Conference Corner (June 2022)
Author: Nicolette Rigg
Presenting at conferences is a great way to reach a large audience, hear the latest research, network with experts in your field, strengthen your CV, and facilitate your future career. Here are some upcoming conferences that may be of interest to neuroscience graduate students. Be sure to take a look at the links below for the most up-to-date information about these and many more upcoming scientific meetings.
Conference | Abstract Submission Deadline | Registration Fees | Location | Meeting Dates |
Society for Neuroscience Conference | Past | $145 submission fee (registration and membership fees extra) | California, USA | November 12-16, 2022 |
Alzheimer's Association International Conference | Past | $150-225 USD | California, USA | July 31-August 4, 2022 |
AI, Neuroscience, and Hardware: From Neural to Artificial Systems and Back Again (Nature Conference) | July 23, 2022 | $220-275 USD | Bonn, Germany | September 7-8, 2022 |
Interconnection between the Gut, Brain, and Microbiome for Metabolic Disease | Past | $150 USD + $50 abstract submission fee | Colorado, USA | October 7-10, 2022 |
September 5, 2022 | None | Virtual | October 25-27, 2022 | |
Neurodegenerative Diseases: Biology & Therapeutics | September 16, 2022 | $150 | New York, USA or Virtual | November 30-December 3, 2022 |
Development and 3D Modeling of the Human Brain | September 23, 2022 | $150 | New York, USA or Virtual | December 7-10, 2022 |
International Conference on Schizophrenia, Causes and Treatment | Past | €300-400 | London, UK or Virtual | July 28-29, 2022 |
International Conference on Neurology and Brain Disorders | First Round: Past Second Round: June 29, 2022 Final Round: October 4, 2022 | $439-639 USD | Florida, USA or Virtual | October 24-26, 2022 |
International Conference on Ageing, Psychology and Neuroscience | Past | €300-400 | Toronto, ON or Virtual | July 19-20, 2022 |
International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience and Toxicology | Past | €300-400 | Montreal, QC or Virtual | August 8-9, 2022 |
International Conference on Cognition, Neuroscience, and Social Psychology | Past | €300-400 | Montreal, QC or Virtual | August 8-9, 2022 |
International Conference on Cognition, Neuroscience and Neurocomputing | Past | €300-400 | Montreal, QC or Virtual | August 8-9, 2022 |
International Conference on Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience | Past | €300-400 | Vancouver, BC or Virtual | August 8-9, 2022 |
International Conference on Neurobioengineering, Systems Neuroscience and Neuroengineering | Past | €300-400 | Toronto, ON or Virtual | September 20-21, 2022 |
World Congress of Psychiatry | Past | $120 USD | Bangkok, Thailand or Virtual | August 3-6, 2022 |
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CACAP) | Registration opens August 2, 2022 | $175-550 | Toronto, ON or Virtual | October 17-22, 2022 |
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology | August 4, 2022 | None, but non-ACNP members must be invited to attend the meeting | Arizona, USA | December 4-7, 2022 |
Canadian Psychiatric Association | Past | None | Toronto, ON | October 27-29, 2022 |
American Psychiatric Association | September 1, 2022 | None | California, USA | May 20-24, 2022 |
How to Optimize Attending to Get the Most out of your Virtual Conference Experience
- Apply for conferences you normally would not be able to attend
- Italy, France, Brazil? Travelling to these places during graduate school can be difficult. However, with online conferences, you don’t need to pay for travel expenses, blurring borders and opening opportunities for networking and sharing your knowledge with the top of your field from around the world
- Register for everything you are interested in and attend what you can
- Many conferences record the talks and upload them later
- Try watching the most important talks for your research and catch up on the rest when you have time
- Go to the posters of experts whose work you admire, ask them questions, and get their contact information
- Ask questions online in the chat
- If you are someone who gets intimidated asking questions in person, virtual talks can be a great way to overcome that by being able to submit your questions in the chat
- This can also be a great way to work up your bravery to ask questions during in-person conferences and lectures
Travel Grants
McMaster’s Graduate Student Association (GSA) offers travel awards worth up to $500 to travel for conference presentations. Students can apply through the AwardSpring tile in Mosaic. In addition, each conference usually has different internal and external funding opportunities, so be sure to check for conference-specific funding wherever you register to attend.
- https://www.nature.com/nrn/conferences
- https://conferenceindex.org/search?query=neuroscience&page=1
- https://conferenceindex.org/conferences/neuroscience/canada
- https://www.conferenceseries.com/neuroscience-meetings
If you know of any other conferences that other students may be interested in, please reach out to us!