Monday, November 4
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Orange County Convention Center, Room 310

Socialize and exchange ideas with others concerned with undergraduate research and education. Undergraduates will present posters, and FUN Travel Awards will be presented for outstanding undergraduate research. Please register to present undergraduate research posters with Dr. Karen Parfitt by Tuesday, October 22.

Contact: Dr. Karen Parfitt at kparfitt@pomona.edu

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Monday, November 4
7:00am - 8:00am
Orange County Convention Center, Room 107

An open meeting for the membership and all individuals with an interest in undergraduate neuroscience attending the SFN meeting. Old business, new business, treasurer's report and committee reports are prominent agenda items.

For further information: E. P. Wiertelak, President of Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience. E-mail: wiertelak@macalester.edu .

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Saturday - Thursday, November 2-7
Level 1 - Hall A Entrance Lobby
Orange County Convention Center

Help support FUN Student Travel Awards by volunteering to help out at the FUN Booth and/or purchasing FUN merchandise (T-shirts, buttons and more).

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Sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience, NIMH and NINDS

Participants can tailor the day to fit their needs by selecting from a variety of sessions. Concurrent events will address the needs different levels of participants - from undergraduate through to senior faculty, as well as researchers from industry.

Sessions include: career options and job hunting skills, management and mentoring skills, preparing your "package" (CV or resume, etc.), developing and delivering oral presentations, ethics, grantspersonship, applying to graduate school, intellectual property, attending the SFN meeting, moving toward tenure, advancing in industry, or attend the NIH-sponsored session for information on specifics of funding for your research training.

See the workshop Web site (www.edc.gsph.pitt.edu/survival/workshops.html ) for a detailed schedule. Workshop is organized by M. Zigmond (Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh) and B. Fischer (University of Pittsburgh Survival Skills and Ethics Program) and includes a variety of discussants from academia, industry, and funding agencies.

To register use the forms available on our Web site (www.edc.gsph.pitt.edu/survival/registrationformSFN2002.pdf ) or call 412-624-7098. The registration fee is $25 in advance or $40 at the door and includes all workshop materials, continental breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch. Registration is limited.

Contact: Survival Skills and Ethics Program, University of Pittsburgh, 4K57 Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Phone: 412-624-7098. Email: survival@pitt.edu , Web Site: www.edc.gsph.pitt.edu/survival/registrationformSFN2002.pdf

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Are you a neuroscientist who wants to learn more about K-12 education and how neuroscience fits into K-12 curricula? Are you a teacher interested in learning more about neuroscience research and integrating neuroscience into your curriculum?

Then come to this workshop at the SFN Annual Meeting designed to bring together K-12 classroom teachers and neuroscientists. Workshop activities will be held on Saturday and Sunday, November 2-3, during the Society's Annual Meeting in Orlando. The theme for this year’s Workshop will be “Mental Illness Awareness in the Classroom.”

Neuroscientists interested in participating in this year's workshop should contact Paul Aravich at Eastern Virginia Medical School (aravicpf@evms.edu ) or James Hutchins at University of Mississippi Medical Center (jhutchins@anatomy.umsmed.edu ) for more information.

Registration required.

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Sponsored by NINDS, in collaboration with other institutes of NIH, and NSF.

This workshop is targeted for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and beginning faculty at all stages of training and career development. If you want information on NIH and NSF funding opportunities AND how to go about getting funded, this workshop is for you. There will be brief presentations on the various fellowships and career development awards available. Program and Review staff from NIH and NSF will also hold roundtable discussions on how to write a fellowship or a career award grant. We will discuss Do's and Don'ts of how to apply, good "grantsmanship," picking the appropriate mentor/sponsor, what to expect from review, and other issues. This is a good opportunity for you to get to know NIH and NSF staff, establish contacts, and get ahead. Registration is NOT required, and all are welcome.

Contact: Dr. Henry Khachaturian, Training and Career Development Officer, NINDS, NIH, 6001 Executive Blvd, Neuroscience Center, Room 2154, Bethesda, MD 20892. Phone: 301-496-4188. Fax: 301-594-5929. E-mail: hk11b@nih.gov .

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Organized by the SFN Committee on Neuroscience Literacy

The Hands-On Neuroscience Workshops will be presented on Saturday afternoon to neuroscientists and K-12 teachers interested in learning how to conduct specific neuroscience activities in a hands-on format. The various lessons are targeted for use with elementary, middle and high school students. Each workshop will last 75 minutes to allow participants time to engage in and discuss the activity. Participants may attend two of the four demonstrations that will be presented:

1. Kid-Tested and Approved Demonstrations of Nerve Cell Fundamentals
2. Altered Reality - Developing Student Inquiry in Neuroscience
3. Neuroscience: Creative Writing Recapitulates Creative Thinking
4. Sensory Detection and Neural Processing

Registration Information: Registration for this workshop is free and will be accepted until 30 participants are enrolled in each workshop, so register early to reserve your spot! Please choose two workshops on the registration form.

For more information, please contact Cynthia.L.Phelps@uth.tmc.edu or call 713-500-3926.

Organizers: C.L. Phelps, University of Texas-Houston; G. Duncan, University of North Carolina.

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Contacts: J.L. Martinez, APA Minority Fellowship Program, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. Phone: 202-336-6127. Fax: 202-336-6012. J. Berger-Sweeney, SFN Minority Neuroscience Fellowship Program, Dept of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481-8203. Phone: 781-283-3503. Fax: 781-283-3704. E-mail: mnfp@wellesley.edu .

