General Information

Abstract Book

You will find the abstract book in your bag. One copy of the printed program is available to each attendee. Please check in with the Registration Counter on the convention floor of the hotel if you would like a second copy.

The program was assembled from a total of 1193 submissions. Presented are 5 symposia, 7 graduate student presentation awards, 49 slides and 1130 posters.

Every endeavor has been made to produce an accurate program. If you are presenting at the conference, please confirm your presentation times as contained within this program.

Audiovisual Equipment for Talks

LCD projectors (e.g., for PowerPoint presentations) will be provided in all rooms where spoken sessions are scheduled; however, computers will NOT be provided. Presenters must bring their own computers and set them up BEFORE the start of the session in which they are presenting. Facilities will be provided to allow several computers to be connected to the LCD projector in a room. Presenters are strongly encouraged to arrive in their scheduled symposium room a minimum of 30 minutes before their talks so that they know how to set up their equipment.

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) & Banks

An ATM is located in the hotel lobby near the gift shop. Foreign currency is available through the front desk while full banking facilities can be found at Place Ville-Marie (underground access).

Baggage Check

For those staying at the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel, assistance with luggage, packages and other carry-on's, is located with the Concierge, next to the front desk.

A coat check will also available on the convention floor, in front of the Mont-Royal room, for a small fee.

Business Center

The Business Center is self-serve, 24hr, credit card operated (with access using your hotel room key), and is located in the Lobby next to the front desk. It offers full business services including fax, copying, computer and Internet access.

Catering

Catering will be available during the conference and is included in the registration fee. Please refer to the table below for the catering times. All food events are in the Fontaine Exhibit Hall.

Certificate of Attendance

To receive a Certificate of Attendance please visit the registration desk. If you require any amendments, we will be happy to email/mail a copy after the meeting. See also Receipts.

Chair People

Please ensure that you are available in your presentation room at least thirty minutes before the start of the session. Persons chairing sessions are asked to keep the talks on time.

Concierge

The Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel Concierge is located in the Lobby next to the front desk. The concierge can assist you with car rentals, information about the Montréal Underground, maps, restaurant reservations, flight schedule confirmation, taxi and shuttle service, tourist attractions, and theater, concert, and event tickets.

Disclaimer

The Convention Committee reserves the right to change the meeting program at any time without notice. Please note this program is correct at time of print.

Duplication/Recording

Photography, audiotaping, video recording, digital taping or any other form of duplication is strictly prohibited in the sessions and poster areas.

Exhibit Hall

The Conference Exhibit is located in Fontaine Exhibit Hall on the Convention Level of the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel. Located in this room are the posters, exhibit booths, and catering. The Exhibit Hall is open at the following times:

Saturday, April 17, 5:00-7:30 pm
Sunday, April 18, 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Monday, April 19, 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The exhibit hall will be locked promptly at the end of each day. There is no admittance until the following day.

Future Meetings

Please join us for the 2011 annual meeting in San Francisco, April 2nd-5th. We welcome ideas for the location of the 2012 meeting.

Hotel

The Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel is our exclusive Hotel for the CNS 2010 Annual Meeting and where all CNS 2010 meeting events will be held.

Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel, 900 de La Gauchetière Ouest (West), Montréal, Canada H5A 1E4

With 2.5 acres of landscaped gardens, stream and brook, Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel is a unique urban resort hotel in downtown Montréal, Canada. Free WiFi internet service is available in the Lobby. The hotel is directly connected to the underground city and subway.

Hotel Restaurants

Le Castillon, one of Montréal's fine dining institutions, is located off the hotel lobby. Breakfast is served daily from 6:30 - 11:00 am, Monday-Saturday or 6:30 - 10:00 am on Sunday. Brunch is served on Sunday from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Lunch is served daily from noon to 2:00 pm.

Le Belvedere Bistro Bar is nestled in the lobby center. Ideal location to meet with friends or colleagues for cocktail hour or a light meal from the a la carte menu. Open daily from noon to midnight.

Hilton Fitness Center

The center is open to hotel guests 24 hours a day with state-of-the-art Precor fitness equipment. For those who prefer a more relaxed physical activity, a private yoga room is available. Or take a leisurely stroll through the 2.5 acres of rooftop green space.

The fabulous outdoor rooftop heated pool of the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel is open 365 days a year.

Internet Café/Wireless Connection

WiFi internet access is available in the lobby and will also be available in the Meeting Space for the conference.

An Internet Café will be located under the escalator near the Registration Counter (Inscription Desk) on the convention floor. The Internet Café is available free of charge to attendees, exhibitors, and speakers, and will be open during Registration hours on Saturday, April 17 through Tuesday, April 20 (when not needed for onsite registration purposes). If you are registering onsite, you may speed up the process by completing the onsite registration form under the "meeting" tab at www.cnsmeeting.org.

