FINAL CALL:
3rd SEATTLE CLUB CONFERENCE FOR RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
University of Edinburgh: December 11th–12th, 2003
Updated information:
- Keynote speaker confirmed: Prof Tony Holland, Professor in Learning
Disabilities, Health Foundation Chair, Department of Psychiatry,
University of Cambridge, will be giving the keynote address on the morning
of Friday 12th December 'Investigating links between genetic syndromes and
behavioural and psychiatric disorders'.
- Registration: The conference is specifically aimed at people actively
researching the field, you do not however need to be the first author on a
paper or poster submission to attend. You can register if you are listed
as a joint author or are taking a lead role in a discursive session (see
below).
- Start/Finish times: Registration will be from 10-11am on Thursday 11th
December; the Conference will close at 4pm on Friday 12th December.
- Social event: There will be a (cheap!) meal organised for the evening of
Thursday 11th.
- Deadlines:
Friday 26th September Submission of abstract for poster/paper
Friday 17th October Conference Special Rate accommodation
Friday 31st October Registration
Background:
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 10am on Thursday 11th
(registration 10-11 am) until 4pm on the afternoon of Friday 12th
December. There will be a low-cost meal for delegates organised on the
Thursday evening. 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, or are taking a lead role in a discursive session. 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 – Prof Tony Holland, Professor in Learning Disabilities,
Health Foundation Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of
Cambridge, will be giving the keynote address on Friday 12th –
‘Investigating links between genetic syndromes and behavioural and
psychiatric disorders’.
- New for 2003! Discursive sessions/workshops for active researchers– 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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Debra Bowyer and Judith Scott
Co-ordinators
Seattle Club 2003
Moray House School of Education
University of Edinburgh
Simon Laurie House
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh EH8 8AQ
Tel/Fax: 0131 651 6471
Email: [log in to unmask]
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