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Scientific Information/ Format Descriptions
Plenary Lectures
Plenary lecturers present 45 minute talks at
the beginning of each morning and after-
noon session Monday to Wednesday. A ple-
nary lecture will close the Congress on
Thursday. These speakers are chosen in rec-
ognition of their exceptional achievements in
basic or clinical research and the talks will
include material of interest to both basic sci-
ence and clinical audiences.
Debates
During the 60-minute debate current con-
troversial issues will be introduced and dis-
cussed. One moderator and two discus-
sants (pro and con) will raise interactive
and lively debate.
Symposia
Symposia of two-hour duration cover latest
advances in basic and clinical neuropsycho-
pharmacology, biological psychiatry, drug
development, public policy issues relevant to
the field, mental health, mental illness and
treatment outcome. Each symposium is
scheduled for 120 minutes and consists of
four speakers. A presentation time of 22 min-
utes plus 8 minutes for discussions are
scheduled for each speaker.
Educational Workshops
Educational Workshops are sessions, which
typically involve brief presentations from in-
dividual panel members, followed by the op-
portunity for lively and informative discus-
sion on educational goals in the field of
neuropsychopharmacology. This format pro
vides substantial audience participation in
education and science and should be highly
interactive.
Scientific Workshops
Scientific Workshops are sessions, which
typically involve brief presentations from indi-
vidual panel members, followed by the oppor-
tunity for lively and informative discussion.
This format provides substantial audience
participation in education and science and
should be highly interactive.
Clinical Perspectives
Clinical Perspective sessions typically involve
brief presentations from individual panel
members from a clinical perspective, fol-
lowed by the opportunity for lively and infor-
mative discussion. This format provides sub-
stantial audience participation in education
and science and should be highly interactive.
Personal Perspective
Personal Perspective sessions typically involve
brief presentations from a personal perspective
from highly experienced scientists, followed by
the opportunity for lively and informative dis-
cussion. This format provides substantial audi-
ence participation in education and science
and should be highly interactive.
Poster Sessions
These sessions offer an effective forum for
the exchange of information and a means to
communicate ideas, research, and pro-
grammes. Poster authors will present and
discuss their results in these highly interac-
tive sessions in various fields.
