2015 Autumn Conference – Speakers’ Corner

Thank you for agreeing to participate as a presenter and/or chairperson at the upcoming ISCTM 2015 ‘Autumn’ Conference, which includes a Joint Day with ECNP. This page contains all the links you will need for submitting information to the ISCTM, as well as information we hope you find helpful for your planning. 

Dates/Location
27-29 August 2015
Amsterdam Marriott
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(Housing to be booked through the ISCTM.  Do not contact the hotel directly.
Details below)

STEP 1:  Complete the Online Confirmation and Agreement

STEP 2: Please Upload or Email Biographical Paragraph
(View Confirmed Presenters page)

2500 characters max (including spaces)

STEP 3: Register for the Meeting

You may access the fee-waived Speaker Registration path by using above link and on the Identity Confirmation page, using the email address where you receive ISCTM mail.  You will have the opportunity to book your housing during the registration process. Do not contact the hotel.

STEP 4: Please Upload or Email  Abstract

Abstract, for inclusion in the program book, should be submitted after the session development call with chairs (no later than Monday 15 June). Abstract should be in paragraph form,
< 300 words and contain no tables.

STEP 5:  Presentation Submission Schedule

— Draft: Chairs will advise according to each segment’s agenda development telecon schedule.
— Final: Bring flash drive to onsite registration desk the morning of your session, no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting day.

STEP 6:  Chairs/Co-Chairs – Publication Information

To facilitate timely dissemination of information discussed during ISCTM meetings, the ISCTM provides a Publication Liaison for each session and workshop.  The assigned liaisons will reach out to session chairs prior to the meeting.  The liaison role is initially to support the development of the Session Summary for posting to the ISCTM website, however the liaison is also available to support further publications resulting from the session as needed. (Output category specifications)

Timeline for Session Summary development: (TBD)

Travel Arrangements:
In order to meet ISCTM’s fiscal responsibilities, the Society endeavors to operate its meetings as close to break even as possible, hopefully in the black. The Executive does not wish to raise additional revenue through increasing registration fees, so we must keep a close watch on expenses.  Therefore, we ask speakers who will request reimbursement to keep this in mind when arranging travel, specifically, if at all possible, to book flights enough ahead of travel dates to take advantage of the lower fares. (2015 Autumn Reimbursement Policy)

Agenda at a Glance:

Day 1: Thursday, 27 August 2015
16:00-19:30  Onsite Registration Open
18:30- 20:00 Welcome Cocktail Reception

Day 2: Friday, 28 August 2015 – Joint Day with ECNP
7:30 Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:30  Challenges in Utilizing Outcome Measures Across Regions and Cultures (Keefe/Leucht)
10:45-12:15  Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder as a Target for Drug Development (Laughren/Harmer)
12:30-13:45 Lunch
13:45 -17:15 An Update on Critical Issues for Alzheimer’s Disease (Anand/Knudsen)     
17:30  Joint Sessions Adjourn
13:30-19:30 Reception/Poster Session

Day 3: Saturday, 29 August 2015
7:30   Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast
8:30   Placebo Response Challenges Across CNS Trials (Romano/Groeneveld)
13:15 Meeting Adjourns

ISCTM Contact Information

Thomas Laughren – Chair, Scientific Program Committee
Carlotta McKee – Executive Director, ISCTM
Mary Bea Harding – Executive Assistant, ISCTM

Phone:  +1.615.383.7688