Armed Forces Conference 2007
Thursday 31 May 2007
BMA House, London
The BMA’s Armed Forces Committee is holding its annual conference on Thursday 31 May 2007 at BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP.
Please find below the programme for the day and an on-line booking form. The conference is available to members of the BMA at no charge, and to non-members at a charge of £25.00 (including VAT) to cover administration costs, lunch and refreshments on the day. In most cases the MoD should cover your travel and subsistence costs. Please note that the BMA cannot meet travel, subsistence or accommodation costs.
It would also be a pleasure to see you at the conference dinner which will be held on Wednesday 30 May 2007 at HMS President, 72 St Katherine's Way, London, E1 9UQ. The cost of attending the dinner is £50.00 (including VAT) per person, please indicate on the enclosed form if you would like to attend.
The conference will provide a valuable opportunity to share your views on a range of issues affecting both Regular and Reserve Officers, and to help shape the work of the Armed Forces Committee in the coming session.
I look forward to welcoming you to another successful and informative conference on Thursday 31 May 2007.
Yours sincerely
Dr J B McKeating
Chairman, BMA Armed Forces Committee
Programme
09.30 – 10.00 hrs
Registration and refreshments
10.00 – 10.10 hrs
Welcome
Chairman of conference
Dr J B McKeating, Chairman, BMA Armed Forces Committee
10.10 – 10.30 hrs
Keynote Address
Mr D Twigg, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Defence & Minister for Veterans
10.30 – 11.00 hrs
Keynote Address
Lieutenant General L Lillywhite, Surgeon General, Ministry of Defence
Question and answer session
Refreshments
11.20 – 11.50 hrs
Overview of Royal Naval Medical Services
Surgeon Rear Admiral P Raffaelli, Medical Director General (Navy)
Question and answer session
11.50 – 12.20 hrs
DMETA
Major General M von Bertele, Chief Executive, Defence Medical Education & Training Agency
12.20 – 12.40 hrs
Overview of Defence Services
Lieutenant General R Baxter, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Health)
General discussion
13.00 – 14.00 hrs
Lunch
14.00 – 14.30 hrs
Reserve forces – An Overview
Group Captain C Markey, Deputy Director Ops Support Policy, Reserve Forces & Cadets
14.30 – 15.00 hrs
Overview of the Army Services
Major General A Hawley, Director General of Army Medical Services
Refreshments
Overview of RAF Medical Services
Air Commodore C B Morris, ACOS Health, HQ Air Command
Annual Pay Review
Dr J B McKeating
16.20 hrs
Close of conference
Conference Dinner – Wednesday 30 May 2007 – Applicable to those who have booked tickets
The conference dinner will take place on Wednesday 30 May at HMS President, 72 St Katharine's Way, London, E1 9UQ. Reception drinks will be served from 19.00 hrs and a 3-course dinner, with wine and coffee, will be served at 19.30 hrs.
How to register
You can register online using the form here.
Conference booking terms and conditions
All bookings are subject to the terms and conditions set out below, and should be made on the Registration Form.
1) Submission of your booking is an offer which will be acknowledged in writing by BMA Conferences. Acceptance of the booking will only take place if so agreed by BMA Conferences and not until receipt of cleared funds (if applicable) for the conference, and when specified in writing by BMA Conferences.
2) It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of BMA Conferences to alter the content and timing of the conference, the identity of the speaker, the date or the venue. In the unlikely event of the conference being cancelled, we will refund you the registration fee (except in circumstances as set out in clause 9 below), but we will not be liable to you for any other costs or losses, whether direct or indirect.
3) Information from the Registration Form will be used to provide a list of delegates for circulation at the conference. We will also process the personal data on the Registration Form, in order to ensure that necessary arrangements are made for you for the conference. This may include passing such information to the operators of the venue, for the purposes required for the conference. You will also have the option not to receive any future mailings from BMA Conferences, and if so you can tick the box on the Registration Form.
4) The prices quoted are exclusive of VAT (unless otherwise specified), which shall be payable on all bookings at the standard rate of 17.5% (or as amended) (VAT No 674 7384 91).
5) Please note that we may make a search with a credit reference agency, which will keep a record of that search and may share that information with other businesses. In the case of company bookings we may also make enquiries about the principal directors with a credit reference agency.
6) If you wish to cancel your booking, please inform BMA Conferences in writing immediately. Cancellation charges, for accepted bookings, are as a percentage of the registration fee, and require written notice as follows:
- received up to 1 week before date of conference 50%
- received less than 1 week before date of conference 100%
8) You will need to comply at all times with the rules and regulations imposed by the venue. You will also need to ensure that you have your own insurances against any loss to your property you may suffer, or any loss or damage you may cause at the conference.
9) It is regretted that no refund will be made to those registrants who have booked and paid for the conference but who are unable to attend on the day, for whatever reason. However, substitutes may be made, provided that a name is sent in writing to BMA Conferences prior to the conference.
10) Should we be unable to perform any obligations under this Agreement due to causes or circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including any Act of God, war or threatened war, terrorism or threatened terrorism, fire, flood, drought, strike, lock out or actions of the venue, we will not be liable to you for this.
11) This agreement is subject to the laws of England and it is agreed that the courts of competent jurisdiction shall be the English Courts.
Contact
BMA Conferences, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7383 6605/6137
Fax: +44 (0)20 7383 6663
E-mail: confunit@bma.org.uk
Web: www.bma.org.uk/afc