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Submission Deadline Extended to November 18, 2007!!!

 

January 14-15 , 2008 • The Santa Barbara Inn Hotel • Santa Barbara• California

Presented by: the Doctoral Student Advisory Council for the proposed UC Center for Research on Special Education, Disabilities, and Developmental Risk (SPEDDR)

  • Marshall Raskind, Ph.D., Director of Research and Special Projects at Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
  • Doctoral Student Presentations, Posters, and Roundtable discussions on SPEDDR related topics
  • 3-4 UC Faculty Symposia on SPEDDR related topics
  • Networking opportunities with both UC faculty and doctoral students
  • Opportunities to hone graduate student presentation skills

We invite you to submit proposals to disseminate research in the field of SPEDDR that is taking place within the UC System.

Topics include, but are not limited to the following: treatment and interventions related to disability; families and disabilities; English learners with special needs; teaching and learning as it relates to SPEDDR; cultural and linguistic differences; policy development and implementation.

Completed empirical research and/or research in progress is welcome.

SPECIAL NOTE:
All research presented must be CPHS approved. Consult your University for guidelines. Additional information can be found here: http://www.oshpd.state.ca.us/CPHS/index.htm

We welcome submissions from any graduate and post-doctoral University of California student.  Please indicate your order of preference of presentation format: spoken paper, round table discussion, or poster. Spoken papers and round table discussions will be presented to an audience of graduate and post-doctoral peers, while interactive presentations (posters) will be presented during a session attended by peers and faculty members.

The Review Committee will attempt to honor your requests but reserves the right to assign submissions to either paper sessions or poster sessions depending on the number of submissions of closely related topics.  Group submissions will be considered.

In order to be accepted, abstracts of materials must be submitted no later than
NOVEMBER 18, 2007. You will be notified by December 10th about your acceptance.

Click here for additional submission information.

All attendees (presenters and non-presenters) must register to attend the conference.

All presenters must register no later than December 17, 2007 in order to guarantee their presentation slot.

  • General registration (non-presenters) must be submitted no later than January 4, 2008.
  • Early Registration is $15 on or by December 17, 2007 (strongly recommended)
  • Late Registration is $25 on or by January 4, 2008
  • Walk-in Registration (space permitting) is $30 – no food.

Click here to register for the 2008 Conference.

Special rates will be arranged at the Santa Barbara Inn under the name "UC SPEDDR Conference."

Santa Barbara Inn
901 East Cabrillo Boulevard
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(800) 231-0431

Contact Cintia Gomi at ucspeddr@gmail.com