21st Cochrane Colloquium

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You need a place to rest your head after the busy days of Colloquium 2013
Book your HOTEL now!

Colloquium hotel space is limited. Be sure to make your hotel reservation as soon as possible to secure a room and receive the discounted rate we have negotiated with each hotel.

The following are the cut off dates to receive a discount:
Château Laurier: 2 August
Palace Royal: 2 August
Hotel Pur: 2 August
Hilton: 4 August
Delta: 5 August
Clarendon: 5 August 
Loews: 15 August
Université Laval housing: 20 August 

Please make your reservation as soon as possible to secure a room and receive a discount. You are not required to stay in one of the suggested hotels, but please be aware that other hotels may be located further away from the Colloquium venue and rates may vary.

Vist the hotel section of the Colloquium website for more informaiton.  

The EARLY BIRD gets the Worm!

ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT to recieve a 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT on registration

• Early registration: ends 15 July 2013 - $1015
• Regular registration: 16 July to 6 September - $1265
• Low- & middle-income country registration: ends 6 September - $615
• Student registration: ends 6 September - $615
• Consumer registration: ends 6 September - $615

Visit colloquium.cochrane.org/registration-information to register.

Plan on attending the WELCOME RECEPTION?

BOOK NOW as space is limited!

You're invited to celebrate two decades of Cochrane history while exploring millions of years of human history at the Musée de la civilisation Québec City. Join us at our Welcome Reception and navigate three of the museum’s exhibits as our 20th Anniversary gift to you. This delightful reception will allow you to connect with old friends and new, while bringing an energizing start to the Colloquium with beverages and hors d'oeuvre for you to enjoy while you mix and mingle.

Space is limited. Book your spot when you register for the Colloquium.

Visit the Social program page for more information about the Welcome Reception and other social events.

ARCHIE'S Jukebox - the perfect playlist

A memorable evening consists of great people, delicious food and, of course, an amazing soundtrack. The Colloquium organizers invite you to help create the perfect playlist for the Colloquium Gala by submitting a song request. Though we cannot guarantee every suggestion will be played during the Gala, we welcome and appreciate all of your submissions.

You must be registered for the Colloquium to submit. 

Visit Archie's Jukebox to make your selection!

RANDOMIZED DINNER
Friday, 20 September 2013

As Cochranites you can't get enough of methods, stats, numbers and tables, so why not make them a part of dinner?

Sign up for the Collaboration's Randomized Dinner and feast at a fine Québec City restaurant with a group of other randomly assigned participants. Embrace randomization with guaranteed positive results.

Space is limited.

Find out more about the 21st Cochrane Colloquium social events at colloquium.cochrane.org/social-program.

A fantastic lineup of PLENARY SPEAKERS!
We are pleased to offer a stellar lineup of plenary speakers from around the world.

Join LORRAINE JOHNSON, Co-Chair of the steering committee of Consumers United for Evidence-Based Healthcare (CUE). She serves as a consumer peer reviewer for The Cochrane Collaboration and is also a member of the Cochrane Consumer Network. Lorraine is the Chief Executive Officer of LymeDisease.org (LDo), a US national non-profit that publishes the only print journal dedicated to Lyme disease, maintains a national network of state-based internet groups, and funds research. She has published over 40 publications in peer reviewed journals regarding medico-legal and ethical aspects of Lyme disease and evidence-based healthcare.

We are also pleased to present PROFESSOR THOMAS J WALLEY, Director, NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies and Director of the HTA Programme, and Professor, Health Services Research, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool. Tom Walley has been Director of the HTA programme since January 2004. He also has responsibility for other NIHR programmes including the Health Service & Delivery Research programme, the Public Health Research programme, the Reviews Programme, and the MRC/NIHR funded Efficacy and Mechanisms Evaluations programme. In June 2008, he was awarded a CBE by the Queen for his services to medicine.

You can find out more about these outstanding speakers and other members of our plenary panels at colloquium.cochrane.org/speakers.

Cochrane Canada is proud to host this Colloquium in collaboration with Université Laval. Please visit our Organizing Committee page to find out more information about who is involved in managing this event.