Final Programme (click on title to view a presentation)

Event organised by Dr Bernie Conway 
with assistance from Verity Smith, The EQUAL Network Co-ordinator 

09:30    Welcome Dr Bernie Conway, Bioengineering Unit,  University of Strathclyde
              EQUAL Update Professor Peter Lansley, Director, EQUAL Research Network

9.45    The Biomechanics Approach to functional activities (pdf) -
            Professor Sandy Nicol, Bioengineering Unit,  University of Strathclyde

10:20  Technological innovations to reduce dependency and help caregivers : 
            A Canadian perspective (pdf)
            Professor Geoff Fernie - Director Centre for Studies in Aging, University of Toronto, Canada

13:30  EU PACKAGE Project - Bringing e-Commerce into the Home
            Dr David Carus & Mike Doyle, Deparrtment of Mechanical Engineering, 
            University of Strathclyde (further information - word document)

14:30  Advanced Sensors for Supportive Environments for Elderly People    
            Dr Stephen McKenna, Department of Applied Computing, Dundee University

15:40  Using a Model of Hand and Object Interaction to Optimise Activities of
            Daily Living Within an Inclusive Approach to Packaging Product Development
            George Torrens, Department of Design and Technology, Loughborough University

16:00  Long Term Ambulatory Monitoring of Stroke Patients
            Ms Thor Egerton, Geriatric Medicine Section, 
            Department of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

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17:00 Cheese and wine
           hosted by the Bioengineering Unit, Strathclyde University

Biographies of All Presenters

Venue - Court Senate Suite, McCance Building, University of Strathclyde http://www.strath.ac.uk/maps/mccance.htm

For a maps of the campus  http://www.strath.ac.uk/visitor/index.html

Strathclyde University is situated within easy reach of the centre of Glasgow which is served by good rail links to the rest of the Great Britain.

Travel Information

Budget Airlines include EasyJet to Glasgow International http://www.easyjet.com/ (regular buses to Glasgow centre) and RyanAir to Glasgow Prestwick International Airport  http://www.ryanair.com/ (regular trains to Glasgow centre).

Other airlines offering cheap fares include British Midland bmi http://flights.flybmi.com/ and Go http://www.go-fly.net/ .

Please do not leave your travel arrangements to the last minute!!!!

Accommodation

The University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business is a 2 star hotel, and has good accommodation very near to the venue - www.sgbs.strath.ac.uk/hotel

For an extensive listing use a search engine to obtain sites with lists of hotels for example http://visitors.seeglasgow.com/ or www.hotels-scotland.co.uk/glasgow/glasgow.htm

Other Information

There will be no charge for attendance at this event - just an enthusiasm for developing research and using research to  extend quality of life of older people and disabled people.

Members of voluntary organisations, charities, local and central government, and industry, indeed any organisation involved with older people or disabled people will be especially welcome as are researchers and academics. But please let us know if you want to come - we need to know for refreshments, accommodation, and security.

Please contact Verity Smith the EQUAL Network Coordinator to register or if you would like to contact us about the event.