Annual Conference 2011

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Conference Presentations
The BIAC 2011 Conference Schedule and Speaker’s Bios (pdf-3MB)

Brain Injury Association Conference
August 24-26, 2011
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Registration, Airline, Accommodation, Car Rentals, Call for Abstracts and Sponsorship Information

The BIAC 2011 PreConference Schedule-Study Participants Needed (pdf)
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Registration Fees for Conference
If financial assistance is required please contact your local and provincial ABI Association and sponsors.

  • Professionals and Health Care Providers (After June 30, 2010): $425
  • Survivors and Family / Caregivers (After June 30): $225
  • Registered Student or Senior (over 60): $275
  • Single Day: $100
  • Student / Senior Single Day: $80
  • Survivor Single Day: $70

Fee includes conference and nutrition breaks, breakfast, lunch and dinner (commencing on Wednesday breakfast and up to and including Friday Lunch) for those who are staying in the residences at UPEI.

Registration commenced on January 18th, 2011

You may register in one of the following 3 ways:
Option 1 ONLINE (preferred) This is a 2 step process.
Step 1: Please complete and submit the form below.
Step 2: After submitting the form above please select the appropriate button or buttons below and make your payment through PayPal. You don’t have to have a PayPal account. You can use a major credit card.

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-Professionals & Health Care Providers: $425


-Survivors, Early Bird: $225


-Family/Caregiver: $225 (when accompanying a survivor)


Registered Student or Senior (over 60): $275


-Single Day: $100


-Student / Senior Single Day: $80


-Survivor Single Day: $70

Option 2 FAX: Download the Registration Form, complete it and fax it to: 613-782-2228.

Option 3 MAIL: Download the Registration Form, complete it and mail it with your payment to: The Brain Injury Association of Canada 2011 Conference, 440 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 200, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 7X6.

Conference Official Airline is Air Canada
Air Canada is the official airline for the Brain Injury Association of Canada Annual Conference. Conference activities will commence on Monday, August 22, 2011 with our first annual golf tournament, with the conference being held Wednesday August 24th-Friday August 26th, 2011. The promotion code can be used for travel from August 15 – September 3, 2011. This a promotion code for the convention product. To book a flight with the promotion code, access aircanada.com and enter the BIAC-ACLC promotional code, FNU6BY91 in the search panel.

Residence, Hotel Information and Reservation Procedure
University of Prince Edward Island
Rooms at UPEI will be guaranteed until July 24th, 2011. Reservations can be made by calling (902) 566-0442 or by email to conference@upei.ca. If you are booking your room by phone mention that you are part of the Brain Injury Association of Canada Annual Conference

Residence Rates
New and Modern Andrew Hall
One Bedroom Suite: $115.46 per night taxes included
Two Bedroom Suite: $121.36 per night taxes included
If shared with another person or couple: $60.68 per night taxes included
Three Bedroom Suite: $147.27 per night taxes included
If shared with two other people or couples: $49.09 per night taxes included
All bedrooms have a double bed, TV, cable, internet access, and are air conditioned

Blanchard Hall
Two Bedroom Apartments, each bedroom is equipped with two twin beds: $113.11 per night taxes included
If shared with another person: $56.56 per person per night taxes included
If shared with 4 people: $28.28 per person per night taxes included

Each apartment features a TV, cable, and internet access. Visit http://www.upei.ca/conference/ if you wish to view the campus and accommodations. There are nominal fees if you wish to use the Fitness Centre and / or the Aquatic Centre. A 4 day pass for the Fitness Centre is $25 and a book of 10 admissions for the Aquatic Centre is $58.50 for adults.

There is no charge for parking.

Best Western Charlottetown
Rooms at the Best Western Charlottetown will be guaranteed till July 22, 2011. Reservations can be made by calling 1-902-892-2461 or 1-888-422-6232.
Hotel Rates
Standard Two Queen or Double Beds 1 or 2 people: $147.27 per night taxes included
3 people: $159.05 per night taxes included
4 people: $170.83 per night taxes included

One Bedroom Kind Bed Suite with pullout
single or 2 people: $194.39 per night taxes included
3 people: $206.17 per night taxes included
4 people: $217.95 per night taxes included

The hotel has free parking, high speed internet, fitness facility, indoor pool and the rooms are air conditioned.

BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS TODAY!

Discount Car Rentals on Prince Edward Island
At this time of year, the best rates available are what is shown online at www.discountcarspei.com
Contact: Jeff MacDougall, General Manager, Discount Car & Truck Rentals – Fleet First Auto Sales, 185 Brackley Point Rd, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 6Z2, Phone: 888-551-0381 / 902-393-5450, Fax: 902-368-8076, jeff@discountcarspei.com, www.discountcarspei.com, www.fleetfirstautosales.com

Brain Injury Association of Canada Call for Abstracts 2011 Brochure

Call for Abstracts
Annual conference of the Brain Injury Association of Canada Call for Abstracts (pdf)

Sponsorship Prospectus
The Brain Injury Association of Canada 8th Annual Conference Sponsorship Prospectus (pdf)

National Awards
BIAC created national awards to recognize the significant contribution of an individual, group (i.e. fundraising committee) or organization (i.e. medical research facility, brain injury association, corporation etc) in appropriate categories dedicated to advance the cause of acquired brain injury in Canada.
National Awards 2011, Deadline July 15th, 2011, 5pm.

