8 May 2018: Heading to Rotterdam
Europe’s largest port is about to get a little busier this week as members of the autism research community pour into Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the 17th annual International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) meeting.
On Wednesday, an expected 1,700 researchers, clinicians and others from across the world will gather at the De Doelen conference center in the heart of Rotterdam. Over the following three days, they will take in 1,400 posters, panel presentations and oral sessions on the latest in autism research.
The keynote speakers this year include INSAR’s past president Geraldine Dawson, who will highlight approaches to early diagnosis and intervention in autism. On Saturday, Mark Johnson, professor of experimental psychology at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, will present research on infants at high risk for the condition.
The program also includes presentations on autism genetics, technological innovations, monkey models and quality of life for adults with autism, among other topics. In a Viewpoint for Spectrum, Shannon De Roches Rosa calls attention to the increasing number of sessions geared toward the concerns of families and people on the spectrum.
The Spectrum team will be at INSAR in force, reporting from the conference floor. You can keep up with our coverage here. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get a daily digest of stories.
Join our annual INSAR Twitter chat on Thursday, 10 May at 5:30 CET. We will pose questions about research presented at the conference using our handle, @Spectrum, and the hashtag #INSARChat. If you are at the conference, please tweet with us in the Hudig Zaal room on the third floor of the conference center. You can also grab a snack.
Learn how to write for Spectrum at our Viewpoint session. On Friday, 11 May at 5:30 p.m., editors will provide guidelines for penning opinion pieces for Spectrum. The discussion will take place in the Stadsbrasserie Rotterdam. An informal reception will follow at 6:15 CET for anyone who would like to meet the Spectrum team. Food and drinks will be served.
On Saturday, please join us for lunch and help build the Spectrum wiki — a glossary of autism terms. We’ll be meeting — and eating — at 12:30 CET in the Hudig Zaal room. Come prepared with the term you’d like to add.
We hope to see you there — in-person and online.
For more reports from the 2018 International Society for Autism Research annual meeting, please click here.
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