International Brain Injury Association’s
Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury

March 10-14, 2010 Washington, DC, USA

CONGRESS OVERVIEW

Held biennially, the IBIA World Congress is the largest gathering of international professionals working in the field of brain injury. Delegates are comprised of physicians, psychologists and neuropsychologists, therapists and rehabilitation professionals, social workers, nurses, case managers, legal professionals, advocates and all others working in the field of brain injury. The aim of the Eighth World Congress 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 information spanning from basic science to clinical (coma to community) aspects of brain injury.  This will be the first time the World Congress has been held in the United States.  The 2008 World Congress was held in Lisbon, Portugal.

CONTACT INFORMATION

www.internationalbrain.org
congress@internationalbrain.org
Tel. (703) 960-6500
Fax. (703) 960-6603

ENDORSING ORGANIZATION DISCOUNT

All members of endorsing organizations are entitled to register for the World Congress at the IBIA member rate of $495 (USD).  As the non-member registration rate for the World Congress is $645, we ask that you please apprise your members that they are entitled to a discount of $150 off the regular registration rate.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstracts are now being accepted for the World Congress via our on-line submission system. All abstracts accepted for the Congress will be published in a supplemental issue of the IBIA’s endorsed international, peer reviewed, scientific journal, Brain Injury. Submissions should ideally be data based and if not must be an assessment or treatment model description. We encourage proposals in the areas of basic science (particularly translational research) through the entire continuum of brain injury care (both pediatric and adult).  The deadline submission date for the Congress is October 12, 2009.  Abstracts will be reviewed and assessed by the Congress’s International Scientific Committee based on quality and relevance as well as selected presentation format.  Accepted abstracts will be presented as either an oral or poster presentation.  All submissions must be made through our on-line system found on our website, www.internationalbrain.org

EXHIBITS AND SPONSORSHIP

All organizations are encouraged to reserve an exhibit space at the World Congress and to consider one of the many available support opportunities.  Marketing your organization, product or service at the IBIA World Congress brings you face-to-face with the professionals who are shaping the future of brain injury research, treatment and rehabilitation. The World Congress presents a unique opportunity to promote the advances in brain injury made by your organization to this highly specialized group of professionals.

FULL LIST OF ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS

• Academy of Multidisciplinary Neuro-Traumatology
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
• American Neuropsychiatric Association
• American Occupational Therapy Association
• American Physical Therapy Association
• American Society of Neurorehabilitation
• American Speech and Hearing Association
• Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment
• Brain Injury Association of America
• Brain Injury Association of Canada
• Brain Trauma Foundation
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• European Brain Injury Society
• Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria NeuroTraumatica
• European Neurological Society
• International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
• International Neuropsychiatric Association
• International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
• International Brain Research Foundation
• International Neurotrauma Society
• Latin American Brain Injury Consortium
• National Academy of Neuropsychology
• National Neurotrauma Society
• Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Research Network
• Neurotrauma Foundation
• North American Brain Injury Society
• Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
• World Federation of NeuroRehabilitation
• World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE WORLD CONGRESS

Additional information on the World Congress, including the scientific planning committee, abstract submission guidelines and hotel information can be found at http://www.internationalbrain.org/?q=node/16.  The preliminary program will be posted on this site by the end of July, 2009.

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