It gives me the greatest pleasure to invite you to join us at the next International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases to be held in Toronto from July 5-9, 2016. We are very excited to be hosting this important conference in Toronto as the Congress has been located in Europe for its meetings excepting the inaugural meeting in Vancouver in 2002. We hope to follow in the successful footsteps of the meetings in Vancouver, Istanbul, Naples and Nice. At the meeting in Nice in 2014, it was decided that the Congress would move to a two-year cycle instead of meeting every four years. At that meeting, Toronto won the bid to host the next International Congress in 2016

We have developed robust committees: International, program and local organizing, that are populated by outstanding neuromuscular physicians. The program committee is planning a fabulous program ranging across the spectrum of neuromuscular disorders. We will have sessions on muscular dystrophies, other myopathies, myasthenia gravis, polyneuropathies, spinal cord disorders, and neurofibromatosis to name some of the major themes within the Congress. We will have updates on our understanding of the genetics, pathogenesis, evaluation and treatment of neuromuscular disorders. At the end of this Congress, we hope that attendees feel that they have garnered the most up-to-date information available in neuromuscular disorders.

The members of the local organizing committee are very proud to be hosting the ICNMD2016 and look forward to welcoming you to our city and country. Toronto and its environs are an amazing place to visit. Our multicultural city has many diverse neighborhoods of interest to visitors. Short distances away are wonderful attractions such as Niagara Falls. We also have easy access to the North Country for those who are interested in visiting the Canadian wilderness. The meeting promises to be highly rewarding on a social basis as well as on an intellectual basis.

Please mark in your calendars the dates of the ICNMD2016, July 5 - 9, 2016, so that you may join your colleagues in what we hope will be a fantastic meeting.

Sincerely,

Dr. Vera Bril
Ellen & Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases
University Health Network
University of Toronto

Welcome to the website for the 9th International Epilepsy Colloquium which takes place at Church House Conference Centre in Westminster, London on 22 - 24 June, 2016.

This site will enable you to register your attendance at the meeting and it provides all the necessary information which you will need to make arrangements for travel and accommodation in London.

Our primary theme for this year's meeting is Surgical and targeted treatments for acquired lesions.

This symposium is the ninth in a series of focused high level symposia that address specific areas of epileptology, with a particular emphasis on the place of surgical treatments. This symposium focuses on the place of surgical treatment the treatment of epilepsies with acquired causes: stroke, trauma, tumour, infections and autoimmune conditions, with keynote lectures on the role of the blood–brain barrier and inflammatory pathways in the pathogenesis of epilepsies.

The Organising Committee for this event are:

Local

Tim Wehner
John Duncan
Matthew Walker

International

Alexis Arzimanoglou , France
Gavin Giovanonni , UK
Hajo Hamer ,Germany
Edouard Hirsch , France
Philippe Kahane , France
Samden Lhatoo US
Hans Lüders , US
Felix Rosenow , Germany
Philippe Ryvlin , Switzerland/France
Ley Sander , UK/The Netherlands
Raman Sankar , US
Gagandeep Singh , India
Annamaria Vezzani , Italy
Angela Vincent , UK 

We are pleased to offer concessionary rates for non-medical attendees. We are also able to offer a limited number of poster displays for those who may be required to present a poster to enable their attendance at the meeting. If you wish to take up this opportunity, please make your request to our organising team using the email address on the Contact page.

This will be a highly informative and engaging meeting and we anticipate that spaces will fill up quickly, so we invite you to register your attendance as soon as possible to secure your place.

We look forward to welcoming you to London.

Welcome to the joint meeting of: 5th International Conference of Cerebral Palsy (ICPC) 28th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD) 1st Biennial Meeting of the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability (IAACD)

This year pediatric neurologists from all over the world gather in Amsterdam for ICNC 2016. Amsterdam has a long tradition in research on neurometabolic disorders. Pediatric neurologists with an interest in metabolic disease should also consider the symposium “Organelles and Neurometabolic Disease: a practical approach”, April 30th, prior to the start of ICNC 2016.

