BSG 39th Annual Conference - Change of Venue to Brunel University

The BSG 2010 organising committee are delighted to announce that Brunel University, the Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies (BIAS) and the School of Health Sciences and Social Care will now be hosting the BSG 2010 conference. Brunel is conveniently located within the M25 with fast and easy access to and from London, Heathrow Airport and the motorway system.

The Conference now has its own website with further details and registration available. Please go to www.bsg2010brunel.org.uk

Conference Theme: Identities, Care and Everyday Life

6th to 8th July 2010

Sub-Themes to include:

• Global Ageing


• Culture and Diversity


• Ageing Bodies


• Care and Caring


• Theoretical Perspectives


• Inter-professional Research and Practice


• Innovations in Policy and Practice


• Ethical and Philosophical Debates


• Health and Wellbeing


• Methods and methodologies

Keynote Speakers:

We are pleased to confirm the following speakers:

Helen Bartlett, Professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor, Monash University, Australia

Anne Martin-Matthews, Scientific Director and Professor, Institute of Aging, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada

Fiona Ross, Dean and Professor of Primary Care Nursing, St George’s, University of London, UK

Julia Twigg, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, University of Kent, UK










Important Dates and Deadlines
• Submission of abstracts: by 29th January 2010
• Submission of symposium proposals: by 29th January 2010
• Earlybird registration, up to and including: 7 May 2010
• Full programme available: by 30 April 2010


Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies (BIAS)

BIAS is a research centre and collaborative network bringing together staff from different
schools in Brunel University for the purpose of conducting interdisciplinary research in gerontology. The fundamental goal of BIAS is the advancement of knowledge in the field of ageing with the aim of improving the quality of life and health of older people.

Accommodation:
Accommodation will be available on campus and all rooms will have en-suite facilities. Further details will be available from January 2010.


Further details
For further information please contact:
Marianne Keane
Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies
Brunel University
Mary Seacole Building
Uxbridge
Middlesex, UB8 3PH
Tel: +44 (0)189 5266197.

email: Marianne.Keane_at_brunel.ac.uk