposed abstracts contain emphasis on how the session will address four evaluation criteria:

• Value – the session should provide a clear value proposition for professionals withmore than fifteen years of experience;
• Uniqueness – preference is given to sessions that provide exclusive launch of newmaterials, research or methods and ideally the session should be unique and notpreviously presented at any other public forum or conference;
• Timeliness – the proposed material should be relevant and timely;
• Approach – the session content and style should be tailored to the expectations of the COSAC audience as discussed below.

Sales content is strictly prohibited at COSAC. The COSAC audience expects unique, thought-provoking content of the very highest quality, innovative strategies and methods, research or case studies that reveal real challenges and inspirational solutions. Sessions should not be positioned as traditional conference lectures. Presenters must be aware that the COSAC audience expects to participate extensively in the proposed session: interaction will be frequent; questions and challenges may be relentless. COSAC expects that your session should attract feedback from our demanding audience that averages a score greater than 4/5 for content value.

• If you are proposing more than one session for COSAC 2025, you will be required to submit the below form once per session being submitted
• If you plan to co-present your session with others, please have their basic information (name & email) ready before completing the form
• Please have your session abstract ready in a Word document or PDF prior to completing the form
• Please have your speaker bio & bios for any co-presenters ready in a Word document or PDF prior to completing the form

We aim to notify successful applicants by Friday 4th April.

We aim to notify unsuccessful applicants by Friday 11th April.