IBNS 14th Annual Meeting
 

June 1-5, 2005

Santa Fe, New Mexico
Land of Enchantment

 

 

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MEETING INFORMATION
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WELCOME

You are cordially invited to participate in the Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, June 1-5, 2005, at the Hilton of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.  Keynote speakers include Larry Cahill and Robert Dantzer. Sue Carter will give the Presidential address. Special symposia highlight autism in rodents, stress and behavior, endophenotypes in psychiatry, ventral striatal organizaton and physiology,  and acute stress effects on memory.  Oral and poster presentations and student travel awards remain available.  Please follow links on this page to register and submit an abstract. We look forward to welcoming you to our conference in enchanting Santa Fe. 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

November 3, 2004 Symposia Proposal Deadline
February 7, 2005 Travel Award Applications Due
February 21, 2005 Abstracts Due - THIS DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 1, 2005
March 10, 2005 Notification - Travel Awards
March 31, 2005 Late Abstract Deadline
April 25, 2005 Discounted Registration Ends
April 25, 2005 Deadline for Exhibitor Registration and Ads
May 2, 2005 Hotel Reservation Deadline
May 16, 2005 Last Day for Refunds
May 16, 2005 Online Registration Ends (On-site registration will be available)
June 1-5, 2005 Conference Dates, Wednesday – Sunday

 

PROGRAM SUMMARY - Click here to view Preliminary Program

Time   Wednesday, June 1   Thursday, June 2   Friday, June 3   Saturday, June 4
8:00   Exhibitor Setup 8-12            
                 
        Slide Blitz        
            Symposium 2   Symposium 4
9:00   Satellite Symposium   Student Awardees   8:30-10:30   8:30-10:30
    Organizer: Stefan Brudzynski       Integrative function    Ventral striatal 
        8:15-10:15   of the hypothalamus   organization and physiology
                Chair:  Jacques
10:00   IBNS Registration       Chair:  Yoichi Ueta   H. Abraini
    9:00 -14:00            
        Oral Session 2        
        10:30-11:42   Presidential  Lecture   Keynote Speaker
11:00       Aversive Behavior   10:45   10:45
            C. Sue Carter   Robert Dantzer
                 
                 
12:00   Exhibits will be open from noon Wednesday through Saturday afternoon            
      Council        
      Meeting        
      (11:45 - 13:15)        
1:00               NIH Grant 
                Workshop
    13:30 Welcome and        Symposium 3   (12:45 -14:15)
    Exhibitor Introduction               Student   13:15-15:15    
2:00   Myers Award       Modeling different    
    14:00 - 14:30             Workshop   facets of disease -    
    Oral Session 1       toward endophenotypes   Business
    14:30-15:24   13:15-15:15   Chairs:  Haim   Meeting
3:00   Chemistry of Behavior       Einat & Henry Szechtman   14:15-15:15
                Refreshments    
        Refreshments   Symposium 1   & Exhibits   Symposium 5
    & Exhibits   15:15-17:15   Myers Award   15:15-17:15
4:00   Oral Session 1 continued   Modeling behavioral     15:45-16:15   Acute stress
    15:55-16:49   symptoms of autism in rodents   Oral Session 3   effects on memory
            16:15-17:27   Chair:  James C.
        Chairs: Jacqueline       Woodson
5:00   Keynote Speaker     17:00   Crawley & Stephen W. Porges   Animal Models    
                 
    Larry Cahill           Oral Session 4
        Poster Session 1   Poster Session 2   17:30-18:24
6:00   Reception   (42 posters)   (41 posters)    
    18:00-19:00           Plasticity
    Hilton Hotel   (& Exhibits)   (& Exhibits)    
                 
7:00       17:30-19:30   17:30-19:30    
                 
                 
                 
8:00               Banquet
                 
                19:00
                 
9:00                
                 
                 
                 
10:00                
                Adjourn

   

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

The major goal of the meeting is to bring together scientists whose interests are in the broad area of understanding the neural control of behavior. We cordially invite members and nonmembers alike to attend our Annual Meeting. The program will include plenary lectures, oral communications, and poster sessions. Topics will focus on a number of themes including, but not limited to: Learning, Memory, and Neuronal Plasticity; Ingestive Behavior; Drugs of Abuse and Psychopharmacology; Behavioral Endocrinology; Behavioral Genetics; and Psychoneuroimmunology.  Click here to view Preliminary Program.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstracts may be prepared on any subject related to the general area of behavioral neuroscience. Both members and nonmembers may submit abstracts. More than one abstract may be submitted by each author. Only abstracts which are submitted electronically will be accepted. Please view the new abstract instructions and guidelines at: www.ibnshomepage.org/abstract05.aspAll abstracts are due by February 21, 2005.

