Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society
10th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators ** PLEASE NOTE ** On-site registration is available for the conference at the Sheraton Four Points. Please see CFM staff upon your arrival in Norwood to complete your registration. Our room occupancy at the Sheraton Four Points is completely full. We have arranged a discounted rate on single rooms for our conference participants at the Courtyard Marriott. Please call the Courtyard Marriott at 800-321-2211 and mention the CFM conference to get this discounted rate.
The 2012 Conference will feature more than 75 presentations that include research forums, presentation dialogues, workshops, keynotes, breakfast roundtables, and a full day retreat.
We look forward to seeing you in March.
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The John and Tussi Kluge
Research Symposium on Mindfulness |
Embodiment of Mindfulness: Neuroscience and Clinical Perspectives |
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| | Morning Presenters:
Amishi Jha, PhD
Fadel Zeidan, PhD
Zindel Segal, PhD Afternoon Presenters: Philippe Goldin, PhD
Katherine MacLean, PhD |
Amishi P. Jha, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Miami | Philippe R. Goldin, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Stanford University | |
Conference Opening Keynote Presentation |
 | Emptying into Fullness: The On-Going Formation of MBSR Teachers Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA
Conference Chair
Executive Director, Center for Mindfulness
University of Massachusetts Medical School |
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Plenary Speakers |
 | Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Comes of Age
Zindel Segal, PhD
Cameron Wilson Chair in Depression Studies
Head of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
 | Growing Teachers in a Time of Growing Interest in Mindfulness: Investigating the Challenge of Mindfulness-Based Teaching Competency
Rebecca Crane, MA
Head of Research; Teacher and Trainer
Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice
School of Psychology
Bangor University, Wales, UK |
 | Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery: The Story of an Emerging Research Program Linda Carlson, PhD
Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Health Scholar
Professor, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
University of Calgary |
 | The Emergence of Contemplative Neuroscience
Richard J Davidson, PhD
Director, Lab for Affective Neuroscience & Waisman Lab for Brain Imaging & Behavior
University of Wisconsin-Madison Psychology Department
Madison, Wisconsin |
Special Gala Evening: Dine. Dance. Delight.
Friday, March 30, 2012, 7:30 - 11:30 pm
Full Day Retreat: Sunday April 1, 2012, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Shoulder-to-Shoulder: Affirming and Embodying the Heart of MBSR
A Full-Day Retreat with Melissa Blacker, MA, Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, Saki Santorelli, EdD, MA and Robert Stahl, PhD
Click on any of the links below for more information |
Wednesday
March 28 | Thursday
March 29 | Friday
March 30 | Saturday
March 31 | Sunday
April 1 |
Pre-Conference Institutes | The John and Tussi Kluge Research Symposium | Scientific Conference Day 1 | Scientific Conference Day 2 | Full Day Retreat |
6:30-7:30 am
Morning Meditation 7:30–8:30 am
Breakfast 8:00–9:00 am
Registration 9:00–12:00 pm
Half-Day Morning Workshop 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Full-Day Workshops 1:00-4:00 pm
Half-Day Afternoon Workshop | 6:00-7:00 am
Morning Meditation 7:00-8:00 am Registration 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Research Symposium 4:30-6:30 pm
Poster Session 4:00-6:00 pm
Registration 6:15-7:15 pm
Welcome Reception 7:30-7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA 7:45-9:00 pm
Keynote Address
Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA | 6:00-7:00 am
Morning Meditation 7:00-8:00 am Breakfast &
Roundtable Discussions 8:15-9:15 am
Break-out Sessions 9:30-10:30 am
Break-out Sessions 11:00 am - 12:30
Keynote 12:45-1:45 pm Lunch 2:00-3:30 pm
Keynote 4:00-5:00 pm
Break-out Sessions 6:30-7:30 pm
Cocktail Reception 7:40 pm
Opening Remarks 7:30-11:30 pm
A Gala Evening
and Auction
| 6:00-7:00 am
Morning Meditation 7:00-8:00 am Breakfast & Roundtable Discussions 8:30-10:00 am
Keynote 10:30-11:30 am
Break-out Sessions 11:45-12:45 pm Lunch 12:45-3:45 pm Workshops 12:45-1:45 pm
Break-out Sessions 2:00-3:00 pm
Break-out Sessions
4:15-5:45
Keynote
8:00-9:00
Special Post-Conference Film: "Healing a Soldier's Heart"
| 7:00-8:00 am
Morning Meditation 7:00-9:00 am Registration 8:00-9:00am
Breakfast 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Full-Day Retreat
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Conference Registration
There are three ways to register for the conference - please note that you can register for any single event, any single day, or the entire conference:
- Register using our online registration form. (Online Registration closed as of 3/26/12 - please call us to register at 508 856 2656)
- Download our (PDF) registration form: (PDF Registration closed as of 3/26/12 - please call us to register at 508 856 2656)
- This form can be filled out electronically, using the free Adobe Reader software, and emailed to the CFM at mindfulness@umassmed.edu
- This form can also be printed, filled in manually, and faxed to the CFM at (508) 856-1977, or mailed to:
The Center for Mindfulness
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Ave. North
Worcester, MA, 01655
3. Call us at (508) 856-2656
Hotel Reservations
** PLEASE NOTE ** Our room occupancy at the Sheraton Four Points is completely full. We have arranged a discounted rate on single rooms for our conference participants at the Courtyard Marriott (across the street).
You must call the Courtyard Marriott at
800-321-2211 prior to March 19, 2012 and mention the CFM conference to get this discounted rate.
The 2012 Annual Conference will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton Norwood Hotel and Conference Center in Norwood, Massachusetts, 18 miles south of Boston and convenient to Boston's Logan International Airport, Providence's T.F. Green Airport, Amtrak, and the MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line. With ample free parking and guest room space, as well as state of the art conference space, we believe that this new location will serve your needs well.
For more information about the Four Points by Sheraton Norwood Hotel & Conference Center, please visit their web site. Reservations for the conference can be made by calling 781-769-7900. Please reference "CFM Conference" to receive the conference room rate.
Shuttle/Car Service:
If you are interested in a referral for shuttle/car service from the airport to Conference Center in Norwood, we have just arranged a 10% discount with ETS International. Their rates vary but their staff would be happy to assist you with shared service. Should you require transportation to/from the airport, you can contact them directly to make a reservation at 888-366-3388 and be sure to mention the Center for Mindfulness to get the discounted rate.
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