Newswise — What: Registration is now open to journalists planning to attend the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in Toronto, April 10–17, 2010. The AAN Annual Meeting is the world’s largest gathering of neurologists who come together to share the latest advances in neurologic research.

The AAN Annual Meeting Press Room serves hundreds of print, broadcast, and online reporters from around the world. More than 10,000 neurologists and neuroscientists are expected to attend the Annual Meeting, which will highlight the latest advances in neurologic research through more than 2,300 poster and platform sessions of research, as well as late-breaking research, key lectures and 175 educational programs on 26 neurology topics.

When: The Press Room is open April 11–15, 2010

Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

Online Registration: To register, visit www.aan.com/go/press/registration. Members of non-U.S./Canadian media are required to pre-register in advance of the 2010 Annual Meeting by April 3, 2010. On-site registration will be permitted for all U.S. and Canadian media.

Policies: To view the AAN’s press room registration, embargo and industry policies related to press, visit http://www.aan.com/go/pressroom/policies.

Key Dates Before and During the Annual Meeting: Select non-late-breaking abstracts of scientific research presentations will be posted online via www.aan.com on February 17, 2010. Late-breaking abstracts will be embargoed until their date and time of presentation at the Annual Meeting and will not be published online. Press conferences on late-breaking abstracts will begin on Monday, April 12, 2010, and continue throughout the week of the Annual Meeting as presentations are being made. It is recommended that press arrive at the Annual Meeting Sunday, April 11, 2010.

For more information: Visit the American Academy of Neurology’s 62nd Annual Meeting website at http://www.aan.com/go/am. The American Academy of Neurology, an association of more than 22,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Parkinson’s disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), dementia, epilepsy and migraine. For more information about the American Academy of Neurology, visit http://www.aan.com.