i-CREATe 2007

Thanks to Dennis for the heads-up on this event — i-CREATe 2007 (www.i-create2007.org). He informs the mailing list that, “NLB is the venue for inaugural International Convention for Rehabilitative Engineering & Assistive Technology (i-CREATe) 2007″.

The event will be held at the Singapore National Library Board (NLB) Building, and the Hotel Intercontinental, from 23rd – 26th April 2007.

From the i-CREATe 2007 website:
“The inaugural i-CREATe 2007 will be formally launched by Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Kingdom of Thailand, and Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), Republic of Singapore, on 24th April 2007. This is the FIRST such joint efforts by the two countries to promote Assistive Technology (AT) for people with disabilities in Southeast Asia.

i-CREATe 2007 aims to provide a, previously lacking, platform for technical exchanges and exhibitions on the advanced technologies, equipments, techniques and materials applied in the field of Assistive & Rehabilitative Technology (ART). This platform is meant for rehabilitation and education professionals working with or implementing use of Assistive Technology (AT) including Suppliers, Technologists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Rehabilitation Engineers, Educators, End-users, Caregivers, Governmental Officials, Policy Planning Staffs, Researchers, and Academicians, and Others interested in AT.“