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ISNR 16th Annual Conference | San Antonio, Texas | August 28-September 1, 2008
Thank you to all of our presenters and attendees for an excellent program!
Deadline November 1, 2008 ***CEU CERTIFICATION LINK*** Deadline November 1, 2008
Instructions for CEU Certificate application HERE
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Deadline November 1, 2008 ***CEU CERTIFICATION LINK*** Deadline November 1, 2008
Instructions for CEU Certificate application HERE
Instructions for CEU Certificate application HERE
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Adam Clarke, PhD
Adam Clarke is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Wollongong, Australia. His area of expertise is the EEG of children with ADHD, in which he has published over 50 papers on the topic.
Roberto Pasqual-Marqui, PhD
Roberto D. Pascual-Marqui received his PhD degree in biological sciences from the Cuban Neuroscience Center in 1988. He was the head of the Neurophysics Laboratory at the Cuban Neuroscience Center from 1981-1992. In 1992, he joined the Brain Mapping Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Zurich. Since 1996, he has been a senior research scientist at the KEY Institute for Brain-Mind Research, University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich. He received the "Privatedozent" degree in 2004 from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich. His research interests include the development of techniques for functional mapping of the human brain based on EEG and MEG, the analysis of the spatio-temporal properties of brain electric activity and its relation to the mind (cognition), and the development of tools for pattern recognition (in general).
Walter Freeman, PhD
Walter J Freeman studied physics and mathematics at M.I.T., electronics in the Navy in World War II, philosophy at the University of Chicago, medicine at Yale University, internal medicine at Johns Hopkins, and neuropsychiatry at UCLA. He has taught brain science in the University of California at Berkeley since 1959, where he is Professor of the Graduate School. He received his M.D. cum laude in 1954, the Bennett Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry in 1964, a Guggenheim in 1965, the MERIT Award from NIMH in 1990, and the Pioneer Award from the Neural Networks Council of the IEEE in 1992. He was President of the International Neural Network Society in 1994, is Life Fellow of the IEEE, and Chair, IEEE Oakland-East Bay Section, EMBS, 2006. He has authored over 450 articles and 4 books: "Mass Action in the Nervous System" 1975, "Societies of Brains" 1995, "Neurodynamics 2000, and "How Brains Make Up Their Minds" 2001.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Mario Beauregard, PhD
Mario Beauregard is an associate research professor in the Departments of Psychology and Radiology, Neuroscience Research Center at the University of Montreal. His areas of expertise include neural basis of emotion regulation and neurofeedback. He was selected in 2000 by the World Media Net as one of the "One hundred pioneers of the 21st century". He has also received the Joel F. Lubar award from ISNR in 2006.
Dirk DeRidder, MD, PhD
Dirk De Ridder is a neurosurgeon, working in Antwerp, Belgium, whose research is focused on the pathophysiology and treatment of phantom perceptions. He developed the technique of electrical auditory cortex stimulation for tinnitus and somatosensory cortex stimulation for pain. Recently also implants were performed for auditory hallucinations.
Eran Zaidel, PhD
Dr. Zaidel's research interests include: Hemispheric specialization, inter-hemispheric interactions and hemispheric control; right-hemisphere language; error monitoring; structure and function of the human corpus callosum. He is a member of the Brain Research Institute and Professor of Behavioral Neurosciences at UCLA, Deparmnet of Psychology.
M. Barry Sterman, PhD
Barry Sterman is Professor Emeritus in the departments of Neurobiology and Biobehavioral Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine.Dr. Sterman began working in the field of neurofeedback in the 1960's when he began to explore phenomena associated with brainwaves. He is the president of the Society for the Advancement of Brain Analysis.
Filipe Fregni, MD, PhD
Dr. Fregni has been the Director of Clinical Trials Network at The Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation since March, 2003. He is also Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His interests lie in the study of methods of non-invasive brain stimulation such as repetitive magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
Guillermo van Weilink, MD
Guillermo van Wielink is a pediatric neurologist with post doctoral training specialties in neurology and pediatricneurology from John Hopkins Hospital and National Institutes of Mental Health in Mexico. He is the author of eight books about the brain and many on AD/HD.
Martien de Voigt, PhD
Dr. de Voigt is a full professor in Physics, nuclear medical applications, retired. Licensed Consultant and Docent Tomatis method, Mozart-Brain-Lab, Belgium. Tomatis Auditory therapeutic centre, Netherlands.
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ISNR 2008 Conference Committee Update (January, 2008)
I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season. This year's conference planning is moving along very nicely. Because of the dedicated work of the committee members and staff we are not only ahead of schedule for planning our 2008 conference but already setting up preliminary plans for the 2009 and 2010 conferences. I want to very publicly and loudly say thank you to the committee members and ISNR staff for their efforts.
