Upcoming Events
Verity AGM & Conference 2008
Saturday, 25th October 2008
Verity welcomes you to register for its next conference, which includes our annual general meeting (AGM). The event will be held in Manchester on 25 October 2008.
The conference will be held at the lovely Renaissance Manchester Hotel, right in the centre of Manchester (details on the venue are below). Your delegate fees include a hot buffet lunch and tea and coffee before the conference and during breaks.
Verity's conferences are a great way of learning more about PCOS and meet other women going through the same thing as you are. It's also a good opportunity for your partner and/or loved ones to learn more about what you go through - so bring them along!
More information on each of the sessions is available from the Conference Flyer. For more details on the day, please see our FAQs, if you still have any questions you can email us at events@verity-pcos.org.uk.
What people say about Verity's conferences
What delegates said about our London 2008 conference:
- The speakers were all great and very interesting - learnt lots of new things and have new hope
- It was nice to meet people for the first time and realise I am not alone
- There was broad range of people with different experiences to share
- There was a wide range of knowledge shared about a wide selection of treatments
What partners say about attending our conference:
- It was a real eye opener, most of the information I had before came from my partner
- Coming to the event has helped my understanding about mood swings, and other areas like self esteem that affect her
- I think its very important for men to attend, it helps so much with your partners esteem and confidence
- From the males part, it's very important for us to understand the surrounding elements and to help you deal with it (PCOS), and deal with your partner
- I learnt a lot coming along today and men shouldn't think 'it's just a woman thing'
Agenda
| 09:00 - 09:50 | Registration & Coffee - network with fellow delegates | ||||
| 09:50 - 10:00 | Welcome and Overview of the day Rachel Hawkes, Chair |
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| 10:00 - 10:40 | PCOS - Managing the emotional impact Dr. Georgina Jones, Psychologist |
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| 10:40 - 11:10 | Question & Answer Session Facilitator - Rachel Hawkes, Chair |
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| 11:10 - 11:30 | Verity's Annual General Meeting (AGM) Rachel Hawkes, Chair |
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| Coffee & Tea | |||||
| 11:50 - 12:30 | Improving your fertility OR Prof. William Ledger, Head of Unit, OBGYN |
Controlling PCOS with nutrition Caroline Heuberger, Dietitian |
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| 12:30 - 13:00 | Question & Answer Session Facilitator - Rachel Hawkes |
Question & Answer Session Facilitator - Premila Shaw |
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| Lunch | |||||
| 13:50 - 14:30 | Excess hair and acne OR Dr. Alison Layton, Consultant Dermatologist |
Treating PCOS with Acupuncture Louisa Rollinson, Acupuncturist |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Question & Answer Session Facilitator - Rachel Hawkes |
Question & Answer Session Facilitator - Premila Shaw |
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| Coffee & Tea | |||||
| 15:20 - 16:00 | PCOS & Complementary Medicine Graham White, Medical Herbalist |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | Question & Answer Session Facilitator - Rachel Hawkes |
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| 16:30 - 16:40 | Summary of the day and conference close | ||||
Register online
Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to register for the conference. If you want to register and pay by cheque, you can download a registration form.
NOTE: You must be logged in to register as a Member
To register and book online, simply:
- Type in your name and if you are an existing member, your membership number
- Let us know if you have any special dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian or peanut allergy)
- Choose your afternoon sessions (e.g. Fertility and Acupuncture or Nutrition and Acne and Hair)
- Proceed to the Checkout (which you will see in the left-hand menu)
How to get there
The Renaiisance Manchester Hotel has great information on how to get there, and if you are wanting to stay overnight a list of local hotels is available through the Google Maps service.
Terms
You may register online for the conference up until COB on 24 October 2008. If you are paying by cheque, your registration and payment must be received in the Verity office no later than COB 18 October 2008. Registrations and payments received after this date will be returned to you.
Afternoon sessions will be allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Wherever possible we will try to accommodate your first choice however we will be unable to confirm places individually prior to the conference day. Verity reserves the right to change the agenda without notice to effectively manage the day.
As the conference is heavily subsidised by Verity, we regret that we will be unable to offer refunds.
Please read the Terms and Conditions for more information. Your use of this website implies your agreement to these Terms.