The 21st ISN 2007 meeting will be held in Cancún, México, in conjunction with the ASN. Cancún is a beautiful and most geographically suitable place to congregate scientists from all over the world. It is located on the Caribbean Sea, 150 km South of the North East corner of the Yucatán Peninsula, in México, and it is well communicated with most continents by direct flights from many cities around the world. Cancún is famous for its white powder beaches, turquoise sea, scuba diving and snorkeling sites, natural sea parks such as Xel-Ha and Xcaret, and many interesting "cenotes" (natural deposits of fresh water, often inside caves, very attractive for diving). In addition, for those interested in prehispanic architecture several important archeological Mayan cities, such as Tulum, Coba and Chichen-Itza, are located within 80-200 km from Cancún. Pre and postcongress tours to these sites will be offered.

Venue

The congress will be held at the "Centro de Convenciones Cancún" (Cancún Convention Center), Blvd. Kukulcán Km. 9, Cancún, 77500-Quintana Roo, México, which has all the necessary space and facilities for the meeting.

Accommodation

A large variety of hotels are available, ranging from five-star and de luxe hotels to low price but nice hotels very convenient for students. Most of them are at walking distance from the Convention Center, which is located in a busy area of the hotel zone, surrounded by restaurants for all tastes and prices, just between the sea and a spectacular lagoon.

Possible cities for satellite meetings

Satellite meetings can be arranged at several cities in the area, such as Mérida or Villahermosa. Other possible sites include México City, Miami and Houston, which are only about two-hours flight from Cancún.

Enquiries

Julio Morán jmoran@ifc.unam.mx
Herminia Pasantes hpasante@ifc.unam.mx
Ricardo Tapia rtapia@ifc.unam.mx

Local Organizing Committee

Julio Morán, Herminia Pasantes and Ricardo Tapia, co-chairpersons of the LOC, have gathered neuroscientists from the three Mexican cities where neurochemistry and neuroscience are well represented.
J. Aceves, México City
C. Arias, México City
F. Bermúdez, México City
I. Camacho, México City
L. Covarrubias, Cuernavaca
M. Díaz, Querétaro
P. Joseph, Cuernavaca
A.M. López-Colomé, México City
L. Massieu, México City
M. Méndez, México City
J. Morán, México City
H. Pasantes, México City
R. Salceda, México City
M. Sitges, México City
R. Tapia, México City

Program Committee

M.T. Miras Portugal, Spain (Chair)
Phil Beart, Australia
Roger Butterworth, Canada
Rodrigo Cunha, Portugal
Vittorio Gallo, USA
Agustina Garcia, Spain
Gary Gibson, USA
Jean Antoine Girault, France
Simon Heales, UK
Ferdinand Hucho, Germany
Eric Klann, USA
Ana Mª Lopez Colome, Mexico
Wendy Macklin, USA
Jean Merrill, USA
Regino Perez-Polo, USA
Marco A. Maximo Prado, Brasil
David Shine, USA
Katsuhiko Yanagisawa, Japan