International Neuropathology Meetings and Courses
Meeting organizers: if you wish to have your neuropathology meeting or course announced here, please contact the Euro-CNS Office.
13th International World Muscle Society Congress, Newcastle, United Kingdom, 29 September - 2 October 2008
Who should attend? All professionals actively working in the neuromuscular field, studying neuromuscular disorders or involved in the management of patients with these disorders. The congress is also open to anyone who is interested in the science or clinical management of neuromuscular diseases. For program, registration and other details, please visit the website.
Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neuropathology (DGNN), Wurzburg, Germany, 9-11 October 2008.
The deadline for abstract submission is 1 June 2008. For more information please visit the DGNN website.
BrainNet Europe 2nd International Conference on Human Brain Tissue Research, Munich, Germany, 10-12 December 2008
This international conference will focus on the practice of modern brain banking and molecular research using human brain tissue. The topics will include Multiple Sclerosis and other Demyelinating Diseases, Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer, Parkinson, Motoneuron Disease, Prion Disease, Psychiatric Diseases, Neuropathological Diagnostic Criteria, Epigenetics, Gene Expression Profiling, Proteomics, Neurochemistry, Brain Bank Management, Data Handling and Protection, Ethical Issues. The deadline for abstract submission is 1 September 2008. For program and registration details please visit the meeting website.
110th Meeting of the British Neuropathological Society, London, United Kingdom, 7-9 January 2009.
The symposium will bring together a number of internationally renowned scientists working in a field of interest in neuropathology. At the remainder of the meeting a range of original work will be presented in oral and poster formats covering many aspects of neuropathology and related neuroscience fields. Abstract deadline: 17 October 2008. Please visit the meeting website for more details.
The XVIIth International Congress of Neuropathology will be held at the Salzburg Congress Center, Salzburg, Austria, from 11-15 September 2010.
The Congress is hosted by the Austrian Society of Neuropathology. In the tradition of previous successful ICNs, there will be an outstanding list of speakers on a wide variety of subjects, comprehensive symposia, workshops on controversial issues, and newly structured debate fora on the plethora of original inputs from poster presentations. Please visit the congress website for more information.
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BNS Winter Meeting 2007, London, UK, 10-12 January 2007.
Proceedings will commence on the morning of Wednesday 10th January with a symposium entitled “100 Years of Alzheimer’s Disease: An International Perspective”. This will be followed by the Alfred Meyer Memorial Lecture, to be given by Professor Bernardino Ghetti, the president of the International Society of Neuropathology. The title of the lecture will be: Dementias: a wider view. On Thursday and Friday there will be a full programme of talks and posters and the Society dinner will take place on Thursday evening. Click here to visit the website.
45th Annual Dr. Kenneth M. Earle Memorial Neuropathology Review, Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 19 -23 February, 2007.
Kenneth M. Earle, M.D., former Chair, Department of Neuropathology, initiated a course designed to prepare pathologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons for specialty board certification. The five-day course will provide a comprehensive review of neuropathology for individuals interested in the neurosciences and pathology. Lectures will be illustrated by gross and microscopic photographs using PowerPoint presentations and will be supplemented by a course syllabus.
Website: http://www.afip.org/Departments/edu/coursehtm/07neuropathfs.htm
Contact Name: Ms Rene Sutton, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Dept of Medical Education, 14th St. & Alaska Ave., NW Bldg 54, Rm 2025, Washington, DC 20306-6000 Contact Phone: 202-782-2637, Contact Fax: 202-782-5020, Email: sutton@afip.osd.mil
Joint Meeting of the Belgisch-Nederlandse Neuromusculaire Studieclub and the German Reference Center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Vaals, The Netherlands, 23-24 March 2007.
Friday will be a full day meeting with dinner. Saturday morning, the meeting will continue and will be dedicated to case presentations highlighting the pathological/morphological aspects of neuromuscular disorders. Download 3rd Announcement & Call for Abstracts. Deadline for abstracts: 12 February 2007. Contact person: Prof. Dr. Joachim Weis
EURO-CNS Training/CME Course 'Neurodegenerative Diseases', Paris, France, 28-30 March 2007.
For details please visit its webpage.
83rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neuropathologists, Washington, DC, USA, 27-30 April 2007.
The preliminary schedule is now available on the AANP/ASIP 2007 meeting website. The AANP special course on brain tumors, the business meeting, and the cocktail party are scheduled for Friday, April 27. The main portion of the AANP meeting begins Saturday, April 28 and runs through Monday morning, April 30.
An Introductory Short Course in Neuropathology, Bucharest, Romania, 21-23 May 2007.
The course is intended for residents in pathology or neurology, and for others interested in the field. Prof.Mikol, Prof.Goebel, Dr.Petrescu and Dr. Alexianu will be the speakers. Contact person: Dr. Marilena Alexianu
48th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology, Funabori, Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, 30 May - 1 June 2007.
Most presentations will be made in Japanese, but presentations in English are also welcome. Abstracts can be submitted in Japanese or English. Abstract submission deadline: 10 January 2007. For preliminary program and further details please visit the website.
2nd International Summer Workshop in Neuropathology, Riga, Latvia, 15-16 June 2007.
Organized by Baltic Association of Neuropathology (BAN).The tentative program is available. The contaperson is Dr. Daina Apskalne.