I want to take this opportunity to briefly inform you of some of the most important updates regarding the conference. This year's ISNR conference is going to hold some very exciting changes and an atmosphere that everyone will find very rewarding and professionally stimulating. Our conference schedule is already in place and it allows the attendee to have a very rich experience with plenty of time for educational opportunities, shopping with vendors, collegial interactions, and restorative connections.
This meeting is going to be the perfect opportunity for you to connect with Applied Neuroscience as you never have before. The meeting is being held at the Crown Plaza River Walk in San Antonio, TX. We are hosting presentations from clinical practitioners, academicians, researchers, trainers, coaches, physicians, and other professions who wish to make presentations about applied neuroscience applications oriented to the field of neurofeedback.
The most important updates at a glance:
1. Call for workshops, oral paper presentations, student paper presentations, posters and short courses opened on January 7, 2008. If you haven't submitted already please go ahead and take this time to do so. The submission site is scheduled to close on April 1, 2008. Guidelines and information regarding format can be found HERE
2. We are very happy this year to add a new format to the conference workshop program. This year presenters will be allowed to submit workshops under the category of "Commercially Oriented Short Course." These workshops may have content that is relevant to a particular hardware, software, technique or other concept that is provided by a commercial entity. These workshops are still scientific and NOT infomercials. They will adhere to the same strict standards as our other workshops; however will provide the attendee with a unique opportunity to gain additional professionally relevant knowledge as it is applied to their specific needs.
3. To promote leisurely opportunities for the attendee to continue to learn about current research and clinical work the poster sessions have been expanded. There will be 3 different poster session opportunities for the presenter to disseminate their work in a relaxed yet formal manner. We are raising the standards for our poster presentation sessions and hope to make this a unique opportunity for the attendee to interact with the presenter at a collegial level. If public speaking isn't your idea of fun, the poster session gives you a great opportunity to share information from your research or clinical practice. Guidelines can be found online HERE
4. The conference schedule is already developed and online. As presentations are accepted and topics for clinical corners are confirmed these will be updated online. The preliminary schedule can be found HERE and be sure to check regularly as updates are added.
5. Opening night reception & special panel. I am very excited to have an opening night reception and special panel. The title of the panel is Neurofeedback: the Past, Present and Future and the speakers will include the distinguished Thomas Budzynski, PhD, Joel Lubar, PhD and M. Barry Sterman, PhD. It will be an honor and an inspiring panel where these gentlemen give their perspective on our growing field.
6. I've mentioned it before but will do so again. We have a great line up of Keynote and Invited speakers. With the most recent additions we have confirmed Keynote Speakers Adam Clarke, PhD, E. Roy John, PhD, Roberto Pascual-Marqui, PhD and Fernando Lopez da Silva, MD, PhD. Invited Speakers include Mario Beauregard, PhD; Dirk DeRidder, MD, PhD; Jean-Philippe Lachaux, PhD; Leslie Prichep, PhD and Guillermo van Wielink, MD.
I hope you mark your calendars early and plan to be in attendance at this year's conference. There are many more exciting enhancements to this year's conference that are designed to maximize your educational experience and comfort. Look for more exciting news as it is confirmed in the Conference Committee updates in the newslette or here.
I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year and look forward to seeing you all on August 27 at the opening reception.
Best regards,
Leslie Sherlin, PhD
Conference Committee Chair
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ISNR 2008 Conference Committee Update (November, 2007)
Leslie Sherlin, PhD Committee Chair
The holiday season is upon us and our minds are thinking of sugar plums and candy canes... unless you're on the conference committee of ISNR!
We're busy preparing and promoting our '08 conference in San Antonio, TX. We are making some fantastic strides in reaching out to new attendees and are expecting a sell-out crowd this year with record setting attendance. We are developing new ideas and implementing some changes to our conference this year. You're going to immediately notice a new look and increased focus on the quality and diversity of our program with scheduled opportunities for networking, shopping with our vendors and relaxing during breaks and evenings. While implementing many new ideas we are still maintaining the friendly intimate atmosphere that makes us all love coming back to the ISNR conference year after year.
I want to remind you of those speakers who are coming to share their work in science and practice. Keynote Speakers include Adam Clarke, PhD, E. Roy John, PhD, Roberto Pascual-Marqui, PhD and Fernando Lopez da Silva, MD, PhD.
Invited Speakers include Mario Beauregard, PhD; Dirk DeRidder, MD, PhD; Jean-Philippe Lachaux, PhD; Leslie Prichep, PhD and Guillermo van Wielink, MD.
