INVITATION LETTER

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are most pleased to invite you to the 13th European Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology to be held in Istanbul on 4-8 May 2008. Scientific program will cover keynote lectures, symposia, workshops, satellite symposia, panel discussions, oral and poster presentations in both clinical neurophysiology and basic research. Our aim is to ensure standards of the previous meetings which have motivated us in the past. Workshops will be designed to encourage active participation of all those attending that will enable us to share our experiences in Clinical Neurophysiology.
 
Besides scientific program, we hope you will enjoy being in Istanbul which is the most fascinating city that bridges Europe and Asia. A place used to be a mixture of different cultures and religions since many centuries. Especially in the recent decades it has become a candidate for a cultural capital city with so many social and artistic activities. We will be delighted to have you experience Turkish hospitality and have wonderful memories.

We look forward to greeting you in May 2008 and expect your participation which will contribute greatly to the success of the meeting.

Sincerely yours,

Paolo Maria Rossini  Chairman, EC-IFCN

Önder US Convener

 

"A substantial number of travel grants for young doctors and scientists (up to 40 years old) will be available from the European Chapter. Each applicant should contact for this, as soon as possible, the President, Secretary or International delegate of his/her corresponding National Clinical Neurophysiology Society. Names and electronic mailing addresses of contacts for each European Society can be found in the Web site of the European Chapter of Clinical Neurophysiology (http://ifnl.univ-lyon1.fr/ec-ifcn/) by entering the menu "Contacts". Grants will be paid during the Congress, at the Congress venue. Please note that confirmation of age eligibility will be required by ID card or passport"

GALA DINNER 7 MAY 2008

ECCN 2008, Gala Dinner will be held in ESMA SULTAN YALISI

Istanbul’s rich cultural heritage has left a legacy of outstanding historical sites that provide an exciting backdrop for meetings, special events and theme parties. One of these sites is a mansion located on The Bosphorus the strait that separates Europe and Asia.  This mansion reflecting the Golden Age of Istanbul is named after its original owner, Esma Sultan, the daughter of Sultan Abdülaziz I. Esma Sultan was born in 1873 and when she was 16 years old she was married to Mehmed Pasha the Circassian who was one of the leading statesmen of his time. She became a prominent and admired woman known for her lively and colorful character. In addition to her palatial residence in Istanbul, she also had several seaside mansions. One of these mansions in particular, after withstanding neglect and suffering a fire and an earthquake, ended up first as a tobacco warehouse and then as a coal depot.