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NEUROPLASTICITY: CHANGING THE BRAIN CONFERENCE

Monday, October 2 and Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Event Registration Form

Name: _____________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________ City: ______________________

Postal Code: _____________________ Phone #: _________________________

Email: ____________________________________________________________

Choose one that applies: ____ Professional ____ Parent ____ Caregiver ____ Other

□ Early Bird $375/person (Prior to September 8, 2017)

□ Registration $400/person (After September 8, 2017)

*All registrations include 2 lunches, nutrition breaks and wine & cheese on Oct 2nd

Please note any dietary restrictions: ___________________________________________________________

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Method of Payment: (cheques payable to Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan)

All payments must be received with registration

□Cheque Enclosed □Visa □MasterCard □PayPal via www.LDAS.org

□e-transfer to [email protected] (If e-transfer the password must be: 2017BrainConference)

Card No.:________________________________ Security Code: ___________ Expiry Date: _____________

Authorized Signature:_______________________________________________________________________

Name on Card (please print): ________________________________________________________________

No. of Tickets: _________________ TOTAL: $__________________

If paying for more than 1 attendee please note names below:

_________________________________________________________________________________________

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CANCELLATION POLICY: Participants may cancel and receive a refund minus $75 administration fee up to 10

days prior the conference.

NEUROPLASTICITY:

CHANGING THE BRAIN CONFERENCE


Sheraton Cavalier

612 Spadina Cr E, Saskatoon

Norman Doidge, M.D., is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, essayist, and poet, on

faculty at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and, Colum-

bia University, Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. Dr. Doidge

has written over 170 scientific and popular articles. He has written two books,

both of which deal with new approaches to learning disorders, through the un-

derstanding of the brain’s neuroplasticity, and ability to change its structure and

function. His book, The Brain That Changes Itself, has been described by neu-

rologist Oliver Sacks as “Fascinating...a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the

endless adaptability of the human brain.” The London Times has written,

“Brilliant….Doidge has identified a tidal shift in basic science...the implications

are monumental.” The New York Times has written that The Brain That Changes Itself, has “implications...not only for individual patients with neurologic

disease but for all human beings, not to mention human culture, human learning

and human history.” It is available in 23 languages and over 100 countries, has

sold over a million copies, and has been chosen by the Dana Brain Foundation,

USA’s journal, Cerebrum, from among the 30,000 books every written on the

brain, as the best general book on the brain. His second book, The Brain’s Way of Healing, also became a New York Times best seller, and has been translated

into 21 languages. Doidge has also made three films documenting the neuro-

plastic changes he describes in his books. He is finishing a novel.

Dr. Ed Hamlin is a psychologist and the Clinical Director of the Institute

for Applied Neuroscience in Ashville, North Carolina. He has taught at

the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Duke University

and currently holds an adjunct faculty position as Professor at Western

Carolina University and Associate Professor in the Department of Psy-

chiatry at the University of North Carolina Medical Center. In addition

to his clinical work, he conducts research and presents workshops re-

garding applied neuroscience and brain/mind relationships. He serves

as a consultant for the clinical staff at a number of facilities throughout

the world. He has practiced neurofeedback and applied psychophysiol-

ogy since the mid-1980’s and has taught and utilized these techniques in

a variety of settings. He has particular interest in neuroplasticity and the

potential for changing maladaptive brain organization patterns. His cur-

rent research projects involve examining the impact of early abuse and

neglect on the developing brain and examining the brain activity in peo-

ple with eating disorders. Dr. Ed Hamlin, PhD. BCN

DAY 1—Monday, October 2, 2017 8:30 a.m.—Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:00 a.m.—Dr. Norman Doidge, M.D.

10:30 a.m.—Nutrition Break

12:00 p.m.—Lunch Break

1:00 p.m.—Dr. Norman Doidge, M.D.

3:30 p.m.—Wrap-up Time

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.—Wine and Cheese with guest speaker Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

DAY 2—Tuesday, October 3, 2017 7:30 a.m.—Exercise Your Brain with a morning walk, run or yoga (You will meet at the Sheraton

Cavalier and go from there)

9:00 a.m.—Dr. Lara Boyd, PT, PhD

10:00 a.m.—Nutrition Break

10:30 a.m.—Dr. Ed Hamlin, PhD, BCN

12:00 p.m.—Lunch Break

1:30 p.m.—Dr. Ed Hamlin, PhD, BCN

4:30 p.m.—Wrap-up Time

NEUROPLASTICITY:

CHANGING THE BRAIN CONFERENCE

Norman Doidge, M.D.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Dr. Lara Boyd, PT, PhD.