Seventeenth Meeting of the European Neurological Society, Rhodes, Greece, 16-20 June, 2007
Please see the Congress website for all details.
Monday - Friday, 16 - 20 June 2008
109th Meeting of the British Neuropathological Society, Institute of Child Health, London, UK, 9 -11 January 2008
The next winter meeting of the Society in January 2008 will be held at the Institute of Child Health with its excellent conference facilities and central London location.
The Wednesday Program consists of a half-day Symposium 'Prion Diseases', organized by Prof. James Ironside, University of Edinburgh, and the Dorothy Russell Memorial Lecture.
On Thursday and Friday there will be a full programme of talks and posters, and the Society Dinner.
For detailed information please visit the BNS website.
46th Annual Dr. Kenneth M. Earle Memorial Neuropathology Review, Denver, Colorado, USA, 11-15 February 2008. The course will be held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. This course is designed to prepare pathologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons for specialty board certification. The five-day course will provide a comprehensive review of neuropathology for individuals interested in the neurosciences and pathology. Lectures will be illustrated by gross and microscopic photographs using PowerPoint presentations and will be supplemented by a course syllabus.
Web: http://www.afip.org/Departments/edu/upcoming.htm.
Contact Name: Rene Sutton, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Dept of Medical Education, 14th St. & Alaska Ave., NW Bldg 54, Rm 2025, Washington, DC 20306-6000 Contact Phone: 202-782-2637, Contact Fax: 202-782-5020, Email: sutton@afip.osd.mil
First European Basic Course in Neuropathology, Aachen, Germany, 10-14 March 2008.
The Course Program is now available. We recommend to register early as the number of seats is limited.
XXIInd Winter-Meeting of the Swiss Society of Neuropathology, St. Moritz, Switzerland, from 27-30 March, 2008. The venue is Hotel Laudinella, which has been selected for its idyllic setting within the beautiful scenery of the Swiss Alps. The relaxed meeting atmosphere will also provide plenty of opportunities for stimulating scientific discussions and social interactions on the Corvatsch and the slopes of the nearby Corviglia ski resort. The 2008 meeting will focus on the following topics: Neurodegeneration, Tumors of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System, Skeletal Muscle/Peripheral Nerve Pathology, Mechanisms of Disease. If you are interested in this conference please visit the website for more detailed information. Participants are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentation at their earliest opportunity. Deadline is February 29th, 2008.
The IXth European Congress of Neuropathology will be held in Athens, Greece, from 8-10 May 2008. It is preceded by a CME Neuropathology Training Course from 6-8 May.
The congress is hosted by the Hellenic Society of Neuropathology. The program will have three parts: "Tumours of the CNS", "Epilepsy and Neuropathology" and "Free Topics". Abstracts will be called for in all categories, as usual. The program will include 9 plenary lectures, 13 mini symposia/workshops and provide excellent opportunity for researchers to present an abstract (poster/oral). The congress will be preceded by a pre-congress CME Course "Tumours of the CNS". The extended abstract deadline for the Congress abstracts is 20 January 2008. For more Congress information click here.
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49th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology, Funabori, Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, 20-22 May 2008.
Details will be posted in due time on the website of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology.
1st Asian Congress of Neuropathology, Funabori, Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2008.
Immediately following the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology (above). Details will be posted on the website in due time.
18th Meeting of the European Neurological Society, Nice, France, 7-11 June 2008.
The meeting will provide an ideal platform for continuing education in all fields of neurology, covering a broad spectrum of topics with state-of-the-art lectures by acknowledged experts. The abstract submission deadline is 31 January 2008. For more details please visit the website.
Update in Neuromuscular Disorders, London, UK, 16-20 June 2008.
This new course is the result of the merging of two popular yearly courses with an established international reputation: 1. the “Hammersmith Hospital update” in the latest research aspects, clinical and management advances, related to childhood neuromuscular disorders and 2. the “Institute of Neurology Neuromuscular short course”, a stimulating update on adult inherited and acquired neuromuscular disorders. The Course marks the inauguration of the new MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and the move of the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Unit from Imperial College/ Hammersmith Hospital to Institute of Child Health/ Great Ormond Street. The Course organisers are Francesco Muntoni, Adnan Manzur, Stephanie Robb, Mary Reilly and Mike Hanna. For more information, please contact Francesco Muntoni:.
6th FENS Forum of European Neuroscience, Geneva, Switzerland, 12-16 July 2008.
Organized by the European Federation of Neuroscience Societies, hosted by the Swiss Society for Neuroscience. For details please visit the website.
25th International Summer School of Brain Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 25-28 August 2008.
The theme is "Neurotherapy: Progress in Restorative Neuroscience &"Neurology". For more information please visit the website.
6th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3-5 September 2008.
The deadline for abstract submission is 1 May 2008.The scientific program of the coming 6th conference promises to be very interesting for doctors and basic scientists working in the field of early onset dementia, parkinsonism and motor neuron disease. Internationally-renowned experts in the field will offer a complete update of recent clinical and pathological studies, and will present the latest results from genetic studies. Separate sessions will target related disorders such as motor neuron disease, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration. Researchers developing biomarkers for research and clinical practice will share their latest knowledge in the field. For more information please visit the website.
