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This year's meeting will take place on June 17-20 at the Portland Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The abstracts will be published in the May 1999 issue of the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. The abstracts will be available at the meeting to all registered attendees.

The American Association of Neuropathologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The American Association of Neuropathologists designates this continuing medical education activity for 17 credit hours in Category I of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

The approximate price of one-way transportation from the Airport to Downtown Portland is as follows:

Hotel reservation forms were mailed with the March Newsletter. They must be received no later than 4 weeks in advance to guarantee rooms at the convention rates. After May 19, 1999, rooms will be confirmed on a space/rate available basis.

Telephone reservations can be made by calling (800) HILTONS or visiting their web site at http://www.hilton.com. Be certain to mention that the registration is for the AANP Meeting to receive the special convention rate.

A registration form was enclosed with the March newsletter. As in the past, there is no meeting registration fee for members. For non-members, registration fees are $30.00 (student/resident/ fellow) and $50.00 (faculty/staff). Course registration fees are $125.00 for all members and non-members.

If you did not receive a registration form and would like to register for the meeting, please contact the Office of Secretary-Treasurer at (612) 625-0956 or fax (612) 625-0440, or via email at aanp@mail.med.umn.edu.

Those who have preregistered by returning the meeting registration form and prepaid for the Special Course are encouraged to pick up their name badges, course materials, abstract booklet and registration receipt on Wednesday, June 17th, 7:00 - 9:00PM, in the Ballroom Foyer.

This year's course, "Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System" has been organized by our President, Jeannette J. Townsend.

Infectious diseases of the nervous system play a significant role in neuropathology and new methodologies have increased the ease of diagnosis and array of treatment options. This course will cover a variety of infectious diseases in order to bring to the participants an update on both the clinical and research aspects of the organisms and how they interact with the nervous system. In the last decade an increasing number of immunosuppressed patients have appeared who are vulnerable to opportunistic infections. An update on the various organisms encountered in the immunosuppressed patient will be of help to those in clinical practice. A great deal of data has been gathered on the pathophysiology of cerebral malaria and will give us new insights into the ways this worldwide parasite causes disease in humans. Viral diseases offer a significant threat to the central nervous system. Rabies and HTLV-I represent two quite different viral diseases and these differences will lead to further insight concerning viral pathogenesis. Bacterial diseases of the central nervous system are common and treatable. Several unusual bacterial infections of the nervous system will be discussed in order to update the participants on pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. Neurosyphilis has resurfaced as a disease entity in the era of AIDS and this discussion will cover the pathology and offer an update on the disease as it presents today. Upon completion of the course, participants should have a greater understanding of infectious processes that involve the nervous system and be able to transfer this understanding to diagnostic applications.

The American Association of Neuropathologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The American Association of Neuropathologists designates the Special Course as a continuing medical education activity for 6 credit hours in Category I of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

This year 236 abstracts have been accepted for platform and poster sessions. Scientific sessions will be held on Friday and Saturday and will include both poster and platform presentations. Two platform sessions will be conducted concurrently and there will be two poster sessions (morning and afternoon) on each day.

NOTICE FOR AUTHORS OF ABSTRACTS: "Authors of abstracts that have been published as full length papers are reminded that they are responsible for informing the Secretary-Treasurer's office of this prior to the meeting. Abstracts of previously published papers are not eligible for the Association Awards."

A reception for the attendees and guests will be held at the Portland Hilton on Friday evening. There will be hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Admission is $10.00 and $5.00 for students/residents/fellows. Those who wish to attend may submit payment with the pre-registration form, or may purchase tickets at the time of the meeting.

The lecture named in honor of Dr. Saul R. Korey will be given by Dr. William F. Hickey and is entitled "Key Participants in the Initiation of Inflammation in the Central Nervous System". This lecture will be held on Saturday, June 19th.

The annual business meeting, to be held on Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19, will begin promptly at noon on Friday and following the Korey Lecture on Saturday.

President Jeannette J. Townsend has organized the symposium entitled "Pathogenesis of CNS Infections" which will be held on Sunday morning, June 20, 1999. Dr. Townsend's Presidential Address will be entitled "Herpes Simplex Virus". Dr. Diane Griffin will speak on "Sindbis Virus", and Dr. Clayton A. Wiley will discuss "Human Immunodeficiency Virus".

As part of the Presidential Symposium, the Matthew T. Moore Distinguished Lecture is entitled "Viral Pathogenesis, an Overview" and will be presented by Dr. Richard T. Johnson of Johns Hopkins University.

Protocols for the Diagnostic Slide Session will be available without charge at the registration desk. For additional information, please contact Dr. Leroy Sharer at: (973) 972-4770.

The following applications have been reviewed by the Membership Committee and submitted to the Executive Council for final approval at the Annual Meeting:

Our Committees play a pivotal role in the operation of the association during the entire year and in the success of the annual meeting. The association owes a debt of gratitude to the dedicated chairs and all of the committee members.

The proposed changes to Article VII, Section 8, of the AANP Constitution that were sent with the March 1999 Neuropathology Newsletter should read as follows:
"The Diagnostic Slide Session is recognized and conducted as a part of the annual meeting, and a time for such presentation shall be designated and published in the program. The financial report of the Diagnostic Slide Session shall be incorporated into the financial report of the Association."

Announcing The New Biology of Aging Symposium, to be held September 26-29, 1999 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Sessions will be offered on genetics and the aging process, immunology of aging, mitochondrial diseases in aging, blood-brain barrier and letalloproteinases, protein turnover related to aging, systems of repair and plasticity in aging, and clinical applications and chemoprotection of aging.

The Symposium brings together nationally and internationally recognized investigators and young scientists working with current problems related to the molecular events in aging and age-related disease conditions, stimulates interactions among scientists working in diverse areas, and identifies research areas especially deserving of continued focus.

Speakers will present reports on their current research and allow time for interaction with the audience, and poster sessions are scheduled for Monday, September 27, and Tuesday, September 28, if demand warrants. Abstracts are due by July 21, 1999. For more information, contact Marvin Hunt at 785/864-7857, email: mhunt@ukans.edu, or contact Karen Hickey at 785/864-2363, email: khickey@ukans.edu.

2000: Radisson Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, June 8-11.
2001: Chicago Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois, June 21-24, 2001.