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Record Attendance Expected at World Congress 2001 in London WORLD NEUROLOGY THE NEWSLETTER OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROLOGY VOLUME 14, NUMBER 1, OCTOBER 1999 RECORD ATTENDANCE EXPECTED AT WORLD CONGRESS 2001 IN LONDON Attractive Main Themes Chosen • Stroke (chosen by Association of Brit- ish Neurologists as host Society) • Multiple sclerosis (chosen by Euro- pean Federation of Neurological Socie- ties as joint sponsors) • Epilepsy • Neuromuscular Diseases •Dementia The last three main themes were chosen by the Council of Delegates at the London meeting in June 1999. Movement Disor- ders, the fifth topic originally proposed, lost out to the democratic process and was replaced by Neuromuscular Diseas- es. Delegates also accepted the exclu- sion of Headache as a main theme be- London: Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament cause it had featured at the last World Congress. London, the venue for the 2001 World Association of British Neurologists, as est growing modern-day specialities. For Congress, offers innumerable attrac- host society, has plans to make your visit the very first time, the European Federa- tions. One of the world's largest, most to London a memorable one. A record tion of Neurological Societies (EFNS) is historic cities, easily accessible from all number of delegates and accompanying joining as partners with the WFN to spon- parts of the globe, London provides a persons is expected to attend this first sor a World Congress. touch of royalty, ancient sites of interest World Congress of the new millennium, and most modern tourist attractions. The marking out neurology as one of the fast- WFN STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR NEXT ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: MILLENNIUM • WFN Strategic Planning • New Management for WN In June, over forty neurologists associat- members, and members of the Research • WFN Annual Report for 1998 ed with the WFN assembled at a hotel Committee. near St Albans on the outskirts of London • WFN Junior Travelling Fellow- Over two full days, there were discus- – Sopwell House – for the first WFN long- ships - Reports sions and break-out groups on topics range Strategic Planning Meeting. Partici- • WFN News such as proposals for organising future pants included members of the Manage- • Book Reviews World Congresses, public relations, edu- ment Committee, National Delegates, • Meetings Calendar cation, constitutional, legal and financial Standing Committee Chairmen and cont’d on p. 4 2 World Neurology EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dr. Jagjit S. Chopra, # 532 Sector 33-B, Chan- WORLD digarh-160 047, India Fax: +91-172-665532 E-mail: [email protected] NEUROLOGY EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Dr. Richard Godwin-Austen, World Federation The Newsletter of the World Federation of Neurology of Neurology, 12 Chandos Street, London W1M 9DE, UK VOLUME 14, NUMBER 1, OCTOBER 1999 Dr. Robert B. Daroff, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland, Department of Neurology Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, OH 44106-5015, USA Dr. Jun Kimura,Park City Uji Byodoin 1203, 169 Record Attendance Expected at World Congress 2001 in Uji Myoraku, Uji Shi, Kyoto 611-0021, Japan Dr. Theodore Munsat, Department of Neurol- London . 1 ogy, New England Medical Center, Box 314, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA WFN Strategic Planning for Next Millennium. 1 Dr. James F. Toole, Wake Forest University, Bap- tist Medical Center, Medical Center Boulevard, World Neurology under New Management . 3 Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA WFN Annual Report For The Year Ended 31st December 1998 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Introduction . 6 (by virtue of Presidency of Regional Congress) President’s Report . 6 Dr. S.M. Al Deeb, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospi- tal, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, P.O. Report of the First Vice President and Chairman of the Constitution and Bye- Box 7897, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia Laws Committee . 7 Dr. Amado M San Luis, Rm. 1006, St. Luke’s Report of the Secretary-Treasurer General . 8 Medical Center, E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon Report of the Chairman of the Research Committee . 8 City, Philippines Report of the Chairman of the Continuing Education Committee. 9 Dr. Ndiaye, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Fann, Clinique Neurologique, BP 5035, Dakar, Journal of the Neurological Sciences - Report from the Editor-in-Chief: . 10 Senegal Dr. Jes Olesen, Neurological Hospital Rosen- News. 10 hügel, Riedelgasse 5, A-1130 Vienna, Austria Dr. Gustavo Pradilla, Carrera 29 # 32-65, Edifi- 1998 WFN Junior Travelling Fellowships - Reports. 11 cio San Diego Of. 201, Apartado Aereo 678, Bucaramanga, Colombia WFN Junior Travelling Fellowships 1999 . 12 ASSISTANT EDITOR Meeting Reports . 12 Dr. I.M.S. Sawhney, Consultant Neurologist, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL, UK Book Reviews . 13 WFN ADMINISTRATOR Keith Newton, World Federation of Neurology, Calendar. 15 12 Chandos Street, London W1M 9DE, UK PUBLISHING STAFF Publisher: Tatjana Fischer-Driessen Design, Lay-out and DTP: COPYRIGHT © 1999 World Federation of Neurology. All rights reserved. Published by Helmut Hummelbrunner Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Operational Support: Manuscripts accepted for publication become the copyright of the World Federation of Josie Gladden Neurology (WFN). Before publication a copyright form will be supplied by the Publisher, which must be completed by all authors. ADVERTISING Please send inquiries about advertising in World Neurology to the Advertising Department, Else- whenever possible. 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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT I am extremely grateful to the Publica- tions Committee of WFN for having chosen me as Editor-in-Chief. I also thank the Management Committee and Council of Delegates for their approval of the decision of the Publi- cations Committee. I shall try my best to discharge my duties and responsi- bilities as per expectations of the readers. I do have a request for all of you. Please send me your valuable suggestions for the improvement of World Neurology. I also request you to send me short write ups on the most burning topics of the day of not more than 1200 words. I promise to publish Dr. Jagjit S. Chopra, Editor-in-Chief Dr. James F. Toole, President WFN the same in World Neurology if found of World Neurology suitable. You have all supported the past Edi- tors of World Neurology who did a To celebrate the end of one and the be- the same time, they are producing, with splendid job. I request a similar co- ginning of a new millennium, the officers us, a website – Webmaster B. Todd operation from all of you since only of the World Federation of Neurology Troost – which will over time reach other jointly can we reach our common proudly present the inaugural issue of markets, augmenting and supplementing goal of service to mankind. the reformatted newsletter under the Edi- the printed medium. Lastly my wife Amar and myself wish torship of Jagjit S. Chopra. Not only will all the readers and their families a we redesign the newsletter but, based The World Federation of Neurology is happy, healthy and prosperous entry upon the recommendations of the read- now truly global. The print and electronic in to the new millennium. ership and external advisors, we will media give us a global communication change its content to make it a news network with which we will carry out our Jagjit Chopra medium for neurologists at all levels. 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