1st International Congress on Vascular Dementia,
Geneva, Switzerland. October 3-6. Deadline for abstracts: May 15. Contact Professor Amos D. Korczyn, c/o Kuoni Congress, 7 Rue de Berne, CH-1201, Geneva, Switzerland; tel: 41 22 908 1855; fax: 41 22 908 1835; e-mail: vascular@kuoni.ch.
Interventional Radiology and Vascular Imaging 1999, Philadelphia, Pa. October 17-20. Category 1 credit: 24 hours. Cost: $750 for radiologists, $495 for residents and fellows. Contact Janice Ford Benner, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (Radiology), 3400 Spruce St, 1 Founders Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104; tel: (215) 662-7825; fax: (215) 349-5925.
The Scottsdale Headache Symposium, Marriott's Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Ariz. October 22-24. Contact Melissa R. Bishop, American Association for the Study of Headache, 19 Mantua Rd, Mt Royal, NJ 08061; tel: (609) 423-3195; fax: (609) 423-0082; e-mail: aashhq@aash.smarthub.com.
8th Meeting of the Neurosonology Research Group of the World Federation of Neurology in conjunction with the Asian Symposium on Stroke Prevention and Treatment, The Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan. November 2-6. Contact Taiwan Stroke Society, c/o Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-yuan 333, Taiwan; tel/fax: 886 3 327 5548; e-mail: stroke@adm.cgmh.com.tw; website: http://www.stroke.org.tw.
Neuroradiology in Nevis, Four Seasons Hotel, Nevis, British West Indies. November 17-20. Category 1 credit: 20 hours. Cost: $750 for radiologists. Contact Janice Ford Benner, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 3400 Spruce St, 1 Silverstein Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104; tel: (215) 662-6904; fax: (215) 349-5925.
Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders for the Practitioner, Wyndham Buttes Resort, Tempe, Ariz. November 19-20. Category 1 credit: 8.5 hours. Cost: to be determined. Contact Kristin Eberhard, CME Department, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259; tel: (480) 301-7552; fax: (480) 301-8323.
3rd International Santa Margherita Ligure Symposium on New Therapeutic Strategies in Ischemic Stroke, From the Stroke Unit to Rehabilitation: Medical Problems and Policy Guidelines, 2nd Meeting of the Mediterranean Stroke Society, Santa Margherita Ligure (Genoa), Italy. November 25-26. Contact Dr A. Seneghini, Dept of Neurology and Stroke Unit, San Martino Hospital, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy; tel: 39 010 555 3320/2542; fax: 39 010 555 6603; e-mail: divneurologia@smartino.ge.it.
Learning Disabilities, Executive Caterers–Landerhaven, Cleveland, Ohio. December 3. Contact Laurie Martel, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195; tel: (216) 444-5696 or (800) 762-8173; fax: (216) 445-9406.
2nd Symposium of the World Association of Chinese Epileptologists (WACE) and the 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurological Society, Great Eagle Hotel, Hong Kong, China. December 4-5. Contact Grace Chu, The Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong, 4/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Bldg, 15 Hennessey Rd, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China; tel: (852) 2528 0227; fax: (852) 2866 7530.
8th International Symposium on Neural Regeneration, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, Calif. December 8-12. Contact Office of Regeneration Research Programs (151N), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR 97201; tel: (503) 273-5193; fax: (503) 721-7906; e-mail: winnp@ohsu.edu.
Headache Now, El San Juan Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico. January 14-16, 2000. Contact Melissa R. Bishop, American Association for the Study of Headache, 19 Mantua Rd, Mt Royal, NJ 08061; tel: (609) 423-3195; fax: (609) 423-0082; e-mail: aashhq@aash.smarthub.com.
The Practicing Physician's Approach to the Difficult Headache Patient, Marriott Las Palmas Resort and Country Club, Rancho Mirage, Calif. February 15-19, 2000. Contact Meeting Planner, Diamond Headache Clinic Research and Educational Foundation, 467 W Deming Pl, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60614; tel: (773) 388-6363; fax: (773) 477-9712.
3rd International Symposium on Coma and Death,
Havana International Conference Center, Havana, Cuba. February 22-25, 2000. Contact Calixto Machado, MD, PhD, Third International Symposium on Coma and Death, President of the Symposium, Instituto de Neurologia, Neurocirugia Apartado Postal 4268, La Habana 10400, Cuba; tel: 537 553022 ext 18; fax: 537 219496 or 228382 or 218270; e-mail: braind@infomed.sld.cu.