THE ABSTRACT COMMITTEE has determined the qualified abstracts to be presented as posters during the Abstract Poster and Open Communications sessions. All accepted abstracts will be published in the October edition of the Journal of Neurotrauma, which will be distributed to delegates at the conference. 

Thank you to the 150 students who participated in this years' competition...

And special congratulations to the Travel Grant awardees,

Open Communications Sessions presenters,

and Top 16 Student Competition Finalists!

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STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT AWARDEES

NNS is pleased to offer a limited number of travel grants for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students presenting their exciting results. Funding provided by an NIH grant allows for twenty (20) student travel grants in the amount of $500 each.  Grant awards are given based on financial need and merit. NOTE: Travel grant winners must register by Oct. 1 and attend the Symposium in order to receive their award.

This years' Travel Grant Award winners are:

POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

POSTER SESSION ASSIGNMENTS

*TOP STUDENT ABSTRACTS will be displayed for the duration of the Symposium.*

All accepted posters will be displayed in the Regency Ballroom. Please be sure to set up and remove your posters during the times indicated on the Scientific Program. Posters left remaining after the session removal period will be removed and discarded. NNS is not responsible for lost or discarded posters.

Posters must be no larger than 4'0”h x 6'0”w (120cm height x 180cm width) and should be brought in person by the submitting author(s) or a colleague who is attending the conference. Posters sent via mail will not be displayed. Ideally a poster should be self-explanatory, clear and specific, and should present the material logically and legibly. 

Please include the poster number, title of the abstract and the names of the presenting authors in the upper left hand corner of your poster.

For your convenience, push pins (3/8” shaft) will be provided for your use in displaying your poster, however please DO NOT mount or laminate your poster, as you may experience difficulty in attaching it to the display board . If you will be rolling up your poster for travel, we recommend you reverse roll it upon your arrival to avoid the tendency it may have to curl and thereby "pop" off the poster board.

OPEN COMMUNICATIONS SESSIONS

Several top student abstracts have been selected by the Abstract Committee for a special 10 minute oral presentation during the Open Communication Sessions at the symposium.

Please refer to the Schedule of Events page for timings.

ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS

If your abstract was accepted, you were notified via email on July 1, 2005. Specific times and poster numbers have been assigned for abstracts to be displayed and presented. 

Click VIEW ALL ABSTRACTS button above for final poster number assignments.

STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION FINALISTS

The Abstract Committee reviewed and assigned a grade to each abstract submitted for the student competition. A blind grading process was used to ensure anonymity and equality.  The Top 16 student abstracts will be displayed onsite in a featured location for the duration of the symposium. These sixteen abstracts will receive a final judging onsite at the conference, after which the scores will be tabulated to determine the winners of the competition. The top five (5) abstracts will be recognized during the Awards Ceremony and will receive a certificate, cash award of $500 and up to $400 in book selections from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.