IBMISPS: the International Brain Mapping & Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society

2009 World Congress Gala Banquet Speakers

Click here to view Admiral Mullen's Q&A session	Mr Bob Woodruff received Beacon of Courage and Dedication Crystal Award

Click here to view Admiral Mullen's address to the 6th World Congress

Mr Bob Woodruff received Beacon of Courage and Dedication Crystal Award

In February 2007, just thirteen months after being wounded in Iraq, Mr. Woodruff returned to ABC News with his first on-air report, “To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports.” The hour-long, primetime documentary chronicled his traumatic brain injury (TBI), his painstaking recovery, and the plight of thousands of service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with similar injuries. Mr. Woodruff continues to cover traumatic brain injuries for all ABC News broadcasts and platforms and was honored with a Peabody Award in 2008 for his reporting on the subject.

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Two Times Academy Award Winner Actor Dustin Hoffman and Recipient of 2008 Beacon Award spoke at the 2008 IBMISPS world Congress for Brain Mapping and Image Guided Therapy at UCLA-CNCI

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His Majesty Reza Pahlavi spoke on the importance of interdisciplinary medicine at the 2008 IBMISPS world Congress at UCLA-CNSI. Click on his picture to view the Video.

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Beacon Award for Courage and Dedication:

The Beacon Award is presented to individuals who have demon- strated extraordinary courage and dedication for increasing aware- ness about neurological diseases, and for patients and their families who have exceeded expectations in fighting a neurological disorder with unprecedented courage. The Beacon Award identifies remark- able individuals who set the high- est standards for increasing aware- ness of, and fighting, neurological diseases.

Pioneer in Medicine:

The Pioneer in Medicine Award is presented to individuals who have significantly contributed to the scientific advancement in the fields of medicine and image guided therapy through a multi- disciplinary approach. Their groundbreaking contribution has made development of state-of- the-art technology and scientific discovery a reality.

Pioneer in Healthcare Policy:

The Pioneer in Healthcare Policy Award is presented to lawmakers who have demonstrated visionary and cross-disciplinary approaches to introducing laws that have contributed to the advancement of science, technology, education, and medicine. They have paved the way to better integration of such advancements in other fields, like medicine and neuro- science. These lawmakers champi- on better healthcare for all.

Pioneer in Technology:

The Pioneer in Technology Award is presented to the trail blazing companies and their CEOs/presidents who have facili- tated the development of pioneer- ing technologies through interdis- ciplinary approaches that have impacted diagnostics, treatment, and healthcare delivery in unprecedented ways.

Click the image to watch Barbara Boxer's introduction to the IBMISPS Pioneer in Healthcare Policy Crystal Award.

Click to view the letter from California's governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Awards in Previous Years

Dustin Hoffman speaking at the 2008 IBMISPS Congress

Annual Conference Award 2007
Award is given to: The Honorable Madam speaker Nancy Pelosi, the honorable Senator Edward Kennedy...
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Annual Conference Award 2006
Award presented to Doctors Warren Grundfest and Alim Louis Benabid...
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Annual Conference Award 2005
Excellence in Courage and Dedication Crystal Award...
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Annual Conference Award 2004
Excellence in Courage and Dedication Crystal Award...
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