Making New Connections 2 - conference call

[Pettinato, Michele]

Could you circulate the following call to interested parties?  Thank you for your assistance.

 

On the 10th Anniversary of the first Making New Connections conference we

would like to invite you to Making New Connections 2. This exciting conference will highlight new

developments and common themes in working with children and adults who have language disabilities.

 

The main topics will be: Evidence Based Practice, Language Processing, Psychosocial Issues and

Language and Cognition. There will also be a poster session.

 

Speakers will include: Nicola Botting, Sally Byng, Shula Chiat, Gina Conti-Ramsden,

Madeline Cruice, Julie Dockrell, Barbara Dodd, Julie Hickin, Katerina Hilari, Victoria Joffe, James Law,

Jane Marshall, Penny Roy, Sir Michael Rutter, Maggie Snowling and Rosemary Varley.

 

Dates: Reception: Wednesday 13th September 2006

Conference: Thursday 14th September - Friday 15th September 2006

 

Venue: Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre, City University, London

Cost: £250 (£230 if registered before the end of May 2006) £150 Day rate.

(Student Rate: Full Conference: £150, Day Rate: £100)

 

Register on line at: http://www.city.ac.uk/ems/MNC/registration

 

Closing date for registration: 31st July 2006

 

For further information log on to: http://www.city.ac.uk/makingnewconnections

or contact Jonathon Rhodes on J.Rhodes at city.ac.uk or 020 7040 8034

 

For those wishing to submit a poster see on-line submission details on:

http://www.city.ac.uk/makingnewconnections

 

A0 Poster presentations are invited within the following topics:

Evidence Based Practice
Language and Cognition
Language Processing 
The psycho-social impact of language disability
Therapy
Service Delivery  

Time will be set aside in the programme for viewing posters and they will be discussed by invited speakers in a follow up platform session.

Prize for the best poster

 

 

 

Michèle Pettinato on behalf of Dr Victoria Joffe

 

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Dr Victoria Joffe MRCSLT MHPC

Programme Director, PGDip/MSc Speech and Language Therapy and MSc in Joint Professional Practice

Senior Lecturer in Developmental Speech and Language Disability

Department of Language and Communication Science

City University

Northampton Square

London

EC1V OHB

Tel: 02070404629

Fax: 02070408577

www.city.ac.uk/lcs

 

 

 

 

 

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