American Epilepsy Society Opens Registration for its 69th Annual Meeting
Chicago, July 22, 2015 – American Epilepsy Society (AES) opens registration for its 69th Annual Meeting,
December 4-8, 2015, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. This global meeting
features the latest research and emerging innovations in epilepsy through more than 1,200 scientific
posters and platform sessions, in addition to diverse educational courses, symposia, special interest
group sessions, and workshops on the clinical care and scientific understanding of seizures and epilepsy.
The AES Annual Meeting offers programs for professionals who are involved in both research and clinical
care for people with epilepsy. Programs for professionals in basic science and the board certified subspecialty of epileptology and related healthcare providers will include:
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A one-day course on Epilepsy and the Media;
Fundamentals of Epilepsy Symposium on Video EEG Monitoring;
Epilepsy Specialist Symposium on Malformations of Cortical Development and Epilepsy;
Presidential Symposium on Getting to Cure — the Challenging Road to Disease Modification and
Prevention for epilepsy;
Translational and Investigators Workshops
Skills Workshops Sessions;
Sessions on Personalized Medicine in Epilepsy, Epilepsy and Autism, and Interprofessional
Models and Collaborative Care and much more.
The AES annual scientific and educational meeting attracts the participation of more than 5,000
physicians, scientists, and allied healthcare professionals from around the world. Additional conference
program information, registration instructions, and other details are available on the Society’s website
at www.aesnet.org.
About the American Epilepsy Society
The American Epilepsy Society is a medical and scientific society whose members are professionals from
private practice, academia and government engaged in both research and clinical care for people with
epilepsy. For more than 75 years, AES has been unlocking the potential of the clinical and research
community by creating a dynamic global forum where professionals can share, learn and grow. AES
champions the use of sound science and clinical care through the exchange of knowledge, by providing
education and by furthering the advancement of the profession. For additional information, visit
aesnet.org.
For more information, contact:
Natalie Judd, Big Voice Communications, 203-605-9515, natalie@bigvoicecomm.com