Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
3
Year:
2015
Type of Events Held:
- Lecture/ Briefing
- Other
- Other: Public lecture
- Other: Academic lecture
- Other: Seminar
Target Audiences:
- General Public
- High School students(9-12)
- Other
- Professionals
- University students
- Other: Faculty
- Other: Post-doc fellows
Approximate Number of People Reached:
200
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
In celebration of Brain Awareness Week, the National Core for Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia was honored to host a series of lectures and seminars featuring Dr. Helen Mayberg, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Radiology, Dorothy Fuqua Chair in Psychiatry Imaging and Therapeutics, Emory University. At this year’s Dana Distinguished Neuroethics Lecture at UBC, Dr. Mayberg spoke on “Rethinking Depression and its Treatment: Perspectives from Studies of Deep Brain Stimulation” to a full house in the Rudy North Lecture Theatre at UBC Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. She also gave Neuroscience Grand Rounds at the Vancouver General Hospital on “Theory to Practice: The Evolving Role for Imaging in Optimizing Treatment for Depression”, and held an engaging 2-hour seminar at the Core on “Recovery Takes More Than a Stimulator: An Evolving View of DBS for Depression” with Neuroethics faculty, researchers and trainees. The Lecture was featured in an article by The Vancouver Sun “Promise of deep-brain stimulation for depression encourages research into other mental illnesses”, and was recommended as one of the “13 things to do in Metro Vancouver” in Georgia Straight.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Advertisements
- Calendar Listings (newspapers, radio, television)
- Emails
- Posters/Flyers
- Press Release/Media Advisory
- Website
- Social Media
- Other
Other Publicity Methods:
Local Newspaper, Calendar listing (sponsors' website, University Event calendar, Craigslist)
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Resources
Of the Dana Foundation publications/resources distributed at your event(s), if any, please indicate the three most popular. Please choose up to three. If "other," please indicate below:
- Other
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- BAW Logos
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
The yearly BAW campaign gives the community a chance to become more aware about cutting edge brain research and important brain health concerns. It provides the opportunity for professionals and researchers to share their recent findings and to interact with those who are impacted most. Additionally, this opportunity to accentuate innovative research in Neuroethics has been essential to our presence in the local, national, international and online community.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
We suggest that future organizers plan well in advance (15-18 months), choose keynote lecturer/topic/venue/timing wisely, and execute a sound communications campaign plan. Make sure to tag Dana Foundation’s/Brain Awareness Week’s social media accounts in posts to maximize online exposure. Consider videoconferencing or video recording options for audiences who are not able to attend the event.
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