Only registered participants will be allowed to present talks or posters. Late abstracts will be considered for the poster sessions only.

Click here to go to the abstract instruction and submission page

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

 

SPECIAL SYMPOSIA

How would you model the behavioral symptoms of autism in rodents? Chairs: Jacqueline N. Crawley, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, and Stephen W. Porges, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Integrative function of the hypothalamus in autonomic, endocrine responses to stress and behavioral changes.  Chair:  Yoichi Ueta, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.

Modeling different facets of disease - steps toward exploration of endophenotypes in psychiatry.  Chairs:  Haim Einat, University of Minnesota-Duluth, MN, USA, and Henry Szechtman, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

New insights in ventral striatal organization and physiology: perspectives for the behavioral sciences.  Chair:  Jacques H. Abraini, Universite de Caen, Caen, France. 

The paradox of acute stress effects on memory: Contrasting views, competing approaches, & compatible findings.   Chair:  James C. Woodson, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida. 

 
WORKSHOPS

NIH Grant Workshop:     To be announced.

Student Workshop:     To be announced.

 

SATELLITES

Ultrasonic vocalization in rodents.
Behavioural and neural determinants of call production.


Santa Fe, NM, Wednesday, June 01, 2005 approx. from 8:45am -12:30pm

Satellite Preliminary Program

  8:45 am Stefan M. Brudzynski (Brock University)
    Opening Remarks
     
  9:00 am Robert & Caroline Blanchard (University of Hawaii)
    The Environmental and Pharmacological Control of Ultrasonic Alarm Cries in the Laboratory Rat
     
  9:25 am Klaus Miczek (Tufts University)
    Maternal Separation Distress: Serotonergic Mechanisms and Thermoregulation in Rodents
     
  9:50 am Susan Brunelli (New York State Psychiatric Institute)
    Developmental and Behavioral Regulation of a Socially-Mediated Separation Response
     
  10:15 am Coffee Break (20 min)
     
  10:35 am Harry Shair (New York State Psychiatric Institute)
    Physiological Mechanisms Underlying a Socially-Mediated Separation Response
     
  11:00 am Thoms H. Brown (Yale University)
    Using Rat Ultrasonic Vocalizations as Stimuli and Responses
     
  11:25 am Jeff Burgdorf and Jaak Panksepp (Bowling Green State University)
    Neurobiology of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations
     
  11:50 am Stefan M. Brudzynski (Brock University)
    Function of the Mesolimbic Cholinergic System in the Production of Alarm Calls in Rats
     
  12:15 pm General Discussion
     
  12:30 pm Adjourn


GENERAL INFORMATION

FACTS, TIPS AND INFORMATION
 
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Elevation: 6344 feet     
 
Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -7 hours
Daylight saving time: +1 hour
Current time zone offset: UTC/GMT -6 hours
Time zone abbreviation: MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
 
Shuttle Service between Santa Fe and Albuquerque
 
Getting to and around in Santa Fe:
http://www.esc.sandia.gov/dsmcgetSF.html
http://santafe.org/Visiting_Santa_Fe/Plan_Your_Trip/Getting_To_and_Around_Santa_Fe/index.html
 
There are two companies offering shuttle service, both have check-in counters at the Albuquerque Airport on the Baggage Claim Level across from Southwest's Baggage Carousel #3. 
 
Sandia Shuttle Express 1-888-775-5696  http://www.sandiashuttle.com/

Santa Fe Shuttle 1-888-833-2300 or
(505) 243-2300 http://www.sfshuttle.com/

 
Telephone Area Code for Santa Fe and all New Mexico is: 505
Tax added to all lodging bills is 11.437%
Tax added to all sales is 6.4375%
 
Foreign Currency Exchange:  It is recommended that you exchange foreign currency prior to arriving in Santa Fe as there are limited facilities.  (One site suggested that there were NO facilities to exchange currency and another site recommended one place:  
Bank of America, $300 limit, 1234 St. Michaels Dr., Santa Fe, NM 87505, 473-8211.)
 
