Dear
Attendees,
the Schizophrenia International Research Society was recently established
as a worldwide organization that aims to bring together researchers in
schizophrenia and related disorders in order to:
1. Exchange the latest advances in research and facilitate the appliaction
of these findings to clinical practice.
2. Facilitate international communication and research collaboration.
3. Promote educational programs to effectively disseminate new research.
4. Encourage the timely and systematic publication of research.
5. Facilitate research training and the recruitment of new investigators
6. Increase the publicunderstanding of the personal, familial and societal
impact of schizophrenia.
7. Support increased research funding for schizophrenia research around
the world.
8 Promote the highest scientific and ethical standards in research and its
application in clinical practice.
We are pleased to announce the first in a series of international
conferences that will be organized along these principles. We hope that
the field will benefit from the timely and open presentations and rigorous
discussions.
The Organizers
Lynn E. DeLisi (USA)
Wolfgang W. Fleischhacker (Austria)
René S. Kahn (The Netherlands)
John M. Kane (USA) - Chairperson
- J. Addington (Canada)
- C. Arrango (Spain)
- W. Carpenter (USA)
- M. Davidson (Israel)
- W. Deakin (UK)
- R. Emsley (S. Africa)
- A. Grace (USA)
- D. Lewis (USA)
- S. Lewis (UK)
- P. McGorry (Australia)
- J. McGrath (Australia)
- R. Murray (UK)
- H. A. Nasrallah (USA)
- N. Sartorius (Switzerland)
- S.C. Schulz (USA)
- C. Tamminga (USA)
- H. Verdoux (France)
- J. Van Os (The Netherlands)
- A. Vita (Italy)
- J. Waddington (Ireland)
- D. Weinberger (USA)
Elected Officiers Are:
- President: John M. Kane
- Secretary: Lynn E. DeLisi
- Treasurer: René S. Kahn
The meeting will be 4 full days and proceed as follows:
- Saturday, June 21st
Arrival and opening reception early evening followed by Keynote Speaker
- William T. Carpenter - Baltimore, USA
- Timothy J. Crow - Oxford, UK
- Lynn E. DeLisi - New York, USA
- Wolfgang W. Fleischhacke - Innsbruck, Austria
- Philip D. Harvey - New York, USA
- René S. Kahn - Utrecht, The Netherlands
- John M. Kane - New York, Usa
- Robin Murray - London, UK
- Henry, A. Nasrallah - Cincinnati, USA
- Charles Schulz - Minneapolis, USA
8:30 to 12:00 p.m.Topic#1:
Advancing drug development in schizophrenia
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Symposia
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Free Oral Communications
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Poster Session with Wine and cheese
- Monday, June 23rd
8:30 to 12:00 p.m. Topic#2
SEARCHING FOR THE GENETIC MECHANISM FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Symposia
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Free Oral Communications
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Poster Session with Wine and cheese
- Tuesday, June 24th
8:30 to 11:00 p.m.
3 Plenary Speaker TBA
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Symposia
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Free Oral Communications
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Poster Session with Wine and cheese
- Wednesday, June 25th
8:30 to 12:00 p.m. Topic#3
what can we learn from brain imaging
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Symposia
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Free Oral communications
5:00 pm. Closing Summary
The 3 Hour Format for the 3 Topics will be:
Each topic will consist of 2 timely major questions on that topic with speakers invited 2 for each question (known to have opposite or different views). They will deliver a paper and speak for approximately 20 minutes each, then followed by a discussant for 5 minutes and then 30 minutes of public discussion led by a moderator for a total of approximately 1 hr 15 minutes per question. Separated by one coffee break.
- Francine Benes - USA
- David Braff - USA
- Robert Cancro - USA
- Joseph Coyle - USA
- Michael Davidson - Israel
- William F. Deakin - UK
- Robin Emsley - South Africa
- Robert Freedman - USA
- Wolfgang Gaebel - Germany
- Bernd Gallhofer - Germany
- Wagner Gattaz, MD - Brazil
- Anthony Grace - USA
- Raquel E. Gur - USA
- Heinz Haefner - Germany
- Steven R. Hirsch - UK
- Assen Jablensky - Australia
- Dan Javitt - USA
- Eve C. Johnstone - Scotland
- Hans Juergen-Moeller - Germany
- Veronica Larach- Walters, MD - Chile
- David Lewis - USA
- jeffrey A. Lieberman - USA
- Mario Maj - Italy
- Patrick McGorry - Australia
- John McGrath - Australia
- Hebert meltzer - USA
- Dieter Naber - Germany
- Jim Van Os - The Netherlands
- Josef Peuskens - Belgium
- Norman Sartorius - Switzerland
- Martha Shenton - USA
- Nori Takei - Japan
- Carol Tamminga - USA
- Si Tianmei - China
- Helene Verdoux - France
- Antonio Vita - Italy
- John Waddington - Ireland
- Daniel R. Weinberger - USA