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The article focuses on a revised version of a paper on international treaties and British statutes, presented at the Annual Conference of the Statute Law Society, held at the Institute of Advance Legal Studies, London, England on November 1, 2003. According to the article, treaties are important within the system of international law, and statutes are essential in the British legal system. Statutes modify or make new law, while treaties make and contract laws. Several aspects of statutes and treaties are discussed, such as drafting and application.

The article focuses on a revised version of a paper on the enactment of treaties, presented during the Annual Conference of the Statute Law Society at the Institute of Advance Legal Studies, London, England on November 1, 2003. Particular focus is given to examples of modern practices in treaty enactment, including additional protocols to the Geneva Conventions I and II of 1977, enacted by the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995. The enactment of the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 is also discussed.

The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland takes place this year at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, UK (14th - 16th May 2008), under the presidency of Professor Brian J Rowlands. To view all abstracts of poster presentations from this meeting, please click the pdf link on this page. Copyright © 2008 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland takes place this year at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, UK (14th - 16th May 2008), under the presidency of Professor Brian J Rowlands. To view all abstracts of oral presentations from this meeting, please click the pdf link on this page. Copyright © 2008 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland takes place this year at Manchester Central (18th - 20th April 2007), under the presidency of Professor Brian J Rowlands. To view all abstracts of poster presentations from this meeting, please click the pdf link on this page. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland takes place this year at Manchester Central (18th - 20th April 2007), under the presidency of Professor Brian J Rowlands. To view all abstracts of oral presentations from this meeting, please click the pdf link on this page. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Vascular Society AGM was held at the Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, UK 23rd - 25th November 2005. To view all abstracts from this meeting, please click the pdf link on this page. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the highlights of the Cultural Memory Conference, Centre of Language and Cultural Theory at the University of Southampton from April 7 to 9, 1995. The topic of this timely conference was to explore the connections and distinctions within cultural memory as a site of the complex of cultural production and reproduction. This conference depicts a comradely flexibility in the delivery and discussion of papers, encouraged by arrangements for interactive panels of speakers.

The article discusses the highlights of the Latin American Cinema Conference, held on June 29-30, 1999 at the University of Leeds in England. Many of the papers at the conference were concerned with how genres, industries and individual films articulate the cultural traditions and values of the nations in question. Several papers also addressed the issue of uneven development and cinema's relationship with the state, such as the one delivered by keynote speaker Michael Chanan.

The article offers information on the Commonwealth Fund Conference in American History at University College London in England from February 12-14, 1998. A seminar titled "Film Studies: Past, Present and Future," was attended by some conference participants. During the conference, several papers addressed questions of who was in the movie theatre and what constituted evidence of their film reception.

The article discusses the highlights of the conference titled "Devian Imaging: Lesbian/Gay/Queer--Film," held on May 23, 1998 at the University of Warwick in England. It was organized by José Arroyo, Julianne Pidduck and Richard Dyer. The event featured a diverse selection of papers from a various European cinemas and television. Also discussed are concerns on differet manifestations, the extent of image appropriation by different groups across different sets of boundaries.

The article discusses a conference in commemoration of the 450th birthday of English lutenist-composer John Dowland held at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge on May 4-5, 2013, hosted by the Fitzwilliam College Music Society. Topics include the annual meeting of the Lute Society, performances by early music players including Paul O'Dette and Elizabeth Kenny, and academic themes including compositional practice.

Presents the schedule of several conferences related to French literature to be held in England in 2004 and 2005. Annual conference of the Association for the Study of Modern & Contemporary France in Surrey; Second annual conference of the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies in London; Conference of the UK Society for Sartrean Studies in London; Fourth International Bande Dessinee Society conference in Manchester.

The article discusses the highlights of the third biennial International Television Studies Conference held at the University of London's Institute of Education in England. Raymond Williams, who had been co-president with Hilde Himmelweit until his death in 1988, was replaced as keynote speaker by Stuart Hall, who discussed contradictions between deregulation and centralisation. The plenary session on the final day was chaired by outgoing BFI director Anthony Smith, and featured Himmelweit, who talked about media research.

The article presents information on the musicology conference held at Peterhouse in the University of Cambridge, England on September 8-10, 2010 dedicated to the analysis of the Peterhouse partbooks. Subjects addressed include the role of the 17th-century architect John Cosin on the collection, the codicology of the books, and an overview of its digitization.

