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Letter From The Incoming PresidentOctober 15, 2010 Dear Colleagues It is a great honour for me to be the 7th President of ECNS. I have been a member of our association since the early 90. This membership gave me the opportunity to meet scientists whose contribution to the field of EEG and neuroscience has been outstanding. ECNS meetings have always been an opportunity to establish fruitful collaborations with colleagues working in other Countries, who share with me the enthusiasm for research and clinical applications of electrophysiology, neuroimaging and related fields. Being the President of ECNS is also a challenging task. Electrophysiology is nowadays facing a renascence in neuroscience research, while its clinical applications remain limited. Our association might play an important role in filling this gap. Technical and methodological advances in recording and analysis of the brain electrical signal are enormous, but not largely diffused. Training in EEG and clinical neuroscience of psychologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other professionals working in clinical and rehabilitation settings varies greatly from Country to Country, and sometimes is not provided at all. ECNS might lead the process of creating standard training programs covering EEG, neuroimaging, TMS, cognitive psychology and related fields. The annual ECNS conference will continue to be a forum for dissemination of latest scientific advances in the field and for open and in depth discussion among participants. In the last seven years ECNS annual conference was jointly organized with the International Society for Neuroimaging in Psychiatry (ISNIP). In the last conference (September 14-18, 2010) the International Society for Brain Electromagnetic Topography (ISBET) joined ECNS and ISNIP in the organization of an excellent meeting where clinicians and scientists enjoyed a highly interactive discussion forum. This collaboration will probably continue in the future and will hopefully contribute to fruitful scientific exchanges and cross-fertilization among different electrophysiology, neuroimaging and related fields. Our journal, Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, has contributed to increase our reputation and visibility by publishing clinically relevant research and development in electroencephalography and neuroscience. I will do my best to promote its success and dissemination in the scientific community. I am grateful to my predecessors in this role for the energy and time they devoted to the growth of ECNS, and hope I shall be able to lead the society with the same wisdom, competence and enthusiasm as they did. I am aware of the complexity of my task as President of our society, but I feel confident that ECNS Councillors and Members will support me with their knowledge, expertise and motivation. Sincerely, Silvana Galderisi, MD, PhD, |
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