Emerging horizons in TB research
A one-day workshop, organised by the Infectious Disease Research Network and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
WE HAVE CHANGED VENUE AND AS A RESULT BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE DELEGATE FEES BY ALMOST 50%! SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION
Date: Friday 26 April 2013
New location: Manson Theatre London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, central London
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Information about symposium
The symposium is intended to provide an update on current research in the area of tuberculosis (with a particular focus on TB in the UK), with the day including talks across the research spectrum, from pre-clinical subjects such as genomics and promotion factors, through current trials for TB vaccines and on to clinical bioaerosol research and the research activity of the London Find and Treat team. There will also be a presentation on a systematic analysis of infectious disease research investments awarded to UK institutions, with particular focus on the TB portfolio.
It will be a varied day and delegates are invited to stand up and be counted in the speed-pitch sessions! You have three minutes to promote your own research, shout out about what you're doing and invite colleagues to corner you during the lunchbreak and ask further questions. This type of session has been used at previous IDRN and LSHTM events with some success. So if you are looking for collaboration opportunities, do see below.
There will also be the opportunity to present posters on TB too. Any TB-related topic is fine, and if you get the chance to reuse a poster you presented once at a conference previously, that's fine too. See below for further information.
Registration
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Venue
We have now been able to book a theatre at LSHTM, and thus delegate fees are now much reduced!
The event will take place in the Manson theatre on the ground floor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT
Click here for directions on the venue website (building number 1 on this map)
Click here for a googlemap of the area.
Cost
REVISED (REDUCED) COSTS -
For standard delegates, the charge is £45.09
For current students, the charge is £25.09
Student status will typically (but not solely) include medical and nursing students, PhD, MSc or BSc students. We WILL ask for proof of students status.
Speed-pitching session
If you are interested in presenting during this session (maximum 3 slides and 3 minutes presentation time per person), then either include brief details of your topic area on your registration form (above), or click here to fill out a separate 'poster and pitching' form.
Posters
Any TB-related topic is fine. Posters can be up to A0 in size, and should be in portrait format (or smaller posters can be landscape).
If you are interested in presenting a poster, then either include the details on your registration form (above), or click here to fill out a separate poster abstract form.
You are welcome to submit an abstract without prior registration.
You are welcome to copy and paste a previously-compiled abstract if the poster is pre-existing and you are keen to find another use for it. Or write a new abstract (max 250 words, in format of title / authors / introduction / methods / results / discussion. The title and authors do not contribute towards the word count)
Abstract submission deadline is Tuesday 9 April.
Payment information
If you pay by cheque, please make them payable to 'University College London' and sent to Cherry Heaven, Research Department of Infection & Population Health, UCL - Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF.
During the registration process, you will be asked to specify your chosen payment method. If you select bank transfer, we will email you instructions on how to do this.
You can also pay by credit card (UK delegates only), by downloading a credit card form, and faxing it to us. For this form, and detailed information on payments, please click here.
International delegates - apologies, but we can only accept bank transfers (from either yourselves directly, or from your institution)
Contact the IDRN
Please direct queries to either Cherry Heaven, c.heaven@ucl.ac.uk or Michael Head, mhead@idrn.org , or phone 020 7830 2239.