Thursday, 24 March 2011
Clinical Neuropsychiatry February 2011
all papers free downloadable at http://www.clinicalneuropsychiatry.org/
Index<http://www.clinicalneuropsychiatry.org/pdf/00_index_1-11.pdf>
The ‘new psychopharmacologist’
edited by Thomas L. Schwartz
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Notice for BAP members
A major topic at BAP Council meetings is to decide on the symposium programme for the summer meeting, which we are all aware, is the showcase event for the BAP. To ensure that the meeting is successful we need to provide a programme that is topical, well balanced and that reflects the needs and interests of the BAP Members. The best way that this can be achieved is to have substantial input from the membership. You are encouraged to think seriously about the topics you would like to see in the summer meeting symposia and to put forward proposals. There are several factors that are important to address in choosing the topic and content of symposia and against which proposals are measured; these include:
* topical nature of the subject
* breadth of interest
* relevance to, and inclusion of, both clinical and preclinical psychopharmacology
* a lack of overlap with, or repetition of, recent BAP symposia
* four high-quality speakers (with ideally no more than one requiring a high travel cost)
Members who have ideas, whether tentative or clearly formulated, are strongly encouraged to discuss these with a member of Council.
Members are invited to submit proposals for symposia for the 2012 Summer Meeting. Proposals should be emailed to Susan Chandler (susan@bap.org.uk) by 7 March 2011. Proposals will be discussed by Council at their meeting on 16 March.
All proposals should include:
* Symposium Title
* A proposed chair
* Four proposed speakers with suggested titles
* A 200-word justification for including the symposium in the programme.