Program is available here and registration is available through this link: https://amc.congrezzo.nl/satellite/registration

Contact: neurometab2016@amc.uva.nl

http://pednevro.pedkl.si/vesti/2015/09/workshop-on-childhood-dystonia/

GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCAL ORGANISATION AND REGISTRATION

Address:
David Neubauer
Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
Chair of Paediatrics
Postgraduate Course on Child & Developmental Neurology
Tel: + 386 5229231 

Fax: + 386 5224070

E-mail: david.neubauer@mf.uni-lj.si

Secretary: Ms. Branka Kenda

Tel: + 386 5229226

Fax: + 386 5224070

E-mail: branka.kenda@mf.uni-lj.si

W: http://pednevro.pedkl.si/vesti/2015/03/iii-podiplomski-tecaj-otroske-nevrologije-pton-iii/

VENUES

Day 1 (February 12, 2016) Grand Hotel Union, Miklošičeva 1, Ljubljana, SI

Day 2 (February 13, 2016) University Rehabilitation Institute, Linhartova 51, Ljubljana, SI

Registration fee:

100 Eur

Address: Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana

PTON III

Bank account: SI5601100-6030708380, VAT No:44752385

For Slovenia: 01100-6030708380 (sklic 230-019-15)Davčna: 44752385

ACCOMODATION

The information will follow soon.

GUEST SPEAKERS:

LOCAL ORGANISATION AND REGISTRATION

Jean-Pierre Lin

Evelina Children’s Hospital

London, UK

University of Zagreb, School of Medicine

Zagreb, Croatia

University Medical Centre

Ljubljana, Slovenia

University Institute of Rehabilitation

Ljubljana, Slovenia

University Institute of Rehabilitation

Ljubljana, Slovenia

The impact and prognosis of dystonia in childhood

[Lin]

09.45 – 10.00 discussion

Congenital CMV infection – a common cause of disability

[Mejaški-Bošnjak]

10.45 – 11.30 discussion and coffe break

Inborn erorrs of metabolism presenting with dystonia

[Žerjav – Tanšek]

12.30 – 12.45 discussion

Management of status dystonicus and sever dystonia/spasticity

[Lin]

15.30 – 15.45 discussion

Scoring systems and questionaires for evaluating dystonia

[Groleger – Sršen]

15.30 – 16.15 discussion and coffee break

Dystonia – therapeutic considerations

[Lin]

17.15 – 19.00 discussions and get together

Short presentation of the paediatric part of the institute

[Damjan]

Dyskinetic cerebral palsy

[Damjan]

09.45 – 10.30 discussion and coffee break

Current advances in paediatric movement disorders and video presentations

[Lin]

12.00 – 12.15 discussion

Presentations of difficult cases from Slovenia and discussion on therapeutic possibilities

This year’s DSUK Professional & Family Conference will be held on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November at the Tower Hotel St Katherine’s Way, London E1W.

The first day will be our inaugural Professional Conference and marks a landmark in our commitment to education and raising awareness among neurologists, epilepsy nurses, researchers and other professionals. This is the only event of its type in the UK and we are confident of its positive impact on all those affected by Dravet Syndrome.

View Professional Day Agenda

Saturday’s Conference is open to all families and will be rounded off by a DSUK party, including a disco and complimentary buffet.

View Family Day Agenda

Please book your places online here. If you require any further information, please email teresa.f@dravet.org.uk

First ICNA-CNS Central American Pediatric Neurology Meeting. Tegucigalpa, Honduras. September 24 and 25^th-2015 (Primer Congreso Centroamericano organizado por la asociación de Neurología Pediátrica Internacional (ICNA), la Sociedad de Neurología Pediátrica de U.S.A. (CNS) y la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Septiembre 24 y 25 del 2015. ).

This meeting is organized by the Child Neurology Society (CNS) and International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) in collaboration with “Universidad National Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH)”.

