5th International Carers Conference

New Frontiers in Caring 2010 and Beyond

Date	8th – 11th July 2010
Location	Leeds (UK), Royal Armouries
Organiser	Carers U.K.; University of Leeds
Programme	5th International Carers Conference Programme
Links	www.carersconference.com | www.carersuk.org | www.neilstewartassociates.com

Call for Papers

5th International Carers Conference New frontiers in caring: 2010 and beyond Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th July 2010 | Leeds Armouries, Leeds, UK

How we manage care and caring in a changing and ageing world is a global challenge, touching everyone's lives. The International Carers Conference taking place in Leeds in July 2010 will attract an international audience of over 500 researchers, practitioners and senior professionals interested in the caring debate.

Speakers include

Denis Gilhooly, Principal Adviser, United Nations Office for Partnership and Executive Director, Digital He@lth Initiative; Paul Timmers, Head of Unit for ICT for Inclusion in the European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society & Media; Franscec Aragall, President and CEO, Design for All Foundation, Spain; David Behan, Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, Department of Health and Carers UK Chief Executive, Imelda Redmond.

It will focus on four key themes:

• Health, Social Care and Well-being Services
• Caring and Employment
• Funding and Financial and Legal Support
• Technology, Design and the Built Environment.

The conference programme will feature a broad mix of policy and practice. We are inviting you to submit abstracts for workshop presentations and poster contributions. Closing date for submissions is 31st December 2009. There are preferential delegate rates for all successful submissions.