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HEAD Welfare Seminar

Call for Papers

The first HEAD –seminar will consist of lectures, workshops, poster display and a small trade fair.

We invite researchers who have studied these topics to write an abstract of their ideas and findings (to a poster or an oral presentation). The emphasis of the abstracts should be in practical solutions and their assessment.

HEAD aims at producing at least one publication for international distribution. The aim of the publication is to introduce the best practices in the areas the seminar deals with: health, elderly, addicts and disability. LUAS will reserve a right to decide which articles will be published and to modify and adapt the articles in cooperation with the writers.

Send your abstract of about 300 words, via email head[at]lamk.fi only, before September 30, 2008.

Guidelines

  1. Papers are submitted for either oral or poster presentation:
    a. Oral: The time allowed for oral presentation is 15 or 20 minutes, including introduction of speaker, presentation and discussion.
    b. Poster: Authors are to be present with their posters for a specified 2-hour period for discussion. The space allowed for display will be confirmed in the acceptance letter. Audio visual presentations are not suitable substitutes for posters.
     
  2. The Research Committee will normally assign papers to oral and/or poster presentations as requested, but reserves the right to change category if necessary.
     
  3. Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment of the author(s), if accepted.
     
  4. Abstracts should be submitted in English in electronic form as an e-mail head[at]lamk.fi attached file in WORD and pdf.
     
  5. The final selection of papers will be made by the Research Committee. Notification of acceptance will be mailed to the first author by October 2008.

Criteria for acceptance of papers

  1. Papers must be previously unpublished.
     
  2. Papers will be selected on the basis of significant merit and relevance to the field of “Handicapped, Elderly, Addicts and Disabled” and should have implications so-called best practices.
     
  3. Papers must be based on scientific research, aim at development of concepts or theories and add to the body of knowledge.

Writing instructions for abstract

  1. Abstracts must be in a rich text format (*.rtf) or WORD file in a maximum of 300 words, single spaced.
     
  2. Use in title Times New Roman 14 points font and text Times New Roman 12 points font.
     
  3. Please name the file using the English alphabet (not in Asian characters).
     
  4. Do not use indents.
     
  5. Please add the author’s contact information (name(s) of authors, the organisation, mailing address first author and e-mail address (Times New Roman 12 points font).
     
  6. Please, indicate the topic area of your paper on the list below.
    Health
    Elderly
    Addicts
    Disability
     
  7. The text includes the following paragraphs: 
    - introduction (focus and aims) 
    - method(s) 
    - results and 
    - conclusion(s) (implications)
    - 3-5 key words.
     
  8. Please, tell us in the covering letter would prefer to present your work as a poster or an oral presentation.

Writing instructions for full papers

» Instructions  (pdf)

Key dates

  • September 30, 2008  Deadline for Submission of Extended Abstracts
  • October 2008  Notification of Acceptance of Extended Abstracts
  • October 17, 2008  Deadline for Registration
  • January 5, 2009   Deadline for Submission of Final Papers