International Neuroscience
In recent years, SfN’s membership and chapters participation has become increasingly international, with “regular” (non-student) international membership growing more than twice as fast as regular U.S. membership between 2001 and 2007. Currently, 36 percent of SfN members are non-U.S. residents.
Strategy
SfN is committed to meeting the needs of its international members from all regions of the world, through programming and collaborations with other national and regional organizations.
Committee
SfN's International Affairs Committee works to enhance the value SfN provides to its international members as well as the role SfN plays in advancing the interests of the global neuroscience community by supporting professional development needs, coordinating public outreach efforts, building partnerships with international neuroscience societies, and enhancing communication and engagement with members.
Programs/Activities
- Ricardo Miledi Neuroscience Training Program - Supported by the Grass Foundation, this four-week course is held in Latin America and is open to Latin American and Caribbean neuroscience graduate students.
- SfN/IBRO Travel Awards - SfN offers travel awards for neuroscientists under the age of 35 from the less-developed countries of the five International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) regions (Africa, Asian/Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Europe) to attend the Society's annual meeting.
- Chapter Travel Awards to the FENS Forum and IBRO World Congress - Allows chapters in the United States, Canada, and Mexico to nominate outstanding graduate students for travel awards to the FENS Forum and IBRO World Congress.
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FENS/IBRO Programme of European Neuroscience Schools (PENS) SfN Collaboration - SfN and PENS will host the first PENS-SfN school at the Anton Dorhn Zoological Station in Naples, Italy, March 21-26, 2010. The subject and title of the school is “Brain evolution and its consequences for brain pathology.” Scientific organizers of the school are Giorgio M. Innocenti (Karolinska Intitutet, Stockholm) and Jon Kaas (Vanderbilt University, Nashville). Visit the PENS Web site for more information.
- International Fellows Orientation - This orientation session is for recipients of SfN's international travel awards and the Hugo Arechiga Fellows. Attendees are given tips and tools for navigating SfN's annual meeting.
- International Fellows Poster Session - The poster session at the Society's annual meeting is held for recipients of SfN's international travel awards and the Hugo Arechiga Fellows.
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Organizations and Resources
SfN has established collaborations with the following organizations.
- Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) - CAN represents the largest group of Canadian scientists interested in the brain, spinal cord and the entire nervous system.
- Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) - FENS represents a large number of national European neuroscience societies and several monodisciplinary societies with the goal of advancing research and education in neuroscience and representing neuroscience research in the European Commission, IBRO, and other granting bodies.
- International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) - IBRO's mission is to develop and support scientific research in all fields concerning the brain while promoting international collaboration and the interchange and dissemination of brain research throughout the world.
- Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS) - JNS is an academic organization of scientists who study the brain and nervous system, and publish findings to promote the welfare and culture of humans.
- La Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias Fisiológicas - The Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias Fisiológicas organizes an annual congress for professors and investigators in physiology. The organization stimulates the development of new technologies and promotes medical and biological research, in addition to supporting promising academics with awards.
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