>
>Announcing the 3rd Seattle Club Conference for Research in Intellectual
>Disabilities
>
>University of Edinburgh: December 11th–12th, 2003
>
>The Seattle Club conference was established after discussions in 2000
>between researchers at the IASSID World Congress in Seattle, USA
>highlighted that there was no regular meeting opportunity with a
>research-only focus for UK researchers in the field of intellectual
>disabilities. This was the birth, and the source of the name. The ‘club’
>grew from a first informal gathering in Birmingham in 2001 to a two-day
>conference in 2002 (also in Birmingham). A large number of the behavioural
>science intellectual disability research community in the UK presented
>their latest work at these two gatherings.
>
>The Seattle Club conferences to date have had a number of distinctive
>features: they are restricted to active researchers, a description of
>quantitative or qualitative data is required in all presentations, there
>are no parallel sessions (everyone listens to all of the research
>presentations), and - last but not least - electronic distribution is used
>to ensure low costs to delegates. Electronic distribution, though free,
>has some limitations in that central distribution lists will undoubtedly
>miss people. However, we encourage everyone to forward our announcements
>to colleagues and to join the ID-research-UK email list at
>www.jiscmail.ac.uk to make sure that they receive announcements.
>
>The 3rd Seattle Club conference is to be held in Edinburgh. This year, it
>has been arranged at the end of the week so that delegates can take
>advantage of a pre-Xmas weekend in this beautiful city (no offence to
>Birmingham!). The conference will run from mid-morning on Thursday 11th
>until the afternoon of Friday 12th December. Conference places are limited
>and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis so early
>registration is recommended.
>
>There are a number of changes from previous years:
>
>Registration - you can only register for the conference if you are also
>listed as an author (first or joint) on a submission for a paper or poster
>presentation.  This is because the conference is aimed at people actively
>researching the field (whether newly involved in this activity or long in
>the tooth).
>_      Smaller number of verbal presentations – ideally to be presented by
>people in the early stages of their research careers with people with
>intellectual disabilities.
>_      Poster session (with refreshments) –  unless involved as an author on a
>verbal presentation, every delegate is required to be involved in the
>submission of an abstract for a poster (as first author or a joint author)
>so that we can get a good flavour of the latest studies and ongoing
>research. This will be a major event this year with plenty of time
>allocated to peruse the posters. Given that the conference is intended as
>a place to discuss research, we hope that everyone will take advantage of
>the opportunity to present using the poster format.
>_      Keynote speaker – early on the second day. Speaker to be announced.
>_      New for 2003!  Discursive sessions for active researchers
>Discursive sessions/workshops – a major part of the second day is given
>over to these optional sessions for active researchers. All participants
>are likely to be asked to do some basic preparatory work for these
>sessions. If you would be willing to organise a discursive session and /or
>would like to suggest topics please email:
>Chris Hatton    ( [log in to unmask] ) or
>Richard Hastings ( [log in to unmask] )
>
>Full details of the conference, registration and submission forms,
>accommodation and travel information are all available on the conference
>website at
>www.education.ed.ac.uk/seattle
>
>If you do not have ready access to the web page, please email
>[log in to unmask] and attachments of these documents can be sent
>to you.
>
>For all conference enquiries, please email [log in to unmask]
>
>We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh in December
>
>
>Dr Richard Hastings (University of Wales Bangor)
>Professor Chris Hatton (University of Lancaster)
>Professor Jennifer Wishart (University of Edinburgh)
>
>
>
>DEADLINES:
>
>Friday 26th September          Submission of abstract for poster/paper
>Friday 17th October            Special Rate Hotel accommodation
>Friday 31st October            Registration
>
>
>
>PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE ACTIVE RESEARCHERS IN
>ID BUT DO NOT CURRENTLY SHOW UP ON THE ID-RESEARCH-UK EMAIL LIST


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Dr Richard Hastings
Reader in Psychology
School of Psychology
University of Wales Bangor
Bangor
Gwynedd  LL57 2DG
Wales, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1248 388214
Fax: +44 (0)1248 383718
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.psychology.bangor.ac.uk/~richard_hastings

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