In addition to submitting a completed proposal form, a complete Meal Time Symposia (MTS) Proposal also consists of the following:

• Supporter's Letter of Intent
• Copy of the Moderator's and Faculty Curriculum Vitae (AGS membership requirement: the moderator must have been an AGS member for at least one year prior to proposal submission)

Send the Letter of Intent and the Curriculum Vitae to:
Caitlin Connolly
American Geriatrics Society
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801
New York, NY 10118
Email: cconnolly@americangeriatrics.org

The proposal form, supporter's letter of intent and faculty curriculum vitae must be received in the AGS office by June 5, 2009.

PROGRAM FORMAT. MTS can be presented as breakfast, lunch or dinner sessions. Breakfast and dinner sessions are 2 credit hours and lunch sessions are 1-½ credit hours. Topics for these sessions must be chosen from the list provided by the AGS Professional Education Executive Committee (see list below). Each symposium consists of three presentations on a subject of vital importance to a broad segment of annual meeting attendees. The panel of discussants should be limited to a moderator and not more than three speakers. Please note: the moderator must have been an AGS member for at least one year prior to proposal submission.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE. The AGS strongly encourages using the online proposal submission form, although hard copy proposal forms will be accepted.

REVIEW PROCESS. The Annual Scientific Meeting Program Committee will review all submitted proposals. Only a limited number of proposals can be accepted. You will be notified in early August whether or not your proposal has been accepted. The Program Committee reserves the right to modify submitted proposals. Within 30 days of the receipt of the MTS Letter of Acceptance, the following forms will be due to the AGS: Faculty Disclosure Form and Speaker Release Form.

MTS APPROVED TOPICS
Geriatric Syndromes · Dementia · Delirium · Urinary Incontinence · Hearing and Vision Impairment · Malnutrition · Eating and Feeding Problems · Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia · Falls and Gait Disturbances · Dizziness and Syncope · Pressure Ulcers · Sleep Disorders · Geriatric Psychiatry · Depression and Other Mood Disorders ·Anxiety Disorders · Psychotic Disorders · Personality / Somatoform Disorders · Substance Abuse · Mental Retardation Common Geriatric Diseases, Disorders, and Health Care Concerns · Cardiovascular Diseases/Disorders · Hypertension · Musculoskeletal Diseases/Disorders · Back Pain · Foot Diseases/Disorders · Neurologic Diseases / Disorders · Infectious Disease · Respiratory Diseases / Disorders · Oral Diseases / Disorders · Gastrointestinal Diseases / Disorders · Endocrine / Metabolic Disorders · Diabetes · Hormone Replacement Therapy · Gynecologic Diseases / Disorders · Sexual Dysfunction · Hematologic Diseases / Disorders · Oncology · Renal Diseases / Disorders · Prostate