Note: ATMs located in all areas of Santa Fe
 
Here’s an interactive map that can help you located places of interest, restaurants and the hotel!  http://santafe.org/CultureMap/index.html
 
Hotel Contact Info:
 
Hilton of Santa Fe
100 Sandoval Street
Santa Fe, NM87501  Phone: 505-986-2811 
800 #: 800-445-8667
Fax:  505-986-6439
Website: www.hiltonofsantafe.com
 
For services available:  http://www.santafestation.com/cat_indx_pubserve.html
 
FREE visitors guide will be mailed to you!  The guide has very helpful information.  It takes about 10 days to receive a copy in the US.  http://www.santafe.org/Visitors_Guide/


LOCATION

Santa Fe, New Mexico, a charming 400 year old city set at the base of the Rocky Mountains is a place of art, history and culture surrounded by stunning natural beauty.  Numerous and varied attractions, world-class performing and visual arts, expansive outdoor life and surrounding historic towns and villages make Santa Fe a place for refined relaxation. With more than 250 art galleries, it is the third largest art market in the U.S. In addition, the city has more than a dozen museums housing some of the finest collections of their kind. Santa Fe has long been a destination for food lovers with a savory regional cuisine, more than 200 restaurants and a long list of noted chefs.  Ranked as one of America’s top 10 travel destinations for the twelfth straight year, Santa Fe will be a delightful location for the next IBNS annual meeting. 

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

The Hilton of Santa Fe will be our host hotel.  Individuals should make reservations directly with the hotel at (505) 988-2811 or toll-free at (800) 336-3676 and request the group rate of $149 for IBNS participants.  Reservations must be received by Monday, May 2, 2005. 
 

ATTRACTIONS

Below are some links and site information from the Local Organizing Committee. 

Please visit www.santafe.org or www.sfaol.com for complete information on Santa Fe and activities.

Photos from Santa Fe, Hilton and Bandelier can be viewed on the IBNS website.  http://www.ibnshomepage.org/SantaFePhotos/index.htm.

From H. Moore Arnold:

On the North side of Albuquerque is the Sandia Peak Tramway. Used for Skiing in the winter; but "breathtaking views" and mountain biking in summer. There is a restaurant at the top. It is the "Worlds Longest Tramway" and takes you up to 10,378 feet.  http://www.sandiapeak.com/

About 30-45 min drive further north from Santa Fe lands you in Los Alamos, NM (where I grew up). This is where the Atomic Bomb was invented and one can learn about this and more at the Bradbury Science Museum http://www.lanl.gov/museum/ . A few minutes further and you're at Bandelier National Monument http://www.nps.gov/band/, the site of ancient Native American ruins, and the Jemez Mountains. In addition, The Jemez Mountains offer many opportunities for summer sports, hiking, and scenic touring.

Here is a website for someone who took a trip past some of these areas. http://www.worldlynx.net/theplace/nm/nm.htm

Between Albuquerque and Santa Fe is Cochiti Lake (great golf course) and outdoor fun. Here's a link: http://www.newmexico.org/place/loc/hunting/page/DB-place/category/Array/place/1854.html


From Caroline Blanchard:

SANTA FE AND VICINITY

Bob and I have been through Santa Fe many times, in part because we have family in Colorado and the Albuquerque airport is closer than Denver, but also just because we like it very much. Here is some information on its history and present attractions.

A BRIEF HISTORY

The City of Santa Fe was originally occupied by a number of Pueblo Indian villages with founding dates between 1050 to 1150.  The "Kingdom of New Mexico" –part of the Spanish Empire— was first claimed for the Spanish Crown by the conquistador don Francisco Vasques de Coronado in 1540, 70 years before the founding of Santa Fe. The second Governor and Captain-General of New Mexico, don Pedro de Peralta, moved the capital to Santa Fe in 1610 (the Palace of the Governors dates from this time). During the next 70 years, Spanish soldiers and officials, as well as Franciscan missionaries, sought to subjugate and convert the Pueblo Indians of the region. The indigenous population at the time was close to 100,000 people, who spoke nine languages and lived in an estimated 70 pueblos, many of which exist today.

In 1680, Pueblo Indians revolted against some 2,500 Spanish colonists, killing 400 of them and driving the rest back into Mexico. The conquering Pueblos sacked Santa Fe and burned most of the buildings, except the Palace of the Governors. Pueblo Indians occupied Santa Fe until 1692-93, when don Diego de Vargas reestablished Spanish control.

When Mexico gained its independence from Spain, Santa Fe became the capital of the province of New Mexico. In 1821 William Becknell opened the 1,000 mile-long Santa Fe Trail. During the Mexican American War, an American army general, Stephen Watts Kearny, took Santa Fe and raised the American flag over the Plaza. Two years later, in1848, Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding New Mexico and California to the United States.

