Tuesday 29 November 2011

Grants available for the Society for Endocrinology BES meeting

The Society for Endocrinology has a number of grant schemes available to help fund your travel to our SfE BES conference. However, application deadlines are coming up fast so make sure you apply soon!

Conference Grants
The Society for Endocrinology is pleased to offer Conference Grants worth up to £500 to our members to help fund travel and accommodation expenses to attend the SfE BES meeting.  The deadline for applications to receive a Conference Grant to attend the SfE BES 2012 is 15 December 2011.

For further information on application criteria and to apply online, visit http://www.endocrinology.org/grants/grant_sfeoverseas.html

Society for Endocrinology BES meeting free places
This grant scheme offers clinical and basic science trainees and nurses, who have not yet chosen endocrinology as their specialty, the opportunity to attend the Society for Endocrinology BES 2012 meeting for free to find out more about the discipline and hopefully stimulate their interest in endocrinology!

Successful candidates receive a complimentary meeting package, which includes registration fees to the value of £300, accommodation for the duration of the meeting, reimbursement of reasonable subsistence costs and the reimbursement of economy-class travel expenses. The package is worth up to a maximum of £750 – this is a great deal and really is an opportunity not to be missed!

This grant scheme is available to Student Members of the Society and to candidates nominated by Full Members.  Applications close on 5 December 2011, so make sure you get your applications in soon.

For further information on application criteria and to apply online, visit http://www.endocrinology.org/grants/grant_sfebesFreePlaces.html

Thursday 24 November 2011

Welcome to the SfE BES conference blog!

Welcome to the first post of the official 2012 Society for Endocrinology BES conference blog.  We will be adding further updates in the coming weeks to bring you the latest developments and tasters of what you can look forward to at the meeting. The 2012 SfE BES meeting will be taking place in the picturesque town of Harrogate on 19-22 March 2012.  For more detailed information on the conference, please visit our website: www.endocrinology.org/meetings/2012/sfebes2012 

The Society for Endocrinology BES meeting is the UK’s premier conference on hormone research, bringing you all the latest development from the fields of basic science and translational research, clinical investigation and clinical practice. Your Programme Committee have put together an exciting programme to reflect the latest developments in endocrinology from around the world.  Our prestigious Medal Lectures will offer you a unique opportunity to hear from leaders in the field and will include talks from Kenneth Korach, Gerard Karsenty, Paolo Sassone-Corsi, Jens Juul-Holst, Michael Sheppard and Sadaf Farooqi.  Additionally, we have a number of symposia, meet-the-expert sessions, clinical management workshops and nurses’ sessions covering the breadth of endocrinology – there will be something to suit everyone’s interests.  The full conference programme can be viewed at: http://www.endocrinology.org/meetings/2012/sfebes2012/prog/prog.aspx  

Registration is now open and available via our website. The early-bird deadline for reduced registration fees is Monday 13 February 2012.  Discounted registration is available to members of the Society – if you wish to join the Society and take advantage of this, send us your membership application no later than 11 January 2012.

For all enquiries on the meeting, please contact the conference secretariat at +44 (0)1454 642 210 or email conferences@endocrinology.org or visit our website: www.endocrinology.org/meetings/2012/sfebes2012

We look forward to welcoming you to Harrogate!