[Athena] Appel à participation (in english) de l'International Soc. for the hist. of neurosc. (ENS Ulm 15 - 19 juin 2010)

[Jean-François PICARD <jean-francois.picard AT mouchez.cnrs.fr>]

 

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

 Please find below the information on the International meeting on

the History of the Neurosciences organized by the

International Society for the History of the Neurosciences

 

--- All information and the call for abstracts can be found below and in the pdf file ---

 

PARIS 15 - 19  June 2010

 

Best regards,

 

for the local organising committee

jean-gael barbara, organising committee

Marjorie Lorch, ISHN President

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Announcement and Call for abstracts

 

 

15^th Annual Meeting, Paris

 

 Tuesday, June 15  -  Saturday, June 19  2010

 

International Society for the history of the Neurosciences (ISHN)

 

 

Ecole normale supérieure, Room Dussane

45, rue d’Ulm, 75005, Paris, France

 

 

The 15th meeting of ISHN will be held in Paris, France on June 15-19 2010. The meeting will take place at the Ecole normale supérieure d’Ulm on the Montagne Sainte Geneviève in the heart of Paris, near the Sorbonne, Panthéon, and Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle. The old building offers modern lecture room facilities and a lovely garden. There are numerous hotels nearby at various levels of accommodation.

 

 

  

  

 

L’Ecole normale supérieure d’Ulm on the Montagne Sainte Geneviève

 

 

The 2010 President of the ISHN, Marjorie Lorch, and the Program Committee invite submission of platform presentations and posters as well as thematic symposia. The official language of the meeting is English. Platform papers are normally about 15-20 minutes in duration followed by 5-10 minutes for discussion. Thematic symposia may consist of 3 or 4 platform papers submitted together on a specific theme. Poster presentations will be visually displayed on a poster board. The program will also include several invited speakers. Members are invited to use the HISTNEUR-L listserv to discuss program suggestions, recruit co-authors, and organize symposia submissions. All abstracts submitted for consideration will undergo a peer-review selection process.

 

There will be an Opening Reception on Tuesday 15 June evening. The social programme will include a visit to the old Ecole de médecine, the old Anatomical amphitheatre, Musée Dupuytren (the home of Broca’s famous Leborgne brain) in the Cloître des Cordeliers, and to the Salpêtrière with a visit to the Charcot library and an organ recital in the chapel by Bernard Lechevalier. The Society Banquet will be held at the Maison de l’Amérique Latine, Charcot’s former Paris residence in the boulevard Saint-Germain.

 

 

  

  

  

 

Musée d'Histoire de la Médecine, La Salpêtrière, Musée Dupuytren and Charcot’s home.

 

 

 

Local arrangements Committee :

Jean-Gaël Barbara (France), Marjorie Lorch (UK), Claude Debru (France), Pierre Buser (France), Yves Agid (France), André Calas (France), François Clarac (France), Jacques Poirier (France), Monique Rogard (France), Jean-Claude Lecas (France), Marie-Véronique Clin (France), Françoise Tchang (France).

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The meeting enjoys the sponsorship of the following organizations:

 

                                  

                                                            

 

 

Meeting Information

 

VENUE: The chief venue for Papers and Posters will at the Room Dussane, the Ecole normale supérieure d’Ulm, Paris.

 

LANGUAGE: The official language of the ISHN conference is English.

 

ACCOMMODATION: A range of hotels close to the conference venue have been listed on the meeting website. See the hotel list at www.ishn.org

 

REGISTRATION: The following information about estimated registration fees is to help you plan your budget; note that fees listed here are approximate and offered only as a guide, subject to change. The estimated ISHN Full Member conference fee is $150 (100 €). This includes the use of conference facilities and social events. Non-member registration will be a higher fee; accompanying person fees will be lower. The fee for the annual banquet is to be determined. There will be a 50% discount on all registration costs (but not accommodation costs) for bona fide students. Registration will be required for attendance. In order for the organizers to arrange for adequate seating and refreshments at social events, registration fees will be due on or before a later-announced date in 2010. Those who register late will be charged at a higher rate.

 

ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING REGISTRATION and LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS should be addressed to: jean-gael.barbara AT snv.jussieu.fr

 

 

Instructions for Abstract Submission

 

 

R DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Abstracts must be received on or before

              February 1^st

The final program will be announced in early March.

 

R ABSTRACT FORMAT: Please include the following information

 

-               Title of your paper

-               Full name, affiliation, e-mail addresses (all authors), address, phone, fax

-               Abstract (300 words maximum)

-               Specify preference for Platform or Poster presentation.

-               AudioVisual and IT requirements. Powerpoint presentations welcomed.

 

R SUBMISSION: Abstracts may be submitted either by e-mail with the abstract sent as an attached Word file or via post.

 

R email abstracts to jean-gael.barbara AT snv.jussieu.fr or by post to Dr. J.G. BARBARA, UPMC, case 14, 7 quai Saint Bernard, 75005, Paris, France

 

R MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT. Please note all papers must have at least one author who is a current member of ISHN. Online membership forms can be found athttp://www.ishn.org or contact the Secretary: Laurie Swan 703 26th Avenue SW Puyallup, Washington 98373 USA Phone: 1-253-209-7837 Fax: 1-310-825-0465

 

Program committee:

Sherry Ginn (USA), Paul Foley (Australia), Peter Koelher (The Netherlands), Frank Stahnisch (Canada), Marco Piccolino (Italy), François Clarac (France), Jacques Poirier (France), J.G. Barbara (France), Claude Debru (France), Pierre Buser (France), Michel Meulders (Belgium), Marjorie Lorch (UK).

 

 

The ishn encourages all presenters to submit completed papers to the society’s official publication, the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences : Basic and Clinical Perspectives. We especially urge members to recommend the journal to their institutions' libraries, as the core English-language journal of the history of the neurosciences. Institutional subscriptions include both print and online editions.

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