International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN)
 

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ISHN 14th Annual Meeting
Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 16-20 June 2009

Wordle: ISHN 2009

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Past Annual Meetings
Journal of the History of the Neurosciences: Basic and Clinical Perspectives
HISTNEUR-L: The History of Neuroscience Internet Forum

The International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN) was founded in Montreal on May 14, 1995. Its mission is to:

  • improve communication between individuals and groups interested in the history of neuroscience;
  • promote research in the history of neuroscience; and
  • promote education in and stimulate interest for the history of neuroscience.

The Journal of the History of the Neurosciences: Basic and Clinical Perspectives, the official organ of the society, is published by Taylor & Francis. Now in its eighteenth year (2009), publishing four issues per volume, the Journal provides a forum for investigations in the field of neuroscience history, as broadly defined, including the history of basic, clinical, and behavioral neurosciences, ancient and non-western topics, and significant individuals, events, and technical advances. ISHN is a focal point for those interested in neuroscience history and offers, through its journal and annual meeting, opportunities to contribute to this rapidly growing field.


ISHN Membership Directory

2009 Membership Directory - Personal Data Sheet   (PDF: 2 pages)
All new and continuing members should print and complete a "2009 Membership Directory - Personal Data Sheet" and mail or fax it to the ISHN Webmaster (Online directory information will be entered and made available immediately; Printed directory listings will be published with the next directory update).



 
HOW TO JOIN THE ISHN

FULL MEMBERSHIP ($118.00 U.S. or 70 GBP or 96 Euros plus Value Added/Local/National Tax where applicable) in the ISHN includes all privileges of membership for calendar year January-December 2009, all mailings, and a one year subscription to the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences. Note that membership is based on the calendar year; whenever you apply or renew during 2009, your membership will be registered for January-December 2008 and you will receive issues of the journal for that year.

To join or renew as a Full member, do only one (not both!) of the following steps:


STUDENT MEMBERSHIP (Free) includes all privileges and mailings for the calendar year January-December 2009, but does not include an annual subscription to the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences. The signature of a Faculty Sponsor (academic or research advisor, chair of the student's department, or a faculty member of the student's major department) is required as confirmation of the applicant's student status. Print and complete the STUDENT Membership application and renewal form and mail or fax it to the ISHN Secretary, Laurie Swan.


GIFT MEMBERSHIPS in the ISHN may be arranged by using the GIFT Membership application and renewal form. Be sure to include the recipient's complete contact information, so that our publisher will address the journal properly. Please also send an email or a copy of the Gift membership form (without your credit card number and expiration date) to the ISHN Secretary, so a letter of welcome may be sent in a timely manner.


For more information, please contact the ISHN Secretary:

Laurie Swan
703 26th Avenue SW
Puyallup, Washington 98373
USA

Voice: 1-253-209-7837
Fax: 1-310-825-0465 (use a cover sheet directed to Russell Johnson, who will forward faxes to Laurie Swan)
laurieswan@comcast.net

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sheryl R. Ginn, President
Program in Social Sciences
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
1531 Trinity Church Road
Concord, North Carolina 28027 USA
+1-704-216-3799 voice
E-mail:  sginn AT carolina.rr.com

Marjorie Lorch, President-elect
E-mail:  m.lorch AT bbk.ac.uk

Laurie Swan, Secretary
E-mail:  laurieswan AT comcast.net

Joel A. Vilensky, Treasurer
E-mail:  vilensk AT ipfw.edu

Georg W. Kreutzberg, Past President
E-mail:  gwk AT neuro.mpg.de

Frank W. Stahnisch, Member-at-Large (2006-2009)
E-mail:  fwstahni AT ucalgary.ca

Paul B. Foley, Member-at-Large (2007-2010)
E-mail:  pfoley AT unsw.edu.au

Stanley Finger, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
E-mail:  sfinger AT artsci.wustl.edu

Peter J. Koehler, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
E-mail:  pkoehler AT knmg.nl

