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ACNP Spotlight

The 47th Annual Meeting
The ACNP 2008 Annual Meeting will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, December 7-11. The ACNP Program Committee and Council are once again planning an outstanding program that will sustain the meeting’s reputation as one of the world’s leading forums for the exchange of information about the brain, behavior, and psychotropic drugs. Attendees must be ACNP members or their invited guests.

The ACNP releases a limited number of presentations from the Annual Meeting. These releases represent a small number of the cutting-edge scientific presentations from the 47^th Annual Meeting. 2008 Media Releases

The ACNP Annual Meeting Itinerary Planner is now available. The link is only available to ACNP members and registered attendees. ACNP members should log-in to the site to view. Registered attendees were sent a link via email.

2008 ACNP Travel Awardees Named - This year the ACNP received 149 applications for 41 travel awards, therefore making it a very difficult decision for the Education & Training Committee. Congratulations to this year's awardees. We look forward to welcoming you to the Annual Meeting.

New Travel Award applications will be online for 2009 on January 16^th.

ACNP Council Endorses FDA Guidance on Advisory Committees

Neuropsychopharmacology Reviews: CNS Drug Discovery & Development: Challenges and Opportunities