The article reports the winner of the Sir Austin Robinson Memorial Prize for the best paper presented by a Young Economist at the Royal Economic Society's 1998 Annual Conference. The paper was subsequently published in "The Economic Journal." The award was given to the paper "IMF Conditionality As a Screening Device," by Silvia Marchesi. Some 25 papers were presented by Young Economists at the Conference at the University of Warwick in Warwickshire, England, and many of these were submitted for the Conference Issue. Competition to appear in the journal was severe and only one young economist paper eventually survived the refereeing process, which is a tribute to its quality.

The article focuses on the winner of the Sir Austin Robinson Memorial Prize." Gabriella Berloffa's article "Temporary and Permanent Changes in Consumption Growth" was cited as the winner of the first "Sir Austin Robinson Memorial Prize" for best paper category. It was held at the Royal Economic Society's (RES) 1996 Annual Conference. Berloffa's article is published within the issue. It also provides information that the next "Sir Austin Robinson Memorial Prize will be given to the best young economist paper presented at RES's Annual Conference at Staffordshire University in March 1997.

Introduction: In contrast to other medical specialties, trainees in Geriatrics have historically provided an increased contribution to clinical workload in General Internal Medicine and a reduced output of academic achievements. More recently, development of non-clinical skills has been recognised to have similar importance to clinical skills and the South East (SE) London Geriatrics Training Programme has thus supported trainees in applications for Out of Programme (OOP) opportunities to optimise career progression. Methods: Doctors who had undertaken specialist registrar training in the SE London Geriatrics Training Programme at any time between 2011 and 2019 were sent a questionnaire to assess whether they had completed time OOP and whether they had been awarded research grants, published papers in peer-reviewed journals, had abstracts accepted for presentation at conferences, and/or published book chapters during their training programme. Chisquared and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests were used to compare data between registrars who had completed time OOP and those who had not taken time OOP. Results: 77 (24 male; 53 female) registrars completed training in the SE London Geriatrics Training Programme between 2011 and 2019. 71 registrars (92%) completed the questionnaire, of whom 31 (44%) completed time OOP. In total, registrars were awarded 15 research grants, published 86 papers in peer-reviewed journals, had abstracts accepted for 184 conference presentations and published 20 book chapters. A notably increased proportion of registrars who took time OOP had an output of research grants, papers published in peer reviewed journals, abstracts accepted for presentation at conferences and/or book chapters respectively compared with registrars who had not taken time OOP (23% vs 5% ; 61% vs 23%; 84% vs 33%; 45% vs 5%). This equated to a combined academic output in 94% of registrars who completed time OOP compared with 48% who did not (p <0.001). Conclusions: A very strong association existed between registrars in Geriatrics taking time OOP and academic achievement substantiating the training programme’s aspiration to support development of non-clinical skills that may be helpful to trainees in their future careers. It would be worthwhile further work being undertaken in this area in other regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents an update on French studies societies as of May 2003. Schedule of the 7th Annual Conference of the Group for War and Culture Studies; Theme of the 11th Annual International Conference of the Australian Society for French Studies in Brisbane on July 7-9; Highlights of the second annual conference of the Society of Dix-Neuviémistes on September 1-2 at the University of Leeds in England.

Provides information on two conferences on French studies in England. Participants in the New Approaches to Zola Centenary Colloquium held in Cambridge in April 2002; Theme of the First Annual Conference of the Society of Dix-Neuvémistes in London.

This article reports on the highlights of the Time and Value Conference that was held at the Institute for Cultural Research of Lancaster University in England from April 10-13, 1997. The event also highlighted the launch of the "Cultural Values" journal. Several issues addressed during the event included the divides constituted and sustained by identity politics, the threat posed by environmental disaster and the impact of postmodern temporal perspectives and technologies on enfranchisement and agency.

The article discusses the highlights of the international conference on Melodrama hosted by the British Film Institute in London, England from July 6-10, 1992. Discussions covered the history of melodrama, gender issues in the genre, the relationship between critics and readers/consumers and the relationship between theory and practice. Issues that the conference reportedly did not address more forcefully were concerns on the dominance of western legacy on studies of melodrama and how theorists' ideas can be applied.

