Scientific Program
Chair
Steven N. Roper, M.D.
University of Florida
100 S Newell Dr, Rm L2-100
Gainesville, FL 32610
(352) 392-8413
roper@neurosurgery.ufl.edu
The Chair of the committee is appointed by the President and Co-Chair is appointed by the 1st Vice President. The committee consists of 40 - 46 AES members appointed for a two-year term. The chair and co-chair work with the Pediatraic Content Committee and Investigator Workshops Committee in selecting poster presentations for these groups. The Abstract Administrator is the assigned AES staff person.
Scientific Program Committee Members
Roper, S. (Chair) 2008
Shafer, P. (Vice-Chair) 2009
Babb, T. 2008
Beach, R. 2009
Bej, M. 2008
Bergqvist, C. 2008
Binder, D. 2009
Blum, A. 2008
Blumenfeld, H. 2009
Buckmaster, P. 2008
Byrne, R. 2009
Carney, P. 2008
Chung, J. 2009
Comi, A. 2008
Constable, T. 2009
Crone, N. 2008
Derry, P. 2008
Dlugos, D. 2008
Durand, D. 2009
Fakhoury, T. 2009
Feng, H. 2009
Franaszczuk, P. 2009
Frey, L. 2009
Frey, M. 2009
Goldsmith, I. 2008
Goodkin, H. 2008
Goodman, R. 2008
Grant, A. 2009
Gross, R. 2008
Gupta, A. 2009
King-Stephens, D. 2008
Krauss, G. 2008
Lado, F. 2008
Loeb, J. 2009
Marsh, E. 2008
Martin, R. 2008
Park, Y. 2009
Parvizi, J. 2009
Pollard, J. 2008
Quigg, M. 2008
Schrader, L. 2008
Schwarcz, R. 2008
Sirven, J. 2008
Smith, M. 2009
Smith, M. 2008
Spanaki-Varelas, M. 2008
Spitz, M. 2008
Stafstrom, C. 2009
Ting, T. 2008
Torres, A. 2008
Trescher, W. 2008
Vale, F. 2009
Van Ness, P. 2008
Worrell, G. 2008
Yosher, D. 2009
Spencer, D. 2008
Pizzoferrato S. (Staff Liaison)
Specific Responsibilities:
- Select topics for identified plenary. Review and assign categories for abstract submission for each annual meeting.
- Abstracts reviewed by committee based on area of expertise and ranked.
- The Chair and Co-Chair meet at AES Headquarters at the end of July each year to review scores and assign poster/platform sessions and Pediatric Highlights abstracts. Young Investigator Travel and Nurses Travel Awards are also chosen at this review.
- The Chair sits on the Annual Meeting Committee and has input on the Lennox Lecturer.
- Co-Chairs select abstracts for Platform Highlight Sessions. Co-Chairs also review Newsworthy and Late Breaking Abstracts if they are chosen to be presented for that year.
- Committee meets at Annual Meeting to formulate next year’s abstract topic selections and plenary topic.
Goals/Strategies:
- Evaluate evolution of SIGs and create a process to utilize them for broader educational planning.