[visionlist] The role of the vestibular organs in space exploration

[Laurence Harris]

ANNOUNCEMENT

SEVENTH SYMPOSIUM ON THE ROLE OF THE VESTIBULAR ORGANS IN SPACE 
EXPLORATION  

Noordwijk, the Netherlands

June 7-9, 2006

The Seventh Symposium on the Role of the Vestibular Organs in Space 
Exploration will be held at the European Space Research and 
Technology Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, June 7-9, 2006 prior 
to the Ordinary Barany Society Meeting in Uppsala June 11-14.  The 
Symposium will concentrate on the adverse vestibular responses humans 
encounter in space.  The Seventh Symposium will emphasize space 
flight as an essential laboratory environment for scientific study of 
vestibular function.  The meeting targets young as well as 
established physicians and scientists interested in basic and applied 
aspects of vestibular function in space.  Meeting topics include: 
research and operational findings since the 2002 6th Symposium, 
vestibular neurophysiology, neuroanatomy and neurotransmitter 
systems, autonomic function and motion sickness, spatial 
disorientation in aviation and space, spatial memory, motor 
integration,  eye movements and gaze, posture and locomotion, 
adaptation, rehabilitation, and countermeasures including training, 
prostheses and artificial gravity.  In a special session, flight 
surgeons who deal with clinical and operational problems posed by 
space environments will summarize and prioritize operational medical 
problems encountered to date. Platform and poster presentations. 
Papers should address topics related to vestibular function/spatial 
orientation in altered gravitational environments.  

700-800 word abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2006
Abstract acceptance notification: April 1, 2006
Further information: http://www.congrex.nl/06A07/