Malcolm B. Macmillan, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
E-mail:  malcolm.macmillan AT unimelb.edu.au


[Former Officers]


 
ANNUAL MEETINGS


 
AWARDS & PRIZES

The International Society for the History of the Neurosciences and its official publication, the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, offer the following biennial prizes to honor outstanding and distinguished scholarship in the history of the neurosciences:

At meetings held in odd-numbered years, the ISHN will award prizes for (1) Outstanding Article in the History of the Neurosciences and (2) Lifetime Contribution to the History of the Neurosciences (this award may be given annually, at the discretion of the Committee).

At meetings held in even-numbered years, the ISHN will award prizes for (1) Outstanding Student Essay in the History of the Neurosciences and (2) Outstanding Book in the History of the Neurosciences.

The prizes will be awarded at the Society's annual meeting.

Further information about the 2008 award for Lifetime Contribution to the History of the Neurosciences may be obtained from the Chair of the ISHN Lifetime Contribution Award Committee:

Dr. Axel Karenberg
History of Medicine and Medical Ethics
University of Cologne
Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 9
D-50931 Cologne
GERMANY
E-mail:  ajg02 AT uni-koeln.de

Further information about the 2008 awards for Outstanding Book and Outstanding Student Essay in the History of the Neurosciences may be obtained from the Chair of the ISHN Awards and Prizes Committee:

Dr. Marjorie Lorch
School of Languages, Linguistics and Culture
Birkbeck College, University of London
43 Gordon Square
London WC1H OPD
ENGLAND
Email: m.lorch AT bbk.ac.uk
Fax: +44(0)207-631-6119

Award and Prize Recipients

For more details, see: Guidelines for ISHN Awards and Prizes



 
RESOURCES

HISTNEUR-L: The History of Neuroscience Internet Forum is an electronic discussion group for exchanging information on any aspect of the History of Neuroscience. It includes announcements, inquiries and discussion on access to historical sources and their use and interpretation. Subscriptions are free and available to everyone interested in neuroscience history, including but by no means limited to historians, scientists, students, instructors, curators, publishers, archivists and librarians. The listserv is maintained for the benefit of the International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN), but is open to all (anyone with an e-mail account and an interest in the subject is welcomed).



 
NEWS

The 2008 ISHN meeting in Berlin was a great success, for which the organizers are to be congratulated, and the the quality of presented papers and posters continues to rise from meeting to meeting. The most important news to emerge from the meeting:

  • Sherry Ginn, as incoming President, introduced members to details of the next ISHN meeting. It will be held in Charleston (South Carolina, USA) between 16 and 20 June 2009.


  • Marjorie Lorch (Birkbeck College, University of London) was elected as Sherry Ginn's successor. As President Elect she will oversee the organization of the 2010 ISHN meeting which, at the invitation of the Club d'Histoire des Neurosciences (CHN), will be held in Paris (France). The CHN, founded in 2005, was strongly represented in Berlin by a series of high quality presentations. Laurie Swann was re-elected (unopposed) as Secretary of the ISHN.


  • Two ISHN prizes were awarded at the banquet, held in the "Virchow Ruine" in the grounds of the Charité hospital:
    • The award for Outstanding Student Essay in the History of the Neurosciences (2005-2007) was presented to  Emily Phillips (who unfortunately could not attend the meeting) for her dissertation "Sir James Crichton-Browne and the Theory of Degeneration: A study in the positive applications of a pessimistic idea" (MA, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2006).
    • The award for Outstanding Book in the History of the Neurosciences was presented to Laura Otis for her monograph, Müller's Lab (Oxford University Press, 2007).

(News reported by Paul Foley, who recorded minutes at the 2008 annual meeting)

Annual meeting dates:

  • 16 - 20 June 2009 (Charleston, South Carolina): contact Sherry Ginn (sginn AT carolina.rr.com)

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Last modified: 8 June 2009