Dr. Lara Boyd is the Canadian Research Chair in Neurobiology of Motor

Learning, a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Career Investigator, a Pe-

ter Wall Scholar, and a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, at

the University of British Columbia. She is a Neuroscientist and Physical

Therapist. Dr. Boyd directs the Brain Behaviour Lab at the University of

British Columbia and has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. Her

work is centered on answering the question of what limits, and what facili-

tates, neuroplasticity. Dr. Boyd also serves as the Health Research Advisor

to the Vice President for Research at UBC and is UBC’s delegate to the Ca-

nadians Institutes for Health Research



TRADE SHOW REGISTRATION FORM

Name of Exhibitor:____________________________________________________

Contact Person: ______________________________________________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Postal Code:__________________ Phone:_______________________________

Fax: __________________ E-mail:______________________________________

Booth Rental Includes: One table (additional tables are $40 each), each booth purchase includes one lunch

ticket per day (extra lunch tickets are $20/each), electrical

Sponsors Booth □ Booth Only $500 □ Booth with paid conference ticket $400 □

Number of booths required:________________ Number of additional tables:__________________

Number of extra lunches X 2 days required:____________ Total Payment Submitted:____________________

Please note any dietary restrictions_____________________________________________________________

Method of Payment: (cheques payable to Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan)

□Cheque Enclosed □Visa □MasterCard

□e-transfer to [email protected] (If e-transfer the password must be: 2017BrainConference)




If you have any questions, please contact: Colette Gauthier @ [email protected] or 306.652.4903

Barbara Arrowsmith-

Young, BASc, MA

As the creator of one of the first practical treatment applications using the prin-

cipals of neuroplasticity, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is recognized as a pio-

neer. As the founder of the Arrowsmith Program, she began using these prin-

cipals in 1978 to develop cognitive programs to address learning disorders.

She started with her own debilitating set of brain deficits, and in the process,

became living proof of human neuroplasticity. Diagnosed in grade one as hav-

ing a mental block—which today would have been identified as multiple specif-

ic learning difficulties—she read and wrote everything backwards, had trouble

processing concepts in language, continuously got lost, and was physically un-

coordinated. Barbara’s drive and determination, and her unwillingness to ac-

cept a life of compensation, led her on a journey of discovery and innovation

to find solutions to her severe learning disorders. This became the genesis of

the Arrowsmith Program, and is documented in Barbara’s International best-

seller, The Woman Who Changed Her Brain. On her journey, she learnt that

not only does our brain shape us, but that we can shape our brain. As the Di-

rector of the Arrowsmith School and the Arrowsmith Program, Barbara con-

tinues to develop and refine programs for students with specific learning diffi-

culties. Her vision is that all students struggling with learning will have the op-

portunity to benefit from cognitive programs using the principals of neuroplas-

ticity; programs that change the brain’s capacity to learn, and open a world of

possibilities to these learners. Barbara Arrowsmith-Young holds a B.A.Sc. In

Child Studies from the University of Guelph and a Master’s degree in School

Psychology form the University of Toronto.

“Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is a pioneer, a bold and ingenious woman,

deeply empathic and utterly determined. Rarely is the person who makes a

discovery the one with the defect. Barbara is the exception.”

- Norman Doidge, M.D., author of The Brain That Changes Itself



Sponsorship Registration Form

Company Name:_____________________________________________________________

Contact Name:______________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________ City: __________________________

Postal Code: _____________________ Phone #: _________________________________

Email: _____________________________________________________________________

Please Check One:

□ Life Changer Sponsorship $7000 (1 available) Please complete the Trade Show registration also

□ Brain Changer $5000 (3 available) Please complete the Trade Show registration also

Please select keynote speaker in order of preference, we will do our best to accommodate

___Dr. Ed Hamlin, PhD, BCN, ___Dr. Lara Boyd, PT, PhD, ___Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

□ Key Changer $3000 Please complete the Trade Show registration also

□ Body Changer $1000

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*Method of Payment: (cheques payable to Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan)

All payments must be received with registration

□Cheque Enclosed □Visa □MasterCard

□e-transfer to [email protected] (password must be: 2017BrainConference)




TOTAL: $__________________

If you have any questions or for more information,

please contact Colette Gauthier at 306.652.4903 or

Dale Rempel at 306.652.4116

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

BE A LIFE CHANGER

All levels of support are integral to the success of this event which provides funding for programs that give the

opportunity for all individuals with learning disabilities to reach their full potential.

LIFE CHANGER—$7000 (1 available)

Your company name listed as event co-host “Neuroplasticity: Changing the Brain Conference hosted by

LDAS and “Your Company Name”

Your company name and/or logo on event printed materials henceforth

Full conference registration with prominent seating for up to eight people

Opportunity to display your company banner at the event

Opportunity to introduce our keynote speaker Dr. Norman Doidge, M.D.

Opportunity to highlight your company (5 minute limit)

Recognition as event LIFE CHANGER SPONSOR on:

Website and social media (for one year)

Quarterly newsletter (for one year)

Annual Report

One free booth at the tradeshow (optional)

BRAIN CHANGER—$5000 (3 available)

Recognition as BRAIN CHANGER SPONSOR on our event sponsor board

Full conference registration with prominent seating for up to eight people

Opportunity to introduce one of the other Keynote speakers (first come, first served)

Verbal recognition at the event

Recognition as event BRAIN CHANGER SPONSOR on:



Annual Report


KEY CHANGER—$3000

Recognition as KEY CHANGER SPONSOR on our event sponsor board

Full conference registration with prominent seating for up to four people

Verbal recognition at the event

Recognition as event KEY CHANGER SPONSOR on:



Annual Report


BODY CHANGER—$1000

Lunch Sponsors

Verbal Recognition at the event

Recognition as event BODY CHANGER SPONSOR on:



Annual Report

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