2008 conference registration form | Submit abstract online | Submit application for Seattle Club Studentship

Registration fees are £95 per person to include conference registration (2 days), lunches, refreshments and evening meal. Please us the link above to access the registration form.

 

8th 'Seattle Club' Conference on Research in Intellectual Disabilities. Newcastle 1st and 2nd December 2008.

Places are limited at the conference this year and registration will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Early registration is recommended.

The 8th annual 'Seattle Club' Conference on research in intellectual disabilities will take place at The Thistle Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DF, on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2ndDecember 2008.

2008 'Seattle Club' Keynote Presentations Speaker: Rob Grieg Topic: Research and intellectual disability policy in the UK Speaker: Professor Chris Oliver Topic: Research on behavioural phenotypes and implications for practice

Key deadlines

On-line submission of abstracts: 17th October 2008

Applications for the 2008 Seattle Club Studentships: 17th October 2008

Registration: 7th November 2008

Following the well established tradition of the 'Seattle Club' conferences:

• All participants must submit a poster or paper that describes the results of a research project (quantitative or qualitative) on intellectual disabilities (in other words, you cannot just come to listen, you must be an active and contributing researcher)
• The only exceptions to this rule will be made for PhD students at the beginning of their projects and other 'early stage' researchers who have not yet had the opportunity to complete a research study
• All papers and posters must include analysis of unpublished quantitative or qualitative data
• Each participant is only allowed to submit one poster or paper where they are the first author/presenter
• There are no parallel sessions (so everyone is able to go to everything)
• All information is electronically distributed to keep the costs as low as possible
• All participants, whether first author or co-author(s), must register and pay in advance for the conference.
• The Seattle Club conference is only open to residents from the UK and Ireland.

The Thistle Hotel, this year’s conference venue, is situated directly opposite Central Station and in the heart of Newcastle. The hotel is a traditional hotel that combines magnificent architecture and beauty of a 19th century listed building with the benefits and convenience of a modern hotel. WIFI access is available throughout the hotel.

We have managed to secure a preferential room rate for Seattle Club attendees of £85 per person per night, including breakfast. If you wish to book one of these rooms, please quote 'Seattle Club' when booking (offer subject to availability).

To book a room, please go direct to the following website: https://www.conferencebookings.co.uk/delegate/NGISEATTLECLUB2008

For further information on the Thistle Hotel in Neville Street, please see the link below:

http://www.thistle.com/hotels/newcastle/

Other hotels are available in central Newcastle, but no other preferential rates have been negotiated. You can still book other hotels through the conference bookings website.

Registration Details and Costs

The cost of the conference is £95.  This includes Registration, refreshments, lunches on the two days of the conference and an evening meal on Monday, 1 December (there is no additional cost for the evening meal this year – it is included in the registration fee).

On-line Submission of Abstracts

All abstracts should be submitted using the form on the Seattle Club website.

Studentships for 2008

As a general rule, only those with their names on an accepted submission can attend Seattle Club conferences. The exception is five places we have available as Studentships for 2008.

Seattle Club Studentships are intended for PhD students at the beginning of their projects and similar 'early stage' researchers (including clinicians developing their research, trainees in professions related to intellectual disabilities, research assistants on new projects, etc.). Such individuals will be interested in and committed to research in the field but will not yet have completed a study from which they can present data (and whose name therefore does not appear on a poster or oral presentation). Studentships are bursaries that will cover the full registration costs (i.e., not travel or accommodation) for the conference.

Applications should be made to Professor Richard Hastings using the form here. In the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of studentships available, names will be pulled from a hat to decide the award of the studentships. The deadline for applications for the 2008 Seattle Club Studentships is 17th October 2008.

2008 Conference Contact details:

Pat Blakely
‘Seattle Club 2008’
Northumberland,
Tyne & Wear NHS Trust
Psychology Department
Northgate Hospital
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 3BP

e-mail: seattleclub2008@ntw.nhs.uk

We look forward to welcoming you to Newcastle in December