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Discusses the 37th Congress of the Japan Epilepsy Society held at Sendai International Center in Sendai, Japan on October 30, 2003. Clarification of mysterious mechanisms of neuronal excitation and inhibition through advances in basic neuroscience and molecular biology; Main theme of the meeting; List of lecturer; Number of papers presented.

The article presents information on the 4th Asian Oceania Epilepsy Organization (AOEO). AOEO was founded at the 25th Annual Congress of the Japan Epilepsy Society (JES) with Dr.M. Seino as the President. The 4th AOEC was held in collaboration with the 36th Annual Congress of the JES from September 11 to 14, 2002 in Karuizawa, Japan. It was an important milestone in the history of development of epileptology and epilepsy care in Asia in terms of the richness of its scientific program and the large number of participants. The scientific program consisted of one special lecture, four symposia, two workshops, eight didactic lectures, the ILAE/IBE/WHO Global Campaign Meeting and 332 free papers.

The article offers information on the various upcoming events which includes 12th Joint Annual Conference of the Indian Epilepsy Association and the Indian Epilepsy Society during February 25-27, 2010, Ludhiana, India, 3rd London-Innsbruck Colloquium on Acute Seizures and Status Epilepticus during April 7-9, 2010, at Oxford, England and 14th Annual Meeting of the Infantile Seizure Society International Symposium on Neonatal Seizures and Related Disorders during Aril 9-10, 2010, in Tokyo, Japan.

The article announces the staging of various congresses and conventions and educational courses on epilepsy and epilepsy research in 2008. The different events cited include the 2nd Latin American Summer School on epilepsy in Brazil, the International Symposium on Dietary Therapies for Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders in the U.S. and the International Symposium on Febrile Seizures and Related Conditions in Japan.

The foundation of the Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Organization dates back to the 25th Annual Meeting of the Japan Epilepsy Society held in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1991, to which roughly a dozen epilepsy specialists were invited from neighboring countries. The objectives of this volunteers' group were to strengthen kinship among medical professionals involved in epilepsy in the region. Since then, visitors to the National Epilepsy Center in Shizuoka, some for weeks and some for months or years, joined us to establish in-service training. In the 1990s, epilepsy societies or research groups were founded in individual countries. On the occasion of meetings, mutual exchange of faculty members has become more and more frequent. This is a grass-roots movement to nuture colleagues interested in epileptology. In 1995, the International League Against Epilepsy officially launched the Commission on Asian and Oceanian Affairs to stimulate epileptology and enhance chapter formation. The Asian and Oceanian Congress was inaugulated in Seoul, Korea, in 1996, followed by the 2nd congress in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1998; the 3rd, in New Delhi, India, in 2000; and the 4th in Nagano, Japan, in 2002. The Commission also organized Epilepsy Teaching Courses in Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Mongolia, and Nepal to reinforce infrastructures of epilepsy management. The Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Academy, now being organized, will bring about more active programs in exchange and support for medical professionals in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]