Medical Communications Conference to be held in Austin, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2006

Tue Apr 18 10:31:56 MDT 2006

This one seems fine as well. I might add that when board members forward 
items like this we might want to add a disclaimer stating that we're just 
forwarding it and not necessarily endorsing it.

Andrew

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Austin, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2006

Similar to John Gough's mail, I received this message asking to be posted 
to our members. I suppose I could just post this to the listserv and that 
would probably be appropriate. If anyone sees a problem, speak up.
--Aaron

Anita F. W. Frijhoff, PhD wrote: 
Dear Mr. DaMommio,

Please forward the following to the members of the Austin STC Chapter.

Thank you for your time.

Best regards,
Anita Frijhoff
Chapter Conference Coordinator (
http://www.amwasouthwest.org/Events/2006-austin/2006-austin.htm)
2905 Dover Place
Austin, TX 78757-4351
Phone:  512/323-5171

2006 Medical Communications Conference for medical and allied scientific 
professionals to be held in Austin, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2006

The 2006 Medical Communications Conference organized by the Southwest 
Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association will offer a variety 
of workshops on medical, manuscript, and grant writing, and public 
speaking, a plenary lecture by Dr. James W. Pennebaker, and networking 
opportunities. AMWA members and nonmembers are invited to attend.

The conference will be held from 9 am to 5 pm on Friday, May 19, at St. 
Edward?s University, 3001 South Congress Ave, Austin, Texas 78704 (
http://www.stedwards.edu/map/maps.htm). Parking on campus is free for 
conference registrants. 

A room rate of $55 plus tax for one night including breakfast is available 
for conference registrants at Woodward Hotel and Conference Center, which 
is within walking distance from St. Edward?s University and offers shuttle 
service to and from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. To get the $55 
rate, call 800-966-3927 and mention AMWA Southwest. This rate is also 
available after the conference, so stay longer and take the time to 
explore Austin itself.

The conference registration deadline is April 28, 2006, and workshop seats 
are still available, so sign up today! A special offer is available for 
students, postdoctoral and clinical fellows.

Here?s how to expedite your conference registration:
1.            Download the registration form (Word file) at 
http://www.amwasouthwest.org/Events/2006-austin/registration.doc 
2.            Fill out the registration form in Word and e-mail it to 
afrijhoff at amwasouthwest.org by April 28 at the latest
3.            Mail your check (made payable to AMWA Southwest) to Anita 
Frijhoff, 2905 Dover Place, Austin, TX 78757-4351 

Featured Morning Workshops (9 am-noon)
» Grant Writing: NIH and Non-NIH Resource Options and Strategies (Core)
The recto and verso of the elements, styles, and formats of effective 
proposal writing will be presented. Joan N. Nilson will discuss the highly 
structured format of NIH grant applications, as well as the varied formats 
of grant applications for private sector funding.
» Journal Submissions Other Than Research Articles (Core)
In a workshop intended mainly for novice and moderately experienced 
editors,, Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH, will combine lecture and group 
discussion to explore the basics of writing and editing case reports, 
review articles, editorials, and book reviews. Issues surrounding content 
and organization will receive special emphasis.
» Giving Effective Presentations (Noncredit)
Through lecture and discussion, Marianne Mallia-Hughes, ELS, will teach 
participants the importance of audience, content focus, appropriate media 
and instructional materials, and voice and gesture, as well as skills for 
overcoming the fear of presenting. Willing participants will give 1-minute 
presentations that will be critiqued by the workshop leader and peers in a 
supportive manner.

Plenary Lecture (noon-1 pm)
Dr. James W. Pennebaker of The University of Texas at Austin?s Department 
of Psychology will speak about connections he has discovered between 
expressive writing and physical and mental health. The plenary lecture 
will be followed by lunch (1-2 pm).

