Medical Communications Conference to be held in Austin, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2006
jhgough at austin.rr.com
jhgough at austin.rr.com
Tue Apr 18 11:15:13 MDT 2006
I agree. Based on Andrew's and Marian's comments, let's go ahead and
post these. Put with a disclaimer it does seem more like a community
service.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Lucchesi <alucches at us.ibm.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:30 am
Subject: [stc-austin-admin] Re: Medical Communications Conference to
be held in Austin, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2006
To: STC Austin Administrative Discussion List <stc-austin-
admin at lists.stc.org>
> 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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> [stc-austin-admin] Re: Medical Communications Conference to be
> held in
> Austin, Texas, on Friday, May 19, 2006
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> 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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