CONTACT: Doug Hovelson612-722-5501[email protected]
Kathy Stone 651-695-2763[email protected]
Cheryl Alementi651-695-2737[email protected]
MEDIA ALERT
World's Largest Gathering Of Neurologists To Take Place At Colorado Convention Center In Denver
8,000 Neurologists Expected To Attend 54th Annual Meeting Of The American Academy of Neurology, Set For April 13-20
WHAT: The American Academy of Neurology 54th Annual Meeting
WHEN: Saturday, April 13 through Saturday, April 20, 2002
WHERE: Colorado Convention Center, Denver
WHO: More than 8,000 neurologists from around the world are expected to attend
WHY: The AAN annual meeting provides an international forum for neurologists and neuroscientists to learn about the latest research findings in dementia, Parkinson's disease, obesity, stroke, epilepsy, headache, multiple sclerosis and many other topics of interest to neurologists, neuroscientists -- and the public at large. More than 1,100 scientific presentations will be made during the meeting.
Several major awards will be announced at the meeting as well, including the AAN Public Leadership Award -- given this year to the NBC-TV program West Wing, with actor Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman on the show) accepting the award; and the prestigious Potamkin Prize for Research into Pick's and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders.
Keynote speakers at the plenary sessions include V.S. Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., University of California-San Diego speaking on "What Neurology Can Tell Us About Human Nature, Synthesia and the Meaning of Art," and Major General Perry M. Smith, Ph.D., bioterrorism expert speaking on "The War Against Terrorism: What to Expect, What You Can Do."
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Complete AAN annual meeting information, including schedules for presentations, plenary meetings and awards ceremony, may be found online at www.aan.com.
PREVIEWING THE ABSTRACTS: Abstracts of scientific presentations to be made at the AAN annual meeting may be previewed online via the AAN website. To view the abstracts, go to www.aan.com; click through to the AAN Denver annual meeting homepage, then click on Abstracts Online (found on the right hand side of the annual meeting homepage). A very brief registration process is required to access the Abstracts Online database.
TO OBTAIN MEDIA CREDENTIALS TO COVER THE AAN MEETING: Media coverage of the AAN meeting is welcomed. Media registration and credentialing will be conducted on-site during the meeting. Please note that media credentials must be obtained to allow entry to the AAN annual meeting. To eliminate unnecessary delays, the AAN strongly encourages advance media registration. To apply for media credentials in advance, contact Kathy Stone (email: [email protected], telephone: 651-695-2763) or Cheryl Alementi (email: [email protected], telephone: 651-695-2737). On-site credentialing will also be available; for security reasons there may be a delay in obtaining credentials on-site.
Due to their scientific and technical nature, AAN annual meetings are not open to the general public.
ON-SITE MEDIA AVAILABILITIES: Many of the speakers making scientific presentations will be available for followup interviews at media conferences held in a meeting room near the AAN Press Room at the Colorado Convention Center. AAN public relations staff will also be present in the Media Room (Lobby C, Room 210, Colorado Convention Center) throughout the meeting. Staff will do all it can to accommodate individual media requests for interviews and additional information as needed.
The American Academy of Neurology, based in St. Paul, Minn., is an association of 18,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals. It is dedicated to improving patient care through education and research. The AAN publishes the twice-monthly journal Neurology, one of the leading publications for scientific and medical research and news in the neurology profession worldwide.
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