Panel of speakers:

D. Kenton Holden. Professor of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSK).

Dr. Robert Rust. Professor of Pediatric Neurology, University of Virginia.

Dr. Debabrata Ghosh. Director, Movement Disorder Clinic and   Associate Professor at Nationwide Children’s Hospital - The Ohio State University.

Dr. Marco Tulio Medina. Director of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) for Latin American, Chair of the International League against Epilepsy for Latin America and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Honduras (UNAH).

Dr. Jose Antonio Samra. Co-Director of the Pediatric Department at the National University of Honduras (UNAH).

Dr. Angel Hernandez. Chief of Neurology, Director, Department for Magneto- Encephalography  and Co-Director for The Jane y John Justin Neurosciences Center, Cook Children Health Care System Fort Worth.

Dr. Jorge Vidaurre. Chair of the International Committee, Child Neurology Society. Director, Pediatric Clinical Neurophysiology Program and EEG laboratory at Nationwide Children’s Hospital-The Ohio State University.

Organizer committee:

1.      Dr. Marco Tulio Medina (Honduras)

2.      Dr. Hebel Oziel Urquia Ozorio (Honduras)

3.      Dr. Rene Silva ( El Salvador)

4.      Dr. Ken Holden (USA)

5.      Dr. Jorge Vidaurre (USA)

The 11th Pan Arab Child Neurology Conference (PACNA) in collaboration with 19th Annual Conference of Egyptian Society of Child Neuro-Psychiatry (ESCNP) & International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), African Child Neurology Association ( ACNA ) and Both Saudi Epilepsy Society & Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society and 3rd Alexandria Pediatric Neurology Dept. will be held in Palestine Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt from April 1 - 3, 2015
http://www.icnapedia.org/explore/articles/announcements/entry/2014/10/01/11th-pan-arab-child-neurology-conference-pacna

The Sudanese Association of Paediatricians in association with the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), the African Child Neurology Association (ACNA) and the Sudanese Society of Neuroscience is happy to announce the ICNA educational meeting to be held in Khartoum, Sudan from 28-30 January 2015. The meeting will be held under the kind patronage of His Excellency the Khartoum State Minister of Health. The scientific programme comprising of plenary lectures and workshops. A Nile cruise and trip to the pyramids are also planned as part of the social programme.

http://www.icnapedia.org/explore/articles/announcements/entry/2014/10/01/icna-child-neurology-educational-meeting-in-khartoum-sudan-khartoum

The 13th. International Child Neurology Congress will be held in the city of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguazú River Mouth), Brazil, from  4 to 9 May 2014. This is the second time that an ICNC is held in Latin America the first one being in Buenos Aires, Argentina,  in 1992.

visit the congress website at http://icnc2014.com

The worldwide recognition of Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), or Janz Syndrome, has created confusion about the criteria, treatment in the different age groups, and lifestyle recommendations. Patients with JME still face suboptimal management.

In the past five years many studies in JME patients have provided new insights, which will be addressed in the International Conference on JME held at the Bel Air Hotel, The Hague, The Netherlands on October 26^th - 28^th 2012

This symposium will provide a contemporary account of research findings investigating early brain-behaviour relationships and prognostic indicators relevant to clinical practice. Experimental, clinical and epidemiological techniques designed to assess the development of cognitive, emotional and social behaviour will be described. A host of leading international speakers will participate in this symposium in order to consider contemporary knowledge of the effects of genetics and the environment on neurocognitive development and prognostic indicators that can inform medical and psycho-social interventions.

Baby Brains Around the World Project: An International On-Line Conference

Dates: Website Open Between 23 April  - 4 June 2012

As well as standard registration to attend the symposium in person it is now possible to register for ON-LINE ONLY access to the conference. The on-line Baby Brains project aims to widen communication & networking opportunities as far as possible for academics and practitioners across the globe interested in early human cognition and its developmental pathways. 

Lectures will be filmed and broadcast on the secure conference website by UCL Media Services.

