The 23rd Annual meeting will be held in Montréal, Canada from July 10th to 13th, 2011.
Location: Centre Mont-Royal 2200 rue Mansfield, Montréal, H3A 3R8
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2011 Program 
| Sunday, July 10th, | 2011 |
| 15:30-17:30 | SLTBR Board meeting |
| 19:00-21:00 | Welcome reception |
| Monday, July 11th, | 2011 |
| 8:00-16:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | President’s Welcome |
| Marc Hébert, Université Laval, Canada | |
| 9:15 - 10:45 | Symposium I: Aspects of non-visual photoreception |
| Chair: Melanie Rüger, Harvard Medical School, USA | |
| 9:15 - 9:37 | Effects of spectral modulation on acute endocrine, molecular and behavioural responses to nocturnal light |
| Shadab Rahman, Harvard Medical School, USA | |
| 9:37 - 10:00 | Effects of short wavelength light exposure on alertness and performance |
| Melanie Rueger, Harvard Medical School, USA | |
| 10:00 - 10:22 | Retinal circuits underlying impairment of learning and mood by aberrant light exposure |
| Samer Hattar, John Hopkins University, USA | |
| 10:22 - 10:45 | What short duration light pulses can tell us about human circadian photoreception: results from modeling and experiments |
| Melissa St. Hilaire, Harvard Medical School, USA | |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 - 12:30 | Poster Session I |
| Presenter with an even number will be asked to remain in front of their posters. Posters will be up on Monday and Tuesday. |
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| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Oral Presentations I |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Poster Session II |
| Presenter with an odd number will be asked to remain in front of their posters. Posters will be up on Monday and Tuesday. | |
| Tuesday, July 12th, | 2011 |
| 8:00-16:00 am | Registration |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Symposium II: Influences of circadian clocks on cognitive functions and psychological well-being |
| Chair: Julie Carrier, Université de Montréal, Canada | |
| 9:00 - 9:22 | Bright light treatment for anxiety |
| Shawn Youngstedt, University of South Carolina, USA | |
| 9:22 - 9:45 | Circadian rhythms in premenstrual syndrome and/or psychosis |
| Diane Boivin, Université McGill, Canada | |
| 9:45 - 10:07 | Sleepiness/cognitive performance in young and elderly subjects |
| Jeanne Duffy, Harvard Medical School, USA | |
| 10:07 - 10:30 | fMRI studies of the impact of light on cognitive functions in aging (and may be in SAD) |
| Julie Carrier, Université de Montréal, Canada | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | J. Christian Gillin Junior Investigator Award Presentation |
| 11:20 – 12:20 | Invited Speaker: Modeling and remote sensing of light pollution in heterogeneous environments. |
| Martin Aubé : CÉGEP de Sherbrooke, Canada | |
| 12:20-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Oral Presentations II |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | SLTBR Annual Business Meeting |
| 19:00 | Annual Banquet (location to be determined) |
| Wednesday, July 13th, | 2011 |
| 8:00-12:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Symposium III: Light at the Work Place |
| Chair: Marijke Gordjin & Ybe Meester, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherland | |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Blue-enriched light and daylight - a heavy competition |
| Celine Vetter, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany | |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Dynamic light in a fast forward rotating shift work environment |
| Marijke Gordjin, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherland | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | First results of an innovative light device used at night by saw mills workers and patrol officers |
| Marc Hébert, Université Laval, Canada | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Oral Presentations III |
| 12:30 - 12:45 | President’s Closing Remarks |
| Marc Hébert, Université Laval, Canada |