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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:32:53 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] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SAPC THE SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC PRIMARY CARE Announcing the SAPC's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting 12-14 July 2006 at Keele University Conference information is available at www.sapc.ac.uk then click annual conference Abstract submission deadline: Friday 10 March 2006 Special offers for non-medics To encourage non-medical professionals to attend the 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the SAPC we are able to offer a reduced price membership fee (until 12 July 06) which will enable participants to register at the reduced members' rate, apply for bursaries to attend and to be considered for the Keele Prize. Please see details below. SAPC Annual Subscription Promotion We are pleased to offer an annual subscription of £15 to non-medical members joining between 1st February and the beginning of the Annual Scientific Meeting (12 - 14 July 2006 at Keele University). This is half the usual fee. The handling fee for payments made by cheque will also be waived for the same period for non-medics. If you wish to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting which will be held over three days you may register at the members' rate. The registration fee, dinner and two nights' in student accommodation package amounts to £396 (for registrations received on or before 12 May). Bursaries to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting 2006 To assist with registration fees SAPC is able to make available 20 bursaries of £100 each towards the cost of registration. Bursaries are available to those fulfilling all of the following criteria: a.. You are a non-medical member of SAPC b.. You have not attended an ASM before c.. You are below senior lecturer/senior research fellow level To apply for a bursary please send an email after 09.00 on Tuesday 2nd May 2006 to [log in to unmask] Please include your request for a bursary, give your name, your job your organisation and work place address. Requests will be handled on a first come first served basis of receipt. In the event of bursaries being oversubscribed we may restrict the awards to one bursary per department or organisational unit. We hope to be able to confirm bursary places by Tuesday 9th May. The Keele Prize The Organising Committee of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the SAPC is putting forward a Keele prize, which will be awarded to the highest quality abstract submitted from a multidisciplinary research team, with a particular emphasis on contributions from disciplines in which research capacity is still developing. The prize will be a presentation slot in a plenary session at the Annual Scientific Meeting and £100. ********************************************************************** 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 **********************************************************************