In 1851, Jean Lamy, Vicar Apostolic, and later Archbishop, arrived in Santa Fe. Saint Francis Cathedral, one of 45 churches he built in New Mexico, is in the French Romanesque style. It was constructed of locally quarried stone, on the site of an adobe church destroyed in the Pueblo Revolt. Portions of the old adobe parish church remain in the form of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, which houses a wooden stature of the Virgin know as La Conquistadora, Our Lady of the Conquest. La Conquistadora was first brought to Santa Fe in 1625 and was returned to the city by the armies of don Diego de Vargas during the reconquest of 1692-93.

For 27 days in March and April of 1862, the Confederate flag of Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley flew over Santa Fe until he was defeated by Union troops. With the arrival of the telegraph in 1868 and the coming of the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Railroad in 1880, Santa Fe and New Mexico underwent an economic revolution. Corruption in government, however, accompanied the growth, and President Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Lew Wallace as a territorial governor to "clean up New Mexico." Wallace did such a good job that Billy the Kid threatened to come up to Santa Fe and kill him. Wallace wrote “Ben Hur” in Santa Fe during his tenure as territorial governor; part of a continuing Santa Fe tradition of artists and writers.

New Mexico gained statehood in 1912 and Santa Fe has been the capital city since statehood. It is the oldest capital city in the United States and the oldest European community in the U.S. west of the Mississippi. The Palace of the Governors, on the north side of the Plaza, is the oldest public building in the United States.

Santa Fe has been a seat of government under the flags of Spain, Mexico, the Confederacy, and the United States of America.

. . . AND SOME CURRENT ATTRACTIONS.

Santa Fe is absolutely chock a’block with culture. It has nine museums, including the Governors’ Palace; the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum; The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian; the Santa Fe Children's Museum; the Museum of International Folk Art; and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology. There are always some interesting musical events going on, although the world famous Santa Fe opera will not be open while we are there (an important factor in the low room rates at the Hilton!). Santa Fe is also famous for its art galleries and antique stores, old (rare) book stores, and upscale shopping, as well as for its restaurants. I have particularly been asked to say a few words about the last of these.

. . . Restaurants.

During the course of perhaps half a dozen visits to Santa Fe over the course of a quarter of a century, I have familiarized myself extensively and expansively with the food of this city. More than most towns, this is one in which bad restaurants simply don’t survive.

Santa Fe is the home of the Southwest, chile-inspired, version of “fusion cuisine.” This is well represented in an upscale and elegant (and expensive) manner at the Coyote Café and Geronimos (about $60.00 per person, all inclusive). Pasquales is also very good, and a little less expensive. Coyote Café and Pasquales’ (haven’t eaten at Geronimos, but it is very well reviewed) dishes are sometimes pretty spicy. Ask if worried. Each of these 3 restaurants has had one or more cookbooks published, so you can try things you really liked at home later.
For plain Tex-Mex, our favorite is Tomasitas, about 4 blocks from the Hilton. It is huge, does not take reservations, and is always full. You sign in and they give you a pager. Try the tequila gold margaritas while you are waiting, or walk around the area (it is right beside the Sanbusco shopping center). Dinner with drinks, taxes and tip will be about $20.00 per person. There are lots of other Tex-Mex choices, all pretty good to excellent, and few of them expensive.

Indian (Asian) food is represented by two very good restaurants, one on Cerrillos Road and harder to get to without a car, while the other is 3 or 4 blocks from the Hilton, along Water Street, on one side of the municipal parking lot. Both have excellent buffet lunches for substantially less than ten dollars and their night-time fare is also very reasonable. There are also good Chinese and Japanese restaurants within easy walking distance of the Hilton.

This is just scratching the surface. Go to any restaurant where you can see lots of people at appropriate times, and you are very likely to have a good meal.

. . . Shopping.

Shopping is outstanding. Our particular favorites (yes, we are a little odd) are the mineral and fossil shops, but there are also excellent clothing, jewelry, and pottery stores, as well as both antique and contemporary Santa-Fe style furniture. It has been estimated that there are over 200 art and antique stores in the city. Architectural antiques are a particular feature, in case you need an old (and often very large) carved wooden door, stair railing, or molding. Old maps, prints, and books are also to be had in many galleries. All of these tend to be high quality and expensive, but there are also street vendors, especially of southwest jewelry and pottery, and these are less so.

