Announcement

CIBA-GEIGY.ILAE·IBE.Epileptology Prize

Ciba-Geigy has agreed with the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) to establish a new prize of SFr. 20,000 to be awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of epilepsy. The prize is designed to encourage applied human research in epilepsy. By cooperating with both ILAE and IBE, Ciba-Geigy emphasises that applica­tion for the prize is open to candidates from all fields of applied research.

Anyone outside the pharmaceutical industry who con­siders that he or she has made a significant scientific contribution in the field of epilepsy may compete for the prize. Deadline for submission is 15 January 1993.

Entries for the prize will be judged by an Adjudicatory Panel consisting of the Presidents and one further delegate each of ILAE and IBE, and an independent chairman.

The prize will be awarded at the Opening Ceremony of the International Epilepsy Congresses (for the first time in Oslo on 3 July 1993, and subsequently in Sydney in 1995).

For further details and a set of the rules and application forms, those interested should write to Mrs. G. Halde­mann, Ciba-Geigy Limited, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.

Personnel

Hon Prof Ujihiro Murakami of Nagoya University School of Medicine, passed away on September 15, 1992. He contributed greatly to the Japanese Society of Child Neurology as an honorary member with his magnitude in this field for a long period of time. We present our deep condolence to his bereaved family herewith. Dr Masabumi Matsuo, an active member of JSCN, took a new position as a professor at International Health Medi­cine, International Center for Medical Research, Kobe University School of Medicine from August 1, 1992. His former positions were an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Kobe University School of Medicine and a division chief at Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital.

Schedule of Meetings

INSIDE lAP AN

February 17-19, 1993 22nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Neuroradiological Society, Tokyo. Deadline for abstracts: Oct 31, '92. Secretariat: Mr. Momojima, 22nd JNS, c/o Dept of Diagnostic Radiology, Keio University, Medical School, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160.

May 16-19, 1993 9th International Symposium on Brain Edema, Yokohama Information: Secretarial Office, Umeo Itoh, MD, Dept of Neurosurgery, Musashino Red-Cross Hospital, 1-26-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180.

May 22-29, 1993 1993 International Congress of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Sendai.

June 17-19, 1993 35th Ann Mtg of Japanese Society of Child Neurology, at Kyoto Kokusai Kaikan, Kyoto. Information: Prof Haruki Mikawa, Dept of Pediatrics, Kyoto Univ, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606.

June 21-23, 1993 1st Asian Pacific Regional Meeting oflnterna­tional Society for Neonatal Screening, Sapporo. Secretariat: c/o Sapporo City Institute of Public Health, Kikusai 9-1, Shiroishi­ku, Sapporo 003. Tel +81-11-841-7672, Fax +81-11-841-7073.

July 10-15, 1994 8th International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases, Kyoto. Secretariat: c/o Intermedd Inc, 4-8-11-306, Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108.

OUTSIDE JAPAN

December 14-18, 1992 1st Eilat International Symposium on Pediatric Developmental Sciences held at King Solomon Hotel, Eilat, Israel. Secretariat: CARMEL Organizers of Conferences and Events, PO Box 1912, Ramat Gan 52532, Israel. Tel: 972-3-5754040, Fax: 972-3-5753107.

March 1-5, 1993 Comprehensive Clinical Neurophysiology course, sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and The American Electroencephalographic Society, Cleveland, USA. Registration & Information: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Attn: Nancy Rob­bins Desk S-90, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44195-5226, USA. Tel: 1-800-553-5057.

March 13-17, 1993 International Conference on the Cellular Consequences of Sleep, World Federation of Sleep Research Soci­eties, Maui, Hawaii. Information: WFSRS Conference Coordina­tor, Global Events, 710 North Trenton Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA. Tel +1-310-247-8004, Fax +1-310-247-8457.

April 5-7, 1993 21st International Congress of Neurovegetative Research, "Neural Regulation of Visceral Functions - Physiology and Physiopathology -," Bologna, Italy. Information: Scientific Secretariat, Alberto Malliani, Medicina Interna II, Ospedale L. Sacco, Via G.B. Grassi, 74, 20157 Milano, Italy.

May 20-23, 1993 Pediatric Neurosurgery Symposium, Toronto, Canada. On the occasion of the opening of the new Neurosurgical Unit at the Hospital for Sick Children. Information: Cynthia Balcourt-Creighton, Pediatric Neurosurgery Symposium, The

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