Sixth Annual Course in Clinical Neurophysiology: Principles and Practice, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York City, January 2-4. Contact Fatima Castro, Department of Neurology, The New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center, 525 E 68th St, Room K-615, New York, NY 10021; tel: (212) 746-2320; fax: (212) 746-8984; e-mail: mprubin@med.cornell.edu.
2001 Update in Clinical Neurophysiology, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn. January 22-28. Contact CME Registrar, 200 1st St, SW, Rochester, MN 55905; tel: (800) 323-2688; fax: (507) 284-0532.
First World Congress on the Fetal Origins of Adult Disease (Including Sessions on Neural Programming and the Fetal Origins of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases), The Oberoi Towers, Mumbai (Bombay), India, February 2-4. Contact Alifiya S. Motiwala, MSc; tel: 91 22 651 6439/645 6763; fax: 91 22 651 6438; e-mail: mrcssc@vsnl.com; Web site: http://www.sneha-india.org.
International Symposium on the West Syndrome and Related Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathies (ISWS), The Yayoi Memorial Hall, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, February 10-11. Official Language: English. Contact Yukio Fukuyama, MD, Secretariat, ISWS, c/o Child Neurology Institute, Samban-cho TY Plaza, 5FI, 24 Samban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0075, Japan; tel: 81 3 3238 1580; fax: 81 3 3238 1502; e-mail: yfukuyam@sc4.so-net.ne.jp.
The Practicing Physician's Approach to the Difficult Headache Patient, Marriott's Las Palmas Resort and Country Club, Rancho Mirage, Calif, February 13-17. Credit: 21.5 hours. Cost: $350 for physicians, psychologists, and dentists; $250 for RNs or other allied health professionals; and $155 for interns and residents. Contact Meeting Planner, Diamond Headache Clinic Research & Educational Foundation, 467 W Deming Pl, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60614; tel: (773) 388-6363; fax: (773) 477-9712.
23rd Annual Carrell-Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Tex, February 22-23. Visiting Professor: Robert B. Layzer, MD. Abstract deadline: November 27, 2000. Contact Susan T. Iannaccone, MD, Director, Neuromuscular Disease and Neurorehabilitation, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn St, Dallas, TX 75219; tel: (214) 559-7830; fax: (214) 559-7835; e-mail: susani@ix.netcom.com.
11th Annual Headache Symposium, Headache Update 2001, Triptans: Old and New. co-sponsored by the Headache Cooperative of New England Inc and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Topnotch at Stowe Resort & Spa, Glenpoint Marriot, Teaneck NJ, March 2-3. Contact Sheldon Gross,DDS, PC; tel: (860) 232-4344; fax: (860) 242-7725.
Third Annual Meeting of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics (ASENT), Molecular Genetics and Neurotherapeutics, Capital Hilton, Washington, DC, March 15-17. Contact Kathy Mautz, Meeting Manager, ASENT Office, 19 Mantua Rd, Mt Royal, NJ 08061; tel: (856) 423-7222, ext 350; e-mail: asentmtg@talley.com.
Heart and Brain, fifth International Conference on Stroke and Second Conference of the Mediterranean Stroke Society, Istanbul, Turkey, March 21-24. Contact Conference Secretariat, PO Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, Israel; tel: (972) 3 514 0018/9; fax: (972) 3 517 2484; e-mail: stroke5@kenes.com.
Fifth International Conference on Progress in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease, Ninth International Catecholamine Symposium, Kyoto, Japan. March 31–April 5. Contact Yoshikuni Mizuno, MD, Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; tel: 81 3 3813 3111; fax: 81 3 5800-0547; e-mail: y_mizuno@med.juntendo.ac.jp; Web site: http://mc-net.jtbcom.co.jp/adpd2001.
First International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders in the Middle East, Limassol, Cyprus. April 18-19. Contact Rob Friedland, MD, or Amir Soas, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106; tel: (216) 368-1912; fax: (216) 368-1989; e-mail: rpf2@po.cwru.edu.
Third European Federation of Autonomic Societies (EFAS) Meeting in Conjunction With the Annual Meeting of the Sections "Autonomic Nervous System" and "Diabetes and Nervous System" of the German Neurological Society, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, April 26-28. Contact M. J. Hilz, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany; tel: 49 9131 853-4444; fax: 49 9131 853-4328; Web site: http://www.neurologie.med.uni-erlangen.de/oeffentliche_Veranstaltungen.htm.
Comprehensive Review and Practical Exercises, University of Munich Epilepsy Course. June 23-25. Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Munich, Germany. Course directors: H. O. Lüders, S. Noachter. Contact P. Wagenbüchler, Department of Neurology, University of Munich, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany; tel: 49 89 7095 2685; fax: 49 89 7095 6691; e-mail: petra.wagenbuechler@nro.med.uni-muenchen.de; Web site: http://www.munich-EPI.DE.
ECNS 2001 Satellite Meeting of the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society, Electrophysiology in Clinical Practice and Research, the Marmara Hotel Conrad Hilton, Istanbul, Turkey, June 27-29. Contact Organization Interium, Siraselviler cad Hrisovergi apt, No. 48 kat 3 d 8, taksim, Istanbul, Turkey; tel: 90 212 292 88 08; fax: 90 212 292 88 07; e-mail: interium@turk.net.
10th Congress of the International Headache Society, 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, the New York Hilton & Towers, New York, NY, June 29–July 2. Contact Melissa R. Bishop, Senior Meeting Manager; tel: (856) 423-3195, ext 228; fax: (856) 423-0082.
11th International Congress, Genes, Gene Families, and Isozymes, Stockholm, Sweden, June 30–July 5. Contact Congrex Sweden AB, Attn: Gene Families, PO Box 5619, SE-114 86 Stockholm, Sweden; tel: 46 8 459-6600; fax: 46 8 661-9125; e-mail: gene@congrex.se.