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Annual Scientific Meeting

The Association's annual scientific meeting provides a multi-faceted forum for all aerospace medical disciplines and concurrently provides continuing education credits for those attending the meeting. Lectures, seminars, panels, poster presentations, workshops, film reports, and technical and scientific exhibits present data on the latest results of clinical and research studies. No other meeting brings together such a diverse group of specialists - clinical health care directors, physicians, scientists, and nurses from the armed services, civil and military aviation, academia, and industry, plus the many private practitioners in all clinical specialties - who care for the total civilian flying population on a daily basis. International representation is evident among both program participants and attendees.

Annual Meeting Links

The 81st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association will be held May 9-13, 2010, at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, AZ. If there are any questions about the meeting, please contact Gloria (703-739-2240 x 106) or Sheryl (703-739-2240 x 107).

  • The Meeting Brochure is now available (Adobe pdf; 856 KB).
  • Advance Registration: The online registration form is now available.
  • Click on the hotel logo below to make a hotel reservation (the group rate is $145/night plus taxes):
  • 2010 Annual Lecturers: The 56th Annual Louis H. Bauer Lecturer will be Einar Enevoldson, Director of the Perlan Project. The 45th Annual Harry G. Armstrong Lecturer will be David Hemenway, Ph.D., economist and Professor at Harvard School of Public Health. For more information on these lecturers, please click here (Adobe pdf, 45 KB).
  • To reserve a car, click on the logo below:
  • AsMA Volunteer Day in Phoenix: For this year's project, AsMA Volunteers will again sponsor a blood drive with the Red Cross. It will be held on Wedensday, May 12, from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Sheraton. More information and early sign up are available at www.asmavolunteers.org.
  • Phoenix tourist information is now available.

View Abstracts

  • Meeting attendees! Create your personal itinerary through ScholarOne by following this link: http://asma2010.abstractcentral.com/planner.jsp. If you have any questions, please contact Pam Day, 703-739-2240 x 101, or Rachel Trigg, 703-739-2240 x 102.

    Instructions for Presenters at the Annual Meeting

    These files can be viewed online or downloaded for viewing and printing using Adobe Acrobat® Reader.

    For information on Meeting Room assignments (for committees, etc.) and to order audio visual equipment please contact:
    Walter Galanty of Accurate Image Marketing; (703) 549-9500.

    Annual Meeting Exhibit Information

    The Exhibit Prospectus is available online at www.herlitz.com/meetings.htm.
    Contact Mr. Kristofer S. Herlitz for Additional Exhibit Information.

    Future Annual Scientific Meetings

    • Phoenix, Arizona—May 9-13, 2010
    • Anchorage, Alaska—May 8-12, 2011
    • Atlanta, Georgia—May 13-17, 2012
    • Chicago, Illinois—May 12-16, 2013

    AME Seminar Schedule

    These seminars are offered by the FAA AME Program office. Please see www.faa.gov for more information. The FAA also offers Airman Education Programs and the FAA Aviation News. Please see their website for further details.

    DatesLocationSeminar Type
    March 1-5, 2010Oklahoma City, OKBasic *
    April 8-11, 2010Salt Lake City, UTN/NP/P †
    May 9-13, 2010 Phoenix, AZAsMA ‡
    July 12-16, 2010Oklahoma City, OKBasic *
    Aug. 5-7, 2010Washington, DCO/O/E †
    Oct. 7-9, 2010 Pensacola, FL CAMA ††
    Nov. 1-5, 2010Oklahoma City, OKBasic *

    PLEASE NOTE: The only FAA seminar AsMA takes registrations for is the one held in conjunction with our annual meeting in May. For all others, please see below.
    * A 4-1/2 day AME seminar focused on preparing physicians to be designated as Aviation Medical Examiners. To sign up or for more information, contact your Regional Flight Surgeon.
    † A 2-1/2 day AME theme seminar consisting of 12 hours of AME specific subjects plus 8 hours of subjects related to a designated theme. Registration must be made through the Oklahoma City AME Program staff. Please call Denise Patterson at 405-954-4830.
    ‡ A 3-1/2 day AME seminar held in conjunction with AsMA's Annual Scientific Meeting. Registration must be made through AsMA. To register or for more information, call 703-739-2240 x 106 or 107. AsMA charges a registration fee to cover their overhead costs. Registrants have full access to the AsMA meeting. CME credit for the FAA seminars is free.
    †† Seminar sponsored by the Civil Aviation Medical Association (CAMA). It is sanctioned by the FAA and fulfills the FAA recertification training requirement. Registration may be completed through CAMA or by calling 405-840-0199.

