Un colloque organisé par la Société des Neurosciences
A – THEMATIC OF THE SYMPOSIA
The scientific programme of NeuroFrance 2021 will consist in 42 symposia. Symposia selection is based on the following criteria: novel topics or novel discoveries in a field, interest for a broad audience, internationally reknown speakers.
Symposia may focus on:
Proposals whose topic has already been presented at the previous meeting of the French Neuroscience Society will not be considered favorably, unless they focus on new scientific aspects (to be justified in the symposium description).
B – SYMPOSIA FORMAT
All symposia have a total duration of 2 hours.
A regular symposium includes:
Sponsored symposia and special symposia organized by clubs, GDR(I) or educational programmes have a free format (but also a 2-hour duration). The involvement of young researchers will be part of the selection criteria.
C – CHOICE OF CHAIRPERSONS AND SPEAKERS
Rules
Find names of chairpersons or speakers of the 2019 meeting.
Recommendations for speakers
As far as possible, a gender balance should be respected.
Symposium speakers must belong to different laboratories. The geographic diversity of the participants’ origins will be taken into account.
It may be interesting to involve speakers working abroad. The French Neuroscience Society nevertheless recommends having at least two speakers working in France.
Consent
Proposed symposium speakers must have given their consent for their participation if selected. Their agreement is an engagement to participate if the proposal is selected (see the Agreement section).
Individuals may be included in several proposals, but if accepted, they can participate in only one symposium.
D – PREPARATION OF A PROPOSAL
Language
Symposium proposals must be submitted in English (except titles which should be in English and in French).
At the meeting, speakers will give their presentations in English.
Proposal writing
A clear and precise description is essential for the Scientific Committee to assess the interest of a proposal.
The basic criteria for selection are the scientific interest of the subject, the quality of the speakers in this field and their ability to present their work to a multidisciplinary audience.
The title should be as brief, as concise and precise as possible.
The description shall:
A form (see appendix 1 below) is to be completed for each participant (chairpersons and speakers). Incomplete proposals will not be considered by the Scientific Committee.
Submit and edit a proposal
Any proposal must be submitted online from 13 January to 10 February 2020 (included), by logging on the meeting website.
When submitting a proposal, you will be asked to nominate a chairperson who will be in charge of all correspondence with the French Neuroscience Society (in case of co-chairs, one will be appointed as a correspondent).
At the end of the submission, the chairperson will be given a proposal number and access code. These codes enable the chairperson to edit, modify or even withdraw the proposal until the submission deadline (option « View / Edit » on « submit a proposal »). No modifications will be accepted after the deadline.
A receipt without the access codes will be sent to other partners, giving them the possibility to view the proposal without editing it. If changes are necessary, the partners are invited to discuss with the chairperson.
Note: the access codes must be used only by the chairperson. The French Neuroscience Society assumes no responsibility whatsoever if these codes are given away or misused.
E – DATES OF SELECTION
The programme is established in two steps:
1st step : in March 2020, the Scientific Committee reviews and selects symposia.
Step 2: early 2021, selected symposia are complemented with one young researcher’s presentation selected among the abstracts submitted for poster presentation between October and end of December 2020. The symposium chairperson participates in the final selection of the additional talk.
F – IMPORTANT DATES
G – FUNDING
The French Neuroscience Society does not cover registration fees nor travel / living expenses of symposium presidents and speakers working in France. However, the Society has chosen to promote the participation of foreign speakers and young researchers through incentive actions:
Symposium organizers are encouraged to seek sources of funding if they wish to directly support the expenses of their speakers. If you submit a proposal, make sure all your partners are aware of these conditions.
H – AGREEMENT
By submitting a proposal, the applicant acknowledges having read and accepted the following conditions:
– regarding funding
See above.
– regarding participation
APPENDIX 1: DESCRIPTION OF THE SYMPOSIUM PROPOSAL FORMS
List of information necessary to complete the forms:
Description page
Use the drop-down menu to specify if the symposium is proposed by:
Symposium title: <100 characters, including spaces. In French and in English. Do not use abbreviations.
Brief description: < 500 characters, including spaces. In English.
Objectives: interest, timeliness and novelty, choice of participants, of format (justify your choice if you wish to add a roundtable at the end of the session): <1700 characters including spaces. In English.
Themes (domains): use the drop-down menu to select a theme (maximum of two):
Chairpersons and speakers pages
Family (last) name:
First (given) name and initials:
Ms/Mr
Title: Dr, Prof
Status : PhD student – junior scientist (aged <45) – senior scientist
Neuroscience society membership
Institution 1 (university, center, etc.):
Institution 2 (continued):
Institution 3 (continued):
Street:
Postal code (when preceding the city):
City:
Zip / Postal code (when following the city):
Country:
Phone:
Email address (mandatory):
Publications (maximum 3):
For speakers only
Presentation title: < 100 characters. In French and in English. Do not use abbreviations.
APPENDIX 2: USEFUL LINKS
Members of the Scientific Committee and Local Organizing Committee for NeuroFrance 2021.