Conference Connections

ON-LINE METHODS IN CHILDRENS’ LANGUAGE PROCESSING
March 21 – 22, 2006 – New York, NY, USA
http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/~efernand/childlang/
This workshop is the first scientific gathering specifically dedicated to a new field of research that explores such issues, experimental developmental psycholinguistics. This workshop provides a forum in which scholars from different areas of expertise (psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and cognitive neuroscience), particularly those interested in applying on-line methods to study children’s language processing, will discuss how current and developing empirical approaches can inform about language processing mechanisms in children.

26TH ANNUAL ANXIETY DISORDERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
March 23 – 26, 2006 – Miami, Florida, USA
http://www.adaa.org/conference&events/AnnualConference.asp
Our conference provides education to health care professionals, individuals with anxiety disorders and their families, and the media about the nature and management of anxiety disorders. It also provides a unique forum for clinicians, researchers and anyone affiliated with mental health care to learn about scientific advances and current practices in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR SUPERVISORS (WEEKEND VERSION) – CALGARY
March 18 – 25, 2006 – Calgary, Alberta – Fee: $1195 CAD
http://www.peice.com/eventdetails.aspx?event=102514&ref=Allconferences&frfi=16734
This 2-day course (offered over 2 consecutive weekends in Calgary only) presents practical principles to assist supervisors and managers in their efforts to motivate and mobilize team members toward the fulfillment of team and corporate objectives. A complete set of course materials (including a customized 22 page “DISC Behavioral Style” report for each participant) and lunch are included. Due to the highly interactive nature of this course, the session is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.

ON-LINE METHODS IN CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE PROCESSING
March 21, 2006 – March 22, 2006 – New York
Understanding how children process language, in real time, is necessary for building comprehensive theories about language acquisition. This workshop is the first scientific gathering specifically dedicated to a new field of research that explores such issues, experimental developmental psycholinguistics. This workshop provides a forum in which scholars from different areas of expertise (psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and cognitive neuroscience), particularly those interested in applying on-line methods to study children’s language processing, will discuss how current and developing empirical approaches can inform about language processing mechanisms in children.

RISK MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2006
March 24, 2006 – March 26, 2006 – Mont Tremblant, Quebec
http://www.mfrc.mcgill.ca/?section=Conferences
A conference fee will be charged to cover expenses (C$250 for academics, C$500 for practitioners and C$100 for students). Presenters, discussants and chairs will be provided with free accommodation. Conference participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses. Conference participants are eligible to pay discounted hotel rates starting at C$199 per night, for arrival on Thursday March 23rd and departure Sunday March 26th. The conference will be held at the Fairmont Resort Hotel situated at the foot of Mont Tremblant in Quebec’s Laurentians.

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