Announcements

Women in Neurosurgery Luncheon - Hosted by Professor Yoko Kato
Hynes Convention Centre, Boston Massachusetts - September 3, 2009

 

For more information, please contact joikai@fujita-hu.ac.jp

 

 

 

 

The Society of Neurological Surgeons is pleased to announce that nominations are open for the 2009 H. Richard Winn, MD, Prize

 

The purpose of this international award is to encourage research in the neurosciences and to recognize outstanding, continuous commitment to research in the neurosciences by a neurological surgeon.

 

Please click here to view the full announcement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Young Neurosurgeons Awards - WFNS World Congress, Boston Massachusetts
August 30 - September 4, 2009


The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and the Scientific Committee of the WFNS 2009 World Congress are inviting young neurosurgeons to submit original, unpublished work related to basic science or clinical work in neurosurgery.

 

Please click here to view more details.

 


List of societies approved as new members of WFNS at the Executive Committee Meeting held in
Nagoya, Japan, 20 November 2007

 

- Association of Neurosurgical Societies of Africa (ANSA)
- Ecuadorian Neurosurgical Society
- Emirates Neuroscience Society
- Finnish Neurosurgical Society
- German Academy of Neurosurgery
- Gulf Neurosurgical Society
- Kuwait Society of Neurological Surgeons (KSNS)
- Libyan Association of Psychiatry, Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Mongolian Neurosurgical Society
- Norwegian Neurosurgical Society
- Swedish Society of Neurosurgery
- Yemeni Neurological Surgeons Society


Site of the 15th WFNS World Congress of Neurosurgery in 2013:
9-13 September 2013 - Seoul , Korea

 

Click here for more information about the Congress


Dr Peter Black, WFNS President-elect

 

Dr Peter Black's name, as well as some others, was proposed as a candidate for President-elect by our WFNS member societies. After our Nominating Committee counted and reviewed the proposals received,    the choice was finally between Dr Black and another candidate.
When the vote was taken at our Executive Committee meeting held in November 2007 in Nagoya, Japan,     Dr Peter Black received the highest number of votes.

 

 

 


Catherine Gilmore-Lawless, Executive Director of the CINN Foundation, has made a donation to the WFNS Foundation earmarked for young neurosurgeons. The details of this program are under development and will be announced on the website when available.