Call For Abstracts

Call for abstracts

This two-day conference and road show, organised by the Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CATT), will serve as a stimulating forum for the integration of practice, research and education in pipeline and tunnelling engineering.

It will feature keynote presentations, panel discussions, technical sessions, workshops, short courses, student activities and trade show exhibits.

The event will also provide the opportunity to review state-of-the-art practices and research advances by bringing together buried infrastructure researchers and leading practitioners from around the globe.

Attendees can expect to discuss and share ideas on municipal buried infrastructure construction, repair, renovation, condition assessment, asset management, financing and education.

CATT is soliciting abstracts for approximately 80 technical presentations.

Submissions of 200 to 300 words can be put forward by clicking here .

The due date for the submission of abstracts is 30 June 2011.

Medical Humanities Blog: Call for Abstracts: Western Michigan ...

Overview: Proponents of medical humanities contend that the humanistic dimensions of medicine and health are a critical component of those disciplines; not only do these dimensions help us to understand the very nature of medicine and health, their apprehension allows caregivers to relate to their patients, to treat those patients with respect and dignity, and to provide more holistic and empathetic care. The Western Michigan University Medical Humanities Conference aims to explore a range of themes within the medical humanities, though a primary focus will be on why medical humanities matter, whether in practice or in the training of our health care professionals. A secondary focus will be on what the medical humanities are; how is it that we delimit the attendant issues? The conference is meant to be highly interdisciplinary, drawing participants from a wide range of backgrounds, including those from both academic and medical communities. Submissions are welcome on topics that engage some facet of the medical humanities, including their importance and conceptual scope. Furthermore, we welcome submissions that engage any of the following: medical ethics, history of medicine, religious and/or spiritual perspectives on medicine, health care communication, medical anthropology, sociology of medicine, cross-cultural approaches to medicine, medicine in literature and/or poetry, musical therapy, or medicine as represented in the visual arts. About Us: Under the direction of Dr. Fritz Allhoff and Mr. David Charlton, the Medical Humanities Workgroup is a new initiative on the campus of Western Michigan University, coordinating individuals from the campus and broader Kalamazoo community with interests in the humanistic dimensions of medicine and health. For more information, please see www.wmich.edu/medicalhumanities. Our Sponsors: Office for Vice President of Research, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Fine Arts, College of Health and Human Services, Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, Soga Japan Center, University Center for the Humanities, School of Communication, School of Music, School of Nursing, Department of Comparative Religion, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Philosophy, Department of Sociology.

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