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Conferences
Here we list a number of UK diet and cancer related conferences, as well as those that WCRF UK will be exhibiting at, for the coming year. This list will be updated regularly so be sure to bookmark this page and come back from time to time to get the latest information.
| Date | Event and Location | Who should attend |
|---|---|---|
| Upcoming conferences | ||
| 15-16 May 2012 |
ICC, Birmingham |
Health professionals and policy-makers |
| 23-24 May 2012 |
NEC, Birmingham |
Health professionals |
| 12 June 2012 | Healthy Beginnings — Preventing Obesity from Infancy Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds |
Health professionals and policy-makers |
| 14-15 June 2012 | Cancer Outcomes Conference 2012 Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Birmingham |
Researchers, policy-makers, carers, patients and industry representatives |
| 17-20 June 2012 |
ACC, Liverpool |
Nutritionists and dietitians |
| 27-29 June 2012 | Heart UK 26th Annual Conference 2012 Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Health professionals and researchers |
| 28 June 2012 | PSHE Association Annual Conference 2012 Glazier's Hall, London |
Teachers, lecturers, tutors, teaching assistants, procurement officers and youth workers |
| 15-20 July 2012 | Prevention Strategies for Non-Communicable Diseases Oxford University, Oxford |
Researchers, practitioners, policy makers, postgraduate students and other early career level professionals working in the field of NCDs |
16-19 July 2012 |
Queens University Belfast, Belfast |
Nutritionists, dietitians, policy-makers, academics and food industry representatives |
| 10-11 September 2012 | Nutrition Society Postgraduate Conference 2012 University of Newcastle, Newcastle |
Nutritionists, dietitians, health professionals |
| 14-15 September 2012 |
Venue TBC, London |
Teachers, lecturers, tutors, teaching assistants, procurement officers and youth workers |
| 18 September 2012 |
Business Design Centre, London |
Health visitors, school, nursery and community nurses |
| 3-6 October 2012 | RCGP Annual Primary Care conference 2012 SECC, Glasgow |
GPs, GP practice team members |
| 4 October 2012 |
Venue TBC, Birmingham |
School and public health nurses, health professionals |
| 4-7 November 2012 | 8th National Cancer Research Institute Conference BT Convention Centre, Liverpool |
Policy-makers, academics and researchers |
| 7-8 November 2012 | Unite/CPHVA Annual Professional Conference 2012 Brighton Centre, Brighton |
Health visitors, school, nursery and community nurses |
| 9-11 November 2012 |
Olympia, London |
General public |
| Past Conferences | ||
| 30 April 2012 |
Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh |
NHS Executives, academics and public health practitioners |
| 28 March 2012 | Patient Involvement in Medical Education The Bar Convent, York |
Educators, researchers, clinicians, health care service users and students |
| 28 March 2012 | Association for the Study of Obesity: Lightening the load in primary care Roberts Building, University College London |
Academics, practitioners and policy-makers |
| 26-27 March 2012 | Nutrition Society Scottish Section Meeting: Future Food and Health Kings College Conference Centre, University of Aberdeen |
Nutritionists, dietitians, policy-makers, academics and food industry representatives |
| 15-17 March 2012 |
NEC, Birmingham WCRF UK exhibited at this event. |
Teachers, lecturers and education specialists |
| 7-9 March 2012 | Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2012 SECC, Glasgow |
Health professionals and policy-makers |
| 7 March 2012 | Understanding evaluation in public health: one-day training course Friends House, London |
Public health practitioners, local authority officers, external evaluators, commissioners and service providers |
| 6-7 March 2012 | Health and Wellbeing at Work 2012 NEC, Birmingham WCRF UK exhibited at this event. |
Corporate sector and occupational health professionals |
| 29 February 2012 | Understanding evaluation in public health: one-day training course Showroom Workstation, Sheffield |
Public health practitioners, local authority officers, external evaluators, commissioners and service providers |
| 22 February 2012 | Reshaping the Nursing Workforce: Preparing professionals for new working patterns Central London |
Nurses |
| 17 February 2012 | Royal College of Nursing Conference Novotel West, London WCRF UK exhibited at this event. |
Nurses |
| 7 February 2012 |
Central London |
NHS Executives, academics and public health practitioners |
| 26-27 January 2012 | Renal and Bladder Cancer 2012 - 3rd national conference Hallam Conference Centre, London |
Clinicians and academics |
| 4-7 January 2012 | Association for Science Education Annual Conference University of Liverpool WCRF UK spoke at this event. |
Science teachers and lecturers |
| 13 December 2011 | Britain Against Cancer Conference Central Hall, Westminster WCRF UK exhibited at this event. |
Policy-makers and practitioners |
| 9-10 December 2011 |
Business Design Centre, London WCRF UK exhibited at this event. |
