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Neuroscience Show a Big Draw

Neuroscience 2009, the Society for Neuroscience's 39th annual meeting, provides the world's largest forum for neuroscientists to debut research and network with colleagues from around the world. The meeting provides emerging research news about brain science and health and provides a better understanding of the brain, nervous system and related disorders.

Some 32,000 attendees were expected to attend this year's event at Chicago's McCormick Place, and by the looks of the crowd today, that number may even have been exceeded.


Chicago's McCormick Place, home to Neuroscience 2009.

The 550-company-strong exhibit and the conference sessions both were packed. In the exhibit hall the entire back section was devoted to posters – all 15,896 of them. Most were surrounded by interested attendees, which appeared to draw folks away from the exhibits.

However, all the exhibitors Photonics.com spoke to expressed satisfaction with the traffic they were receiving. One thing that stood out in this reporter's eye was the large number of women attending – at least as many, if not more, than men. Which seems to put the lie to the notion that women shy away from science.

Through lectures, symposia, workshops, and events, attendees experience innovative neuroscience research, including: For more information, visit: www.sfn.org

Charlie Troy
Senior Editor

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