The Society for Experimental Neuropathology offers a free symposium on "Peripheral Neuropathy" under the auspices of the American Neurological Association, the Marriott Hotel, San Francisco, Calif, October 19, 2003 (12:30-5:00PM). Topics include the history and clinical significance of Wallerian degeneration and axon reaction, light and ultrastructural anatomy of the peripheral nervous system, principal electrophysiology of peripheral nerve, diabetic neuropathy, experimental models of painful diabetic neuropathy, inflammatory neuropathy, pathogenesis of anti-MAG neuropathy, and hereditary neuropathy. Contact: Dr Arnulf H. Koeppen, VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208; phone: (518) 626-6373; fax: (518) 626-6369; e-mail: arnulf.koeppen@med.va.gov; Web site: http://www.va.gov/visns/visn02/mvac/neuro.
10th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation, Sheraton El Conquistador Resort in Tucson, Ariz, October 23-26, 2003. Contact: American Society of Neurorehabilitation, 5841 Cedar Lake Rd, Suite 201, Minneapolis, MN 55416; phone: (952) 545-6324; fax: (952) 545-6073; e-mail: reneemolstad@msn.com.
Congress on the European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS), Taormina, Italy, October 22-25, 2003. Contact: Prof Francesco Guzzetta, Congress President, Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; phone: +39 06 3015 5340; fax: +39 06 3016 694; e-mail: fguzzetta@rm.unicatt.it.
3rd International Congress on Vascular Dementia, Prague, Czech Republic, October 23-26, 2003. Contact: Kenes International, No. 17, Rue du Cendrier, PO Box 1726, CH-1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland; phone: +41 22 908 0488; fax: +41 22 732 2850; e-mail: vascular@kenes.com; Web site: http://www.kenes.com.
14th International Symposium on the Autonomic Nervous System, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, November 5-8, 2003. Contact: Anita Zeller, AAS Executive Secretary, American Autonomic Society, 5458 193rd St W, Farmington, MN 55024; phone: (651) 463-4119; fax: (651) 463-2009; e-mail: zeller.anita@mayo.edu; Web site: http://www.americanautonomicsociety.org.
Scottsdale Headache Symposium, Marriott's Camelback Inn Resort and Spa, Scottsdale, Ariz, November 14-16, 2003. Contact: Melissa R. Bishop, Senior Meeting Manager, American Headache Society, 19 Mantua Rd, Mount Royal, NJ 08061; phone: (856) 423-0043; fax: (856) 423-0082.
Headache Now! Winter Education Symposium, Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Mexico, January 16-18, 2004. Contact: Melissa R. Bishop, Senior Meeting Manager, American Headache Society, 19 Mantua Rd, Mount Royal, NJ 08061; phone: (856) 423-0043; fax: (856) 423-0082.
27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroimaging, Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, Ariz, January 28-31, 2004. Contact: Renee Molstad, Associate Executive Director, American Society of Neuroimaging, 5841 Cedar Lake Rd, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416; phone: (952) 545-6291; fax: (952) 545-6073; e-mail: asn@llmsi.com.
Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, Md, February 4-7, 2004. CME credits in category 1 for the AMA Physician's Recognition Award, sponsored by the Ohio State University Center for Continuing Medical Education. CE credits available for psychologists, approved by the American Psychological Association (APA). CEU credits are available in speech-language-pathology and audiology, approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Contact: Isha Ruparel, the Ohio State University Center for Continuing Medical Education, 700 Ackerman Rd, Suite 625, Columbus, OH 43202; phone: (614) 263-4200; fax: (614) 263-4366; e-mail: ins@osu.edu.
17th Annual Practicing Physician's Approach to the Difficult Headache Patient, Marriott's Las Palmas Resort & Country Club, Rancho Mirage, Calif (Palm Springs area), February 10-14, 2004. Contact: Idell Appelbaum, Diamond Headache Clinic, Research and Educational Foundation, 467 W Deming Pl, Chicago, IL 60614; phone: toll-free (877) 706-6363 or (773) 388-6363; fax: (773) 477-9712.
4th International Symposium on Coma and Death, International Conference Center, Havana, Cuba, March 9-12, 2004. Contact: Calixto Machado, MD, PhD, President, Instituto de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, Apartado Postal 4268, Ciudad de La Habana 10400, Cuba; phone: +53 7 553 022, ext 218; fax: +53 7 832 2233; e-mail: braind@infomed.sld.cu.
ASENT (American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics), Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Md, March 11-13, 2004. Contact: ASENT, 611 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202; phone: (414) 273-8290; fax: (414) 276-3349; e-mail: info@asent.org.
First International Congress of the Cuban Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, International Conference Center, Havana, Cuba, March 14-16, 2003. Contact: Calixto Machado, MD, PhD, President, Apartado Postal 4268, Ciudad de La Habana 10400, Cuba; phone: +53 7 553 022, ext 218; fax: +53 7 832 2233; e-mail: braind@infomed.sld.cu.
12th AEP Congress–Association of European Psychiatrists, Geneva, Switzerland, April 14-18, 2004. Deadline for abstracts: October 30, 2003. Contact: 12th AEP Congress, Kenes International—Global Congress Organisers and Association Management Services, 17 Rue du Cendrier, PO Box 1726, CH-1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland; phone: +41 22 908 0488; fax: +41 22 732 2850; e-mail: aep12@kenes.com.