KT/Disability-Related Conferences
The following conferences or meetings have been compiled by the NCDDR for those who may be interested in knowledge translation and/or disability related conferences. This listing is not comprehensive. If you would like to suggest an addition to this list, please forward relevant information to ncddr@sedl.org.
November 2008
Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow
National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
November 14-16, 2008
Delta Ottawa Hotel and Suite
Full Conference Registration: $130 Canadian (After October 10, the reg. fee is $170.00)
http://www.neads.ca/en
Practical Aspects of Knowledge Management
November 21-23, 2008, Yokohama, Japan
Raiosha, Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University
Full Conference Registration: before October 20, 2008 ¥40,000 Yen
http://pakm2008.comp.ae.keio.ac.jp
December 2008
Going Beyond the Buzzword
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
December 2-3, 2008
Pantages Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Register: $395 Canadian + GST
Patient Experience & Patient Safety Culture
11th User Group Meeting for AHRQ's Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) surveys and 1st for Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
December 3-5, 2008
Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
Full Conference Registration: Free
UK Conference on Evidence Based Health Care
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Oxford, UK
December 8–9, 2008, Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel, Oxford UK
Full Conference Registration: £300
http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1617
January 2009
Completing a Systematic Review Workshop
US Cochrane Center
January 15-17, 2009
il Lugano Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
http://www.cochraneeyes.org/workshops/systematicreview.htm
Registration varies from $50 - $1950.
Apply (Completing an application does not guarantee acceptance):
http://www.cochraneeyes.org/workshops/Registration Form.pdf
TRLD Conference
Opening Doors to Universal Learning
January 22-24, 2009
Hyatt Regency, San Francisco
Full Conference Registration: $330 before December 5, 2008
http://www.trld.com/
2nd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Building Research Capacity to Bridge the Gap From Science to Service
January 28-29, 2009
Natcher Conference Center, NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland
Full Conference Registration: $ - No registration fee charged for this conference
http://conferences.thehillgroup.com/obssr/di2008/index.html
Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society
January 30 - February 1, 2009, Huntsville, Alabama
Full Conference Registration: $678.22
http://t09.cgpublisher.com/welcome.html#conference
February 2009
Research to Practice: Making Real Changes in the Lives of People with Autism
February 6-8, 2009
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville-Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida
Full Conference Registration: $245 ABAI member and $395 non-member
http://www.abainternational.org/autconf/index.asp
Contact: 492-9310 or mail@abainternational.org
10th Annual Evidence-Based Practice Conference
Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
February 19-20, 2009, Glendale, Arizona
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://nursing.asu.edu/caep/conference/index.htm
Revolutionizing Health Care with Informatics: From Research to Practice
February 19-22, 2009
Laurel Point Inn, Victoria, BC, Canada
Full Conference Registration: $600.00 (early bird-11/15/08)
http://itch.uvic.ca
March 2009
Wave to the Future – Navigating the Health Connections among Systematic Reviews, Policies and Practices
7th Annual Canadian Cochrane Symposium
March 11-12, 2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://www.wavetothefuture.ca
First Annual International Conference on Culture, Ethnicity, & Brain Injury Rehabilitation
March 12 and 13, 2009
Crystal Gateway Marriot located in Arlington, Virginia
Full Conference Registration: $209.00 prior to February 19, 2009
Contact: Juan Carlos Arango, Ph.D., jcarangolasp@vcu.edu, 804-828-8797
11th Biennial Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS)
March 13-18, 2009, Dresden, Germany
University of Technology
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://www.ifcs2009.de
24th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference
CSUN (California State University, Northridge)
March 16-21, 2009
Los Angeles Airport Marriott & Renaissance Montura Hotel
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://csunconference.org/index.cfm?EID=80000144
Improving Efficiency in Health Outcome Measurement
March 28, 2009
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 E Superior Street, Chicago, IL
Full Conference Registration: $50.00 includes printed materials, breaks and lunch
Contact: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD, (312) 238-2802, a-heinemann@northwestern.edu.
April 2009
Inclusive design into innovation: Transforming practice in design, research and business
Include 2009-International Conference on Inclusive Design
April 5-8, 2009
Royal College of Art, London, UK
Registration: to be announced
http://www.hhc.rca.ac.uk/1345/all/1/include_2009_.aspx
Achieving Global Goals through Innovation
April 18-19, 2009
Unite For Sight 6th Annual Global Health Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Full Conference Registration: $130.00 through November 30, 2008
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference
Evidence, Public Policy, and Practice
16th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
April 23-24, 2009
Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Iowa City, Iowa
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/nursing/rqom/evidencebasedpractice/ntlconference.html
Ninth Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability: Change, Challenge, & Collaboration
April 28-29, 2009
The Ohio State University's Columbus Campus, Columbus, Ohio
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2009Conf/callforpapers09.html
May 2009
Better Evidence for a Better World
Ninth Annual International Campbell Collaboration Colloquium -
May 19-21, 2009
Oslo, Norway
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/next_colloquium/index.php
June 2009
Success in a Changing Market: Innovation, Funding, Communication
June 24-26, 2009
European Health Management Association 2009 Conference
Innsbruck, Austria
http://www.ehma.org/annual_conference/default.asp?NCID=83&NID=238
July 2009
The 3rd International Conference on Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management: KGCM 2009
July 10-13, 2009
Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, Florida
http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/kgcm
AHEAD 2009 Global Access: Opening a World of Opportunity
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
July 20-25, 2009
The Galt House, Louisville, Kentucky
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://www.ahead.org/conferences/2009
2nd Conference on International Undergraduate Education
Canadian Association of College & University Student Services (CACUSS)
July 27-29, 2009
International Study Centre of Queen's University at Herstmonceux Castle, UK
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://www.cacuss.ca/en/02-conference/details.lasso?id=2834
October 2009
17th Cochrane Colloquium
October 11-14, 2009
Singpore
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://www.cochrane.org.au/colloquium2009/singapore.htm
International Conference on Knowledge Economy 2009
South African National Centre for Informatics Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy (SANCIKMKE)
October 20-22, 2009
South Africa
Full Conference Registration: $ R6000.00 - Early bird registration: March - July 2009
http://www.sancikmke.org.za/conferenceOct2009.htm
October 2010
18th Cochrane Colloquium
October 18-22, 2010
Keystone, Colorado
Full Conference Registration: $ - not available yet
http://www.cochrane.org/colloquia/index.htm

