59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology

We are pleased to announce that the 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology will be held from June 15(Thu.) – 17(Sat.), 2017 at the Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube Osaka). I am greatly honored to be appointed President of this distinguished Meeting, and preparations are underway to ensure the fruitful Meeting will contribute to further advances in child neurology. The major programs of the plenary sessions will be “Talk on Down Syndrome -Support over a Life Time-” and “Current Status in Japanese Children with Learning Disorder”.

In the above plenary, “Talk on Down Syndrome –Support over a Life Time-“, there will be the following symposia: “Effort in Rehabilitation and Educational Fields for the Patients with Down Syndrome”, “Definitions and Clinical Feature of Acute Regression”, and “Treatment Strategies for Aging with Down Syndrome”. We welcome papers related to the above topics for either oral or poster presentations. Abstract Submission to the 59th Meeting will be available in this website from October 20, 2016 to December 6, 2016.

The Congress is calling for abstract submissions from foreign delegates (including foreign delegates currently in Japan) for the English session (oral/poster presentation). The registration fee for the first author will be waived on this occasion. Please read ‘call for abstract’ on our the 59 the Meeting homepage (http://www2.convention.co.jp/59jscn/english/callforabstract.html) carefully and submit your abstract at your soonest. As is widely known, Osaka boasts many places of interest and delicious food.

We hope you will enjoy the city during your visit. I and all of the members of the Meeting Steering Committee look forward to hosting you in Osaka on June 15(Thu.) to 17(Sat.), 2017.

Hiroshi Tamai, M.D., PhD
President
The 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology

Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Osaka Medical College 569-8686
2-7 Daigaku-machi Takatsuki
Osaka Japan
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