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[D-multisensory] Reminder - Symposium deadline
Dear Colleague,
The 9th International Congress of Behavioral
Medicine will be held November 29 - December 2,
2006 in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the biannual
conference of the International Society of Behavioral
Medicine. The website for information, abstract
submission, etc. is: http://www.9icbm-2006.org/
Those of you who have attended these conferences
in the past, know the program to be very diverse and
to have a high level content, stimulating international
perspectives, and lots of local hospitality.
THE DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS IS MARCH 1
WHICH IS LESS THAN 8 WEEKS AWAY!
CONFERENCE THEME: Bridging Behavior and
Health - Connecting the Hemispheres
CONGRESS DATES: November 29 - December 2,
2006
VENUE: Bangkok, Thailand - Sofitel Central Plaza
Hotel
Arrangements for the 9th International Congress of
Behavioral Medicine in Bangkok are proceeding
very well. Bangkok is a very exciting and vibrant city
and the Local Organizing Committee is organizing a
wonderful social program and lots of other
associated events which are being regularly updated
on the website. Abstract submissions for oral papers,
symposia and posters can now be submitted via the
Congress website: http://www.9icbm-2006.org/. The
Program Committee is very keen that the congress
program be the most diverse and most
representative of all regions of the world as any
ICBM held so far. So, please encourage your
colleagues and others from around the globe to
make submissions by the due date for abstract
submission, March 1, 2006. Please also contact the
Program Chair (Brian Oldenburg at
b.oldenburg@qut.edu.au ) if you have any other
ideas or suggestions for the program, for example,
topics for roundtable sessions that can be scheduled
for the lunchtime sessions on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
Major program highlights at this stage include:
* Three Keynotes - Michael Meaney from Canada,
Karen Matthews from USA and Anuar Zaini from
Malaysia.
* Four Master Lectures - Leenah Hsu from
USA/Thailand, Norito Kawakami from Japan, Terrie
Moffitt from UK and Manfred Schedlowski from
Switzerland
* Two Panel Sessions:
- Prakash C. Gupta (India) & Prakit Vathesatogkit
(Thailand) - Challenges for tobacco control in
countries undergoing rapid transition (Chaired by
Ron Borland, Australia)
- Ruth Bonita (Switzerland) & Liming Lee (China) -
Regional and global health challenges for health
systems (Chaired by Robert Kaplan, USA)
* Workshops: Topics include multi-level and
structural equation modelling; International network
on physical activity and the environment; Integration
of evidence from research and professional
expertise; Interventions for stress, metabolic
syndrome, somatic complaints, obesity and in
obstetrics and gynecology; and International
approaches to health communication, information
technologies in health behaviour research, and
development of behavioural medicine curricula.
Please direct any inquires about the program to
Brian Oldenburg (b.oldenburg@qut.edu.au) and
about the Local Organization to Nick Kotchabhakdi
(scnkc@mahidol.ac.th).
We look forward to welcoming everyone to the 9th
International Congress of Behavioral Medicine in
Bangkok, Thailand at the end of 2006! Keep
checking the Congress website for program and
other updates.
Brian Oldenburg, Program Committee Chair
&
Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi, Local Organizing
Committee Chair
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Wichian Sittiprapaporn, Ph.D.
Electroneurophysiology Laboratory
Neuro-Behavioural Biology Center
Mahidol University, Salaya
Nakhon Pathom 73170
THAILAND
Telephone +(662) 441-9321
Fax +(662) 441-9743
Mobile +(661) 444-0261
Email: stwst@mahidol.ac.th
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