As Chairperson and President of the IBIA Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury to be held March 10 - 14, 2010 in Washington, D.C., USA, we would like to invite the participation of all professionals involved with serving persons with acquired brain injury to this international Congress and meeting of minds. Assisted by the Congress Scientific Planning Committee, we are very excited about having the meeting in the United States and in particular, its capital, Washington, D.C. This is the first time in our history that a World Congress has been held in the USA. Washington, D.C. is a culturally diverse city with many fine hotels, restaurants, museums, culture events and historical landmarks. The meeting is expected to be the largest IBIA meeting in our history and in many ways the most exciting. We hope that you will join us for this unprecedented event.

Aside from the wonderful scientific program with world renowned experts in the field of brain injury, we are also continuing other special features including scientific poster and paper presentations, candlelight sessions with experts, and IBIA’s various awards, including the Henry Stonnington Award for best review article in Brain Injury (IBIA’s officially endorsed organizational research journal), the Jennett & Plum Award for Clinical Achievement in the field of brain injury medicine, as well as The Safe Car of the Year Award.

There will also be a post-conference symposium on disorders of consciousness in addition to workshops on neuropharmacology, neuroethics, controversies in neuropsychology, visual assessment and rehabilitation, community reintegration, educational reentry issues, as well as return to work. There will also be some new features added to the conference which we hope all attendees will find educationally beneficial.

We also look forward to having a wonderful exhibitor turnout to further complement the conference networking and learning experience. As usual, we are also planning a number of wonderful social events, including a few surprises, as well as opportunities to further explore and appreciate the culture and diversity that represents our US capital of Washington, D.C.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Nathan Zasler, M.D.
Chairperson, IBIA

Ross Zafonte, D.O.
President, IBIA

For general Congress information, click here.