    Acronyms Used:
    AP/HF = Aviation Physiology/Human Factors theme
    Cardio = Cardiology theme
    N/NP/P = Neurology/Neuropsychology/Psychiatry theme
    O/O/E = Opthalmology/Otolaryngology/Endocrinology theme

    Upcoming Conferences and Events

    • February 17-20, 2010; Preventive Medicine 2010—Prevention: The Foundation for Health Reform; Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington, DC. Annual meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine. For more information or to register, please visit www.preventivemedicine2010.org.
    • February 23-26, 2010; Space, Propulsion and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF) 2010; Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD. For more information on the forum, please visit http://isa-spes.org/SPESIF.html. For more information on astrosociology, please visit www.astrosociology.org.
    • March 1-4, 2010; Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Symposium; Montreal, Canada. ICAO has organized a symposium to mobilize the aviation community to recruit, educate, and train the next generation of aviation professionals. Please see www.icao.int/ngap/ for more information or to register.
    • March 16, 2010; Aerospace Medicine Symposium 2010: Protection and Enhancement of the Senses in Flight; London, UK. Held by the Royal Aeronautical Society. For more information or registration, please visit www.aerosociety.com/conference.
    • March 16, 2010; Lecture: The Future of Aviation Medicine in Europe: Untangling the Web; London, UK. Organized by the Royal Aeronautical Society, the lecturer will be Dr. Sally Evans, Chief Medical Officer, UK Civil Aviation Authority. Attendance is free. For more information and to RSVP, please visit www.aerosociety.com/conference.
    • April 30-May 2, 2010; Aerospacefest 2010; McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord, NH. Numerous activities, demonstrations, speakers, and exhibitors from all over the country. For more information, please visit www.starhop.com/aerospacefest/default.aspx.
    • May 8, 2010; 65th Annual Meeting of the Airlines Medical Directors Association; Phoenix, AZ. Held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Medical Association and held in conjunction with AsMA's Annual Scientific Meeting. Any AsMA member is welcome to attend. Sessions include Aircrew Health Hazards, Passenger Health Hazards, and The Future of Aviation and Airline Medicine. For more information, please visit www.amda.aero/.
    • May 9, 2010; CAMA Sunday: “Risk and Regulation”; Phoenix, AZ. From 8 AM to noon, in cooperation with the Airlines Medical Directors Association and held during AsMA's Annual Scientific Meeting.
    • May 20-22, 2010; Italian Association of Aerospace Medicine 23rd National Congress; Italian Air Force Academy, Pozzuoli, Italy. Held in cooperation with the Italian Air Force Medical Corps. For more information, please visit www.aimas.it.
    • October 7-9, 2010; CAMA Annual Scientific Meeting; Pensacola, FL. To be held at the Crowne Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel. For further information, please visit www.civilavmed.com/Meeting_Events.htm.
    • October 10-14, 2010; 58th International Congress of Aviation and Space Medicine; Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. For more information, please visit www.icasm2010.com.
    • November 3, 2010; Autonomic Disorders & Syncope Workshop; Marco Island, FL. For more information, please contact Anita Zeller, AAS Executive Secretary, American Autonomic Society, 18915 Inca Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044; 952-469-5837; fax 952-469-8424; or visit www.americanautonomicsociety.org.
    • November 3-6, 2010; The 21st International Symposium on the Autonomic Nervous System; Marco Island, FL. For more information, please contact Anita Zeller, AAS Executive Secretary, American Autonomic Society, 18915 Inca Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044; 952-469-5837; fax 952-469-8424; or visit www.americanautonomicsociety.org. Deadline for abstract submission is June 1, 2010.

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