The 1st Central European Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders was generously sponsored by the Conference Committee of the International Society for Neurochemistry. The Meeting was a highly successful and exciting one with 788 registered participants from Central and Eastern European countries, and also from the wider international scientific arena.
The kind contribution of ISN-CC made it possible for us to support the attendance of several young scientists from financially underprivileged counties. This offered the opportunity for them to exchange ideas and expertise in an international framework, establish friendships and colleagues from all over the world and listen to lectures delivered by prominent leaders. Also, this was a great opportunity for young researchers as a springboard for developing any scientific collaboration with scientific centers around the world.
The recipients of the travel award would have never been able to attend this exciting meeting without the fellowship allocated from the ISN-CC grant. This generous contribution is so rewarding not just for themselves, but also indirectly to the members of their laboratory by sharing their experiences at the Meeting.

We were able to allocate travel grants in the amount of US$ 25,000 from the contribution of various sponsors. Out of the 50 recipients, the travel award of 15 young scientists was sponsored by the INS-CC grant. List of recipients of travel fellowships - supported by the ISN-CC grant of US$5,000 - to attend the Meeting is as follows (recipients of travel award supported by other grants are not listed):

Elena I. Samarova (Russia): US$ 400
Marat A. Mukhamedyarov (Russia): US$ 400
Andriy V. Dresvyannikov (Ukraine): US$ 250
Andrey Fedorenko (Ukraine): US$ 250
Roman Lazarenko (Ukraine): US$ 250
Tanya Tsugorka (Ukraine): US$ 250
Ivana Hromatko (Croatia): US$ 200
Keyvan Matin (Iran): US $ 800
Anna Bierczyska-Krzysik (Poland): US$ 250
Kinga Szydlowska (Poland): US$ 250
Karolina Rogozinska (Poland): US$ 250
Irma Rukhadze (Georgia): US$ 700
Sergiu Abramovici (Romania): US$ 250
Sinziana Avramescu (Romania): US$ 250
Laura Tarta (Romania): US$ 250

Again, thank you very much for your magnanimous support that enabled us to grant a travel fellowship to the above mentioned young scientists originating from financially underserved countries.

Dr. Andras Palotas