TheBMC MedicineEditorial team recently had the pleasure of attending the annual congress for theAmerican Academy of Neurology, held in Seattle, USA from April 27- May 1st, 2009. One of the largest conferences in neurology, AAN hosts more than 10 000 delegates from around the world with an intellectually stimulating program of more than 75 scientific sessions and over 1500 posters covering current research in clinical and translational neurology.

We were able to meet up with members of the Editorial Board for both BMC Medicine and BMC Neurology to discuss the progress of both journals, as well as future developments. We had the pleasure of meeting both established and new BMC Medicine Editorial Board members, includingPaul Aisen, a recent addition to the board and author of our inauguralminireview.

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Our next conference attendance will be at the National Cancer Research Institute conference (NCRI) October 4-7, 2009 in Birmingham UK. We hope to be able to see you there!