Featured Afternoon Workshops (2-5 pm)
» Bibliographic Resources for Medical Communicators [Editorial Approach] 
(Core)
This introduction to bibliographic resources in the health sciences will 
enable participants to become ?information literate.? Joan N. Nilson will 
primarily focus on types of bibliographic literature and ways to find and 
access this information, including online technologies. 
» Advanced Writing (Advanced)
Biomedical writers with a minimum of five years? experience in editing or 
writing will explore ways in which they can become even better. Under the 
guidance of Marianne Mallia, ELS, participants will discuss the cognitive 
processes used by advanced writers along with a few finer points of style, 
and they will learn some successful strategies for approaching (and 
completing) a writing project. For the precourse assignment, participants 
will begin to analyze the process used in their writing and the effect of 
writer?s block on that process. 
» DNA, Cell Cycle, and Cancer: An Introduction (Noncredit)
Aimed at writers and editors without a scientific background, this 
workshop by Robin Fuchs-Young, PhD, will explain the basics of DNA and the 
cell cycle and how normal cellular and molecular processes can be derailed 
and give rise to cancer.

Fees and scholarships 
  Conference registration (incl. plenary lecture and lunch): $25 (AMWA 
member), $75 (nonmember)
  Conference registration for students* and postdoctoral/clinical fellows 
(incl. plenary lecture, lunch, and enrollment in Giving Effective 
Presentations workshop): $30 (both AMWA members and nonmembers) 
  Core workshop: $85 (AMWA member), $185 (nonmember) 
  Advanced workshop: $110 (AMWA member), $210 (nonmember) 
  Noncredit workshop: $55 (AMWA member), $155 (nonmember) 
  AMWA membership: $135 (AMWA member), $135 (nonmember) 
  Core curriculum enrollment, good for 6 years: $125 (AMWA member), $235 
(nonmember) 
  Advanced curriculum enrollment, good for 8 years: $150 (AMWA member), 
$260 (nonmember)  
*Five $60 scholarships, provided by SCIREX, Inc will be awarded, on a 
first-come, first-served basis, by SCIREX, Inc., to students who register 
for the conference and are enrolled in health sciences, writing, or 
journalism programs at institutions outside the greater Austin area in the 
AMWA Southwest region (AMWA membership not required). These scholarships 
will cover the conference registration fee and provide a small travel 
stipend.

If you have any questions or comments about the Medical Communications 
Conference, please contact Anita Frijhoff at (512) 323-5171, or 
afrijhoff at amwasouthwest.org

Sponsorship opportunities
AMWA Southwest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (federal tax ID: 
76-005-2588). Please contact Anita Frijhoff (afrijhoff at amwasouthwest.org, 
512/323-5171) about tax-deductible sponsorships, starting at $50. 

About the AMWA Education Program
AMWA (http://www.amwa.org) is a national organization of more than 5,000 
writers, editors, and other professionals in medicine and science. The 
association has regional chapters throughout the United States and Canada, 
with members in 26 countries. 
            The AMWA Curriculum programs are extensive continuing 
education programs for professional communicators in the medical and 
allied scientific fields. The core curriculum program offers an 
opportunity to improve communication skills in five disciplines: editing 
and writing (EW), educators (ED), freelance (FL), pharmaceutical (PH), and 
public relations/advertising/marketing (PRAM). The advanced curriculum 
program is designed for those who have earned core curriculum certificates 
or have a minimum of five years? experience as biomedical communicators. 
Completion of the requirements of the programs is recognized with a 
certificate. 
            Registrants must be enrolled in a curriculum program and must 
complete and submit homework in time in order to receive credit for 
workshops taken. Registrants may enroll in the curriculum programs by 
paying a one-time enrollment fee (see registration form). 
            Even if participants are not taking a core workshop for 
credit, it is to their advantage to complete the homework so that they 
will be better prepared and may fully participate in the workshop. 
Successful completion of the homework is also necessary if participants 
decide to enroll in the core certificate program at a later date (within 
60 days of completing the workshop) and wish to receive credit for the 
completed workshop.
            Participants in advanced workshops must complete the homework, 
whether or not they are taking the workshop for credit. If a participant?s 
completed homework is not received by the deadline indicated, the seat in 
the workshop will be forfeited, and the participant will not receive a 
refund.
            Nonmembers who wish to join AMWA and enroll in the education 
program can pay the appropriate fees when registering for this conference 
and thus be eligible for reduced fees. 

About AMWA Southwest
AMWA Southwest (http://www.amwasouthwest.org) has more than 250 members in 
Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico and is very active in 
the education and professional enrichment of members and nonmembers alike. 

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