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<p class=MsoNormal><b>CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ESF-JSPS
Frontier Science Conference Series for Young Researchers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SOCIAL
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hotel
Villa del Mare, Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>27
February- 4 March 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chairs:
Professor Gün R. Semin, Utrecht University, The Netherlands & Professor
Shun-Ichi Amari, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Closing
date for applications: 14 October 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Programme
and application form accessible online from <a
href="http://www.esf.org/conferences/09263">http://www.esf.org/conferences/09263</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Applications
will be accepted from young scholars and scientists, based in countries of ESF
membership (<a href="http://www.esf.org/about-us/77-member-organisations.html">http://www.esf.org/about-us/77-member-organisations.html</a>)
and Japan, who are doing outstanding and innovative work in their fields. To be
eligible, young researchers must either have obtained a doctoral degree within
10 years prior to the conference or be scheduled to obtain a doctoral degree no
later than 18 months after the conference. Selection will be based upon
institutional affiliation of the participants. Participants are required to
attend all sessions and programmes of the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Grants:
All accepted participants will receive financial support to cover their
registration fee, accommodation and meals during the conference. Travel expenses
will be covered as much as possible, according to budget availability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For
further information, please see <a href="http://www.esf.org/conferences/09263">http://www.esf.org/conferences/09263</a>
or contact Ms. Jean Kelly (<a href="mailto:jkelly@esf.org">jkelly@esf.org</a>)
from ESF Research Conferences Unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Corinne
Wininger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Communications
Officer - ESF Conferences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>European
Science Foundation - Communications Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>1
quai Lezay-Marnésia, BP 90015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>67080
Strasbourg Cedex, France<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Phone:
+33 (0)388 76 21 50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Fax:
+33 (0)388 76 71 80<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:clemoal@esf.org">clemoal@esf.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.esf.org/conferences">www.esf.org/conferences</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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