SLTBR Annual Meetings Page
The 2009, 21st annual meeting will be held in Berlin, Germany from June 24th to 27th, 2009.
SLTBR proudly acknowledges its two co-organizers for the Berlin meeting:

DIN [Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.]
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LiTG [ Deutsche Lichttechnische Gesellschaft e.V.]: www.litg.de
Location: DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.) Building, Burggrafenstraße 6, D-10787 Berlin
Berlin Tourism and Visitor Information
Register for the 2009 Meeting - space is limited at the venue! Register early
The following companies and organizations have generously sponsored our 21st annual meeting in Berlin:
Platinum Sponsors:
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Velux Foundation Switzerland
Gold Sponsors:
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Silver Sponsors:
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2009 Program ![]()
Satellite of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) meeting,
Paris, France, June 28th - July 2nd, 2009
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Wednesday June 24th |
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4:30-6:30 pm |
SLTBR Board meeting |
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7:00-10:00 pm |
Registration and opening reception at Kåfer Restaurant - Reichstag (Plaz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin |
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Thursday June 25th |
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7:45-8:45 am |
Registration |
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9:00-12:10 pm |
CME Course (intended for psychiatrists, physicians, architects, light planners, etc.) Introductory Course on Chronobiology, Clock Genes, Light Technology, and Clinical Applications |
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| 9:00-9:40 am | Basics in Chronobiology Marijke Gordijn, Chronobiology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands |
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9:40-10:20 am |
Molecular Mechanisms in Chronobiology |
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10:20-10:50 am |
Break |
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10:50-11:30 am |
Technical Issues of Light |
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11:30-12:10 pm |
Practical Light Therapy |
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| 12:10-1:15 pm | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:15-1:30 pm | President's Welcome Namni Goel, University of Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1:30-3:35 pm |
Symposium I: Lighting and Architecture - What can Chronobiology |
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1:30-1:55 pm |
Visual Neuroscience and architectural design |
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| 1:55-2:20 pm | The Built environment and the human response to (day-)light Mirjam Münch, Switzerland (chronobiologist and sleep researcher), Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory, EPFL |
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| 2:20-2:45 pm | What we know about the effects of lighting on performance, mood and health Jennifer Veitch, Canada (psychologist), National Research Council of Canada Lighting Group |
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| 2:45-3:10 pm | How can a lighting designer use light in buildings for well-being? Jens Christoffersen, Denmark (lighting engineer), Danish Building Research Institute |
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| 3:10-3:35 pm | The future and sustainability of precision color-controlled architectural light sources Fred Maxik, USA, Lighting Science Group Corporation |
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| 3:35-3:50 pm |
Break |
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| 3:50-5:00 pm | Forum: "Biological" Lighting and Architecture - What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know? Chair: Colin Fournier, Architect, Professor of Urban Design, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London Download architecture symposium and forum flyer |
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Architecture and Lighting Experts participating in the Round Table discussion with SLTBR chronobiologists
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| 7:00-9:00 pm | Poster session with discussion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Friday June 26th |
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7:45-8:45 am |
Registration |
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8:45-10:15 am |
Symposium II: EUCLOCK: Entrainment in Humans and Animals |
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8:45-9:00 am |
Entrainment of the human circadian clock |
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9:00-9:15 am |
Circadian photoreception: from photic mechanism to clinical strategies |
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| 9:15-9:30 am | Insights into the mechanisms of entrainment using Phase Response Curves in mice (Mus musculus) Marian Comas, University of Groningen, The Netherlands |
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9:30-9:45 am |
A Molecular Look at Chronotype and Aging |
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9:45-10:05 am |
ClockWatcher and LightWatcher, new techniques for ambulatory measurements in humans |
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| 10:05-10:15 am |
General discussion: Where does EUCLOCK go from here? |
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| 10:15-10:45 am |
Break |
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| 10:45-12:15 am |
Oral presentations I |
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| 12:30-1:30 pm | Lundbeck-sponsored Lunch Symposium: Melatonin, Circadian Rhythms, Mood and Sleep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30-12:40 pm | Introduction to melatonin symposium Namni Goel, University of Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:40-1:05 pm | Melatonin and REM sleep in healthy subjects and patients Dieter Kunz, Charité Berlin, Germany |
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| 1:05-1:30 pm | Phase-delayed circadian misalignment correlates with symptom severity in non-seasonal depression and healthy subjects Alfred Lewy, Oregon Health and Science University, USA |
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| 1:45-3:15 pm |
Oral presentations II |
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| 3:15-3:45 pm |
Break |
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| 3:45-4:00 pm |
Junior Investigator Award presentation |
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| 4:00-5:00 pm |
SLTBR Annual Business Meeting |
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| 7:00 pm | Annual Banquet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday June 27th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7:45-8:45 am |
Registration |
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8:45-10:20 am |
Symposium III: Sleep Deprivation, Light Therapy, Phase Advance: Chronotherapeutic Adjuncts to Medications in Major Depression |
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| 8:45-9:10 am | Chronotherapeutics for depression: a decision strategy for clinicians Anna Wirz-Justice, Centre for Chronobiology, Basel, Switzerland |
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9:10-9:35 am |
Clinical efficacy and feasibility of chronotherapeutics in psychiatric care |
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9:35-9:55 am |
Results from a study in unipolar patients using sleep deprivation in combination with bright light therapy and sleep timing control |
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9:55-10:20 am |
Results from a study in bipolar patients using sleep deprivation, sleep phase advance and bright light therapy |
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10:20-10:50 am |
Break |
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10:50-12:20 am |
Oral presentations III |
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12:20-12:30 pm |
President's closing remarks Namni Goel, University of Pennsylvania, USA |
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12:30-2:30 pm |
Optional Event: Tour of the newly renovated (“chronobiological lighting”) Department of Psychiatry, in the Vivantes Klinik Berlin (headed by Professor Jürgen Staedt) |