BELFAST, Northern Ireland: A major autism conference will take place in Belfast on June 7 and 8, 2007, organised by BILD (British Institute for Learning Difficulties).

The conference, which will be held at the Hastings Europa Hotel in Belfast, will be of interest to a multi-disciplinary audience for professionals in services provided by health, social services, education and the voluntary sector, as well as parents and individuals with autistic spectrum disorders.

Speakers include: John Campbell, Autism Initiatives, and Arlene Cassidy, Autism NI,Peter Byrne, Chief Exec, Gheel, Dublin; Ros Blackburn, Logically Illogical; Linda Woodcock, autism.west midlands; Wendy Keay-Bright, University of Wales, Cardiff; Sue McLeod, Autism NI; Helen McConachie, Newcastle University; Dinah Murray, Autism and Computing; Glenys Jones, University of Birmingham; Pat and Nuala Matthews, Irish Society for Autism; Fiona McCaffrey, Autism NI; Rita Jordan, University of Birmingham; Barbara Bloomfield, IconTalk; John Faassen, Tuiscint, Dublin; Kathy Sinnott, MEP and Eileen Bell.

To download a booking form and full programme, go to www.bild.org.uk

(Source: BILD, May 14, 2007)