BAP 2010 SUMMER MEETING: 25-28 JULY, HARROGATE

A major topic at Council meetings is to decide on the symposium programme for the summer meeting, which we are all aware, is the showcase event for the BAP. To ensure that the meeting is successful we need to provide a programme that is topical, well balanced and that reflects the needs and interests of the members. The best way that this can be achieved is to have substantial input from the membership.
Thus members are encouraged to think seriously about the topics that they would like to see in the summer meeting symposia and to put forward proposals. There are several factors that are important to address in choosing the topic and content of symposia and against which proposals are measured; these include:

* topical nature of the subject
* breadth of interest
* relevance to, and inclusion of, both clinical and preclinical psychopharmacology
* a lack of overlap with, or repetition of, recent BAP symposia
* four high-quality speakers (with ideally no more than one requiring a high travel cost)

Members who have ideas, whether tentative or clearly formulated, are strongly encouraged to discuss these with a member of Council.

Members are now invited to submit proposals for symposia for the 2010 Summer Meeting. These should be emailed to Susan Chandler by 28 February 2009. All proposals should include:

* Symposium Title
* A proposed chair person
* Four proposed speakers with suggested titles
* A 200-word justification for including the symposium in the programme.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Alan Bateson
Meetings Secretary

[ Last edited on 08 Jan 2009 ]