ASSOCIATION OF NEUROSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
FALL MEETING SUMMARY
NOVEMBER 10, 2001

The Annual Fall Meeting is a dinner meeting held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. The agenda included the introduction of the new officers of the ANDP and the presentation of the annual Education Award to Edwin J. Furshpan, Edward A. Kravitz, and David D. Potter, all professors in  the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. The ANDP also organized and operated a Student Hospitality Suite with the Society for Neuroscience (SFN). The suite gave students attending the meeting a place to relax and meet with their peers.

This year, the SFN held its meeting in San Diego, California, on November 10-15th. The banquet dinner was held on Saturday, November 10th, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.  The site of the dinner was the Marina Ballroom F in the Marriott Hotel in San Diego. 

In addition, the fourth annual ANDP Forum was held on Monday, November 12th, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This Forum addressed issues related to the recent report issued by the National Academy of Sciences regarding the education and career prospects of biomedical scientists. The response from the National Institutes of Health to this report was presented and discussed. The featured speaker was Dr. Marvin Cassman (Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences).--