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Upcoming MAREP Conferences and Events

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On behalf of MAREP and our partners the Alzheimer Society of Canada, Alzheimer Society of Ontario and the Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International, thank you to everyone who attended and to all those who had a hand in planning and implementing the International A Changing Melody Forum on Saturday March 26th, 2011 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.

Travel Subsidy

We have funding available for persons with dementia and their accompanying partner(s) in care to help offset travel, accommodation and registration costs that would otherwise prevent persons with dementia and their accompanying family partner(s) in care from coming to the forum. To apply for a travel subsidy:

Some additional Information:

Download, print, and complete the Travel Subsidy Application form as completely as possible and either bring the completed form with you to the Forum or send it to MAREP, Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, LHI 1629, ON, N2L 3G1.
MAREP will confirm receipt of your application via e-mail or telephone and comment on the suitability of the claim.
The amount of funding for each claim will be approved after the Forum depending on the number and type of requests received.
Please note that original receipts for hotel, airplane (including boarding pass), bus, train, taxis, etc. will be required for the Travel Claim form. Credit Card summaries will not be accepted.
Deadline for travel subsidy claims is April 15, 2011. Claims after this date will not be accepted.

We also are providing travel subsidies to Alzheimer Society staff or other professionals who assist persons with dementia and their family members in getting to the forum. For more information about travel subsidies available for professionals, contact Lisa Loiselle at 519- 888-4567, ext. 35040 or at loiselle@uwaterloo.ca.

Recorded Internet Broadcast on UStream

You can still watch the International A Changing Melody Forum by ordering the recorded broadcast, made available through our partners the Canadian Dementia Resource and Knowledge Exchange (CDRAKE). All that is needed to participate is a computer and high speed internet connection. Once you register, you will be sent a password and instructions on how to access the recorded broadcast. To order, please click on the following link and scroll down to the A Changing Melody section of the online order form:

https://fortuna.uwaterloo.ca/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/rsic/marep

Below are some resources available for those hosting a virtual event in the coming months, available free to download.

Proceedings Manual

Evaluation Form

Dialogue instruction Sheets

Session 1 Comment Sheet

Session 2 Comment Sheet

Session 3 Comment Sheet

Session 4 Comment Sheet

For more information about hosting your own virtual A Changing Melody forum using the recorded Broadcast option, please contact Lisa Loiselle by phone at 519-888-4567, Ext. 35040, or by email at loiselle@uwaterloo.ca.

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Other conference supporters:

Lynn Jackson
Morris Friedell
Brenda Hounam

Forum Partners

MAREP DASNI

Alzheimer Society of Canada

Alzheimer Society of Ontario CDRAKE

UW Bookstore

Upcoming Events (other organizations):

Alzheimer Disease International 2012 - March 7-10, 2012, London, United Kingdom

I'm Still Here ISH Cover

I'm Still Here is a powerful, research-based play that presents a realistic portrayal of the experience of dementia from the perspectives of those living with dementia and their families. The play is performed by actors from ACT II Studio housed at Ryerson University. MAREP hosted a local presentation of I'm Still Here at the Sunshine Centre, Luther Village, Waterloo in April of 2005. The play was a success! A sample from the play is available online.

Check out other performance dates and locations:

Date	Time	Location
Monday April 11th, 2011	2pm	Conference, Convention Centre, Toronto
Wednesday April 13th, 2011	2pm	Members, Granite Club. Toronto
Wednesday May 4th, 2011	10am	Conference, Holiday Inn, Markham

Upcoming Regional A Changing Melody Forums:

Date	Location	Information
Saturday, April 9, 2011	Italo-Canadian club Kingston, Ontario	Engaging Our Brains....Walk With Me A Changing Melody - South Eastern Ontario Promotional bookmark http://alzking.com/
Saturday, May 7, 2011	Hamilton, ON	A Changing Melody - LHIN 4 Hosted by Alzheimer Societies of Brant, Hamilton-Halton, Niagara and Haldimand-Norfolk
Thursday, September 22, 2011	Stratford, ON	Alzheimer Society of Perth County http://www.alzheimerperthcounty.com/
October 14, 2011	Quality Inn, Sarnia	Alzheimer Society of Sarnia-Lambton
Saturday, October 22, 2011	Woodstock, ON	Hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Oxford http://alzheimer.oxford.on.ca/