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2020 VISION
4-7 October 2021
Hilton Liverpool City Centre
News from the
Conference Committee
Dear Colleagues,
We have compiled this video to update you on progress in relation to the planning for our re-scheduled 2020 Vision Conference on 4 – 7 October 2021.
Now more than ever we need to focus on the positive reality that at some point we will be getting back to our normal and hopefully Post-COVID 19 lives!
Special thanks to our hard-working Local Organising Committee (listed below) and enjoy this sneak-peak into the plans for 2021!
Best wishes,
Sondos and Clare
Professor Sondos Albadri
BSPD President Elect
Dr. Clare Ledingham
Chair of Local Organising Committee
Local Organising Committee
LOC Core Group
Clare Ledingham Chair
Sondos Albadri National BSPD-President-elect
Nathalie Gallichan
Sharon Lee
Janet Griffiths
Sheena Stewart
Judi Humphreys
Media
Emma Morgan
Scientific Sub-Committee
Laura Gartshore
Claudia Heggie
Sponsorship Sub-Committee
Scott Wright
Emma Brown
Beth Powell
POSTPONEMENT OF BSPD 2020
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great regret that we write to tell you that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s conference from September 15th- 18th has been postponed. The Society’s Executive Committee and the 2020 Local Organising Committee have decided that, in view of the uncertainty we all face and the pressures on our members, postponement is in everyone’s best interests.
Our plan is to hold the ‘2020 Vision’ conference in Liverpool but in 2021 with the same wonderful line-up of speakers and venues. Our revised plans are now subject to negotiation and as soon as we have more information, we will let you know.
It is proposed that our President, Sarah McKaig, will stay in office for an additional year. This will allow her to complete her presidential tour and continue to lead the Society as we pull through this challenging time. Professor Sondos Albadri would continue as President Elect, taking office at the 2021 conference.
The postponement decision raises a variety of questions around our annual awards and prizes. We fully intend that the valuable opportunities the prizes and awards afford to showcase the work of our talented members will be retained. If you have already submitted an abstract via the conference website please be assured that it will be considered. However, can we please ask you not to submit further abstracts via the conference website.
The Executive Committee wants to ensure the Society’s official business can be progressed transparently and efficiently despite not holding the AGM at the annual conference. We will report back on how we plan to do this once we have discussed our options.
We hope you keep well and we urge you to get in touch with the Society if you have any queries by emailing our administrator Neil Sutcliffe at administrator@bspd.co.uk.
We will be back in touch with more detail soon and, in the meantime, thank you in advance for your understanding.
With our very best wishes,
On behalf of the BSPD 2020 Local Organising Committee,
Key Dates
Abstract
Submission Open
16 November 2020
Abstract
Submission Closes
31 March 2021
Early Bird
Registration Deadline
31 May 2021
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