Saturday, April 17, 2:30 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 18, 7:30 am - 7:00 pm
Monday, April 19, 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Lost & Found

Lost and Found is located at the Registration Counter on the convention floor of the hotel.

Meeting Rooms

The meeting rooms for symposia, slides, and special sessions are on the Convention Level of the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel.

Message Center

Messages for meeting registrants can be left and retrieved at the Registration Counter on the convention floor of the hotel. A bulletin board will be available for announcements and job postings.

Mobile Phones

Attendees are asked to silence their mobile phones when in sessions.

Name Badges

The Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel and Convention Center is open to public access. For security purposes, attendees, speakers and exhibitors are asked to wear their name badges to all sessions and social functions.

Entrance into sessions is restricted to registered attendees only. Entrance to the Exhibition will be limited to badge holders only. If you misplace your name badge, please go to the Registration Counter on the convention floor of the hotel for a replacement.

Parking

The Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel offers secured and covered parking. Parking rates are currently $18.00/24 hour (self park), or $25.00/24 hour for Valet parking.

Poster Sessions

Poster sessions are scheduled on Saturday, April 17th, Sunday, April 18th, Monday, April 19th, and Tuesday, April 20th. The presenting author should be present at least one full hour during the assigned session and the other authors should be present during the remaining time to be available to answer any questions. The poster sessions are in the Fontaine Exhibit Hall on the Convention Level of Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel. Badges are required in the Exhibit Hall at all times. The doors to the poster room will open at 5:00 pm on Saturday and at 7:30 am on Sunday - Tuesday for poster presenters only; you may post your materials on the board assigned to you at the scheduled time. The doors will close and lock for the evening at 7:45 pm on Saturday, 7:30 pm on Sunday and Monday, and 5:15 pm on Tuesday. There is no re-entry after this time. Do not leave personal items in the poster room.

Receipts

A receipt is located on the back of your name badge. CNS does not mail badges, so the badge acts as both the receipt and assurance of attendance. You will also receive two receipts online, one from CNS Meeting for registration and one from PayPal for payment. See also Certificate of Attendance.

Receptions

The Welcome Reception will be held in Fontaine Exhibit Hall, from 5:00 - 6:00 pm on Saturday, April 17, directly following the first slide sessions. Join us on Sunday, April 18, from 4:00 - 5:00 pm in the Fontaine Exhibit Hall, for a reception honoring Dr. Steven Pinker, winner of the 16th Annual George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience directly following his talk.

Registration

Pre-Paid Registration (badge pickup) will be held in Salon La Verriere on the Lobby level of the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel on the first day of the conference, Saturday, April 17. To pick up your badge on Sunday-Tuesday, go to the Registration Counter (Inscription Desk, Convention Level).

Onsite Registration will be at Registration Counter (Inscription Desk) located at the base of the elevator on the convention floor. If you are registering onsite, you must first complete the registration submission form online at www.cnsmeeting.org.

Registration Hours

Saturday, April 17, 2:30 - 7:30 pm*
Sunday, April 18, 7:30 am - 7:00 pm
Monday, April 19, 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, April 20, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

*Pre-Paid Registration badges are located in Salon La Verriere (Lobby Level) on Saturday only; Onsite Registration badges can be purchased at the Registration Counter (Convention Level).

Scientific Sessions

Scientific sessions will take place from 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 17 until 5:00 pm on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted in or outside any of the meeting rooms or the exhibition hall.

Speakers

All speakers must register and wear name badge to present. Please ensure that you are available in your presentation room at least thirty minutes before the start of the session. See also Audiovisual Equipment for Talks.

Special Dietary Requirements

If you have advised us of special dietary requirements, please speak to a member of the catering staff. The catering staff will have a full list of attendees with special dietary requirements.

Taxes

The goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) may apply to various goods and services you purchase during your stay in Canada. The GST rate is 5%, and the HST rate is 13%.

The Government of Canada has eliminated the GST/HST Visitor Rebate Program and announced the introduction of the Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program. For more information, visit Questions and Answers on the Cancellation of the Visitor Rebate Program, and the Implementation of the New Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/notice221/README.html.

Transportation

Taxis - There is a taxis stand at the front of the Hotel. Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL), formerly Montréal-Dorval international Airport, is 20 km (about 20 minutes) from the hotel. Fixed fares for taxis and limousines are $38.00 CAD and $49.50 CAD, respectively.

Bus or Shuttle - L'Aérobus, operated by Groupe La Québécoise, provides an efficient connection by motor bus between Montréal-Trudeau airport and downtown Montréal. One-way adult fare is $16.00 CAD.

Regional shuttle, Mont-Tremblant Shuttle, and City Buses (STM) are also available.