4TH ANNOUNCEMENT
CLAE-CERI RETREAT, SEPTEMBER 23 - 25, 2005
Invitation to all CLAE-CERI Members:
1) Check the tentative program
2) Register on line on CERI Web site
3) Provide your suggestions, comments, questions...
1)
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)
Genetics of Epilepsy: Patrick Cossette, Eva Andermann
Consciousness and Epilepsy: Don Weaver
Initiation, Spread, and Synchronization of Seizures: Peter Carlen
Febrile Seizures: Quentin Pitman
2)
a) Registration
Registration is done by filling out the on-line form accessible below. The form will be available from May 9 - July 15, 2005.
b) Registration fee
The fee of $200 covers the opening night Reception, all Meals (Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, Lunches on Saturday and Sunday, Dinners on Friday, Saturday, and coffee breaks).
Late registration fee (past the above deadline): $250
Please make the checks payable to "Carleton University” and mail them to:
Neuroscience Research Institute
Life Sciences Research Building
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa Ontario CANADA
K1S 5B6
Attention: Dr. Michael Poulter
c) Lodging
The event is taking place in
Chateau Cartier
1170, Chemin Aylmer,
Gatineau (Aylmer Area), Québec J9H 5E1
(819) 778-0000
A number of rooms have been reserved for the event (at $149 / night). Booking of lodging is done directly with the Chateau Cartier: http://www.chateaucartier.com/home.htm, (click Bookdirect from the home page) or by phone 1-800-807-1088. Quote the code: 134791
3)
We also request and appreciate your suggestions, comments, questions
(please use Feedback form):
http://www.clae.org/Pub/Pub_DFS_Form.asp?LC_Collection_ID=33 |
