CFP: Montreal Neuroethics Conference for Young Researchers

Submission deadline: February 2, 2015

Conference date(s):
April 17, 2015

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Conference Venue:

Neuroethics Research Unit, IRCM
Montréal, Canada

Details

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the Montreal Neuroethics Conference for Young Researchers 2015.

This conference will be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada on April 17th, 2015 at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal,

Quebec, Canada. It is aimed at young researchers, trainees, and students from all fields interested in neuroethics. In addition to the program on the day of the event, we are hosting an essay competition where 5 winning papers in English will be candidates for fast-tracked publication in a special issue of the journal Neuroethics and 5 winning papers in French will be candidates for fast-tracked publication in a special issue of the journal BioéthiqueOnline.

ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENSION

The submission deadline for poster presentations and the essay competition has been extended to February 2nd, 2015 at 11:59pm.

Please follow the submission and registration instructions that can be found on our website (http://www.ircm.qc.ca/NeuroethicsConference).

Program:

8:30-9:00 Welcome

9:00-10:00 Panel: Social responsibility of neuroscience

John Breitner, M.D. (McGill); Emily Bell, Ph.D. (IRCM); Artur Kania, Ph.D. (IRCM)

10:00-10:15 Break (coffee)

10:15-11:15 Panel: Cognitive enhancement

Jennifer Chandler, LL.M. (UOttawa); Alexandre Erler, Ph.D. (UdeM); Veljko Dubljevic,

Ph.D./D.Phil. (IRCM)

11:15-12:30 Poster session & lunch

12:30-13:30 Roundtable: How to be successful in your early Neuroethics career

Eric Racine, Ph.D. (IRCM), Tommaso Bruni, Ph.D. (UWesternOntario), Lucie Wade,

M.Sc. (McGill/JGH), Jaime Flamenbaum, M.D. (CIHR)

13:30-13:45 Break (coffee)

13:45-14:45 Oral presentations of essay winners

14:45-15:00 Break (coffee)

15:00-16:30 Keynote: The Neurobiology of Morality, James Blair, Ph.D. (NIH)

16:30-17:00 Awards Ceremony and Closing Statement

AWARDS

Three prizes will be awarded for the best essays ($500, $250, and $150).

One prize will be given for the best poster presentation ($100).

The “Sonia Lupien Award” and the “Mark Hallett Award” will be each be given to a poster

detailing work in the area of (1) social responsibility of neuroscience, or (2) the neuroscience of

ethics.

TRAVEL BURSARIES

A limited number of travel bursaries will be given to the applicants based on significance, need, and

distance. To be considered for a travel bursary, please submit the following:

Abstract,

Your CV, and;

A 250?word personal statement about your neuroethics interests.

Poster Presentation Information

Should your abstract be accepted for presentation, please do not prepare your poster any larger than

the maximum size of 4ft x 4ft or 1.1m x 1.1m.

More info: http://www.ircm.qc.ca/NeuroethicsConference

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