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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OFFER SAVE $100 ON FULL DELEGATE REGISTRATION BOOK NOW The IEPA encourages you to take advantage of the 'early bird discount registration rate', which entitles you to a discounted fee, by submitting your registration before 11 July 2008.

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In this issue:

• Introducing: The 10th Biennial Australasian Schizophrenia Conference 2008

• Register Now and Save

• Featured Speaker

• Conference Accomodation

• Contact Us

10th Biennial Australasian Schizophrenia Conference 2008
23 - 24 October, Lorne (following on from the IEPA2008 Conference)

The 10th Biennial Australasian Schizophrenia Conference promises an enlightening programme of international and local speakers presenting the latest research in a variety of areas including cognition, neurodevelopment, neuroscience, psychosocial treatments, drug therapies and epidemiology.

Fellow professionals in all health streams, consumers and carers are welcome and encouraged to attend this important and dynamic conference along The Great Ocean to foster further international collaboration and reform.

Abstracts from all fields of schizophrenia research are welcome and will be accepted until 30 July 2008. For more information, visit the website at www.asc08.com

Key Dates

Call for Abstracts Close	30 July 2008
Review Abstract Period	1 - 15 August 2008
Notification of Acceptance	18 August 2008
Early Bird Registration Close	5 September 2008
Closing Date for Accommodation	20 September 2008
Standard Registration Close	10 October 2008

IEPA Conference Registration

How to Register (and save $100 on your Registration before 11 July)

Forms will be accepted by post, fax or online.

Registration Fees

NOTE: Documentation must be provided that supports current status. All IEPA Members must provide their member number upon registration.

** Institutional Registration will be granted whereby an organisation can purchase one full registration and split it across three nominated employees over the three conference days. Names of the three delegates must be provided prior to the Conference upon registration. For an Institutional Registration Form please email registrations@iepa2008.com

All fees are quoted in Australian Dollars (AUD) and are inclusive of 10% GST.

Registration Enquiries
Please direct all registration and accommodation queries to registrations@iepa2008.com

Featured Speaker

Dr Jean-Paul Selten

Jean-Paul Selten received his medical degree from the University of Amsterdam and trained in psychiatry there. From 1989 to 1995 he worked at the admission ward of a psychiatric hospital in The Hague, where he wrote his Ph.D. thesis about the subjective experience of negative symptoms. Since 1995 he is psychiatrist at the University Medical Centre in Utrecht. His work has focused on the epidemiology of schizophrenia, in particular schizophrenia and migration.

In collaboration with Dr. Cantor-Graae he developed the social defeat hypothesis, which could explain how social factors influence brain functioning. He was awarded the Janssen-Cilag Award 2000 for the most talked-about schizophrenia research conducted in the Netherlands. He conducted first-contact incidence studies in the Netherlands and in Surinam. The study in Surinam was the first study of its kind on the South-American continent.

Conference Accommodation

Melbourne Accommodation

When you book your accommodation through your Conference Secretariat you can be assured of competitive rates and complete peace of mind. It's simple - just forward the registration form with your preferred hotel choice and rest easy.

Booking Deadline: 12 September 2008

You must book your accommodation via the Registration Form through the Conference Secretariat to ensure that you receive the competitive rates featured on this page.

5 Star Hotel		Rate Per Night (Room only)
Crown Towers	Deluxe Room	$380.00	[Hotel details]
Grand Hotel	Studio Room	$255.00	[Hotel details]
	Two Bedroom Suite	$367.00
4.5 Star Hotel
Crown Promenade	Standard Room	$280.00	[Hotel details]
Novotel Melbourne on Collins	Standard Room	$220.00	[Hotel details]
	Superior King	$250.00
	Studio Suites	$280.00
4 Star Hotel
Vibe Savoy Melbourne	Queen Room	$193.00	[Hotel details]
Holiday Inn on Flinders	Standard Room	$240.00
3.5 Star Hotel
Hotel Ibis - Little Bourke	Standard Room	$129.00	[Hotel details]

For full Accommodation Terms and Conditions or to book and rest easy visit:
http://www.iepa2008.com/Accommodation.html

Contact Us

Conference Secretariat

Conference and Exhibition managed by: ICMS Australasia Pty Ltd PO Box 5005 South Melbourne VIC 3205 Australia Tel: ( 61 3) 9682 0500 Fax: ( 61 3) 9682 0344 Email: jessicah@icmsaust.com.au www.icmsaust.com.au		Hosted by: The International Early Psychosis Association Inc PO Box 143, Parkville, Victoria 3052 Australia Telephone: ( 61 3) 8387 2274 Facsimile: ( 61 3) 8387 2570 Email: secretariat@iepa.org.au Web site: www.iepa.org.au

Further information about the IEPA and details on how to become a member can be found on the IEPA website.

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