IPWSO Conferences

IPWSO 8th International Conference, 2013

This will be held in Cambridge, UK, from 18-21 July 2013.

The PWSA (UK), in partnership with the University of Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group  (headed by our President, Prof Tony Holland) warmly invite you to the 8th International Conference which we are hosting in 2013. We will be putting together a great programme with all the latest research about PWS, including sessions especially for scientists, researchers, care providers, teachers, and parents. We also hope to organise an exciting social programme, which will include post-conference tours for those wanting to see something of the UK after the conference. The venue for the conference is Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge - one of the more modern Cambridge colleges. Cambridge, which is the second oldest University town in England (after Oxford) is a city full or charm and character. It is not far from London Stansted airport, which has flights to many destinations. We'll be providing travel advice as we get closer to the conference. If you want to be kept up to date with all our plans, please email jwaters@pwsa.co.uk  and ask to be put on our emailing list, or check out our website at www.pwsa.co.uk  

Other useful sites for helping you plan your trip:
Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group http://www.ciddrg.org.uk
Fitzwilliam College http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk 
Cambridge tourist information: http://www.visitcambridge.org/VisitCambridge
Stansted Airport: http://www.stanstedairport.com
England tourist information: http://www.enjoyengland.com
Scotland tourist information: http://www.visitscotland.com
Wales tourist information: http://www.visitwales.co.uk
Ireland tourist information: http://www.discoverireland.com

 

 

 

Conference Reviews

General Overview:
by Linda Thornton

The 7th International Conference in Taiwan is now over, but will not be forgotten.  It was attended by five of us from the New Zealand PWS Association:  Cindy, Karen, Emma, Melanie, and me.   I was co-organiser for the General (Parent/Professional) Conference with Janice Forster (USA).  The conference was attended by over 240 people (including 26 with PWS), from 33 countries, mainly from Taiwan and Japan, but good contingents from the States, Australia, and good representation from most European countries.  We even had a doctor (who has a daughter with PWS) from Cuba – something that took a huge amount of organisation as the Cuban government is reluctant to endorse external travel.   Read more...

Scientific review
by Janalee Heinemann

The following are glimpses of a few of the 29 oral reports and 36 poster presentations from this conference. The entire report must be heard and/or read to understand the conclusions.  This is non-peer reviewed research (a process required by medical journals).  Read more...

 

Report from Ellie Smith

PWS, a multifaceted disorder, involving all the major body systems, has become a rich source of research into all the varied aspects of human development and behaviour. These were all covered well in the excellent scientific sessions, but due to space constraints, I can only present some of the more compelling/new data here.  Read more....

 Click to see Scientific abstracts from this conference