The International Brain Injury Association’s

Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury

March 21-25, 2012

Edinburgh, Scotland

OVERVIEW

The IBIA World Congress is the largest gathering of international professionals working in the field of brain injury. Delegates are comprised of neurosurgeons, rehabilitation physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, basic scientists/researchers, social workers, nurses, case managers and legal professionals.

This biennial event will feature internationally recognized invited speakers, accepted platform presentations and poster sessions. Over 1100 international delegates attended the Eighth IBIA World Congress in Washington, DC.

The aim of the 2012 Congress to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, is to provide an opportunity for establishing collegial relationships with international professionals focused on the care and/or service of persons with acquired brain injury and/or the science of brain injury research. State of the art research will be presented dealing with brain injury, assessment and treatment. International priorities in the field of brain injury research will be discussed. Finally, the Congress seeks to provide didactic opportunities for clinicians interested in advancing their knowledge in brain injury science, medicine and care.

International priorities in the field of brain injury research will be discussed. Finally, the Congress seeks to provide didactic opportunities for clinicians interested in advancing their knowledge in brain injury science, medicine and care.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstracts accepted for theNinth World Congress on Brain Injury will be published in a supplemental issue ofIBIA'sofficialjournal Brain Injury. Submissions must be data-driven or assessment/treatment model descriptions.Abstracts will be reviewed by the Congress’sInternational Scientific Committee, which will determine the most appropriate presentation format (oral presentation or poster) for each abstract accepted. There will be a first and second place certificate for the Best Poster which also will come with a cash award. Abstract submission deadline:October 14, 2011. To submit a paper, visit

ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS

The organizations listed below have officially endorsed the World Congress. Please note that members of these organizations are entitled to register for the Congress at the discounted IBIAmember rate:

American Brain Coalition
Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment
Association Scientific Study of Consciousness
Brain Injury Association of America
Brain Injury Association of Canada
Brain Injury Social Work Group (UK)
Brain Trauma Foundation
British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers
British Neuroscience Association
British Psychological Society, Division of Neuropsychology
British Societyof Rehabilitation Medicine
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Encephalitis Society
European Brain Injury Society
European Neurological Society
Euroacademia Multidisciplianria Neurotraumatologica
Headway (UK)
International Neuropsychiatry Association
International Neurotrauma Society
International Pediatric Brain Injury Society
International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Latin American Brain Injury Consortium
National Managed Clinical Network for Acquired Brain Injury Scotland
Neurological Alliance of Scotland
North American Brain Injury Society
Scottish Head Injury Forum
Society of British Neurological Surgeons
Society for Research in Rehabilitation
The Stroke Association (UK)
United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum
United Kingdom Rehabilitation Council
World Federation for Neurorehabilitation

LOCATION

The Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury will be heldin Edinburgh International Conference Centre, a state of the art meeting facility. Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is a picturesque historic city, dominated by its famous castle with many fine hotels, restaurants, museums and traditional pubs! There is easy access to Glasgow, the Highlands and to tourist and sporting opportunities. Edinburgh Convention Bureau has negotiated rates for the 2012 Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury and is pleased to offer a free online accommodation booking service to delegates attending this meeting. To view and book the various accommodation options, please click here: or telephone on +44 (0) 131 473 3874.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Vicky Anderson, PhD, AustraliaDavid Arciniegas, MD, USAPhillipe Azouvi, MD, PhD, FranceJuan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, PhD, USAIan Baguley, MD, PhD, AustraliaLucia Braga, PhD, BrazilRoss Bullock, MD, PhD, USAEnrico Castelli, MD, ItalyChetwyn Chan, PhD, Hong Kong, China Nora Cullen, MD, Canada Tai Ryoon Han, MD, PhD, South KoreaJane Gillett, MD, CanadaZeev Groswasser, MD, IsraelGrant Iverson, PhD, CanadaBarry Jordan, MD, USASteven Laureys, MD, PhD, BelgiumJose Leon Carrion, PhD, SpainJan Lexell, MD, SwedenAndrew Maas, MD, PhD, NetherlandsTom McMillan, PhD, United KingdomJennie Ponsford, PhD, AustraliaBernhard A. Sabel, PhD, GermanyDonald Stein, PhD, USAOlli Tenovuo, MD, PhD, FinlandWalter Videtta, MD, ArgentinaNathan Zasler, MD, USAGeorge Zitnay, PhD, USA
LOCAL PLANNING COMMITTEE

Andrew Bateman, MCSP, BSc, PhD - Cambridge
AvrilBeattie, RGN, B.Nursing - Dundee

Alan Carson, MD, MPhil, FRCPsych - Edinburgh

Liam Dorris, BSc, DClinPsych - Glasgow
JonEvans, BSc, DipClinPsychol, PhD -Glasgow
Simon Fleminger, FRCP, FRCPsych, PhD - London
Kay Forbes, BA - Lanarkshire
RichardGreenwood, MB, BCh, MD, FRCP - London
Douglas Gentleman, BSc, MB, ChB, FRCS - Glasgow
Carol Hawley, BA, PhD -Warwick
Peter Hutchinson, BSc (Hons), MBBS, PhD, FRCS -Cambridge
Wendy Jack, BA-West Dunbartonshire
Howard Jackson, BSc., MClinPychol, PhD, AFBPS, CBIST - Warrington
Donna Malley, MSc, BSc, DipCOT - Cambridgeshire
WilliamMcKinlay, BA, MSc, PhD - Edinburgh
Tom McMillan, BSc, MAppSci, PhD, FBPsS - Glasgow
Michael Oddy, MSc, MA, PhD - Sussex
Ian Piper, BSc, PhD, MIPEM, CSi - Glasgow
William Stewart BSc, MBChB, PhD, DipFMS, FRCPath - Glasgow
Lance Sloan, MBChB, FRCP -Fife
Angela Sprott, MA, CQSW, Dip Social Work - West Dunbartonshire
Rodger Wood, BA, DCP, PhD, FBPsS - Swansea

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

(All prices are in USD)

IBIAMEMBERS
IBIA members and member of endorsing organizations:$590.00
Early bird discount (prior to December 1, 2011):US$510.00
Late registration (after March 1, 2012):US$640.00

NONMEMBERS
Non members US$710.00
Early bird discount (prior to December 1, 2011):US$620.00
Late registration (after March 1, 2012):US$750.00

TRAINEES
Trainee$250.00

OPTIONALEDUCATIONALEVENTS
Pre-Congress Workshops:US$175.00
Post-Congress Excursion to Glasgow:US$180.00

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The IBIA World Congress presents a unique opportunity for organizations to promote advances in brain injury to this highly specialized group of professionals. More detail on the various sponsorship opportunities, as well as exhibitor information, is available at

SECRETARIAT

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