Magstim/University of Oxford TMS Summer School

Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th June 2010

2010 marks two important anniversaries: 25 years since Anthony Barker and colleagues’ publication of the first human TMS experiment, and 20 years since the foundation of the Magstim Company.  To celebrate these milestones we are pleased to include a special plenary lecture by Professor Anthony Barker – TMS: the first 25 years - and to offer registrants the opportunity to attend a celebratory dinner. 

The scientific program is organised as a single stream of lectures by distinguished international faculty. Invited talks have an educational goal in addition to presenting the results of cutting edge research. This year the two-day programme is focussed on two themes:

Day 1: “Brain stimulation approaches to neural circuit function”
Day 2: “Brain stimulation to enhance sensory, motor and cognitive functions”

A detailed programme can be downloaded here. The talks will be held in the Department of Experimental Psychology, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 4AD

In addition, there will be displays of magnetic stimulation, neuro-navigation and electrophysiological products by: The Magstim Company and Rogue Research.

Confirmed Speakers include:

Abstracts & Posters

In addition to these invited talks, we strongly encourage poster submissions from students, post-doctoral and established researchers working on any aspect of human brain stimulation. There will be dedicated poster sessions in the morning and afternoon of each day. An abstract review committee will grade submissions and a small number of the highest rated abstracts will be selected to give brief oral platform presentations. Abstract authors will be informed in advance if they are being invited to give a brief presentation. In addition, these poster winners will be invited free of charge as guests at the celebratory dinner. Please submit all abstracts before the abstract submission deadline of Monday 31 May to:  jacinta.oshea@clneuro.ox.ac.uk

Abstract Guidelines

Poster abstract submissions should include Title, Authors and Affiliations, Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions and References (if required). Figures and tables may be included, but their size should be compressed sufficiently to ensure that they are deliverable by email. The word limit is a maximum of 500 words (excluding authors, affiliations, figure legends and references).
Please send your abstracts by the deadline of 31 May and indicate whether you would like to be considered for a prize oral platform presentation to: jacinta.oshea@clneuro.ox.ac.uk

Poster Guidelines

Please set up your poster from 8-9am on the day of your poster presentation.
Maximum size is A0 in landscape or portrait orientation.

Young Investigator Award

The 2010 Young Investigator Award will also be announced at the meeting. Nominations including self-nominations are encouraged. The YIA will be awarded to an early career researcher who has made significant contributions in the field of brain stimulation research. Please send a CV and two recent papers (published or unpublished) to jacinta.oshea@clneuro.ox.ac.uk by the deadline for YIA applications: Monday 31 May 2010. YIA applications will be adjudicated by an international panel of invited experts. The winner will be invited to give a brief talk on their work, will be an invited guest at the celebratory dinner, and will receive a £500 prize, sponsored by the Magstim Company.

Venues and Travel

Central Oxford is small, compact and easily walkable. Various local maps are available here: http://www.ox.ac.uk/visitors_friends/maps_and_directions/index.html

Lectures will be held at the Department of Experimental Psychology, South Parks Road, Oxford. Click here for a map of departments, including the Dept of Experimental Psychology.

The celebratory dinner will be held at Wadham College, Parks Road, Oxford. Click here for a map of colleges, including Wadham College.

Both venues are approximately 15 minutes walk from the train station and 5 minutes walk from the High  Street where airport buses stop.

Oxford is conveniently linked to London airports by regular bus services. London Heathrow is the closest airport (1 hour), followed by Gatwick (2 hours), Luton (3 hours) and Stansted (3.5 plus hours). Birmingham International airport is one hour away by train. For airport transfer, bus and rail information see the following links:

http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/main.php?page_id=23

http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/main.php?page_id=27

http://www.oxfordtube.com/

http://www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Registration

The conference registration fee is £60. This includes admission to all lectures and poster sessions, coffee and tea breaks and abstract submission. There is an additional subsidized charge of £30 for those wishing to attend the celebratory dinner at on the Monday night. This will be a candlelit 4-course dinner plus wine, coffee and mints in Wadham College dining hall. All payments are in UK sterling.
The early registration deadline is Monday 19 April 2010 (Now passed) – this is essential for those wishing to book accommodation (see below for alternative accommodation options).
SORRY - THE MEETING IS NOW SOLD OUT. YOU CAN SIGN UP TO THE WAITING LIST VIA THE ONLINE STORE LINKED BELOW. Registration will close on Monday 21 June 2010 or sooner if places sell-out - this is for conference attendance and dinner only.

Please register online using a credit or debit card at our online store

Conference registration fee = £60:

Celebratory dinner, Monday 28th June = £30
(4 course candlelit dinner with wine)

Cancellations Accommodation and dinner bookings can be fully refunded if cancelled by Monday 21 June. After that, no refund is possible. Conference fee can be fully refunded if cancelled by Friday 25 June. To cancel, we need you to send your original booking receipt to tmsschool@fmrib.ox.ac.uk with clear instructions to cancel. Accommodation Sadly there are no more rooms at Wadham College available via our registration site. Please try the links below to book directly via a number of college or local B&Bs. B&B accommodation in other Oxford colleges may be available for booking through the following website: http://www.oxfordrooms.co.uk/ Tourist information and further accommodation can also be found at: http://www.visitoxford.org/