From Margins to Mainstream update (22 February 2008)

Abstract submission closing date has changed
The closing date for abstract submission is now 17 March 2008. For further details on submitting your abstract, go to the From Margins to Mainstream website. Please note that abstracts are only being gathered electronically. You can submit your abstract by signing in to our website.

Amending a submitted abstract
Did you know that you can update or edit your submitted abstract up until the closing date of 17 March 2008?
To do so:

1. Go to the abstract submission page
2. Log in using your email address and the password you chose when you first logged in
3. You will see a list of the abstracts that you have submitted. Click on the abstract that you wish to change
4. To change your answers on the submission form, simply amend the current answers for those you want altered
5. To change your abstract file, click the “Browse” button to locate the revised file on your computer, then click “Next” to send it to the abstract system
6. When you reach the final step and click “Finish”, you will be sent an email confirming that your abstract has been amended

Submitting for a whole session
Presenters wanting to construct a whole session around the same themes and determinants are strongly encouraged. If you wish to submit for an entire session, your four abstracts need to be submitted as only one abstract by one person so that the reviewers can consider them as a whole. This abstract should outline the overall session, followed by a list of speakers, each with a brief paragraph expanding on the area of the session they will present on.

Please note that the reviewers reserve the right to accept only individual papers, or to place them with other papers in different sessions.

Guest Speakers
Each update will feature some more guest speakers for the From Margins to Mainstream conference.

Dr David Osher, PhD
Dr Osher is a Managing Research Scientist at the American Institutes for Research, where he leads centres and projects that focus on educational equity, disparity reduction, the conditions for learning, prevention, collaboration, social emotional learning and youth development, and school- and community-wide interventions for children and youth with mental health problems and disorders and their families.
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Dr Morton Beiser
Dr Beiser is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, founding Director of the Toronto Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS), and National Scientific Coordinator, Reducing Health Disparities Initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
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See previous:
Rosalynn Carter
Todd Harper
Dr Carles Muntaner
Kate Gilmore