The NNS Abstract Committee will determine the qualified abstracts to be presented as posters during the Abstract Poster and Open Communications sessions. All accepted abstracts will be published online in the Journal of Neurotrauma immediately prior to the conference.

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 travel grants in the amount of $250.00 each.  Grant awards are given based on financial need and merit. 

This years' travel grant awardees are:

The Abstract Committee will review each abstract submitted for the student competition. A blind grading process was used to ensure anonymity and equality.

The Top 19 highest-scoring student abstracts will be displayed onsite in a featured location for the duration of the symposium. These nineteen abstracts will receive a final judging onsite at the conference, after which the scores will be tabulated and combines with the preliminary scores to determine the winners of the competition. All poster finalists will receive a certificate and be recognized onstage at the Student Competition Awards Dinner on Wednesday evening. 

The top five (5) highest scoring poster finalists will also be recognized during the Awards Ceremony and will receive a trophy, books from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and a monetary prize of $500 from the National Neurotrauma Symposium. The top three (3) highest scoring posters will also receive a one year subscription to the Journal of Developmental Neuroscience published by Karger.

This years' top student finalists are:

Fifteen top student abstracts have been selected by the Abstract Committee for a special oral presentation during the Open Communication Sessions at the symposium on Wednesday.  Please refer to the Schedule of Events page for timings. 

This years' oral presentation selections are:

All accepted posters will be displayed onsite throughout the entire conference with scheduled presentation times.

• Posters must be no larger than 4'0h x 8'0w (120cm height x 240cm width) and must be shipped to or brought in person by the submitting author(s) or a colleague who is attending the conference. Posters sent via mail to the Registration Desk or Conference Organizers will not be displayed.
• Your 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, a minimum of 4 push pins will be provided for your use in displaying your poster.
• Please do not mount or laminate your poster!  It's not good for the environment, and 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.

A special discount on poster printing is available through FedEx Office for our NNS attendees. You may visit your local FedEx Kinko's or upload and print online at www.fedex.com.  You can even have it printed at a local Las Vegas FedEx Kinko's and delivered to the hotel if you prefer not to carry your poster on your flight. 

Enter the NNS FedEx Discount Card# 04773076800001 to receive an additional discount of up to 20% off your print order.  This code is valid though August 2010, so be sure to keep it on file!

Click here to view a PDF file listing all poster number assignments by WAB# (the number assigned to your abstract when you submitted it online).

Click here to view a floor plan of the Poster Session room.