Welcome to the 2012 meeting of the Bárány Society

Words of Welcome

Conference Venue

Important Dates

Organizing Commitee

Preliminary Timetable

Scientific Programme

Registration and accommodation

Submission of Abstracts

Information for Exhibitors

Pre-conference Seminar

3rd Barany Teaching Course

Social Programme

Accompanying Guests Programme

General Information

Contacts

Latest update: 2012-05-12

Words of Welcome
I would like to extend a warm welcome to the 2012 meeting of the Bárány Society. This is the 27^th meeting since our Society was founded, and the ninth time we convene here in Uppsala. On this occasion the Bárány Society is holding its meeting at the new Uppsala Concert & Congress Hall Building. During the meeting the Robert Bárány Jubelee Medal will be awarded. The Bárány gold medal dates back to an international fund to which contributions were donated in honour of Bárány's 60th birthday, in 1936. Regrettably, however, Bárány died shortly before his birthday and it was then decided that the fund should be used to defray the costs of striking a medal in gold and bearing the likeness and name of Robert Bárány. This medal was intended to be awarded by the Medical Faculty of Uppsala University to the scientist who, during the preceding five-year period is deemed to have published the most valuable work on the vestibular system in its widest sense.	Uppsala. Picture: Eva Nordblom
Incidentally, the regulations governing the award have recently been amended slightly to bring them in line with the rules of the Bárány society, which stipulate a meeting every second year. I welcome all of you to Uppsala and trust that together we shall succeed in promoting important contributions to our research field. Matti Anniko, President