The 22nd Biennial Meeting of the ISN

Will be organized as a joint meeting with the APSN

August 23rd – 29th 2009, Busan, S. Korea

 

Busan is situated on the most south-eastern portion of the Korean peninsula, and is Korea’s second largest city and its number one trading port.

 

Venue:

 

BEXCO Busan Exhibition & Convention Center:

1291 Woo2 dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan 612-704, South Korea

Tel: +82 51 740 7300

Fax: +82 51 740 7320

Email: bexco@bexco.co.kr

 

Enquiries:

 

Prof. Yoo Hun Suh

Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee

Email: yhsuh@snu.ac.kr

 

Scientific Program:

Call for Proposals:

  1. Young Investigator Colloquia Speakers – Application form
  2. Symposia proposals – Application form
  3. Workshop proposals – Application form
  4. Satellite proposals – Application form

 

Deadline for all Program Proposals:

April 7th, 2008

 

All proposals should be submitted electronically to:

 

Prof. Eric Klann

Chair of the Program Committee

Center for Neural Science

New York University

4 Washington Place, Room 809

New York, NY 10003

phone: +1-212-992-9769

fax:   +1-212-995-4011

 

e-mail: mailto:eklann@cns.nyu.edu

 

 

Call for Young Investigator Colloquia Speakers:

 

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: APRIL 7th 2008

 

To increase the number of formal oral presentations from young investigators, there will be 12 to 16 Young Investigator Colloquia, for which we invite young scientists to apply as speakers. Speakers will receive a registration fee waiver and significant financial support in respect to their travel expenses and costs of accommodation.

The suggested topics can be found at the Congress website. Outstanding investigators in any area will be considered as speakers.

The Program Committee will select four speakers for each colloquium. Thirty minutes will be available for each contribution. Preference will be given to independent young investigators. The candidates should be either below 40 years of age or less than 10 years after PhD/MD. On the APPLICATION FORM, candidates should provide:

 

1.      Session title (either from the list or “unassigned”)

2.      The title of their contribution

3.      A one-page abstract

4.      A one-page CV

5.      List of publications during the last three years

 

Young Investigator COLLOQUIA TOPICS

  1. Advances in the gene transfer techniques aiming at gene therapy of the nervous system
  2. Application of nucleic acid and protein technologies to the nervous system
  3. Extracellular matrix of the brain
  4. Extrinsic and intrinsic factors controlling neuronal identity
  5. Glial-neuronal interactions
  6. Growth of neurites and regulation of growth cones
  7. Formation of protein complexes in cellular membranes
  8. Blood-brain barrier
  9. Ion channels
  10. Imaging the nervous system and its functions
  11. Mitochondria and neurodegeneration
  12. Molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative conditions
  13. CNS infections
  14. CNS tumors
  15. Neuroinflammation
  16. Stem cells, cell cycle and differentiation
  17. Regeneration in the CNS
  18. Dynamic changes of synaptic molecules and structures in plasticity
  19. Signaling mechanisms in neurons and glia
  20. Trophic factors and their receptors
  21. What happens to the aged brain?
  22. Psychobiology of mental illness, stress and addiction

 

 

Call for Symposia Topics – Application form

 

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: APRIL 7th 2008

 

Members and non-members are invited to make proposals for symposia detailing:

1. The topic
2. The Chairperson responsible
3. Four possible speakers, with very short CVs and a selection of a maximum of 5 publications for each speaker.
4. The reason why the topic of the symposium is important

The speakers can expect a registration fee waiver and significant financial support with respect to travel expenses and the costs of accommodation.


Call for Workshops Topics – Application form

 

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: APRIL 7th 2008

 

In addition to the Symposia, Workshops will be held in the Joint ISN/ASPN Meeting. Workshops should not be mini-symposia, and exchange of ideas among the attendees is encouraged. They should focus on either new experimental approaches or controversial topics. Support will be provided to speakers. The applicants should send information detailing:

1. The topic
2. The responsible Chairperson
3. The reason why the topic of the workshop is important
4. A description of how the workshop will be run to meet the requirements



Call for Satellite Symposia Topics – Application form

 

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: APRIL 7th 2008

 

Those who are interested in organizing Satellite Symposia should submit a detailed description of the symposium with full scientific content and a list of speakers to enable the Program Committee to evaluate the proposal.

 

 

 

 

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