Dear Industry Representatives, The 2015 ILAE UK Chapter Annual Scientific meeting will be taking place from 23rd-25th September 2015 at the Institute of Education in London. We have a full programme planned and would like to invite you to join this meeting as a sponsor/exhibitor. We look forward to hearing from you and a really successful meeting in 2015. With kind regards, John Paul Leach President, ILAE British Chapter Conference Secretariat: Juliet Solomon ILAE UK Chapter [email protected] Keith Brews Affinity Events Ltd T: +44 (0)1291 606020 F: +44 (0)1291 606030 [email protected] Getting Involved There are many ways you can support the 2015 meeting. These are grouped into the following packages: Platinum Sponsorship £19,000 • Exhibition Stand (Plus free registration at the meeting for 2 stand staff) • Satellite Session in programme (content to be reviewed by the ILAE UK Chapter Council) • Half page advert in conference programme • Name on conference website • Satellite flyer information in conference bag Gold Level Sponsorship £9,000 • Exhibition Stand (Plus free registration at the meeting for 2 stand staff) • Half page advert in conference programme • Name on conference website Silver Level Sponsorship £5,000 • Your company logo on all delegate bags (Single colour, x300 bags) • Name on the conference website Bronze Level Sponsorship £2,500 • Quarter page advert in conference programme • Name on the conference website To discuss these and other sponsorship opportunities, please contact Juliet Solomon, ILAE UK Chapter Secretariat: E- [email protected] T- 020 3448 4285 Draft Programme subject to change Wednesday 23rd September - Lecture Theatre, 33 Queen Square 17:00 - 17:50 Registration 17:50 - 18:00 Welcome – John Paul Leach, President ILAE British Chapter 18:00 - 19:45 Plenary Session 1: Refractory Epilepsy • Systems approaches to new drug discovery • Drug re-purposing • Cannabinoids in epilepsy • The biology of psychosis in refractory epilepsy • Free communication slot 19:45 Drinks Reception Thursday 24th September - Logan Hall, Institute of Education 09:00 - 10:00 Registration and coffee 10:00 - 11:30 Plenary Session 2: Epigenetics • Epigenetic mechanism in Epilepsy • Regulation of gene expression • Frontiers in epilepsy genomics • Free communication slot 11:30 - 12:15 London Lecture – What’s new in status epilepticus? 12:15 - 14.00 Lunch and Satellite Symposium 14:00 - 15.30 Platform Presentation session In parallel with... 14:00 - 15.30 Basic Science session 15:30 - 16.00 Tea & Coffee 16:00 - 16.45 Debate: Motion that ‘Drug transporter proteins are of no consequence in the causation of pharmacoresistance in human epilepsy’ 16:45 - 17.15 AGM 19:30 (tbc) Gala Dinner Friday 25th September 08:00 - 09:30 Neurosurgery network meeting 09:30 - 10:15 ILAE British Chapter Annual International Lecture ‘The European Epilepsy Brain Bank: clinico-pathological findings in over 6000 children and adults submitted to epilepsy surgery’ 10:15 - 11:15 Coffee and Expert Led Poster Session 11:15 - 12:00 London Research update session 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch & Satellite Symposium 13:30 - 14:15 Excellence in Epilepsy Award and lecture 14:15 - 16:00 Plenary Session 3: Non Surgical, non Drug therapies • Psychological therapies of epilepsy • Dietary therapy of Epilepsy • Non-surgical physical therapies for Epilepsy • Lifestyle and Epilepsy • Free communication slot 16:00 Tea and close