Head Injury Association of Fort Erie, ON Newsletter

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Head Injury Association of Fort Erie, ON Newsletter Fall 2011 (pdf)

Head Injury Association of Fort Erie, ON Calendar of events SEPT-NOV 2011 (pdf)

Ontario JOIN’s Employer Conference

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We are holding our 8th Annual Employer Conference on Nov. 21st and 22nd. This is one of the premier diversity and inclusion events in Canada. I’ve attached information about the event and more details are available on our website at www.joininfo.ca You can click on CONFERENCE at the top of the home screen to access Early bird registration details (less than one month left for early bird registration) and more.

Joanne

Joanne Gray
Executive Director
Ontario Job Opportunity Information Network (Ontario JOIN)
416 241-5646
www.joininfo.ca

BIAC 2010-2011 Board of Directors

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At the founding meeting in July 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, members from brain injury associations from coast to coast, representing survivors, their families, and professionals identified the need to create the Brain Injury Association of Canada.

Our mandate is to improve the quality of life for all Canadians affected by acquired brain injury and promote it’s prevention. As well, BIAC is dedicated to facilitate post-trauma research, education and advocacy in partnership with national, provincial/territorial and regional associations and other stakeholders.

BIAC is incorporated as a national charitable organization under the Canada Corporations Act and Canada Revenue Agency.

2011 Executive
Larry Carlson – President – SK
Jeannette Holman-Price – Vice President – NL
Barb Butler – Vice President – SK
Shelly Wieser – Secretary – AB
Shirley Johnson – Past President – BC

Directors
Mary Ann Peters – NB
Val Bergeron – MB
Jane Warren – NS
JoAnn McInnis – PE
Marina White – NL
Katherine Day – ON
Bill Pashby – ON
Neil Nichols – BC
June Jeffries – BC

Harry Zarins – Executive Director

BIAC is inviting interested persons to submit expressions of interest to serve on the Board of Directors

Message from the CMA – National Report Card on health care

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Dear Friends,

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) today released its eleventh annual National Report Card on Health Care in Canada (pdf). The research focuses on access to health care services and shows clear support for specific measures to make the system more accountable to patients.

Please also find attached the news release. (pdf)

Regards,

François Lessard
Senior Advisor, Advocacy and Public Affairs│Conseiller principal, Représentation et affaires publiques
Canadian Medical Association│Association médicale canadienne
613 731-8610 │800 663-7336 ext./poste 2261
francois.lessard@cma.ca
www.cma.ca
1867 prom. Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1G 5W8
Faites-vous entendre : www.transformationsante.ca
Have your say: www.healthcaretransformation.ca

ThinkFirst, Brain Day teaching kits!

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Dear friends,

ThinkFirst’s half-day brain education program, Brain Day, is experiencing great success across Canada! As you know, this year marked the creation of Brain Day teaching kits – each self-contained kit includes materials for fun taste tests, interactive student booklets, and a teaching guide to allow teachers to run the program for one full class.
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Concussion / mTBI Awareness Taught at Hockey School

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YouTube: Concussion / mTBI Awareness Taught at Hockey School YouTube Posting

Muskoka Fall ABI Cottage Getaway

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For individuals with ABI.
September 23-26, 2011

Contact:
Nancy Gagnon, Accessible Travel Specialist
Tel: 705-735-2169
Toll Free: 1-800-430-6523
Fax: 705-735-9332
E-Mail: ngagnon@accessibletrav.com

Muskoka Fall ABI Cottage Getaway

Survey for Brain Injury Survivors Who Live with Epilepsy

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Share your voice! Canadian adults living with epilepsy are invited to participate in a Canada-wide survey: The Impact of Epilepsy on Canadians.

This short questionnaire explores how epilepsy impacts quality of life, health and access to care and treatment.

Conducted by Leger Marketing, the survey adheres to market research codes of conduct, which guarantees confidentiality and anonymity. Click here https://legerweb.com/impactsofepilepsy to start the survey.

Please complete the survey by September 19, 2011 to have your voice heard.

ARCH Disability Law Centre Newsletter, ARCH Alert

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ARCH Disability Law Centre is pleased to send you the August 16, 2011 issue of the ARCH Alert.

To access the ARCH Alert, copy and paste or click here: http://www.archdisabilitylaw.ca/?q=read-august-16-2011-arch-alert

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to ARCH Alert via our website, email or phone or you signed up for it at a workshop or conference you attended. If you’re no longer interested in receiving ARCH Alert, you can unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of this page.

Theresa Sciberras
Program and Litigation Assistant
ARCH Disability Law Centre
425 Bloor St. E. Ste. 110
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3R4
Tel.: 416-482-8255 Toll-free: 1-866-482-2724
Fax: 416-482-2981 Toll-free: 1-866-881-2723
TTY: 416-482-1254 Toll-free: 1-866-482-2728
E-mail: scibert@lao.on.ca
Website: www.archdisabilitylaw.ca

ARCH’s office is physically accessible. ARCH is a Scent Sensitive Environment.

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