T4I2017 Call Deadline Extended to 23/06/17

The call for short communications to the 2017 T4I Conference to be held in Sheffield in September has been extended to Friday 23rd June 2017.

This extension is due to the addition of the Contributions on Prosthetics. 

T4I2017: Registration is now open

The Technology for Independence Conference 2017 will be hosted on Friday 15^th September 2017 in Sheffield as part of the AAATE2017 Congress

T4I2017: CALL for Short Communications Now Open (Deadline: 26.05.2017)

We invite those working to use or innovate Assistive Technology and associated services to submit short communications for presentation or as posters for Technology for Independence (T4I 2017).

This year the conference will happen on Friday 15th September as part of the AAATE2017 Congress (11th to 15th Sept. 2017). Visit the website.

INVOLVE Conference 28/11/2017

The INVOLVE Conference has been confirmed for Tuesday 28th November 2017 in central London. 

If you are thinking of submitting an abstract the call for submissions is now open.

This NIHR Conference is to celebrate the progress of public involvement in research and consider the opportunities ahead.

http://www.profbriefings.co.uk/involve2017/

Become an Approved Partner for AAATE2017

The AAATE is inviting approved and interested parties to promote our 2017 Congress in return for discounted registration at the same rate as members of the AAATE.

If members of your organisation are interested in attending the AAATE2017 Congress, this is a great way to obtain a discount.

In order to qualify for this special arrangement for your members you will need to:

• Confirm formally the arrangements for the agreement by signing a Memorandum of Understanding.
• Promote the Congress to yours members/employees and share evidence of this with the AAATE.

We will liaise with your organisation’s key contact over matters regarding the agreement and confirm any claimants of the Approved Partner discount.

In order to take advantage of this offer or if you would like more details, please email AAATE2017@sheffield.ac.uk

In return for this promotion, we will acknowledge your support of our Congress through placing your organisation’s logo with a hyperlink to your website on our Congress website.

We are delighted to announce our first three Approved Partners:

in conjunction with

To find out more about AAATE2017, please visit the website or email aaate2017@sheffield.ac.uk

AAATE2017 Satellite Events - call now OPEN!

The call for short communication contributions to Satellite Events for the AAATE2017 Congress to be held in Sheffield in September 2017 is now open.

Deadline: Friday 31st March 2017 17.00 CET.

The AAATE2017 Congress now invites you to submit a short communication (approximately 900 words) to the Congress Satellite Events from AT related/allied areas such as:

• Therapy;

• Rehabilitation;

• User engagement;

• Audit, service development, novel product, technology or service innovation.

For more information on the AAATE2017 Congress and the 5-day event overview please visit the website. And note that, T4I2017 on 15th September will have a separate schedule shortly to be announced. Fees will also be confirmed in March 2017.

Satellite Events are additions to the core AAATE2017 Conference. The Satellite sessions are workshop or lecture style. Content need not be as academic or at all. 

The Satellite sessions will be held at St Mary’s Conference Centre, Sheffield, located approximately a 20 minute walk from the Conference venue of The Diamond.

Draft short communication guidance, for presentations and posters, along with the form to be used for submission can be downloaded here.

The final deadline for all the above submissions is 31.03.2017 17.00 CET.

Timescales

The call for short communications for AAATE2017 Satellite Events is now open. The deadline is 31.03.2017 17.00 CET. Following this you will receive feedback and will be required to submit your final, updated short communication no later than 15.05.2017 17.00 CET.

For more information about Satellite Events or the AAATE2017 Congress, please visit the website or contact aaate2017@sheffield.ac.uk.