Presenters & Exhibitors

Mahalo nui loa for presenting/exhibiting and sharing your gifts on this exciting day!

Morning refreshments and lunch are provided on the day of the symposium.
Presenters and exhibitors may attend the full day of the symposium as their schedules allow.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any nīnau (questions) or want to talk story as you plan.

Presenters

General Information

As of 01/19/24, we are anticipating 115 people total at the event (participants, volunteers, presenters, and exhibitors).
Presentations are assigned to specific rooms in Hale ʻĀkoakoa or Hale Kūhina. (see schedule for times and assigned rooms).
Breakout room capacity:
- Hale ʻĀkoakoa, 103 & 105: 120 attendees
- Hale ʻĀkoakoa, 160C: 30 attendees
- Hale Kūhina, 115: 25 attendees
- Hale Kūhina, 114: 25 attendees
A room support person will be available to assist with connecting your laptop to the display (as needed) and can offer a 5 and 10 minute reminders near the end of the session time.
The primary point-of-contact has editing access to the session materials folder. This folder is provided to assist with sharing any digital materials. Materials for symposium participants may include information and no-cost resources (not commercial in nature).

Reminders from the Presentation Proposal Form

The overarching theme is "Ecosystem Thinking for a Healthful and Thriving Hawaiʻi." Native forest birds are featured as our visual theme.
This symposium will support Health Education implementation in PreK-12 classrooms. Most participants will likely be classroom teachers. There may also be other HIDOE staff from schools or complex areas (e.g., counselors, school-based behavioral health specialists, resource teachers).
The schedule will allow for 10 minutes of passing time for participants to move between sessions. Presenters should plan to end on time to allow other presenters time for set-up.
All breakout spaces include a projector with HDMI input, adapter, display (projector screen or TV monitor), wifi, AC, and an extension cord. The audio is integrated through the display set-up.
Presenters will be responsible for bringing their own laptop, presentation remote (clickers), and any printed materials for the breakout session participants.
It is also recommended that presenters bring any adapters for connecting their laptops to the projector's HDMI input as a backup.
Participants will be allowed to choose their sessions on the day of the symposium. Participants will be encouraged to bring a fully charged internet-ready device (e.g., laptop, tablet) to use as needed throughout the symposium.
Presenters should plan for approximately 15-25 participants during each breakout session.
The person who submitted the presentation proposal received an email with the Presentation Proposal Form responses upon submission.

Planning Tip

While the following symposium theme and strands did not need to be explicitly stated in the session description, please consider how this proposed session might support "ecosystem thinking for a healthful and thriving Hawaiʻi" and engage participants in:
- sharing moʻolelo (stories) of health, resilience, and well-being that lead to a healthful and thriving Hawaiʻi;
- experiencing and learning about strategies and resources to support skills-based Health Education through a lens of HĀ;
- considering ways that Health Education can contribute to conditions for thriving in their schools and communities; and/or
- connecting with other educators and health-supporting organizations.

Exhibitors

General Information

As of 01/19/24, we are anticipating 115 people total at the event (participants, volunteers, presenters, and exhibitors).
Exhibits may display information or distribute no-cost resources to attendees. These materials must be non-commercial in nature.
Exhibits will need to fit on a single 6 foot table. Table size may be 30"x72" or 20"x70", pending availability.
Table locations are assigned (See Exhibit Map).
The peak traffic times will most likely be first thing in the morning during registration, after the keynote, and during lunch.
During break-down (1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.), please minimize noise as much as possible as there will be a breakout session next door.