2012 Conference Planning Proceeding Smoothly

At the last SCUTREA Council meeting held at Birkbeck in London in February, abstracts submitted for the conference were considered. Most were consistent with the theme of the conference: ADULT EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING. Those that were not quite focused on the theme haved been encouraged to resubmit their proposal. There is an interesting diversity among the papers, as the theme has been interpreted widely, reflecting the international and global concers for well-being and the role that adult education research can play in promoting learning for life.

The host site - the University of Leicester - is proceeding well with the arrangements and handling the registrations that are now coming in.

In case you haven't made the connection, there is a pre-conference, which is part of the celebration of 150 years since the founding of Vaughan College. To help celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Vaughan College, the Institute of Lifelong Learning is hosting a major event from 2nd-3rd July 2012. Entitled 'Lifelong Learning - Well-Being - Personal Development' the event will celebrate the achievements of Vaughan College across its history, whilst also looking at how its purpose takes shape in the contemporary UK scene. Please click here for more details.

If you would like to attend please click here to book directly online. Or, if you prefer, you can book your place by printing off, completing and sending a hard copy of the booking form along with your cheque. Please click here to download the booking form.

We hope you will want to participate in this exciting event as part of your experience of the 2012 SCUTREA Conference.

To book for both the Leicester pre-conference event as well as SCUTREA at the University of Leicester, there is a dedicated website for the 2012 Conference. To visit the site, you can click HERE.

Would you like to manage this website? The post of Communications Officer becomes vacant at this year's SCUTREA AGM in July 2012. Details of the role and responsibilities can be found in the 2011 SCUTREA Constitution. Or contact any of the SCUTREA Officers listed on the Contacts page of the website.

SCUTREA holds a three day conference each year in early July, the proceedings of which are refereed and published. Past conference papers can be found in the Education-line collection. The theme chosen is always at the forefront of current debates in continuing education and the format of the conference deliberately reflects contemporary adult education practice. The next conference will be held at the University of Leicester, 3-5 July 2012. The theme of the 2012 conference is Adult Learning and Wellbeing, to be organised by the University of Leicester, coinciding with the 150th Anniversary of Vaughan College. There will be a pre-conference to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Vauhgan College, on Monday 2 to Tuesday 3 July 2012 at Leicester University. The Call for Papers and other information has now been issued - click here. A skeletal outline of the conference can soon be seen here. This will be subject to regular updating, but provides guidance on what to expect this coming year. The Conference Organiser is Dr Clive Marsh from whom further and up to date information can be obtained.