all you need to know about the conference!!

2^nd College of Health Sciences and Medical Foundation Research Conference:
From Cell to Society 2.

Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 November 2000. Closing date for the submission of mini-posters and registration will be 15 September 2000. There will be contests and chances for influencing the conference program in the lead up to the conference. Watch the web-site for details.

where?

Peppers Fairmont Resort, Leura in the glorious Blue Mountains west of Sydney.

who?

All academic (including conjoint), clinical academic and research staff and all enrolled postgraduate research students within Faculities of the College of Health Sciences - Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.

how much?

Registration fee: $95 staff and $45 students plus $40 for the conference dinner if the delegate is attending. There is no charge for accommodation due to the generosity of our sponsors. But be quick - spaces are limited. Get your registration in now.

conference aims

The conference provides a unique opportunity for researchers from across the College of Health Sciences to meet and rub shoulders and so, hopefully, demystify the "other" disciplines. There is time to communicate with one another at leisure, participate in activities and competitions while making important connections that can be drawn upon when the opportunity for collaboration arises. The principal aim is to establish important linkages between research students and eminent senior researchers that will nurture the careers of aspiring researchers and support the development of collaborative research across the College of Health Sciences in the immediate future, and in years to come.

The conference hopes to:

• stimulate ways of thinking that are collegiate, multi-disciplinary and problem-based as a platform for on-going collaborative research
• foster networking and encourage aspiring researchers to learn from, and pair with, established and successful mentors
• raise awareness of the range of opportunities for collaboration across the College and establish infrastructure to provide on-going support to the development of collaborative research in the College of Health Sciences
• discuss responses to local, national and global changes in the nature of research in the early 21^st century

what will the conference look like?

• Presentations of work in progress (mini-posters)
• Workshops that deliver desired outcomes based on the above aims such as the creation of new linkages and collaborations (workshops)
• The acquisition of knowledge of current global, national and local research issues
• Training in new research techniques
• Grant writing
• Career skills
• Contests, competitions and games that entertain, educate and build friendships
• Plenary and workshop sessions
• Conference dinner with entertainment

more information

Try the web-site (in fact you're already standing in it):

• Interdisciplinary Approach
• Inter-Faculty Cooperation
• Competitions and games
• Collegiate Activities
• Mentoring