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CHAIRPERSONS
Paul Walley
Warwick Business School
Email: ompw@wbs.warwick.ac.uk
Elie Geisler
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Email: geisler@stuart.iit.edu
Koos Krabbendam
University of Twente, The Netherlands
Email: j.j.krabbendam@sms.utwente.nl

KEY
NOTE SPEAKERS
The following
key note speakers have confirmed their participation:
Prof.
Terry Young, Brunel University
John
Jenkins, EAN International
Ian
Cowles, NHS Regional Director of IT

CALL
FOR PAPERS
The
conference will address the following questions:
How will healthcare delivery institutions be shaped in the future?
What are the emerging medical technologies and how will they impact
upon patient care?
How can technology, medicine and management be integrated into feasible
solutions?
What are the barriers to successful use of technology in healthcare?
Conference Tracks
The conference themes will be reflected in the five separate tracks:
Track
1: The Management of Medical Technology in Healthcare Organizations
Track
2: The Management of IT in Healthcare Organizations
Track
3: The Development of New and Emerging Medical Technologies
Track
4: The Design of Healthcare Organisations, Systems and Processes
Track
5: The Management of Information and Knowledge management
Abstract submission
Papers
are welcome from both academics and practitioners. If you would like
to present a paper, please submit an abstract of no more than 500
words to the conference organiser. All abstracts will be reviewed
by members of the conference committee.
Abstracts
should be submitted by the 16 May. The abstract should list the
names and e-mail addresses of all authors, together with the affiliation,
full postal address, telephone and fax number of the corresponding author.
Electronic submission is preferred. Abstracts should be submitted by
email to Paul Walley.
The best
papers will be selected for publication in the International Journal
of Healthcare Technology & Management. (IJHTM).
Paper submission
Instructions
for writing your full paper can be downloaded here.

KEY
DATES
| Activity |
Date
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| Abstract
submission |
16
May 2003
new date!
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Review
decisions sent to contributors
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30
May 2003
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Note:
All authors who sent papers should now have received a reply concerning
acceptance/rejection of their abstracts. Please contact the conference
secretariat if you haven't heard anything yet. |
| Final
early registration date |
10
July 2003
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| Full
paper submission |
25
July 2003
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REGISTRATION
Fee
|
..... |
Before
10 July 2003
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After
10
July 2003
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| HCTM
members |
£
325
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£
380
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| Non
HCTM members |
£
360
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£
415
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| Students
and retirees |
£
215
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£
250
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The conference
fee includes all the conference materials, including the proceedings.
Accomdation
at Scarman
House Conference Centre is available to delegates at discounted
rates:
£ 86 full board per night. If you bring your partner, the extra
charge per night is £ 35.
Registration
To register
please download the registration
form and send it to Mary Walton by email or by fax. Her contact
details can be found below.

PRACTICALITIES
Location & Accomodation
The
conference will be held at Scarman
House Conference Centre, adjacent to Warwick Business School.
Scarman House offers accommodation of a very high standard. The conference,
dining facilities and accommodation are located in the same building.
Warwick
University campus is located on the south side of the city of Coventry.
The campus is self-contained with bars, eating and recreational facilities
all within easy walking distance. The Arts centre on Campus is one of
the best in the country.
Travelling information
Warwick is easily accessible by road, rail and air. Birmingham International
Airport is a 20 minute car journey away. The airport has connections
from all major European cities and also direct flights from the US (Newark).
The campus is a short taxi/bus ride from Coventry station, with train
connections typically every 30 minutes to London Euston (journey time
80 minutes approx).
More information:
Additional
travelling information
Tourist
information on Warwick
Tourist
information on Stratford
Tourist
information on Birmingham
Contact
For further information please contact:
Mr. Paul Walley
Warwick Business School
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 8AA
United Kindom
Email: ompw@wbs.warwick.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 24 76 523703
Fax: + 44 (0) 24 76 572583
Conference secretariat
Mrs. Mary Walton
Warwick Business School
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 8AA
United Kingdom
Email: ommw@wbs.warwick.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 24 76 524119
Fax: + 44 (0) 24 76 572583

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