WELL-BEING 2011: Announcing the First International Conference Exploring the Multi-dimensions of Well-being
Hosted by Birmingham City University and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), 18^th – 19^th July 2011
The pursuit of high levels of well-being is a key goal of society, yet well-being is a complex multidimensional issue, difficult to define and even more difficult to measure. Well-being is about more than health, it concerns our broader expectations, needs, aspirations, hope and enthusiasm in order to understand how these can be met. Well-being involves the ways that we interact with the environment, our encounters, our routine activities, aspects of work, play and relaxation. It concerns understanding and supporting the individual, learning from the approaches of other disciplines, assessing the outcomes and impacts of a wide range of interventions.
To further our understanding of well-being as an holistic concept, Birmingham City University, in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), is hosting the first international conference exploring the multi-dimensions of well-being bringing together professionals, practitioners and academics drawn from a wide range of disciplines to present papers, debate and discuss current understanding, practice and theory. We invite those working in the area to present their ideas regarding:-

• Cross disciplinary exploration of the wider notions of well-being in relation to both theory and practice in ways that are relevant to a wide professional or academic audience
• Well-being and sustainability
• Developing and designing supportive natural and home environments, including their management and maintenance
• Modelling well-being and the relationships between individuals and their environment, the relevance and scope of different approaches
• Measuring and assessing the impact of interventions
• Supporting the individual - art based, performance and other innovative practice
• Community and salutogenic health
• The workplace and well-being

The conference includes:·

• A two day event based in Birmingham, UK
• Keynote speakers drawn from a range of disciplines including architecture and environment, art based practice, design, health
• Peer reviewed papers relating to the wider concept of well-being including aspects of practice, practice based examples and theory
•  Poster presentations
• Parallel themed sessions
• Plenary sessions
• Publishing of conference proceedings
• Conference dinner at Birmingham Botanical gardens

SUBMISSIONS

Owing to the excellent response to our first and second call for papers, we are no longer accepting abstract submissions for papers or posters. However we welcome registrations from delegates. Please see our conference web-site … http://www.biad.bcu.ac.uk/research/wellbeing2011/