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is important for older people to maintain functional independence and healthy ageing. PA interventions for community-dwelling older adults are often delivered by healthcare professionals, fitness instructors or trained members of a research team. Innovative approaches are needed to ensure that these interventions are practical and sustainable.This systematic review explores the effectiveness of volunteer-led PA interventions in improving health outcomes for community-dwelling older people. Methods: Following PRISMA recommendations, five databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PEDro, Cochrane library) were systematically searched until May 2019, for studies using trained volunteers to deliver PA interventions for community-dwelling older people aged ≥ 65 years, reporting on participant outcomes. Meta-analysis was not conducted due to included study heterogeneity. Results: Twelve papers (eight studies including three randomised controlled trials (RCTs)) were included in the review; five papers reported different outcomes from the same RCT. Intervention settings included community exercise groups (n=4), home (n=2) and care homes (n=2). All eight studies included strength and balance exercises and frequency of PA ranged from once daily to weekly sessions. The three RCTs showed improvement in grip strength, nutritional and frailty status, and reduction in fear of falling, among 39 older adults (mean age 83 years) who received a physical training and nutritional intervention; improvement in grip strength and activity of daily living scores among 56 nursing home older adults (mean age 78 years) who received resistance exercise training; and a significantly higher proportion of older adults (n = 193, 9% improvement vs 0.5% in the control group) achieved the recommended target of 150 minutes of moderate vigorous PA per week using the Falls Management Exercise intervention. Two studies compared volunteer and health professional-delivered PA interventions and reported that both interventions were equally effective in reducing fear of falls and improving quality of life. Two quasi-experimental studies reported improvement in functional outcomes including functional reach, timed up and go test, and chair stand. A large prospective cohort study (n = 1620) reported a reduction in disability among older adults who received volunteer-led exercise compared to control, with a hazard ratio of 0.73 (95% CI 0.62-0.86) for development of disability. Conclusions: Trained volunteers can lead PA interventions among community-dwelling older adults with some evidence of improved health outcomes including nutritional, functional and frailty status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Annual Meeting of the Society of Academic and Research Surgery was held at the University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th January 2012 under the Presidency of Professor J Andrew Bradley. The Patey Prize was awarded to Miss M Mallik from the University Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, for her presentation entitled REGULATORY B CELLS INDUCE LONG-TERM ALLOGRAFT SURVIVAL IN A MOUSE MODEL OF CHRONIC REJECTION. The Norman Williams Prize for the best clinical paper was awarded to Miss S A Hosgood from University of Leicester, Department of 31s, Transplant Group for her presentation entitled PLACEBO CONTROLLED DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL OF TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK IN LIVE DONOR NEPHRECTOMY. The Kevin Burnand Prize for the best experimental/basic science paper was awarded to Mr S Buczacki from Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute, Cambridge, for his presentation entitled CHARACTERISATION OF QUIESCENT INTESTINAL STEM AND CANCER STEM CELLS. The President's Poster Prize was awarded to Mr S Awad from Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham for his poster presentation entitled PREOPERATIVE ORAL CARBOHYDRATE LOADING IN ELECTIVE SURGERY: A META-ANALYSIS. Copyright © 2012 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents updates on conferences and symposiums as of winter 2002. "Marie Cardinal: A Retrospective," to be hosted by the University of Sheffield in England; "The Exotic" conference to be hosted by the Department for French Studies at Birmingham, England; Details of the symposium "The World of Eleanor of Aquitaine: Literature and Society in Southern France Between the Eleventh and Thirteenth Centuries."

The article discusses papers presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Occupational Medicine in Durham, England, from July 1 to 4, 2002. The first paper featured a project to develop software to predict the hazard of occupational asthma (OA). The second paper examined the health effects of the ocean dumping of chemical weapons on a fishing community in Italy. Another paper focused on the vaccination of health care workers against influenza.

The article discusses the highlights of an international conference on British cinema that was held at the University of East Anglia from July 10 to 12, 1998. Speakers during the conference discussed the incompatibility between the terms "British" and "cinema." Fifty-eight papers were presented as well as a video presentation by professor Charles Barr that was recorded in New Zealand. Among the films screened were "I Know Where I'm Going" and "Hindle Wakes," by Maurice Elvey. Keynote addresses were delivered by Marcia Landy and Pierre Sorlin.

