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BrainTrust Canada is excited to present our annual Okanagan Conference on Brain Injury. This year’s conference will be held in Naramata, BC at the Naramata Centre. The Naramata Centre is situated on Okanagan Lake, just south of Kelowna, amidst fragrant orchards and vineyards. The conference dates are set for May 30, 31 and June 1, 2012.
Our 2012 Keynote Speakers are:
This year we are excited to invite members of the brain injury community to submit an abstract for presentation. We have nine, 45 minute workshop spots available and are looking for individuals from across the country to bring current, vibrant and diverse information to this leading educational venue for professionals, families, caregivers and people living with injury.
Please see the attached call for abstracts on requirements and how to submit. If you need more information or have any questions please contact us by email or call our office at 1 (888) 762-3233. Thank you so much for your time!
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2012 Conference Committee
www.braintrustcanada.com
conference@braintrustcanada.com
BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit 2012 Web Conference Series Registration
Welcome to the 2012 web conference series with the standard teleconference option available. The sessions take place on the third Thursday of the month at 10am Pacific time. Click on the links below for topic descriptions and speaker biographies. You may register for individual sessions or the whole bunch at once. Below is your menu of injury prevention topics:
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February 15-17, 2012, Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC Canada
Satellite Conferences held simultaneously in Victoria and Kamloops, BC
After a successful and inspiring 2010 conference, the 22nd Conference will return February 15-17, 2012. The 2012 Conference will be held at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre in Vancouver, BC with Satellite Conferences in Victoria and Kamloops, BC.
The theme for 2012 is: Real people with Real Lives: It takes a Village.
The International Brain Injury Association is pleased to announce that the Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury will be held March 21-25, 2012, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The President and the Chair of the IBIA, and the Congress Scientific Planning Committee would like to invite you to attend the Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury, to be held in March 22-25, 2012, in Edinburgh, Scotland at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is a picturesque historic city, dominated by its famous castle with many fine hotels, restaurants, museums and traditional pubs! There is easy access to Glasgow, the Highlands and to tourist and sporting opportunities.
The Congress will be relevant to professionals who work with people with acquired brain injury. It will provide a forum for education, formal and informal discussion and debate. As usual, the scientific program will include talks from internationally renowned experts in the field of brain injury, scientific poster and paper presentations, candlelight sessions with experts, as well as, pre- and post-conference symposia. Up to date research will be presented on a variety of topics ranging from neurobiology to neurorehabilitation and from the theoretical to the very applied. The IBIA awards will be presented, including the Jennett & Plum Award for Clinical Achievement in the Field of Brain Injury Medicine, the Henry Stonnington Award for best review article in Brain Injury, the IBIA Young Investigator Award and the Car of the Year Award.
We will have a host of exhibitors to complement more formal aspects of the conference and to encourage collegial networking. A number of social events will be organised that will give opportunities to explore the depth and breadth of Scottish culture and the beautiful scenery of Scotland.
Ceud mìle fàilte slàinte mhòr agad!
Tom McMillan, PhD (UK)
President, IBIA 2012 World Congress
Nathan Zasler, MD (USA)
Chairperson, IBIA
More information, including abstract submission dates will be posted on this site shortly.
From July 9-14 of 2012, the 14th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID) will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The 2012 IASSID World Congress, whose theme is “A World of Potential,” will bring approximately 1,500 delegates from around the world to Halifax. The conference will consist of more than 200 concurrent sessions in which presenters will share their recent findings, and will include approximately a dozen plenary addresses about major advances in the biological, behavioral, and social sciences related to intellectual disabilities. The conference will enable the transfer of knowledge between colleagues throughout the field of intellectual disability, including policy-makers and practitioners from around the world.
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