Another, and more reasonable, shopping venue is the flea-market several miles north of town. While it requires a car, its worth the trouble….has been named the #2 flea-market in the country, with scores of more or less permanent booths selling art works, jewelry and beads, minerals and fossils, antiques, junk and just about everything else under the sun. Well worth a visit!

THE HILTON (CONFERENCE HOTEL)

. . . incorporates an historic hacienda. Some of our meeting and dining rooms, as well as the 3 casitas, are part of this earlier structure. It is low-rise and relatively small; as, indeed, is the entire town: Buildings within the city limits can be no more than 3 floors, and must be adobe. The public rooms of the Hilton feature a number of antiques, which can be immediately detected because they really are old and often battered; in Santa Fe this is considered a big plus. The restaurants in the hotel are the el Cañon, open for a quite inexpensive lunch and also serving as a bar at night; and the Pinon grill, open for dinner.

The Santa Fe Hilton has a fantastic location for shopping, restaurants, and sight-seeing. It is downtown, about 3 blocks from the Plaza and the old Palace of the Governors. Many if not most of the town’s attractions can easily be reached on foot. I mention proximity to food, shopping, and cultural sites as a major plus because you don=t need a car in Santa Fe, if staying at the Hilton. There is a true bargain shuttle ($43 round trip) between the Albuquerque airport (about 50 miles away) and several Santa Fe hotels, including the Hilton. A car is only necessary if you opt for pre- or post-conference visits to the Pueblos or other interesting sites in the area; in which case rent a car only when needed. However, the Hilton has agreed to waive the ten dollar/day parking fee for guests registered at the hotel, so although a car is not necessary it is also not going to result in a lot of parking fees.

AND ENVIRONS….

Santa Fe is near the center of an area of intriguing sites, from Carlsbad Caverns (south); through Los Alamos and Bandelier Ruins, Albiquiu (Georgia O’Keeffe’s home), Chaco Canyon, and Durango, Colorado (all northwest); Taos (north); and Pecos Pueblo (northeast). A number of Native American pueblos are also located north and northwest of Santa Fe, some of which may be visited. The landscapes of the high plains areas northeast of Santa Fe (many of which are familiar through the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe) are haunting. More later on specific destinations I hope you will explore, and be sure to visit the Santa Fe website: http://www.santafe.org/.

Caroline Blanchard



REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Curved Up Ribbon: SATELLITES
 

Discounted registration fees are available for members and nonmembers.  Additional discounts will be given to members and students.  To take advantage of the Member discounted rate you must be current on your dues.   Deadline for discounted registration is April 25, 2005.  Fees paid after April 25 will be $50 higher.  Nonmembers submitting a completed membership application, CV and dues may register at the Member rate; however, membership is tentative pending approval by the Membership Committee and IBNS Council.  Spouses and other nonscientist family members may register as guests.  Registration fees include banquet fees for the participant only.  Fees for abstracts submitted by March 1 will be $40 each and $50 per abstract for those submitted after March 1.  Note: All fees must be paid in U.S. currency.  Registration fees, minus a $25.00 administrative handling fee, are refundable if a written request is received on or before May 16, 2005.  No refunds will be granted after that date. 

  Click here to go to registration form

Click here to pay dues or pay registration fees

VISA/PASSPORT

Due to space restraints and constantly changing guidelines, we are unable to list regulations for the 33 countries represented by the IBNS. Please contact your local government for current regulations.

 

TRANSPORTATION

All transportation arrangements should be made by the individual.  Additional information will be posted in the near future.


TRAVEL AWARDS

A limited number of student travel awards will be available for this meeting. To qualify, you must be a student presenting a paper as first author at this IBNS meeting. Undergraduate, graduate and post doctoral students may apply. Applicants for these awards must be members of the Society, or apply for membership prior to the time the application is submitted. Your application should include: IBNS abstract; personal statement (your goals in behavioral neuroscience, one page); curriculum vita; and one support letter from your advisor, program director or chair which includes a description of the role you played in the research being presented. Travel Award recipients will be required to present a poster AND participate in a short slide blitz session. 

Applications must be sent in a single email to the IBNS Central Office (ibns@ibnshomepage.org) with a copy to Robert Gerlai, Chairperson of the Education and Training Committee, (robert_gerlai@yahoo.com) Please note all files must be either in the text of the email or sent as attachments to the same email. Do not send multiple emails or replacement files, they will not be processed. You will receive an acknowledgement from the Committee Chairperson within 48 hours by email to notify you that your application was received. If you do not receive an acknowledgement of receipt, please contact the IBNS Central Office.  Applicants must also submit the same abstract online through our abstract submission form.