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Reception
Saturday, Nov. 2
5:00 - 6:00pm
Rosen Centre Hotel, Signature 1

The Society’s Committee on the Development of Women’s Careers in Neuroscience is pleased to announce a newly expanded mentoring program. This year men and women are invited to join this program. Participants will be assigned a mentor and will meet them at an open bar reception the evening of Saturday, November 2. The committee will also host an exhibit booth at the annual meeting which will feature a lounge area so that mentors and mentees may meet throughout the meeting to discuss career goals. It is our hope that this will be the start of a valuable and effective relationship that will last well beyond the annual meeting.

If you are interested in this program, please complete our online questionnaire which will help us pair you with a mentor. For more information, please contact Ms. Charyl Serago. E-mail: charyl@sfn.org . Fax: 202-234-9770.

Mentoring can make a tremendous difference in the success of a scientist. Whether you are a graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, new faculty member or faculty member who has just received tenure, participation in this new program could make a big difference in your career.

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"FUNDING YOUR SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS"

With the Administration's vision of "No Child Left Behind," a variety of initiatives help raise the performance of American students in the sciences. In this workshop, representatives from NIH, NSF and HHMI will provide background on their programs and the kind of proposals that they are looking for from K-12 schools and higher education institutions. This will be followed by an open discussion of funding agency representatives, neuroscientists and teachers involved in science education focusing on the tools we need to accelerate the involvement of more scientists in K-12 education and inspire more students to consider science as a career.

Registration required.

Organizers: William Cameron , Oregon Health Sciences University; James Crandall , E.K. Shriver Center.

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Organized by SFN in conjunction with the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives Join us for a panel discussion and an audience Q&A session on such topics as securing funding, garnering volunteers and support, and establishing the Brain Awareness program as an integral public outreach mechanism for your institution. The discussion will be followed by a poster session and reception, at which organizers can display information and visuals from their 2002 BAW events, and network with friends and colleagues. RSVP required due to limited space.

Contact: T. Morauer, Society for Neuroscience, 11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC, 20036. Phone: 202-462-6688. Fax: 202-462-9740. E-mail: baw@sfn.org .

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Sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Information will be available on programs that support the development of course, curriculum, and laboratory materials, experiences for undergraduate students with diverse career aspirations, research experiences for undergraduates, programs that better prepare K-12 teachers to teach science, and the Faculty Career Development (CAREER) Program.

Several neuroscientists directing projects supported by NSF will be invited to describe their projects. NSF will also maintain an exhibit booth featuring relevant publications and program officers available for extended conversation.

Contacts: H. Levitan. E-mail: hlevitan@nsf.gov; C. Platt E-mail: cplatt@nsf.gov .

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Organized by the SFN Committee on Animals in Research

The End of Animal Research: More Fact Than Fiction?

Throughout the years of medical discovery and advancement, numerous animal models have played an integral role in advancing scientific progress. Animal research has resulted in tremendous life-saving and life-extending treatments. Yet what would happen if the costs of, and restrictions on, performing such research were so great that neuroscientists and other researchers would be forced to halt this research?

An era without animal research is closer to fact than fiction. Those who oppose the use of animal models for basic and clinical research have been conducting a relentless campaign to impede and, ultimately, end animal research through legislative, regulatory and legal tactics. The results of these efforts are already definitively affecting the conduct of animal research—the question is, where it will all lead? How much is too much? At what point is human and animal health irretrievably compromised? Join us for a riveting panel discussion on this important topic. Panelists will include members of the legal, legislative, and medical communities to address the depth and scope of the problem.

Moderator: D.G. Amaral, Center for Neuroscience, University of California at Davis, and Chairperson, SFN Committee on Animals in Research. For Further Information: A. Wainick, Society for Neuroscience, 11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC, 20036. Phone: 202-462-6688. E-mail: allisonw@sfn.org

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An open meeting for the membership and all individuals with an interest in undergraduate neuroscience attending the SFN meeting. Old business, new business, treasurer's report and committee reports are prominent agenda items.

For further information: E. P. Wiertelak, President of Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience. E-mail: wiertelak@macalester.edu .

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Is publishing the most papers the only route to success? Is teaching important during the postdoctoral years? How important is the prestige of the postdoctoral advisor/institution? The Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs invites students, postdoctoral researchers, and more senior neuroscientists to participate in a discussion of "Getting the Most out of Your Postdoc." Formal presentations concerning the postdoctoral training experience and what search committees look for when hiring faculty/scientists will be followed by a panel discussion by graduate students and postdocs. Audience participation will be encouraged to stimulate a lively discussion of issues.

For further information: L. Tolbert, ARL Division of Neurobiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. Phone: 520-621-6640. E-mail: Tolbert@neurobio.arizona.edu .

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Socialize and exchange ideas with others concerned with undergraduate research and education. Undergraduates will present posters, and FUN Travel Awards will be presented for outstanding undergraduate research. Please register to present undergraduate research posters with Dr. Karen Parfitt by October 22.

Contact: Dr. Karen Parfitt at kparfitt@pomona.edu

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A reception will be held for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 9:00 pm - midnight.

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Wednesday, November 6
9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight
Rosen Centre Hotel - Grand Ballroom C

A reception will be held for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 9:00 pm - midnight.

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Room 108A will be available in the convention center for student registrants. The room provides an area for relaxing and reading, and a place to meet your friends and colleagues. A message board will provide information pertinent to the current SFN meeting.

Co-sponsored by Society for Neuroscience, F.H. Gage, president, and Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs, J. King, president.

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