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Addiction Research Symposium: Friday 5th August: 8.30-5.00
Venue: St Christopher's Church, 244 Avonhead Rd. Christchurch. For directions, click here
Following the highly successful Addiction Research Symposium held in Auckland in 2010 researchers in the areas of alcohol, nicotine, other substances and behavioural addictions are warmly invited to the second Addiction Research Symposium.
The Main Objectives:
- To provide a forum for New Zealand addiction researchers to meet and share their work
- To provide an opportunity for research students (PhD, Masters) to present their work and be supported by more experienced colleagues
- To allow for focussed discussions on issues of common interest to addiction researchers, including potential collaborations
The day will be a mix of research presentations and focus group discussions. One session will provide an opportunity to break in to interest groups to discuss research in specific areas. One group will be looking at addictions in a justice setting with other topics yet to be confirmed.
Abstracts
Presenters will have 15 minutes to present papers followed by 10 minutes for questions. An abstract of no more than 300 words should be sent to Dr Simon Adamson (
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) by 8 July.
While limited to a one day symposium we will endeavour to balance presentations from each institution, from student researchers and from more experienced researchers. If you require earlier notification of abstract acceptance please submit earlier than 8 July and indicate this on the abstract.
Please note: if you submitted an abstract for the March meeting please advise us whether you still plan to attend and would like to present the same material, submit an altered abstract, or withdraw your abstract.
Registration
Please contact Lisa Andrews (
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) to register your interest to attend the symposium. Registration forms will be sent out at the start of July. The registration fee is $60. This will be waived for full-time students, who can also request travel support.
Hosts
National Addiction Centre. (Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago).The day will finish before 5pm with an opportunity for informal mingling with refreshments.
As most of you will know this symposium was initially scheduled for the 11th of March but was cancelled following the earthquake. For those planning to come to Christchurch for more than just the day please bear in mind that accommodation options are more limited than is usually the case. |
