ASSOCIATION OF NEUROSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
FALL MEETING SUMMARY
October 23, 2004
5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
San Diego Convention Center
Room 22
San Diego, California

The Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs (ANDP) Fall Meeting and Reception is held every year during the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. In 2004, the ANDP met on Saturday, October 23 from 5:30-7:30 PM in Room 22 of the San Diego Convention Center. The highlight was the presentation of our annual Education Award to HHMI Professor Ron Hoy from Cornell University. Professor Hoy, who is responsible for developing "Crawdad" and other highly successful educational tools and books, gave a short PowerPoint presentation on his ideas for teaching neuroscience in the classroom and laboratory. He joins an impressive list of eminent neuroscience educators who have received this award ( http://www.andp.org/activities/honors.htm). 

Sinauer Publishers generously helped sponsor the 2004 event, which also gave ANDP members an opportunity to meet with colleagues, participate in a short business meeting, and help celebrate Professor Hoy. 

Other ANDP activities at the SfN meeting included:

Annual ANDP FORUM for Students and Postdoctoral Trainees. The topic for 2004 focused on "Skills and Strategies for Getting the Job You Want." The Forum was held on Monday, October 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room 22 of the San Diego Convention Center. For more information see the Fall Forum web page. 

ANDP/SfN STUDENT HOSPITALITY SUITE. The suite was located in the San Diego Convention Center, Room 4, and was open each day of the SfN meeting from October 23-27. Many students took advantage of this quiet place to relax and socialize with other students. Details may be found on the Student Hospitality web page.