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Click here to apply to host a GLORIA symposium during your upcoming meeting.
WAO is currently accepting applications from WAO Member Societies to host a GLORIA presentation in 2009. Please read below to understand the unique structure of GLORIA, your role as a Member Society and to apply to host a symposium.
GLORIA Program Structure
To host a GLORIA symposium, WAO Member Societies apply 6-12 months in advance of a national member society meeting. A GLORIA symposium typically draws attendance of between 200-800 people.
World Allergy Organization (WAO) Role
- Provide a speaker and cover their airfare costs at the National Member Society meeting
- Provide GLORIA materials electronically for all participants at nationally and locally-organized GLORIA symposia
- Collect and tabulate feedback from attendees of the GLORIA session(s)
- Circulate feedback to Member Societies, WAO Board of Directors and International GLORIA Sponsors
- Provide support to the Member Societies and Local Sponsors
WAO Member Society’s Role
- Schedule GLORIA for a minimum one (1) hour unopposed session within the first two days of the meeting
- Download the Syllabus Book(s) for local printing and distribution to delegates at the time of the Symposium
- Circulate and collect evaluation forms to be returned to WAO
- Mention WAO in your meeting program as the "sponsor" of GLORIA and provide the opportunity to distribute WAO general information during the meeting
- Arrange for a small meeting room following the GLORIA presentations for 30-45 minutes so that the GLORIA Faculty member can meet with your society's leadership
- Provide complimentary registration for the GLORIA Faculty member
- Provide meals, hotel accommodations and ground transfers for the GLORIA Faculty member
- Establish a relationship with the GLORIA Local Sponsors (pharmaceutical company representatives in your country) and encourage them to incorporate this global program into their local educational programming throughout the year
- Oversee translation efforts into your country's primary language
- Incorporate recommendations from the GLORIA materials into new or existing guidelines for the management of allergic diseases in your country as appropriate
