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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:08:49 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] MEDSOCNEWS is the electronic companion to Medical Sociology News - published 3 times a year by the Medical Sociology Group of the BSA. Please subscribe to this publication - details below +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *From the BSA: Please reply directly to [log in to unmask] * Good news for study group members who are not BSA members but would like to participate in the BSA Annual Conference! The issue has been that many of the study groups are cross-disciplinary, their discussions and networking involving non-sociologists and non-BSA members and the conference fees for non-BSA members is, quite properly, set at a much higher rate than for BSA members. As a result, I am delighted to let you know that, on a trial basis, the BSA is offering a "Special Discount" rate at the 2006 BSA Annual Conference at Harrogate to all BSA study group members who are not members of the Association. The discount is 10%. This will mean that there will be three levels of conference registration fees, as follows: FULL CONFERENCE: A. NON-MEMBER RATE = £410 B. NON-MEMBER BSA STUDY GROUP RATE = £369 (10% DISCOUNT) C. BSA MEMBER RATE = £330 DAY RATE: A. NON-MEMBER RATE = £250 B. NON-MEMBER BSA STUDY GROUP RATE = £225 (10% DISCOUNT) C. BSA MEMBER RATE = £185 A note about concessionary members The concessionary rate is only available to BSA Members and for full conference attendance only. The rate is £115. Study group members who are not already members of the BSA and are eligible for the concessionary rate of membership, can join the BSA at the concessionary rate (the 2006 rate will be set on 30 September but will be about £26). Together with £115, this means that they would pay £141, which is still very reasonable. The Executive Committee agreed that the discount rate should not appear on the BSA website or on the official booking form yet, since this is a trial, but rather that it should be advertised direct to the study groups as a special discount promotion via an email to you for you to pass on to your members. A special study group booking form has been produced with the discount rates on, ready for you to send out to your members (this is in two parts, which I attach now). The deadline for abstract submissions is 30 September. Please advise your members to submit their abstracts as soon as possible using the abstract submission form (attached) and remind them to use the special discount booking form when booking/registering for the conference. The Harrogate International Centre is an excellent venue and we have secured a range of accommodation at rates to suit all budgets. For further details about Harrogate, the conference theme, programme and accommodation, please go to the BSA website: www.britsoc.co.uk <http://www5.gmx.net/de/cgi/derefer?TYPE=1&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebritsoc%2Eco%2Euk> and click on the conference advert on the home page. I hope you will feel, as I do, that this is a significant step forward in a longstanding debate which might enable you to bring a much more interesting range of study group specific papers to the 2006 conference. Together with the conference venue and accommodation changes, I think this is a very exciting new phase in the development of the BSA. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. Further information about the medsocnews discussion list (including list archive and how to subscribe to or leave the list) can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medsocnews.html To subscribe to the paper version of Medical Sociology News - published 3 times a year by the Medical Sociology Group of the BSA please email Maureen Porter at: [log in to unmask] **********************************************************************