Overview

Jointly organised by the LSHTM and colleagues at University College London, the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting will provide the opportunity to report new research findings, debate academic and policy issues, and will offer early stage researchers, among others, the chance to present in a friendly, relaxed environment. The conference will include a mix of lectures by key note speakers, parallel sessions, poster presentations and workshops which will be of interest to both UK and international delegates.

http://www.ssmconference.org.uk/workshops.html

The conference will run from Wednesday lunchtime 12th September until Friday lunchtime 14th September 2012, jointly hosted by LSHTM and UCL. It will be preceded by a number of meetings on Tuesday 11th September.

http://www.ssmconference.org.uk/preconf.html

Registration

 

Online registration is now open.

Conference Registration Rates:
(Early Bird up to and including 31st July; standard rates apply from 1st August, 2012).

Full Residential Package:
Member £472 Early Bird / £512 Standard; Non Member £512 Early Bird / £552 Standard
Non Residential Package:
Member £340 Early Bird / £380 Standard; Non Member £380 Early Bird / £420 Standard
Day Delegate Package:
Member £185 Early Bird / £205 Standard; Non Member £205 Early Bird / £225 Standard

 

Free Places

 

* * * Deadline 23.59 GMT on Thursday, 31 May 2012 * * *

A number of free places are available for those interested in the society and its aims who are on a low income (eg. PhD students or those working in the NHS or the voluntary sector). The grant covers conference fee/registration, standard accommodation, and standard class travel. In return, successful applicants will be asked to provide a brief report on their experience/reflections on the meeting. Applicants should nominate themselves by completing an application form which is available from Mark Gilthorpe at socsocmed@gmail.com. The closing date for applications is Thursday 31st May 2012.

In the event of over subscription, two of the Society’s committee members will select applicants based on the supporting statements provided on the form. Please contact socsocmed@gmail.com if you have any queries.