Faculty of Intellectual Disability Spring Conference 2027

The event will be hosted in-person and live-streamed from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the session recordings shared with registrants.

21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB

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Catering

Tea and coffee will be provided during the morning and afternoon breaks and a fork buffet lunch will be served during lunch.  If you have any dietary requirements please contact michelle.braithwaite@rcpsych.ac.uk.

Getting around the venue

There is a cloakroom on the ground floor. Each floor can be accessed via one of our three lifts.

Parking

There is one disabled parking bay at the rear of the building in Yeoman's Yard, off Chamber Street which runs parallel to Prescot Street and can be accessed via Leman Street or Mansell Street. We understand that disability is not always simple and you will not need a Blue Badge to qualify to use our onsite parking space. This bay must be booked in advance by contacting your events manager or events administrator.

Toilets

Toilets can be found on all floors

• Lower ground floor - we have four gender neutral toilets, one toilet with a parent changing area. There is one accessible toilet with a shower
• Ground floor - we have five gender neutral toilets and one accessible toilet
• First floor - we have single sex toilets on this floor

Multi-faith room

This is located in the members lounge on the ground floor 

Quiet space

We will have a dedicated quiet room available at the College that you are welcome to use at any point during the conference.

We welcome and encourage submissions from a diverse faculty, including women and ethnic minority groups.

1.  Abstracts must be in English. Abbreviations may be used only if they are defined.
2. The abstract must not exceed 400 words (count does not include title or authors).
3. The abstract must not contain bibliographical references, tables, diagrams or appendices. If accepted for presentation at the conference these can be added at a later date. 
4. Abstracts must be presented in five headed paragraphs in the following order: 
   Aims and hypothesis, Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
5. Submissions are accepted on the understanding that the work has been performed with the permission of any relevant ethical or legislative body. The authors should therefore ensure the work was conducted with appropriate ethical and governance safeguards.
6. All sources of financial sponsorship of the study should be stated at the end of the abstract.

Please keep a copy of your abstract submission.

Please submit your abstract via this form

Please note, you will not receive an automated email upon completing the survey. 

This event will be live in London, and also livestreamed online via a platform called EventsAir. Registered participants will receive their link to watch the conference in their joining instructions. Joining instructions will be sent out a few days  before the conference is due to take place.

Watch our helpful EventsAir explainer video for attendees

When you join the conference online you will be able to:

• view a video of the speaker alongside any slides
• ask your questions to the speakers and chat with other delegates via the discussion forum

All registered participants will also have access to this conference recording for up to two months post event.

To successfully join the event online you will need:

• access to a reliable internet connection
• a PC, laptop, tablet or phone.

We recommend attendees use Google Chrome or MS Edge for their browser.