2nd Conference of the International Mind, Brain and Education Society

[Jenny Thomson]

Colleagues,

The biennial conference of the International Mind, Brain, and
Education
Society (www.imbes.org) will be held May 28-­30, 2009, at the Sheraton
Society Hill Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference
provides a
forum to explore exciting new advances in the emerging field of Mind,
Brain,
and Education. In the spirit of encouraging and supporting
collaborative
efforts among cognitive scientists, developmental scientists,
neuroscientists, and educators, the IMBES conferences create a
promising
environment in which committed researchers and educators can together
offer
new insights into behavior and the brain that can inform both
educational
practice and new scientific investigations.

PRECONFERENCE SESSION
Introduction to the Brain and Neurosciences for Educators and
Clinicians, by
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, University of Southern California.
This workshop is designed to help participants become informed and
critical
consumers of brain research as it is portrayed both in technical
reports and
in the popular press. This is a dynamic and popular workshop with
limited
space, so register early.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Proposals for Symposia, Panel Discussions, and Posters are welcome.
Examples
of topics include how research findings can influence how educators
think
about cognitive or developmental change, the role of memory in
learning, the
educational relevance of neural plasticity, how educational practice
and
policy can inform educational research, or the implications of
research
findings for the construction of standards, as well as many other
topics.
Proposals should explicitly address connections among mind, brain, and
education. See the IMBES website (www.imbes.org) for complete
instructions
on how to submit proposals for review. The deadline before which all
proposals will be considered for the program is March 1, 2009. Later
proposals will be reviewed if space is still available in the program.
See
the IMBES website (www.imbes.org) for complete instructions on how to
submit
proposals.

THE INVITED PROGRAM
Distinguished Plenary Speakers will include (abstracts are posted
online at
www.imbes.org):

Stanislas Dehaene, College of France, Paris
How Learning to Read Affects the Developing Brain: The
Neuronal Recycling Hypothesis

Nora Newcombe, Temple University, Philadelphia
Educating Spatial Intelligence:
The Right Questions, and Some Answers

Antonio Battro, Battro & Denham, Buenos Aires
The Teaching Brain: The New Challenges

Patricia Kuhl, University of Washington, Seattle
Minds, Brains, and Early Learning:
How Infants ŒCrack the Speech Code¹

REGISTRATION
Your registration fee includes admission to all conference events
(except
the optional short course), two breakfasts, one lunch, and two
receptions,
one sponsored by Wiley/Blackwell and one sponsored by Temple
University
in Philadelphia. IMBES extends its gratitude to both sponsors.

You may download a brochure and register online at www.imbes.org or by
contacting the IMBES Business Office. You are encouraged to contact
David
Daniel (dbdaniel at imbes.org) with any questions.
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