The venue of the San Antonio, TX boardwalk is sure to provide the attendees with exceptional social and relaxing opportunities during breaks and evenings. In each of the newsletters I'll provide you with a brief update of the conference committee and the conference plans so you'll be prepared to make the most of your attendance. Meanwhile, mark your calendars for August 28-31, 2008 for the ISNR 16th Annual Conference!
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ISNR 2008 Conference Committee Update (September, 2007)
Leslie Sherlin, PhD Committee Chair
The smell of the San Diego beach hasn't been washed off my clothes yet but the 2008 conference committee has already been working hard to plan next year's conference. I want to take a brief moment to share the initial plans.
Before I go any further, I have to acknowledge and thank the 2007 conference committee. Under the direction of program chairs Jay Gunkelman and Hank Weeks the entire committee worked hard and pulled off a fantastic conference. This year's conference was the most attended in ISNR history and the gauntlet has been thrown down for this year's committee. A special thanks are extended to last years committee members which included (alphabetically) John Carmichael, Debbie Elliot, Peder Fagerholm, Jay Gunkelman, Joe Horvat, Ann Marie Horvat, Hank Weeks and Noland White.
It is a real pleasure to introduce this year's conference committee members as (alphabetically) Martijn Arns, John Carmichael, Debbie Elliot, Peder Fagerholm, Joe Horvat, Ann Marie Horvat, Leslie Sherlin, Hank Weeks and Noland White. I am very grateful to those who have experience and have traveled this road before me who have extended their offer of advice and support.
We already have a great early selection of keynote and invited speakers. Coming to share their work in science and practice are Adam Clarke, PhD, Dirk DeRidder, MD, PhD, E. Roy John, PhD, Fernando Lopez da Silva, MD, PhD, Roberto Pascual-Marqui, PhD and Leslie Prichep, PhD. There are some unconfirmed speakers who have initial intents but I'll save those for when they are certain.
The venue of the San Antonio, TX boardwalk is sure to provide the attendees with exceptional social and relaxing opportunities during breaks and evenings. In each of the newsletters I'll provide you with a brief update of the conference committee and the conference plans so you'll be prepared to make the most of your attendance. Meanwhile, mark your calendars for August 28-31, 2008 for the ISNR 16th Annual Conference!
Transportation in San Antonio
Transportation from Airport to Crowne Plaza RiverWalk Hotel in San Antonio:
The San Antonio International Airport is serviced by the following airlines: Aeromar, Aeromexico, American, Continental, Delta, ExpressJet, Frontier, Mexicana, Northwest, Southwest, United and U.S. Air.
The airport is eight miles from the Crowne Plaza RiverWalk Hotel, which is located at 111 Pecan Street East, San Antonio, TX 78205. Their phone number is 210-354-2800.
Transportation from the airport to the Crowe Plaza RiverWalk Hotel is available through the shuttle company, SA Trans. They operate every 15 minutes from 7 AM until 1:30 AM. The fees are $18 one way and $32 round trip. Tickets are sold in the baggage claim area at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
Taxis are available for between $21 and $25 one way.
If you will be driving from the airport you should take Hwy 281 South to I-35 South. Exit Main heading south. Turn left at Pecan Street. The hotel is located off Soledad between Pecan and East Martin.
Information on CEs
Deadline November 1, 2008 ***CEU CERTIFICATION LINK*** Deadline November 1, 2008
Instructions for CEU Certificate application HERE
Satisfactory completion: Participants must have paid tuition fee, attended their chosen sessions in their entirety and completed an online evaluation form in order to receive a certificate of attendance. Participants not fulfilling these requirements will not receive a certificate. Certificates are available immediately after completing the online evaluation form.
ADA Statement: ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law. If you require ADA accommodations, please notify ISNR in advance of the program.
Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior, A Medical Education Company (IAHB-AMEDCO) and International Society for Neurofeedback & Research (ISNR). IAHB-AMEDCO is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Statement
The IAHB-AMEDCO designates this educational activity for a maximum of 41 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists
ISNR is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ISNR maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Maximum of 41 hours.
Professional Counselors
This program is co-sponsored by Amedco and ISNR. Amedco is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for certified counselors. We adhere to NBCC continuing education guidelines. Provider #5633. Maximum of 41 hours.
Social Workers
This course is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars and ISNR. R. Cassidy Seminars, ASWB provider #1082, is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards, (www.aswb.org), phone: 1-800-225-6880) through the Approved Education (ACE) program. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive up to 41 continuing education clock hours in participating in this course.
Texas Marriage and Family Therapists
Amedoc is an approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. Maximum of 41 credit hours.