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.

Conference Theme: Identities, Care and Everyday Life

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

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.

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 7 May 2010
Full programme available by 30 April 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.