2011: international conference

• Building Bridges
• Understanding others
• Beyond Self
• Empathy
• Empathy- the power of rekindling hearts beyond self
• Enhancing nurturance

• Year 2011
• Mental Health Week 2011
• Pre-Diwali 2011
• Jan/ Feb 2011

• Registration
• Travel and Accommodation
• Souvenir
• Financial/Fund Raising
• Hospitality (including planning food etc)
• Entertainment
• Or we give this contract to Event Management Company

Scientific Committee

• Selection of abstracts for scientific papers and poster sessions.

Planning Committee

• Final selection of topics for free papers, symposiums and other important sessions.
• Selection of speakers to be invited for key-note address, inaugural, symposiums etc

Sponsor(s)

• To track possible pharma
• mono v/s poly sponsors
• Depending on the Budget and the sponsorship that we get charges will be decided. It is also important to study the charges of other conferences by 2009-10; though ours will be the first international one.

• Rs 3500/- spot registration to 2 months prior to the conference
• Rs 3000/- Earlier than 2 months and 1 day
• Rs 3000/- For Students on the spot registration to 2 months prior to the conference
• Rs 2500/- For students earlier than 2 months and 1 day
• Do we consider any other category for e.g. care givers' or volunteers for concession?

Thane

• Tiptop (has good option for parallel sessions)
• Satkar Residensy

By 2011 Thane will have good options available for lodging and boarding. Good advantage as IPH is also in Thane. Accessibility from airport and stations is equally good

• Concept of Mentally healthy community.
• Destigmatization- Understanding the process of eradicating stigma associated with mental health.
• Role of media in creating mental health awareness
• Caregivers as a community
• Role of non-caregiver, volunteers in community mental health.
• School mental health???????
• Creating mental health awareness
• Role of Parenting in developing emotionally healthy community.

• Violence and community mental health
• Lack of Education and community mental health. or just education Do you mean mental health education?
• Mental health and women.
• Effect of spirituality/ religion and community mental health.
• Economy and mental health ??????
• Creating local initiatives
• Films and mental health
• The child as a mental health communicator?

• Dr. Abhay Bang
• Dr. Max Birchwood
• Dr. Norman Sartorius
• Dr. Sriniwas Murthy
• Dr. Narendra Wig.
• Dr. Mohan Isaac

Dr Shubha Thatte, Dr Anand Nadkarni, Dr Anuradha Sovani, Dr Savita Apte, Dr Geeta Joshi, Pratima Naik, Sulbha Subramaniam, Deepika Dabke, Dr Jennie Mendies, Dr Pradeep Patkar,Dr Manoj Bhatawdekar, Dr Sule Dr Sayali Jahagirdar, Dr Sanjyot Deshpande, Anupama Gadkari

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