Educational Workshop on Memory

About Workshop

The conference will be accompanied by a full day Educational Workshop on Memory that will take place on Sunday, September 27^th. The Workshop is primarily designed for psychiatry and neurology residents and clinical psychologists in training, but undergraduate students of medicine and psychology, and other students and interested professionals are welcome to attend. The official language of the Workshop is English.

The Workshop will cover a wide array of topics related to memory including theoretical bases, research endeavors, overview of disorders affecting memory, clinical diagnostic, cognitive rehabilitation strategies, as well as basics of neuroprotection. Additional part of the Workshop will consist of presentations of case reports for which the participants are invited to prepare short (5 min) contributions to be considered for presentation and discussion. A short written exam will be administered and correct answers will be discussed with participants at the end of the workshop.

Registration fee for the Workshop will be covered by Conference registration fee, however participants need to apply for the Workshop separately on-line by September 1st, 2009. For those attending the Workshop only, a daily attendance fee of 30 EUR applies. In the case that the interest in the Workshop exceeds available space, applicants that registered first and those with awarded travel grants will be given priority. Confirmation letters will be sent by September 10th, 2009.

For all the visiting participants from abroad, the organizers are willing to assist in finding affordable accommodation in Ljubljana. In addition, contingent upon securing necessary funds, a number of travel grants will be awarded to students and young residents coming from underprivileged regions in Europe and beyond. The grants will contribute towards economy travel and budget accomodation in Ljubljana. To apply for a travel grant, a form with additional details will be provied on this page starting May 1st, 2009. The deadline for travel grant applications is July 15th, 2009. Travel grant awards will be announced by August 1st, 2009.

Web resources will be used to provide workshop-related materials for the participants in advance of the event, and as their repository after the event. An interactive forum will be set up that will enable communication and discussion among the participants and with the lecturers. Accepted applicants will receive a username and password for accessing the forum in the acceptance e-mail.

Detailed program will be shaped in the upcoming months. It will be fully coordinated with the program of the Conference to enable participants of the Workshop to join the Conference attendees during the plenary talks, coffee and lunch breaks and the evening Social at the Ljubljana castle.

Conference and Workshop Schedule-at-a-glance

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Last update: July 19^th 2008

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