Submit a Focused Meeting Proposal

If you are interested in working with the Society to produce a Focused Meeting in 2022 or 2023, please review the organiser guidelines and complete the online Focused Meeting proposal form below. You can also download a copy of the form.

Applications for Focused Meetings are assessed three times a year by the Meetings Committee. Deadlines for submitting a Focused Meeting proposal are 31 January, 31 May and 30 September.

The British Pharmacological Society partners with regional organisers and other associations each year to host Focused Meetings on a range of topics and in a variety of geographic locations.

It is expected that the proposer(s) of a Focused Meeting would become chair of the meeting if it is approved and would work alongside the Society’s staff to deliver the event, providing leadership on the programme and faculty. Full guidance for what is involved in this role is available in the organiser guidelines.

Proposers are asked to note that as a Focused Meeting chair, they are expected to adhere to the Society’s code of conduct for members. This document has been developed by the British Pharmacological Society to:

•   Fairly and transparently make decisions on wide-ranging proposals from different proposers
•   Reduce the administrative burden Society staff by capturing all requirements from the start
•   Enable the British Pharmacological Society's Committees to review and respond to proposals promptly
•   Enable the Society and events team to review proposals based on relevance to the educational and developmental needs of members as well as relation to other Society activities

If successful, details of any budget that has been allocated to the event and a timeline of planning meetings and activities will be shared with the proposer.

If you have any questions, please contact meetings@bps.ac.uk

Focused Meeting proposal form

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Proposer's full name:

Proposer's organisation:

Proposer's email address:

Proposer's contact telephone number:

Proposer's city of residence:

Proposer's country of residence:

Proposal sent on behalf of:

Please provide details of other organisers and associated organisations.

Event working title or subject area:

Proposed event date(s):

Preferred location for the event:

Please give the venue and city.

Focused Meeting description:

Please note, this will be used on the Society's website for marketing purposes.

Themes and topic areas covered :

Focused Meeting justification:

Please include details of why this Focused Meeting is relevant.

If this event relates to any of the Society’s networks, campaigns, educational curricula or advisory groups, please indicate here:

Read more about the Society's networks, campaigns, educational curricula and advisory groups.

Summary of expected outcomes from the event:

Consider what materials could be produced, benefits experienced e.g: Building/supporting the education community; engaging policy makers; engaging with industry needs.

Estimated number of attendees:

Who is this event aimed at:

E.g. academics, industry, young pharmacologists etc..

Proposed programme details including speakers to be invited:

This can be uploaded as an attachment below.

Upload programme here:

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Please state how you have considered Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in your application and met the Society’s aim of creating a diverse faculty:

Read the Society's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion statement.

Can you identify specific company/s and/or contacts the Society can approach to sponsor your Focused Meeting?:

Details of any other funding that has been acquired or applied for from other sponsors or funding bodies:

If any of the organisers are members are a member of affiliated organisers that may be approached for collaboration or marketing purposed, please indicate here:

What are the potential outputs from the Society's journals (BJP, BJCP and PR&P) from your Focused Meeting?:

Submit a Focused Meeting Proposal

Focused Meeting proposal form

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