Calendar

To announce educational events in the CME Calendar, please provide dates, location, sponsorship, number of CME credits, and a name and phone number for information. Mail announcements for the Summer 2000 issue by April 15 to Stuart Yudofsky, M.D., CME Calendar, The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, American Psychiatric Press, Inc., 1400 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005.

February 9–12, 2000, International Neuropsychological Society 28th Annual North American Meeting, Adam's Mark Hotel, Denver, Colorado. For information: Sarah Wardrop; tel.: 614-263-4200; e-mail: [email protected]

February 20–22, 2000, American Neuropsychiatric Association 11th Annual Meeting, Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa, Fort Myers, Florida. Jointly sponsored with the Behavioral Neurology Society. See preliminary program in this issue of the Journal. For information: Sandy Bornstein; tel.: 614-447-2077; e-mail: [email protected]

April 4–7, 2000, Non-Alzheimer Cognitive Impairment, a joint meeting of the International Psychogeriatric Association and the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Faculty of Old Age, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Topics covered will include epidemiology, clinical features, diagnostic criteria, neuropsychology, genetics, neuroimaging, pathological features, and therapeutic advances. For information: IPA Meeting Secretariat (UK); tel.: 44-191-256-3018; fax: 44-191-273-1156; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/psychiatry/ipa_conference; or IPA Secretariat (USA); tel.: 1-847-784-1701; fax: 1-847-784-1705; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.ipa-online.org

April 10–15, 2000, Toward a Science of Consciousness, Tucson, Arizona. Sponsored by University of Arizona Extended University. An interdisciplinary meeting for researchers in psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, anthropology, and other disciplines. For information: Jim Laukes, Consciousness Studies; tel.: 520-626-9061; fax: 520-621-3269; e-mail: [email protected]

May 6–7, 2000, The Psychobiological Aspects of Epilepsy, Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany. The meeting will focus on behavioral and psychosocial problems of patients with epilepsy. Internationally recognized researchers will address a wide range of topics, from subtle cognitive impairment through postictal psychoses, with an emphasis on mechanisms and management. For information: Jackie Ashmenall; tel.: 44-0171-829-8743 or 0181-840-1287; fax: 44-0171-278-3053; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.wai.co.uk/epilepsy

August 27–31, 2000, Brain2000, 1st International Brain Exposition and Congress, Congress Centrum, Hamburg, Germany. Sponsored by the International Academy on Brain and Nervous System Health in conjunction with the World Health Organization. An interdisciplinary forum on brain research to promote exchange among neuroscientists, psychologists, patient and patient care representatives, pharmaceuticals and equipment manufacturers, and other interested groups. For information: CCH; tel.: 49-40-3569-2246; fax: 49-40-3569-2343; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.brain2000.org

September 3–6, 2000, Neuropathology 2000: 14th International Congress of Neuropathology, International Convention Centre, Birmingham, England. CME credit to be determined. Abstract submission deadline April 30, 2000. Clinicians, neuropathologists, and basic neuroscientists will convene for plenary lectures, workshops, and poster sessions. Diagnostic criteria for major disease complexes will be discussed extensively. Specific themes will include dementias, system disorders, Parkinson's disease, molecular and genetic disorders, pediatric neuropathology, trauma, cerebrovascular disease, psychiatric disorders, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and neurotoxicology. For information: D. I. Graham; tel.: 44-141-201-2113/2046; fax: 44-141-201-2998; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.neuropathology2000.co.uk