The British Society of Gerontology (BSG), in partnership with Brunel University, is delighted to announce the call for abstracts for the 39th Annual Conference – “Identities, Care and Everyday Life” – being held on 6-8th July 2010 at Brunel University, West London.

Our interdisciplinary conference provides an opportunity for participants to engage with contemporary cutting-edge developments in research, policy and practice in ageing and ageing studies.

We invite abstracts that focus on ‘Identities, Care and Everyday Life’ in relation to our following conference themes:

• Global ageing
• Culture and diversity
• Ageing bodies
• Care and caring
• Health and well-being
• Theoretical perspectives
• Methods and methodologies
• Inter-professional research and practice
• Innovations in policy and practice
• Ethical and philosophical debates
• Open stream

Abstract Deadline: Friday 29th January 2010

Our website is now up and running and we are adding new and exciting information about the conference regularly so watch the space! Visit www.bsg2010brunel.org.uk

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

Presentation Formats and Guidelines:

We invite abstracts for presentations in the following formats:

• Oral paper presentation
• Poster presentation
• Symposium

Oral paper presentation (250 words maximum): Oral paper presentations are submitted by a primary author and up to 7 co-authors. They are organised according to their relevance to a conference theme, and grouped into 60 or 80 minute paper sessions. The session is chaired and each paper is given 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions.

Poster presentation (250 words maximum): Poster presentations are submitted by a primary author and up to 7 co-authors. Posters will be displayed throughout the conference, and there will be a 45 minute poster session in which participants are invited to view posters and speak with presenters. Further information on preparing your poster presentation will be made available when you are notified of acceptance.

Symposium (650 words maximum): Symposia are 80 minute sessions organised and submitted by a Chair. They comprise an overview of the symposium and an objective for the session, and include 2-4 individual symposium abstracts (as per oral paper presentation guidelines). The Chair normally introduces the session and (with a discussant) is responsible for facilitating the discussion and drawing conclusions.

Submission Process:

All abstracts should be submitted using the abstract form.

Please submit your abstract form as an email attachment to: bsg2010@brunel.ac.uk

Please ensure that the subject line in your e-mail reads “Abstract Submission BSG 2010”.

Acceptance:

Abstracts will be peer reviewed by the Conference Academic Committee based on the following criteria:

• Relevance to conference themes
• Quality, innovation and originality
• Clarity and organisation

We will inform you about the outcome of your abstract by Friday 12th March 2010. At this time we will provide confirmation of the format of your presentation (paper, poster, symposium), as well as a provisional date and time for your session within the academic programme.

As the organisers cannot guarantee that presentations will be scheduled in non-conflicting time periods, we recommend that you are not primary author on more than two papers and/or symposia.

The full final programme will be published on Friday 30th April. We are sorry, but we will be unable to make changes to the programme after this date.

Please note that the abstract will be published, as submitted, in the conference programme and on the conference website.

Conference Enquiries:

Marianne Keane
Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies
Brunel University
Mary Seacole Building
Uxbridge
Middlesex, UB8 3PH
Tel: +44 (0)189 5266197.

email: Marianne.Keane@brunel.ac.uk

BSG Membership Enquiries:

Rachel Hazelwood
BSG Administrator
British Society of Gerontology
PO Box 607
8 Queenswood Grove
York
YO24 4PP
Tel: 07532 248 835

email: britishgerontology@yahoo.co.uk

Conference registration information:

Details regarding registration, accommodation, local travel and so forth can be found at  www.bsg2010brunel.org.uk

Important dates to remember:

Submission of abstracts by 29th January 2010
Submission of symposium proposals by 29th January 2010
Earlybird registration up to and including 7th May 2010
Full programme available by 30th April 2010