Teachers, lecturers, tutors and teaching assistants |
| 6-7 December 2011 | The Nutrition Society Winter Meeting 2011, 70th Anniversary Royal College of Physicians, London |
Nutritionists, dietitians, policy-makers, academics and food industry representatives |
| 1 December 2011 | Biochemical Society Hot Topic: Nrf2 signalling in health and disease Charles Darwin House, London |
Academics and researchers |
| 17 November 2011 | BHFNC 11th Annual Conference – Translating the evidence: What works for physical activity? East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham |
Physical activity co-ordinators, sports development managers and health promotion specialists |
| 10 November 2011 |
UCL – Roberts Building, London |
Academics, practitioners and policy-makers |
| 6-9 November 2011 |
BT Convention Centre, Liverpool |
Health professionals, policy advisors and researchers |
| 5 November 2011 | British Nutrition Foundation Scottish Conference 2011 Edinburgh TBC |
Commissioners and policy-makers |
| 4-5 November 2011 | Nutrition and Health Live, 12th National Conference and Expo Olympia Conference Centre, London |
Dietitians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Health Professionals |
| 1-2 November 2011 | National Association of Primary Care Conference The ICC, Birmingham |
Primary care practitioners and administrators |
| 20-22 October 2011 | RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference ACC, Liverpool |
GPs and policy-makers |
| 19-20 October 2011 |
ExCel, London |
Primary care practitioners |
| 19-20 October 2011 |
Brighton Centre, Brighton WCRF UK exhibited at this conference. |
Health visitors, school, nursery and community nurses |
| 13 October 2011 | BNF Conference Physical Activity 76 Portland Place, London |
Health administrators, health professionals and policy-makers |
| 12 October 2011 | Nutritional Approaches to Cardiovascular Health The Royal Society of Medicine, London |
GPs, dietitians and nutritionists |
| 28 September 2011 |
The Centre Conference Venue, Slough |
Children's service workers, nurses and health visitors |
| 27-29 September 2011 |
Royal College of Surgeons, London WCRF UK spoke at this event. |
Clinicians, commissioners and cancer specialists |
| 26-27 September 2011 | Assets for health and wellbeing across the life course: international conference 2011 British Library Conference Centre, London |
Researchers, practitioners, commissioners and policy makers |
| 22 September 2011 | Childhood and Adult Obesity Conference 2011 Central London |
Public health specialists, health planners and commissioners |
| 20 September 2011 |
Business Design Centre, London WCRF UK exhibited at this conference. |
Nurses, health visitors and PCT nursing staff manager |
| 14-15 September 2011 | 6th Annual Health at Work Summit Central London |
HR directors, occupational health managers, chief medical officers, health and safety managers and heads of employee relations |
| 8-9 September 2011 | Public Health International Conference Friends House, London WCRF UK attended this conference. |
Health professionals |
| 7-11 August 2011 | IEA World Congress of Epidemiology Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh |
Health professionals |
| 4-6 July 2011 | Nutrition Society Summer Meeting University of Reading |
Nutritionists and dietitians, policy-makers, academics and food industry representatives |
| 4 July 2011 | Faculty of Public Health Annual Conference 2011 University of Birmingham |
Health professionals and managers |
| 2 July 2011 |
UWE Conference and Exhibition Centre, Bristol |
Healthcare professional and the general public |
| 30 June 2011 |
QEII Conference Centre, London WCRF UK attended this conference. |
GPs, Department of Health, NHS and policy-makers |
| 29 June 2011 | Promoting Healthy Physical Activity for Healthier Kids School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham |
GPs, nurses, health visitors, clinicians, dietitians and lecturers |
| 25-26 May 2011 |
National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham |
Health professionals |
| 10-11 May 2011 |
The ICC, Birmingham |
Health professionals |
| 9-11 May 2011 |
Hammersmith Novotel, London |
Dietitians |
| 4-6 May 2011 |
Birmingham Botanical Gardens |
Health professionals |
| 12 April 2011 | New Approaches to Diet and Lifestyle Monitoring School of Pharmacy, University of London |
Nutritionists and private sector representatives |
| 10-14 April 2011 | RCN Congress and Exhibition 2011 ACC, Liverpool |
Nurses |
| 7 April 2011 | Patient Information Forum Conference International Convention Centre, Birmingham |
Health professionals |
| 2 April 2011 |
Royal college of Physicians, London WCRF UK attended this event. |
People, carers and families who are living or have lived with bowel cancer |
| 25-26 March 2011 | Child Health Conference and Exhibition Telford International Centre, Shropshire |
Health visitors |
| 17-19 March 2011 |
NEC, Birmingham WCRF UK exhibited at this conference. |
Teachers and educationalists |
| 8-9 March 2011 | Health & Wellbeing at Work 2011 NEC, Birmingham WCRF UK exhibited at this conference. |
Corporate sector and occupational health professionals |