 

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

The IBNS was formed to encourage research and education in the field of behavioral neuroscience. Anyone interested in the mission of the Society is invited to apply for membership. Membership in the IBNS is not required to submit an abstract or attend the annual meeting; however, membership does include discounted registration fees.  IBNS membership forms can be obtained from the IBNS Central Office or online at http://www.ibnshomepage.org/membershipappform.htm

Click here to go to membership application form

Click here to pay dues

 

ABSTRACT INSTRUCTIONS

Please note the instructions for submission of abstracts--read carefully to assure your abstract is in the correct format.

  • All abstracts must be submitted electronically by the PRESENTING author.. 
  • Authors may submit more than one abstract; however, each abstract must be submitted separately electronically.
  •  Abstracts will not be accepted unless formatted according to instructions. 
  • Abstracts are due in the IBNS Central Office by February 21, 2005.  THIS DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 1, 2005.
  • Title:  USE ALL CAPS.      
  • The text is to be prepared as a single paragraph and single-spaced. Your abstract text  (needs to include title and 
    author information) should be no longer than 1600 characters or approximately 300 words. If typed using a 12 point 
    Times New Roman font, your printed abstract should be approximately 4.5 x 6.25 inches. No photos or tables will 
    be accepted with or in the abstracts.
  • When typing or copying the text for your abstract into the box provided on the form your TITLE, AUTHORS, AND 
    AFFILIATIONS are REQUIRED.  Even though you type your title and authors in the preceeding boxes, you MUST 
    also include them with your abstract.  The abstracts for the program book are copied directly from the abstract box 
    on the form.

            Sample Abstract

AFFERENT REGULATION OF THE BASAL FOREBRAIN CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM. Bruno, J.P.; Sarter, M. Dept. of Psychology and Neuroscience Program. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 USA.

The basal forebrain cholinergic system diffusely innervates the neocortex and mediates attentional processing. We have utilized ...

 

Poster Guidelines:

Prepare posters for display on a corkboard surface. Posters will be attached to the poster boards with push pins. Surface area is 4' x 8').    For the top of your poster prepare a banner including the title, authors and institutional affiliations. Lettering for this section should be at least 1 inch high.

 

Oral Presentation Guidelines:

Unless otherwise indicated oral presentations will be 10 minutes in length with an additional 5 minutes for discussion. Audio-Visual Support for Oral Presentations:     The meeting will accommodate the following formats for all oral presentations:  slides and PowerPoint presentations.  The IBNS will provide a laptop (PC) equipped with the Microsoft PowerPoint program and an LCD projector.  Ideally, presenters electing to utilize PowerPoint should have copies of their presentations on preferably a Zip disk or a CD so that we can expeditiously move from one speaker to the next.  Presenters are also welcome to bring their own laptops provided that they readily interface with the LCD projector - however, it is still suggested that you bring a copy of your presentation on Zip or CD.  Other visual equipment may be available by request only. 

 It is anticipated that more abstracts and requests for oral presentations will be submitted than can be accommodated at this Conference. Therefore, acceptance for presentation and type of presentation will be at the discretion of the Program Committee. 

Click here to submit abstract electronically

 

COMMITTEES

Program Committee

Chairperson - Gary Coover - gcoover@wpo.cso.niu.edu
Andrew Holmes (Co-Chair)
Jacques Abraini
Caroline Blanchard
Marcus Brandao
Jacqueline Crawley
Markus Heilig
Athina Markou
Emmanuel Onaivi
Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp
Paul Rushing
Tori Schaefer (student representative)
 

Education and Training Committee

Chairperson - Robert Gerlai - robert_gerlai@yahoo.com
Robert Adamec (Co-Chair)
Kyle Frantz,
Francisco Gonzalez-Lima
Vickie Risbrough (Student)
Susan Powell
Martin Sarter
Pascual Gargiulo

Local Organizing Committee

Chairperson - Robert Blanchard - blanchar@hawaii.edu
Moore Arnold
Isadora Bielsky
Caroline Blanchard
 


For additional information, please contact:

 

IBNS Central Office
Marianne Van Wagner, Executive Coordinator
8181 Tezel Road #10269
San Antonio, Texas 78250  USA
Telephone:  (830) 796-9393 or
(866) 377-4416 (toll-free from within the US)
Fax:  (830) 796-9394
Email:  ibns@ibnshomepage.org