Conference Programme

Structure

The main programme for the WWP 2011 will consist of a single-track set of short lectures up to 30 minutes long.

There will be at least one keynote lecture each day, and two evening debates, one on each of the first two evenings of the conference.

There will be workshops, poster tracks, booksignings and meet the expert sessions which may be parallel.

Content

The Winter Workshop Organising Committee is currently accepting proposals for:

• Plenary/keynote talks (30 minute slot in the programme, - 1 chair, 1 speaker)
• Symposia (up to a 2 hour slot in the programme - 1-2 chairs, up to 6 speakers)
• Workshop (1 hour, parallel workshop with at least 2 moderators)
• Debates (1 hour, 2 speakers, 1 moderator)
• Poster Abstracts (up to 15 authors on the abstract, no more than 500 words abstracts)
• Booksignings (1-2 authors attending, books cannot be supplied by conference organisers)

Topics

The committee is considering any proposals addressing current issues relating to Psychoses, mainly in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders but also arising from other causes such as Epilepsy, Dementia, Parkinsons Disease, Drug Induced & Stroke.

These include but are not limited to:

• Genetics
• Early Onset/Childhood & Adolescence
• Psychoses in Old Age
• First Episode
• Aetiology (including Drug Induced)
• Epidemiology
• Diagnosis & Classification
• Underlying Pathology/Neuroanatomy & Neurotransmitter theory
• Co-morbidities
• Sequelae
• Cognition and Memory

To submit any suggestions/proposals, please email rp@cortexcongress.com

Broad Timings

Day 1 - 30/1/2011

1800 Registration Opens - Welcome Reception

1900 Evening Debate

2030 Informal social event - meeting point selected in local venue

Day 2 - 31/1/2011

0800 Single Track Programme - Keynotes &/or Symposia

1030 Break & Booksignings

1100 WWP Fund Meeting

1300 Lunch

1500 Poster Session

1600 Afternoon Refreshments & Booksignings

1630 Workshops - parallel sessions

1800 Evening Debate

2000 Conference dinner in local restaurant - lifetime achievement award

Day 3 - 01/02/2011

0800 Single Track Programme - Keynotes &/or Symposia

1030 Break and Booksignings

1100 Programming Committee Meeting

1300 Lunch

1500 Poster Session

1600 Afternoon Refreshments & Meet the Experts

1630 Workshops - parallel sessions

1800 Poster Prize/Evening Debate

1930 Informal social event - meeting point selected in local venue

Day 4 - 02/02/2011

0800 Single Track Programme - Keynotes &/or Symposia

1030 Break

1100 Single Track Programme - Keynotes &/or Symposia

1300 Conference Closing Address

1315 Conference Close