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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:34:57 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] You can follow us on twitter @MedSocNews +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The University of Surrey will be hosting a two-day Symposium (11th/12th July 2016) on ‘The meanings of recovery: A dialogue across the sociologies of mental health, physical illness, injury and addiction’. Confirmed speakers/workshop conveners include Diana Rose, Sarah Nettleton, Hilary Thomas, Sarah Earthy, Ewen Speed, Graham Scambler, Iain Wilkinson, Emma Wincup, Jim Roe, Paul Stoneman. Dr Lynne Friedli will also give a public lecture on the evening of the 11th. Further details can be found here http://www.surrey.ac.uk/sociology/research/researchgroups/sociologyofsleep/conferences/index.htm. We will be displaying posters throughout the day. If you would like to offer a poster presentation please send an abstract (of no more than 300 words) to [log in to unmask] Deadline for receipt of abstracts is April 14th 2016. Ten travel bursaries (£50 per bursary) will be offered for postgraduate research students who are attending both days of the symposium and presenting a poster. These will be allocated on a competitive basis based on the scoring of abstracts by the committee. A prize will also be awarded for the best poster (£50 book token). Please note that bursaries will need to be paid after the event. Best wishes Rob Meadows, Sarah Earthy, Hilary Thomas, Sarah Nettleton, Ewen Speed ********************************************************************** 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 **********************************************************************