Days Inn Vieux Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

14 May 1995
09h00 - 12h20

Attendance:

Darryl BRUCE  (University of Victoria: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)

Hugh W. BUCKINGHAM  (Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)

Carl F. CRAVER  (University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)

Stan FINGER  (Washington University: St. Louis, Missouri, USA)

Sam GREENBLATT  (Brown University: Providence, Rhode Island, USA)

Duane E. HAINES  (University of Mississippi: Jackson, Mississippi, USA)

Lauren J. HARRIS  (Michigan State University: East Lansing, Michigan, USA)

Russell A. JOHNSON  (UCLA: Los Angeles, California, USA)

Peter KOEHLER  (De Wever Hospital: Heerlen, The Netherlands)

Ted MELNECHUK  (Institute of Neuropoetics: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA)

F. (Frank) Clifford ROSE  (London Neurological Centre: London, UK)

Rachael ROSNER  (York University: Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

C.U.M. (Chris) SMITH  (Aston University: Birmingham, UK)

Harry WHITAKER  (UQAM: Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

Agenda:

1. Mission statement
2. Vote on society
3. Name for society
4. Structure for officers and nominations for office
5. Committees
6. Sites for future meetings
7. Journal: Publisher, Title, Section editors
8. Dues: Society, Journal; Incorporation fee
9. Other business

Summary of the business meeting to address the question of founding a society for the history of neuroscience:

• Society's Name:
  
  International Society for the History of the Neurosciences
  
  

• Mission:
  
  
  1. Improve communication among individuals and groups doing history of neuroscience.
  2. Educate people and promote the history of neuroscience.
  3. Improve the quantity and quality of research in the history of neuroscience.
  
  

• Board of Directors:
  
  

  President:	Stan Finger   (Washington University: St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
  President-elect:	Peter Koehler   (De Wever Hospital: Heerlen, The Netherlands)
  Secretary:	Duane Haines   (University of Mississippi Medical Center: Jackson, Mississippi, USA)
  Treasurer:	Sam Greenblatt   (Brown University: Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
  Members-at-Large:	Paul Eling   (University of Nijmegen: Nijmegen, The Netherlands) Hugh Buckingham   (Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
  Sr. Editor of the society's journal: (ex-officio member of the Board)	F. Clifford Rose   (London Neurological Center: London, UK)
  Archivist: (non-voting member of the Board)	Russell Johnson   (UCLA: Los Angeles, California, USA)

  The bylaws will stipulate that the President and President-elect must be from two different continents; they serve one-year terms. The Secretary and Treasurer serve three-year terms.

  
  

• Committees:
  
  
  1. Publications Committee: To be decided later. In the interim, the editors of the journal and the archivist will serve as the committee.
  2. Committee to Incorporate the Society: President and Secretary.
  3. Membership Committee:

     Ted Melnechuk   (Institute of Neuropoetics: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA)

     Carl Craver   (University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)

     Rachael Rosner   (York University: Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

     Chris Smith   (Aston University: Birmingham, UK)

     F. Clifford Rose   (London Neurological Centre: London, UK)

     Peter Koehler   (De Wever Hospital: Heerlen, The Netherlands)

  
  

• Journal:
  
  The society will have an official journal; negotiations are presently underway.
  
  

• Journal Editors:
  
  

  Senior Editor:	F. Clifford Rose
  Section Editors:
  (a)  Neurology     (b)  Neurosurgery     (c)  Behavioral Neuroscience & Neuropsychology     (d)  Neuroanatomy     (e)  Neurophysiology & Biochemistry/Neuropharmacology     (f)  Ancient & Nonwestern Neuroscience     (g)  Developmental & Evolutionary Neuroscience     (h)  Neurophilosophy & Models     (i)  Neuroscience and Society	Peter Koehler Sam Greenblatt Stan Finger Duane Haines Steven Jacyna F. Clifford Rose Chris Smith Ted Melnechuk Ann Harrington

  
  

• Sites for Future Meetings:
  
  
  • May, 1996:   Buffalo, New York: coordinated with the annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM).
  • November, 1996:   Washington, DC: Intersest Dinner or Social at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
  
  

• Dues:
  
  To be determined.
  
  

• Contact:
  
  

  Stanley Finger

  Department of Psychology

  Washington University

  Campus Box 1125

  One Brookings Drive

  St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899 USA
  
  

  314-935-6513 phone

  314-727-0661 fax
  
  
  

  Duane E. Haines

  Department of Anatomy

  University of Mississippi School of Medicine

  2500 N. State Street

  Jackson, Mississippi 39216 USA
  
  

  601-984-1640 phone

  601-984-1655 fax

  
  

• Meeting adjourned at 12:35pm
  
  

Minutes recorded, transcribed, and summarized by Russell Johnson

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