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1st Global Remote and E-Gambling Research Institute (GREGRI) conference
9 May 2006
1st Global Remote and E-Gambling Research Institute (GREGRI) conference
What's it all about?
Thursday 31 August and Friday 1 September 2006
De Meervaart, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The Global Remote and E-Gambling Research Institute (GREGRI), the first private, non-profit research organization focuses on all aspects of remote gambling and e-gambling, including the economical, mathematical, legal, social and psychological aspects. We also would like to focus on the development, execution and evaluation of the regulation of remote gambling and e-gambling.
The Institute is aiming to be internationally recognized for its basic research. GREGRI, still a very young organization, aims to achieve its mission by funding applicants for research projects. As part of our mandate to build research capacity, we encourage the formation of research partnerships and the entry of new perspectives/disciplines to the field. Examples include the partnering of e-gambling and remote gambling providers with researchers, and the engagement of new researchers or traineeships.
GREGRI will have it's inaugurate conference. Our aim is to increase the dialogue between researchers, regulators, industry and all other interested parties and individuals. The Conference will bring together experts from a wide variety of disciplines and the organizers are anxious to ensure you that the contributions will be of high quality. The members of the Scientific Committee of GREGRI include:
>Per Binde, University of Goteborg, Sweden
>Alex Blaszczynski, University Sydney, Australia
>Jeffrey Derevensky, McGill University, Canada
>Angels Gonzalez-Ibanez, Hospital of Mataro, Spain
>Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
>Gerhard Meyer, University of Bremen, Germany
>César A. Sánchez-Bello, Latin American Psychiatric Association (APAL), Venezuela
>Ken Winters, University of Minnesota, United States of America
All of them have agreed to come to Amsterdam and present on the topic. This should be more than just a reason for you to come and join us.
Besides the presenters mentioned above, a limited number of abstracts of other presenters will be accepted. Early submissions are encouraged, but send in your abstract no later than 1 June 2006.
The conference language will be English.
Members of the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) as well as students will be offered a special discount.
Please visit the institute's website www.gregri.org for more information on the conference and all the necessary forms. If you need more information or have questions, don't hesitate to contact us at conference@gregri.org , or call + 31 20 412 44 03 and ask for Ynze.