The article discusses the highlights of the European Film and Television Studies Conference (EFTSP) entitled Turbulent Europe: Conflict, Identity and Culture which was held in London, England from July 19-22 1994. Problems of the former Yugoslavia dominated the most heated debates, and topics such as the nation state, the public sphere and dynamics between the global and the local provided the framework for the discussions. The conference featured several keynote speakers from the film industry including Nik Gowing, Thomas Elsasser and Sonia Livingstone.

The article presents information about the 2nd Franco-British Reunion organized by the British Association of Dermatology which took place in London, England during July 20-21, 1956. The first day was occupied by eight papers related to dermatology, four of which were read by our French guests and four by British members. The nest morning a clinical meeting was held at Saint Thomas's Hospital at which 41 dermatological cases were demonstrated and afterwards discussed. The principal speakers were dermatologist G. B. Dowling and dermatologist Alice Carleton proposed the health of the guests.

The article offers information on the Commonwealth Fund Conference in American History at University College London in England from February 12-14, 1998. The Commonwealth Fund Lecture of Janet Staiger focused on the history of American film reception. In the keynote lecture, "Home Alone Together: Hollywood and the Family Film," Robert Allen examined the relationship between the discursive structure of the family in contemporary Hollywood film and the concept of modern-day family entertainment.

The article discusses the highlights of an international conference on film before 1920 that was held at the Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England from June 16 to 19, 1995. The conference was intended to review the development of the history of film up to 1920 through the presentation of current research in the field. Around 150 people attended the conference with approximately 60 papers given throughout the four-day event. The opening talk was given by Charles Musser on films made for the Kinetoscope machine.

The article presents information on papers presented at the British Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, University of Keele in England held in September 1984. A paper was presented on an animal model for measuring the UV-A protection provided by topical sunscreens. In experimental animals, UV-B damages epidermal Langerhans cells. Induction of subsequent contact sensitivity is impaired because immune suppressor mechanisms are activated. Another paper was presented on the action of topical steroids, dithranol, and PUVA on T lymphocytes and dendritic cells in psoriasis.

Information about the 2nd Antarctic Biological Symposium that was held in Cambridge, England in 1968. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the International Union of Biological Sciences organized the symposium in collaboration with the Sub-Committee for the International Biological Program. The convention presented a massive research in the fields such as primary productivity, zooplankton, and the ecology of benthic fauna, benthic algae, and midwater fish fauna.

Presents an update on international conferences on French studies as of September 2002. Subjects discussed at La représentacion de l'homme 1700-1830 held at the Institut Française de Royaume-Uni in London, England; Topics covered at Françoise de Graffigny: Nouvelles Approches held at Trinity College in Oxford, England; Key-note speaker at a conference on the theme of New Women's Writing in French held at the Institute of Romance Studies.

Provides information on conferences and symposia related to French studies for 2003. Announcement of a forthcoming conference by the Department for French Studies at the University of Birmingham in England to be held on March 22-23; Details of the 5th International Colloquium on Christine de Pizan to be held in Salzburg, Austria on July 17-21; Aim of the Jean Genet Symposium in October hosted by the drama department in the School of English & American Studies at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.

The article focuses on people who assisted in selecting papers from a symposium on "Accounting and Financial Markets" held at the August 2000 meeting of the European Finance Association in London, England. In the initial stages, selection was assisted by Professors Ray Ball of the University of Chicago and Elroy Dimson of the London Business School. Also, Gilad Livne of the London Business School edited these papers.

The article discusses the highlights of the Film Music Conference that was held at the University of Leeds in England on July 11, 1998. The conference was attended by about 50 scholars, composers and other interested parties. It was organized by Kate Daubney of Leeds, who started the day with an examination of the impact of composer John Barry on James Bond films. Replacement speaker discussed the problem of the integration of the soundtrack, its music and its sound effects or dialogue. A paper was also presented by doctoral student Heather Laing.