On-line delegates will have electronic access to:

• Live streaming and video files of lectures available to watch repeatedly until 4th June 2012.
• Proceedings of the conference.
• All lecture hand-outs.
• All scientific posters.
• Interactive delegate discussion forums.
• Details of information from our sponsors.

N.B. Delegates who register to attend the conference in person will also have access to all aspects of the on-line conference until 4 June 2012.

Call for Abstracts for Posters

• Abstracts on any aspect of paediatric neuropsychology will be considered.
• All accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement of Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology in April 2012 as part of the proceedings.
• All posters will be displayed electronically in JPEG format on the conference website (available to delegates only). Delegates who register to attend the conference in person will also display on poster boards.
• Each author may submit any number of abstracts.
• Abstract submission deadline is Monday 9 January 2012

• Abstract submission form click here
• Information for Posters click here

Speakers and working titles:

Professor Jocelyne Bachevalier, Emory University, USA

• Neuroanatomy of the developing social brain
• Nonhuman primate models of infant memory development

Professor Tanya Byron, Edge Hill University, UK

• The effects of the digital world on childrens' behavioural and emotional development

Professor Helen Cross, UCL Institute of Child Health, UK 

• Outcomes following epilepsy in infancy

Dr. Naomi Dale, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, UK

• Outcomes following visual impairment in infancy

Dr. Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz, INSERM-CEA, France

• Nature and nurture in language acquisition: Anatomical and functional brain-imaging studies in infants

Professor Adele Diamond, The University of British Columbia, Canada

• Biological processes in prevention and intervention
• Development and functions of the frontal lobes in infancy

Professor Christopher Gillberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 

• ESSENCE: Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations
• Early indicators of social and attention disorders

Professor Paavo Leppänen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

•  Early neurobiological predictors of developmental language-related disorders

Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Birkbeck, University of London, UK

• Nativism versus neuroconstructivism: Rethinking the study of developmental disorders

Professor Mark Johnson, Birkbeck, University of London, UK   (* awaiting permission to broadcast on-line)

• Development of the social brain in infancy

Professor Neil Marlow, University College London, UK 

• Preterm birth: Neurocognitive and psychiatric outcomes

Dr Debbie Mills, Bangor University, UK (* awaiting permission to broadcast on-line)

• Early word learning and the developing brain

Professor Charles A. Nelson, Harvard Medical School, USA

• The effects of early institutionalisation on social behaviour and underlying neural correlates
•  A cognitive neuroscience approach to infant memory development

Sponsorship opportunities:

For sponsorship details please contact Claire Lister

For Previous Sponsors click here 

Fees & Dates

Please note we are closing the registration for on-line only access on 23 March 2012 to ensure all delegates are set-up on the UCL electronic system with usernames and passwords.

ICH/GOSH internal staff, ICH MSc Paediatric Neuropsychology Alumni and current post-graduate students in full-time courses can apply for a limited number of special discounted rates for the ICH London registration via Claire Lister

Registration form here

Symposium Directors: Dr Michelle De Haan & Dr Peter Rankin 

http://www.isdn-conference.elsevier.com/index.html

Neurodevelopment and Neurological diseases

Welcome to Mumbai, India for an exciting and diverse programme that provides an opportunity to learn about the most recent advances in fundamental and disease-focused developmental neuroscience.

Topics list

Abstracts are invited for presentations on the following topics.

Adult neural stem cells - Symposia 

Circuit plasticity, formation and malformation – Symposia

Directed differentiation and reprogramming – Symposia      

Early life experience and Epigenetics – Symposia

Forebrain development – Symposia              

Neuronal migration – Symposia 

Neurulation and neural tube defects – Symposia

Polarity and symmetry – Symposia

Spinal cord and hindbrain: from development to function – Symposia

Neurodegenerative diseases – Plenary  

Glial development – Plenary   

Schizophrenia   

Evolution and Development       

Development of the limbic system – Plenary

Motor neuron development – Plenary