Please mark your calendars now for the ANDP Spring Meeting in Bethesda, MD on May 5 and May 6, 2007.  This is the most important annual meeting for those of us involved in graduate and postdoctoral education in the neurosciences.  Your participation is important to the group's mission and is likely to have direct impact on how you administer your program.
 
An exciting program is planned for this meeting focusing on several new and important topics.  Panel sessions and speakers directly relevant to graduate and postdoctoral training are on tap including:  Funding Graduate Education in a Time of Declining NIH Resources; The Role of Training Grants and Fellowships at NIMH; Where Graduate Education Fits at ANDP and SFN; Mentoring the Mentors; and Interactive Neuroscience Tools.  And, of course, you'll get to meet representatives from new member programs and talk with many colleagues who share your passion about graduate training!
 
You will be receiving an agenda and registration forms in the mail in the next few weeks, and we encourage you to register on-line at the ANDP website.  The deadline to register to attend the Spring Meeting is April 16.  Registration will be $225 for the meeting, including the banquet on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.  So don't delay to register for this important event now. 

The meeting will be held at the Bethesda Hyatt, conveniently available from National Airport and other DC locations on the metro red line.  The deadline to reserve your room at the Hyatt at the ANDP rate is April 6.  However, the number of rooms available at this rate are limited and the hotel is very popular and tends to fill up quickly.  Contact the Hyatt at (301) 657-1234 to make your reservation as soon as possible.  Watch for the forms and plan to spend a lively and enlightening weekend.  Feel free to pass this information on to an interested colleague.