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30 June – 2 July 2014, The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London

London will play host to Physiology 2014 and we are delighted to be back at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in the heart of Westminster.

This year the meeting will start with The Presidential Symposium, hosted by the year’s outgoing President, Jonathan Ashmore. This is a new feature for The Society’s Main Meeting, and this year’s topic of ‘Emerging technologies for physiology and neuroscience’ only alludes to the strength of the scientific content.

Many of the most popular sessions at IUPS 2013 were the workshops that were held at lunchtime, and as these were so popular and beneficial to career development, we are holding many of them again. Immediately after ‘The Presidential Symposium’ you can choose to go to sessions including:

• Statistics
• Publishing for beginners
• Women in Science
• Effective presentation skills
• Massive open online courses (MOOCs)
• Media training

Feedback from previous meetings has shown that these sessions are important for many research active physiologists, and so we are delighted to be able to hold workshops to share best practice, and to provide a forum for discussion.

Another key feature for any Society meeting is the opportunity for early career scientists to be able to share their work. Each symposium includes two early career scientists (which means within five years of obtaining their PhD). There are two poster sessions and also an afternoon of oral communications on the first day.

Oral Communications are a highlight of any Society Meeting, giving those early on in their career a platform to share their work and hone their presentation skills. This is why it has a dedicated slot in the afternoon on the first day. Each of the seven Themes will be represented and will have its own stream. Those giving an oral communication can opt to enter The Pfizer Prize. We award up to six prizes of £250 at The Society’s Main Meeting.

Robert Winston will then give The Annual Public Lecture on Monday 30 June from 18:00 – 19:00. The other prize lectures to be given at this Meeting are:

• Annual Review Prize Lecture – Professor Richard Tsien (New York University, USA)
• Joan Mott – Professor Dame Linda Partridge (University College London, UK)
• Paton Lecture – Professor Peter Sleight (John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK)

No Society Meeting would be complete without the Welcome Reception and also the Society Dinner. The Welcome Reception follows Professor Winston’s lecture at Central Hall of Westminster, a stone’s throw away from The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. Drinks and nibbles will be served, and there will be entertainment. It finishes at 20:30 leaving you plenty of time to go for dinner.

For the dinner, we take advantage of the fabulous location of The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, and their award-winning chefs will serve up a marvellous three-course meal, with wine and entertainment, overlooking Westminster Abbey.

We are delighted to be back in London for the Main Meeting, last hosted by UCL in 2006. It also gives you the chance to visit Hodgkin Huxley House, and see the facilities that The Society has.

For further details please visit: www.physiology2014.org