Reminder:
THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT
CLAE-CERI RETREAT, SEPTEMBER 23 - 25, 2005

The Canadian Epilepsy Research Initiative of the CLAE (Canadian League against Epilepsy) is having an epilepsy research retreat in Ottawa at the beautiful Chateau Cartier (on a golf course) in Aylmer for the weekend of Sept. 23-25, 2005.

The major purpose of this retreat is to promote specific Canadian epilepsy research themes by enhancing collaborations that will facilitate research interests, funding, and ultimately improve patient care. This will be a very interactive exercise involving all participants.

MEETING OUTLINE

FRIDAY (2005-09-24) EVENING:
Introduction/overview:
a) To summarize the CERI's goals, activities to date; to outline funding sources. A brief presentation by a CIHR representative and by representatives of other funding agencies. b) Keynote addresses stressing translational aspects of research, from a basic scientist (e.g. Dan McIntyre) and a clinician (Warren Blume) followed by discussion. 

SATURDAY (2005-09-24):
Development of Themes and Teams
Themes & Teams (T & T) are invited to organize panel - workshops for all participants (there will be no parallel sessions). T&T should provide an overview of their field and outline the important issues in a Canadian collaborative context. Presentations will be balanced with a discussion involving all participants.

Posters
There will be separate times dedicated exclusively to viewing the posters. Every participant and/or every lab/program is invited to present a poster(s) outlining their interests or presenting specific research results.

Saturday Evening: 
Dinner and time for T&T to further their research strategies. 

SUNDAY (2005-09-25):
If necessary additional T & T presentations. 

Wrap-up session:
Each T&T will present a report to the collected audience; it should include plans of action, outlines of projects, possible grant applications.  

THEMES and TEAMS
Tentative list (Animators)

First Events: Mike Poulter
Knowledge Translation: Ante Padjen
Epileptic Encephalopathies: Lionel Carmant
Status Epilepticus: Bryan Young (tbc)
Dual Diagnosis/Comorbidity: Mac Burnham
Health Care Delivery: Lucy Lach (tbc)
Consciousness and Epilepsy: Don Weaver
Initiation, Spread, and Synchronization of Seizures: Peter Carlen
Febrile Seizures: Quentin Pitman 

Remember to register on line on the CERI Web Site