Upcoming Events
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID)
The conference will be held at Singapore, 24 to 27 June 2009, at the Furama Riverfront Hotel.
The conference theme is: "Creating possibilities for an inclusive society"
The conference details, abstract submission system and registration forms are now on-line:www.iassid.org
Abstracts need to be submitted by the end of November 2008. Individual papers, symposia, workshops and posters are all welcome. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed and those accepted for the conference will be published in the Journal of Policy & Practice in Intellectual Disabilities.
IASSID is the non-government peak body at the World Health Organisation (WHO), representing scientific research in the field of intellectual / developmental disability and the social service and support systems available to people with disability and their families. See our website at www.iassid.org
There are a number of organisations partnering with IASSID to make this a significant event on the international scientific calender. These include the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC), the Asia Pacific Down Syndrom Federation and the Australian Association of Doctors in Developmental Disability Medicine. There are also many regional and local service providers working together, as part of our efforts to ensure that the conference provides a mechanism to promote 'research to practice' and that practice issues inform and influence the research agenda of the scientific community.
As part of our efforts to promote dialogue between researchers, practitioners and people with disability, the conference will include the inaugural meeting of the Asian Research to Practice Roundtable. This event will take place across the 4 days of the conference; bringing together scientists, practitioners and people with disability to establish and implement a research to practice agenda for the region.
The IASSID Academy on Education, Teaching & Research will host accredited workshops prior to and following the conference. The workshops will take place at Singapore and in neighbouring countries. If you are interested in hosting such a workshop, you can contact the Academy Chair, Professor Roy Brown for details and to discuss your proposal: roybrown@telus.net