In April 2009, at the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland (APGBI) Annual Meeting in Birmingham, a workshop was held to consider the changing demographics of the medical profession, its potential effects on the Association’s stated aims of promoting academic excellence and ways of ensuring that medical academia is attractive to everyone with the ability and drive it needs. This paper reports the discussions of the workshop participants and also summarises recommendations for actions by both the Association and its membership, which will encourage interest, equal opportunities and personal development for all in academic medicine. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Annual Meeting of the Society of Academic and Research Surgery was held at the Botanical Gardens, Birmingham on 9th to 11th January 2008. The Patey Prize was awarded to Ms Dearbhaile Collins (Department of Surgical Research, RCSI & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland) for a paper entitled 'Proteomic analysis of the proto-oncogene C-MYC unfolds a mechanism of receptor cross-talk that drives tumour recurrence'. All Patey Prize abstracts are reproduced in the British Journal of Surgery ( Br J Surg 2008; 95: 934-938). To view all other abstracts from this meeting, please click the pdf link on this page. Copyright © 2008 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents call for symposia for the 9th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology in Leeds, England. Structure of the congress; Contents of symposium proposal; Deadline of submission of papers; Contact information.

The article previews a conference titled "From the National to the Transnational: European Film and Television in Transition," organized by the postgraduates of the University of Warwick, Warwickshire, England as part of the university's ongoing Humanities Research Centre postgraduate fellowships on May 7, 2005. It includes information on the keynote speakers and the issues that were addressed. The conference raised the question of the usefulness of the national as a discursive framework for analysis. Secondly, the conference addressed the impact of the global on the European. This second issue questioned how increased globalization might be traced not only in production and reception, but also within the texts themselves. Finally, various speakers also asserted the importance of the local as an important and relevant category.

The article presents information related to a symposium on DVD held at the Humanities Research Centre, University of Warwick, Warwichshire, England, on April 23, 2005. The dominance of the DVD is such that high-street stores are gradually phasing out the sale of VCRs, so with the growing affordability of DVD recorders the ascendancy of DVD inevitably heralds the death of video The symposium provided a concise mapping of the DVD market in the United States highlighting that, with 75% of North American homes owning DVD players by 2004, the DVD is the fastest-growing technology in history.

Presents information on several congresses related to cultural studies for 2006. Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France Annual Conference 2006 to be held at the University of Sheffield in England on September 7 to 9; UK Society for Sartrean Studies conference to be held in London, England on October 21.

Information about several papers discussed at a joint symposium held in London, England on October 19, 1998 is presented. Topics include the different factors that influence the induction of mutations in somatic and germ cells, the metabolic metamorphisms in biotransformation of mutagens and carcinogens and breast cancer. The event was attended by delegates from various Government Departments in Great Britain and representatives from the National Radiological Protection Board.

This article presents information on congresses and conventions related to health education in different parts of the world. A Symposium on the Prevention of Alcohol Misuse among Children and Young People will be held on 25-26 February 1987 at the I.A.S. Conference Center, London. The central objective of the Symposium will be to facilitate the exchange of information between practitioners, researchers and policy-makers and all those responsible for the prevention of alcohol misuse among children and young people. The other conferences listed are the International Conference on Housing and Services for the Ageing at Jerusalem, Israel, on 8-12 February 1987 and the Home Safety Research and Accident Prevention Conference on 4-5 November 1986 in London, England.

The article discusses the highlights of the British Film Institute (BFI) International Conference on Africa and the history of Cinematic Ideas that was held in London, England from September 9 to 10, 1995. According to conference director June Givanni, the event was organized as the centerpiece of the Screen Griots program. It was attended by established filmmakers and film and cultural theorists, including Idrissa Quedraogo and Gaston Kabore. Haile Gerima criticized the lack of study given to African audiences engaging with African cinema.

The article presents the text of a paper delivered at the annual conference of the Association of Art Historians in Sheffield, England in April 1988. It focuses on the methodology of studying country houses and to demonstrate the need for more intensive examination of country house building at country level. In a series of lectures by Sir John Summerson published in the "Journal of the Royal Society of Arts" entitled "The Classical Country House in 18th-Century England," he examined the broad changes in the type and style of houses built on the basis of the changes in the pattern of ownership. According to the article, the dating of houses is not an exact science and different dates appear in otherwise reliable sources.

Focuses on the various research papers presented to the British Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting in Leicester, England.

This section offers news briefs related to the Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR). It states that religion, identity and place is the major theme in the 2010 annual meeting of the ASR. It mentions some of the members of the ASR who died in 2009 including Nancy L. Eiesland, Thomas P. Imse and Joseph B. Tamney. It also announces the 33rd annual Denton Conference on Implicit Religion to be held at Denton Hall, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, in May 2010.