Event title: ME Conference
Venue: The Wakes, Oakengates, Telford TF2 6EP
Name: Shropshire ME Group
Email: smegmag@gmail.com
Telephone: 07516 40197
Event description: This year we are joined by keynote speakers from The Quadram Institute in Norwich:

Fiona Newbury will be speaking about her research into the microbiome of M.E
Katharine Seton’s presentation will consider if there is an abnormal immune response to gut microbes in M.E.
We are delighted to have both speakers join us this year and look forward to hearing about their research given the current trend of thought that gut microbiomes are implicated with M.E.

Entry to the conference is completely FREE of charge, however we do welcome and encourage donation to help support the work of the Shropshire ME Group.

For more information:  http://shropshiremegroup.org/events/conference/

Event title: M.E Awareness Week
Venue: Across UK
Weblink: http://www.meassociation.org.uk
Name: M.E Association
Email: N/A
Telephone: 0844 576 5326
Event description: M.E. awareness week is all about raising the profile of M.E/CFS and letting the world know that it is a real and physical illness affecting millions globally.

It is the ideal time for the many people around the country to come together, those who suffer form the illness and the their caregivers, to ensure as many people are told out M.E. as possible, and the thousands of sufferers are not forgotten just because they or their symptoms cannot be seen.

The week of events and awareness raising will centre around M.E. Awareness Day, a global event to highlight the illness and the many it affects, and is held annually on the 12th of May. The day’s origins are founded around the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who was said to have suffered from M.E. and was born on May 12th.

To find out about local events, click this link: http://shropshiremegroup.org/events/meweek/