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Jono
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 Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject: Upcoming online autism conference. |
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What do think about the online autism conference in the link below? is it worth paying that small fee to participate? And has anyone participated in the previous ones?:
http://www.awares.org/conferences/ |
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Jono
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:38 am Post subject: |
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| So, has no one participated in the previous on-line conferences? Maybe you can ask Professor Simon Barron Cohen a few questions. He was invited this year. I was asking because I was thinking of registering and taking part. |
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cosmiccat
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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I think this would be a very interesting conference and 5 pounds is not much for what you would gain in information without having to leave your home. 
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Jono
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, it is quite a small fee. But since I don't have a virtual account, I need to ask my dad before I can register. I'll ask him tomorrow. Anyone else interested in taking part in the discussions? I think it will provide some useful information. |
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ouinon
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I "went" last year!
The payment system was a bit clunky but it worked eventually.
I found some of the "speakers" very interesting, and enjoyed asking them questions etc. Also you get to see all the previous years papers, and some of them were brilliant.
I can recommend it. 
PS. Thanks for posting about it, and providing the link! I had totally forgotten when it was due to happen again and might have missed it.
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Jono
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| ouinon wrote: | | PS. Thanks for posting about it, and providing the link! I had totally forgotten when it was due to happen again and might have missed it. . |
You welcome. |
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Jono
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I've just registered for the conference. I hope there'll be lots of useful information. |
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rdos
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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| This is a must. I've been on the conference several years. This is the perfect opportunity to give professionals feedback from the autistic community. Just keep it polite. |
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auntyjack
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:44 am Post subject: Re: Upcoming online autism conference. |
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| Jono wrote: | What do think about the online autism conference in the link below? is it worth paying that small fee to participate? And has anyone participated in the previous ones?:
http://www.awares.org/conferences/ |
I have participated in their events when they were free however last year I tried to join the paid conference. I could not get in. They tried really hard to fix the problem, but it was not until after the conference that I had access to the papers. There was no refund. The amount was small, but I do think they should have given a refund. |
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Jono
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Upcoming online autism conference. |
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| auntyjack wrote: | | Jono wrote: | What do think about the online autism conference in the link below? is it worth paying that small fee to participate? And has anyone participated in the previous ones?:
http://www.awares.org/conferences/ |
I have participated in their events when they were free however last year I tried to join the paid conference. I could not get in. They tried really hard to fix the problem, but it was not until after the conference that I had access to the papers. There was no refund. The amount was small, but I do think they should have given a refund. |
There won't be a refund because payment is actually a donation. When I made the donation through Just-Giving or what ever the name of that website was called, it almost didn't seem like that was part of the registration process. In my case, I forwarded the receipt e-mail to the guy who organizes the conference so he will have the receipt number. I hope that will help with me gaining access to those papers.
By the way, thanks to whoever moved this thread. I think my thread is much better off in this forum. |
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Jono
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| UPDATE: Just to let you know, I've received an e-mail stating that they've extended the conference to 11 December. So people can still read articles and post questions. |
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mcsquared
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And now it's been extended yet another time until Dec 18.
Haven't really gotten into it much--it's just the papers and the forums right? Or are there live chats involved as well? |
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Jono
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| mcsquared wrote: | And now it's been extended yet another time until Dec 18.
Haven't really gotten into it much--it's just the papers and the forums right? Or are there live chats involved as well? |
Good, then I'll have more time to read papers and post questions if I wanted to. I've been quite busy lately and haven't had as much time as I would've liked either. So far, I've only posted the one question to Prof. Simon Baron Cohen about genetics and severity in autism. |
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