I hope that you will join us at the biennial conference of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society (www.imbes.org ), to be held May 28-­30, 2009, at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference provides a forum to explore exciting new advances in the emerging field of Mind, Brain, and Education. In the spirit of encouraging and supporting collaborative efforts among cognitive scientists, developmental scientists, neuroscientists, and educators, the IMBES conference creates a promising environment in which researchers and educators can together offer new insights into behavior and the brain that can inform both educational practice and new scientific investigations.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Proposals for Symposia, Panel Discussions, and Posters are welcome. Examples of topics include how research findings can influence how educators think about cognitive or developmental change, the role of memory in learning, the educational relevance of neural plasticity, how educational practice and policy can inform educational research, and the implications of research findings for the construction of standards, as well as many other topics. Proposals should explicitly address connections among mind, brain, and education. See the IMBES website (www.imbes.org ) for complete instructions on how to submit proposals for review. The deadline before which all proposals will be considered for the program is March 15, 2009. Later proposals will be reviewed if space is still available in the program. See the IMBES website (www.imbes.org ) for complete instructions on how to submit proposals.
 
THE INVITED PROGRAM
 
Distinguished Plenary Speakers (abstracts are posted online at www.imbes.org ) will include :
Stanislas Dehaene, College of France, Paris How Learning to Read Affects the Developing Brain: The Neuronal Recycling Hypothesis
Nora Newcombe, Temple University, Philadelphia Educating Spatial Intelligence: The Right Questions, and Some Answers
Antonio Battro, Battro & Denham, Buenos Aires The Teaching Brain: The New Challenges
Patricia Kuhl, University of Washington, Seattle Minds, Brains, and Early Learning: How Infants ŒCrack the Speech Code¹
PRECONFERENCE SESSION
Introduction to the Brain and Neurosciences for Educators and Clinicians, by Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, University of Southern California. This workshop is designed to help participants become informed and critical consumers of brain research as it is portrayed both in technical reports and in the popular press. This is a dynamic and popular workshop with limited space, so register early.
 
REGISTRATION
 
Your registration fee includes admission to all conference events (except the optional short course), two breakfasts, one lunch, and two receptions, one sponsored by Wiley/Blackwell and one sponsored by Temple University in Philadelphia. IMBES extends its gratitude to both sponsors.
 
You may download a brochure and register online at www.imbes.org  or by contacting the IMBES Business Office. You are encouraged to contact David Daniel (dbdaniel@imbes.org) with any questions.