5th EDA Conference 2016: Programme

Programme

Wednesday – September 21 (evening before conference)
19:00 (7PM)	Welcome reception at the Ferrari Museum. Restricted to the first 150 holders of “3 days passport” and VIPs

Thursday – September 22
8.30 – 9.55 (AM)	Registration, coffee
10.00 – 10.30	Opening Ceremony Michael Kalmár, Chairman of the European Dyslexia Association Angelo Oreste Andrisano, Magnifico Rettore of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
10.30 – 11.15	Keynote 1 Usha Goswami, University of Cambridge Phonology, Dyslexia and the Brain. A Temporal Sampling Perspective
11.20 – 12.50	Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)
12.50 – 14.10	Lunch break
14.10 – 14.55	Keynote II Aryan van der Leij, Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam The early detection and prevention of dyslexia by targeted intervention
15.00 – 16.30	Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)
16.30 – 17.00	Coffee break
16.30 – 17.00	Interactive Poster session
17.00 – 17.45	Keynote III Karin Kucian, Center for MR-Research, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich Developmental neuroscience of dyscalculia and implications for intervention
18.00 – 20.00	Visit to a Balsamico factory Please note that this is an add-on event subjected to an extra fee
Friday – September 23
8.30 – 9.10	Registration, Coffee
9.15 – 10.00	Keynote IV Arnold Wilkins, University of Essex How and why text strikes the eye
10.00 – 10.05	Ruth Falzon (EDA Board Director) on Youth Camp
10.05 – 10.45	Keynote V Gerd Schulte-Körne, University of Munich Evidence based practical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment in reading and /or spelling disorder: a further step for high quality standards in intervention und diagnostics
10.45 – 11.15	Coffee break
11.15 – 12.45	Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)
12.45 – 14.15	Lunch break
14.15 – 15.45	Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)
15.45 – 16.15	Coffee break
15.45 – 16.15	Interactive Poster session
16.15 – 17.00	Keynote VI Monica Melby Lervåg, University of Oslo The development and effects from interventions for language and reading comprehension
17.30 – 18.30	Guided city tour Please note that this is an add-on event subjected to an extra fee
19:45 – 23.00	Conference Dinner at the Military Academy (Accademia Militare) This is an add-on event subject to an extra fee, with a limited nr of seats. Optional choice during registration.
Saturday – September 24
8.15 – 8.55	Registration, Coffee
9.00 – 9.40	Keynote VII Giannis Karagiannakis, University of Athens Mathematical Learning Difficulties: filling the gap between research and practice
9.40 – 9.45	VIncent Lochmann (EDA Board Director) on Dyslexia Awareness week
9.50 – 11.20	Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)
11.20 – 11.50	Coffee break
11.50 – 12.35	Keynote VIII Cesare Cornoldi, University of Padova Strengths and weaknesses in the intellectual profile of children with dyslexia: consistency and not discrepancy
12.45 – 13.30	Panel discussion
13.30 – 13.45	Closing ceremony + opening ceremony for the Italian Conference part
15.00 – 17.00	EDA General Assembly
15.00	Guided city tour Please note that this is an add-on event subjected to an extra fee
Afternoon	The Italian Parental Conference

Programme

19:00 (7PM)

Welcome reception at the Ferrari Museum.

Restricted to the first 150 holders of “3 days passport” and VIPs

8.30 – 9.55 (AM)

Registration, coffee

10.00 – 10.30

Opening Ceremony

Michael Kalmár, Chairman of the European Dyslexia Association

Angelo Oreste Andrisano, Magnifico Rettore of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

10.30 – 11.15

Keynote 1

Usha Goswami, University of Cambridge

Phonology, Dyslexia and the Brain. A Temporal Sampling Perspective

11.20 – 12.50

Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)

12.50 – 14.10

Lunch break

14.10 – 14.55

Keynote II

Aryan van der Leij, Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam

The early detection and prevention of dyslexia by targeted intervention

15.00 – 16.30

Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)

16.30 – 17.00

Coffee break

16.30 – 17.00

Interactive Poster session

17.00 – 17.45

Keynote III

Karin Kucian, Center for MR-Research, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich

Developmental neuroscience of dyscalculia and implications for intervention

18.00 – 20.00

Visit to a Balsamico factory

Please note that this is an add-on event subjected to an extra fee

8.30 – 9.10

Registration, Coffee

9.15 – 10.00

Keynote IV

Arnold Wilkins, University of Essex

How and why text strikes the eye

10.00 – 10.05

Ruth Falzon (EDA Board Director) on Youth Camp

10.05 – 10.45

Keynote V

Gerd Schulte-Körne, University of Munich

Evidence based practical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment in reading and /or spelling disorder: a further step for high quality standards in intervention und diagnostics

10.45 – 11.15

Coffee break

11.15 – 12.45

Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)

12.45 – 14.15

Lunch break

14.15 – 15.45

Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)

15.45 – 16.15

Coffee break

15.45 – 16.15

Interactive Poster session

16.15 – 17.00

Keynote VI

Monica Melby Lervåg, University of Oslo

The development and effects from interventions for language and reading comprehension

17.30 – 18.30

Guided city tour

Please note that this is an add-on event subjected to an extra fee

19:45 – 23.00

Conference Dinner at the Military Academy (Accademia Militare)

This is an add-on event subject to an extra fee, with a limited nr of seats. Optional choice during registration.

8.15 – 8.55

Registration, Coffee

9.00 – 9.40

Keynote VII

Giannis Karagiannakis, University of Athens

Mathematical Learning Difficulties: filling the gap between research and practice

9.40 – 9.45

VIncent Lochmann (EDA Board Director) on Dyslexia Awareness week

9.50 – 11.20

Workshops/Symposia/Lectures in 8 lines (90 Min.)