Meeting organizers

• CJ Heckman, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA, c-heckman northwestern.edu
• Didier Orsal, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, didier.orsal snv.jussieu.fr
• Jean-François Perrier, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, perrier mfi.ku.dk
• Daniel Zytnicki, Université Paris Descartes, France, daniel.zytnicki parisdescartes.fr

Preliminary list of invited speakers

• Aidas Alaburda, Vilnius University, Lithuania
• Francisco Alvarez, Wright State University, Dayton, USA
• Fiona Bailey, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
• Parveen Bawa, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
• Albert Berger, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
• Marc D. Binder, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
• Rob Brownstone, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
• Jane Butler, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Australia
• Jean-Marie Cabelguen, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
• François Clarac, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
• Dave Collins, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
• Tim Cope, Wright State University, Dayton, USA
• François Couraud, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
• Andrew Cresswell, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
• Marc Davenne, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
• Rodolfo Delgado-Lezama, CINVESTAV, Mexico, Mexique
• Jacques Duchateau, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
• Jacques Durand, Université de Provence, Marseille, France
• Roger Enoka, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
• Dario Farina, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Brent Fedirchuk, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
• Andrew Fuglevand, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
• Robert Fyffe, Wright State University, Dayton, USA
• Simon Gandevia, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Australia
• Phil Gardiner, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
• Jane Garland, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Thomas Hamm, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
• CJ Heckman, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
• Jorn Hounsgaard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Hans Hultborn, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Jennifer Jakobi, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada
• Kelvin Jones, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
• Rose Katz, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
• Kevin U Keena, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
• Lydia Kudina, Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Moscow, Russia
• Boris Lamotte d’Incamps, Université Paris Descartes, France
• Robert Lee, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
• Suzie Lefebvre, Université Paris Diderot, France
• Pascal Legendre, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
• Gwendal Le Masson, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
• Katrina Maluf, University of Colorado Denver School of Medecine, USA
• Jean Massion, Lambesc, France
• Dave McCrea, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
• Judith Melki, Université Paris Sud, France
• Claude Meunier, Université Paris Descartes, France
• Gareth Miles, St. Andrews University, United Kingdom
• Jens Bo Nielsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Didier Orsal, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
• Jean-François Perrier, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Maria Piotrkiewicz, Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Warsaw, Poland
• Randy Powers, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
• Kenneth P. Rose, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• Zev Rymer, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago
• John Semmler, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Doug Stuart, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
• Janet Taylor, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Australia
• Christine Thomas, University of Miami, USA
• Kemal Turker, Ege University, Turkey
• Patrick Whelan, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Inge Zijdewind, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands
• Daniel Zytnicki, Université Paris Descartes, France

Preliminary program

Each session will be preceded by a didactic introduction.

Friday 7/09

• 8:30-10:00: Cellular basis of motoneuron excitability and firing properties (Marc Binder, Albert J Berger, Daniel Zytnicki, François Couraud, Marc Davenne)
• 10:00-10:30: Coffee break
• 10:30-12:00: Neuromodulation of intrinsic properties (Brent Fedirchuk, David A McCrea, Gareth Miles)
• 12:00-12:30: General Discussion
• 12:30-13:30: Lunch
• 13:30-15:30: Poster Session 1 and Coffee
• 15:30-16:30: Poster discussion
• 16:30-17:30: Historical session: Some historical reflections on the study of motor pathologies, motor units, and motoneurons (F. Clarac, J. Duchateau, J. Massion, D. Stuart)
• 18:00-20:00: Cocktail

Saturday 7/10

• 8:30-10:00: Firing properties in human subjects (1) (Simon Gandevia, Jane Butler, Jennifer Jakobi, Lydia Kudina, Inge Zijdewind-
• 10:00-10:30: Coffee break
• 10:30-12:30: Firing properties in human subjects (2) (Andrew Fuglevand, Maria Piotrkiewicz, Dario Farina, Parveen Bawa)
• 12:30-13:30: Lunch
• 13:30-15:00: Motoneuronal mechanisms for fatigue (Roger Enoka, Janet Taylor, Andrew Cresswell, Jean-François Perrier)
• 15:00-17:00: Poster Session 2 and Coffee
• 17:00-17:30: Poster discussion
• 20:00-undetermined time: Young researcher party

Sunday 7/11

• 8:30-10:00: Realistic models of motoneurons (CJ Heckman, Randy Powers, Bob Lee, Claude Meunier)
• 10:00-10:30: Coffee break
• 10:30-12:00: Synaptic inputs and motoneuronal excitability (Jørn Hounsgaard, Pascal Legendre, Rodolfo Delgado-Lezama, Boris Lamotte d’Incamps, Aidas Alaburda)
• 12:00-12:30: General Discussion
• Afternoon free

Monday 7/12

• 8:30-10:30: New techniques to investigate motor unit properties in humans (Jens Bo Nielsen, K. Turker, Zev Rymer, Kelvin Jones, Véronique Marchand-Pauvert)
• 10:30-11:00: Coffee break
• 11:00-12:00: Adaptations in motoneurons (Training, Chronic Pain, Aging) (F. Bailey, P. Gardiner, K. Maluf)
• 12:00-12:30: General Discussion
• 12:30-13:30: Lunch
• 13:30-15:30: Poster Session 3 and Coffee
• 15:30-16:30: Poster discussion
• 16:30-18:10: Motoneuron properties after spinal cord injury and cerebral stroke (Thomas Hamm, C. Thomas, D. Collins, J. Garland, Rose Katz)
• 18:30 Bus to the meeting Diner
• 19:00-23:00: meeting Diner (surprise)

Tuesday 7/13

• 8:30-9:00: Plasticity in motoneuron properties after peripheral nerve injury (K. Rose, R. Fyffe, T. Cope, F. Alvarez, MJ Pinter).
• 10:00-10:30: Coffee break
• 10:30-12:00: Motoneuron diseases (from genetics to pathophysiology) (1) (Judith Melki, Hans Hultborn, Gwendall LeMasson, P. Whelan)
• 12:00-12:30: General Discussion
• 12:30-13:30: Lunch
• 13:30 - 15:30: Motoneuron diseases (from genetic to pathophysiology) (2) (J. Durand, S. Lefebvre, Rob Brownstone)
• 15:30 - 16:00: Coffee break
• 16:00 - 17:00: Final Discussion (Jørn Hounsgaard / Parveen Bawa)