PRE38_2 2..2 Meetings and Notices PLEASE NOTE: Information regarding Meetings, Conferences, etc. for publication in the Journal should be notified to the Editorial Secretary at Wessex Nuffield Hospital at least three months prior to the event. Scientific Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) 14±16 April 2000, Chicago, Illinois, USA. For further details please contact: Lesley M Hudson MA, Clinical Meeting Coordinator, American Spinal Injury Associa- tion, 2020 Peachtree Road, NW Atlanta, GA30309, USA. Tel: +1 404 355 9772; Fax: +1 404 355 1826; Website: www.asia-spinalinjury.org The First Interdisciplinary Congress on Spinal Surgery (World Spine 1) 27 August ± 1 September 2000, Berlin. All major topics related to Spinal Surgery will be covered: Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Radiology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Spine Research, Pain Therapy and related fields. Further information from: Mario Brock, MD, Congress President, Universi- taÈ tsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Neurochirurgische Klinik, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12200 Berlin, Ger- many. Tel: +49 30 8445 2531; Fax: +49 30 8445 3569. 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia 3±5 November 2000, Sydney, Australia. Topics: 1. Respiratory insufficiency including ventilator depen- dency and sleep apnoea; 2. Spinal cord injury in the elderly: Acute and Ageing; 3. Clinical trials and applied technology; 4. Pain; 5. Exercise physiology. Further information from: International Society of Paraplegia, Conference Action Pty Ltd, PO Box 1231, North Sydney, NSW 2059, Australia. Tel: +61 2 9956 8333; Fax: +61 2 9956 5154; e-mail: confact@conference action.com.au Scientific Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) 18±20 May 2001, Long Beach, California, USA. For further details please contact: Lesley M Hudson MA, Clinical Meeting Coordinator, American Spinal Injury Association, 2020 Peachtree Road, NW Atlanta, GA30309, USA. Tel: +1 404 355 9772; Fax: +1 404 355 1826; Website: www.asia-spinalinjury.org 1st World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 7 ± 13 July 2001, Amsterdam RAI Congress Center, The Netherlands. Further information from: Congress Se- cretariat: Eurocongres Conference Management, Jan van Goyenkade 11, 1075 HP Amsterdam, The Nether- lands. Tel: +31 (0)20-679 34 11; Fax: +31 (0)20-673 73 06; e-mail: eurocongres@rai.nl Scientific Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) 3 ± 7 May 2002, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada (in conjunction with IMSOP). For further details please contact: Lesley M Hudson MA, Clinical Meeting Coordinator, American Spinal Injury Association, 2020 Peachtree Road, NW Atlanta, GA30309, USA. Tel: +1 404 355 9772; Fax: +1 404 355 1826; Website: www.asia-spinalinjury.org Spinal Cord (2000) 38, 130 ± 131 ã 2000 International Medical Society of Paraplegia All rights reserved 1362 ± 4393/00 $15.00 www.nature.com/sc Meetings and Notices Scientific Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) The First Interdisciplinary Congress on Spinal Surgery (World Spine 1) 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia Scientific Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) 1st World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Scientific Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA)