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NABIS is pleased to announce that the abstracts for the 2008 Sixth Annual NABIS Conference on Brain Injury will be published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. To submit an abstract, click here.

The North American Brain Injury Association is pleased to announce that the Sixth Annual NABIS Conference on Brain Injury will be held at the New Orleans Convention Center Marriott on October 2 – 4, 2008. Mark your calendars now to attend the premier event for brain injury professionals in North America.

Concerned by a lack of treatment and service options for brain injury survivors, more than one hundred of the most respected military and civilian leaders in brain injury treatment convened recently to address the crisis of brain injury in America. The resulting report, "Barriers and Recommendations: Addressing the Challenge of Americans with Brain Injury," demands major reforms within the military and civilian sectors. The public release of this report takes a hard-hitting look at available medical care, exposing the grim realities facing Americans with brain injury.

Charles W. Haynes, the publisher of Brain Injury Professional and long-time brain injury advocate, passed away in November, 2007, in Houston, Texas.

Brain injury professionals have a new employment resource, the Brain Injury Career Center.  This interactive online job board allows professionals to make employment connections in the specialized brain injury field.

The North American Brain Injury Society is pleased to announce the creation of the Dr. Randy Evans NABIS Award for Clinical Service. This award, which will be given annually at the NABIS Conference, will recognize professionals who "follow in Randy’s footsteps" in developing needed and innovative services for individuals with brain injuries. Brain injury professionals are asked to kindly make a generous pledge of support to help fund this award. Pledges may be extended over several years and will be acknowledged on the NABIS website, printed materials and at the annual conference.

NABIS Chairman of the Board Robert Voogt, PhD, is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been named as new members to the NABIS Board of Directors: Brent Masel, MD, Tina Trudel, PhD, Barry Willer, PhD, and Debra Braunling-McMorrow, PhD.

A new, web-based brain injury directory is now on-line. Categorized by state and specialty, this database-driven directory contains over 3000 listings relating to brain injury rehabilitation and treatment, legal services and support services. Basic facility and service listings are free of charge. To learn more, click here.

In a collaborative initiative to highlight accomplishments and address the gaps in service for returning troops, the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) convened a summit meeting in Washington, DC, on November 2-3, 2007 at the Latham Hotel in Washington, DC. The working groups worked hard to prepare a consensus document that is currently being edited by Michael Mason and will be posted on this website soon.

NABIS is pleased to announce that Society members can now subscribe to the Taylor & Francis journal "Brain Injury" at over 50% off the published rate. Considered to be one of the leading peer-reviewed journals on the subject of brain injury, individual subscriptions to the journal regularly cost $894.00 per year. NABIS member price: $395.00. Call (713) 526-6900 to order.