Vancouver Meeting 7-10th July 2010
The 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida will be held in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (at the University of British
Columbia) from July 7-10, 2010 at the invitation of the Department
of Paediatrics,
UBC.
Registration: An online registration form is
now available on this website. The early registration fee (by June
6th) for members will be in Canadian Dollars C$500, for
non-members C$605 and for accompanying persons C$440. Registration
fees include all social events and meals for the duration of the
conference.
Experimental Hydrocephalus: The aim is to have
informal presentations and discussions on topics of Experimental
Hydrocephalus that will be presented in a shorter format at
the main meeting.
Click here to download the Experimental Hydrocephalus
Pre-Meeting
programme.
All persons registered to participate in the main meeting are
welcome to attend.
Click here to download the main Vancouver
programme
Vancouver local organising committee
The organising committee headed by Dr. W.J.D Arnold
(Paediatrician and Head of Local Organising Committee) is
accompanied by Dr. Doug Cochrane (Paediatric Neurosurgeon), Dr.
Paul Thiessen (Paediatrician and Medical Director of the Spinal
Cord Program), Judi Haddy (secretary, Dr. Bill Arnold), Nicola
Valentine (Occupational Therapist), Bev Irwin (Nurse Clinician) and
Carol King (Physiotherapist). All of them work in the Spinal
Cord/Spina Bifida Program at British Columbia Children's
Hospital.
From left to right: Doug Cochrane, Judi Haddy, Paul Thiessen,
Bill Arnold, Nicola Valentine, Bev Irwin and Carol King.
The Vancouver committee is very excited about hosting the
meeting in Canada for the first time in the Society's history. The
scientific sessions will be held at the Ike Barber Center at the
University of British Columbia.
Accommodation for delegates will be available in the West Coast
Suites, situated on the University Campus, very close to the Ike
Barber Center. All the academic and social venues are within
walking distance.
The social events will include a welcome reception at the Museum of
Anthropology, which was designed by the world famous architect
Arthur Erickson. The Thursday Society outing includes a traditional
First Nations salmon barbeque luncheon in the Long House at UBC,
followed by a dinner cruise through beautiful mountain fjords in
beautiful Howe Sound (see below), just a short distance from
downtown Vancouver. The accompanying person's program includes a
gondola trip and luncheon at the top of Grouse Mountain in North
Vancouver, a tour of the Japanese (Natobi) gardens at UBC and tour
of the city of Vancouver. The gala dinner will be held at the Cecil
Green House, a heritage mansion situated overlooking spectacular
Howe Sound. Cecil Green house is situated on the UBC Campus.
Howe Sound: Spectacular Howe Sound
is North America's southernmost fjord, located northwest of
Vancouver and extending from West Vancouver north to Squamish.
Surrounded by towering peaks that rise straight out of the sea,
Howe Sound is Vancouver's playground for sailing, diving, camping,
hiking, and a host of other recreational activities.
Please click the links below and circulate the flyers to
the relevant departments and desseminate.
Flyer for Vancouver 2010
Flyer of
SRHSB/Vanouver 2010
UBC campus Virtual tour: http://www.students.ubc.ca/youbc/va/virtualtour/
Contact Doug Cochrane dcochrane@cw.bc.ca or
Bill Arnold and Bev Irwin birwin@cw.bc.ca for further
information.
