Dear Colleagues,

There is a special issue of Brain Topography on Multisensory Interactions that was published in association with the 2009 IMRF Meeting in New York and that was edited by John Foxe and Sophie Molholm.

This issue is open access.

Best,
Micah

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to draw your attention to the recently published EBR special issue on Crossmodal Processing.

Click here for open access to the editorial introduction.

The special issue, which grew out of the 9th Annual IMRF Meeting held in Hamburg in 2008, comprises 26 articles that highlight the range of both techniques and paradigms currently being brought to bear on questions of multisensory integration and crossmodal information processing.

We are very grateful to the many of you who contributed as authors and/or offered your time and expertise during the review process.

Sincerely,

Daniel Senkowski
On behalf of Charles Spence and Brigitte Röder

To all IMRF Members (past, present and future)

As you all know, the IMRF has been functioning on an informal basis, thanks to the yeoman service of a few brave souls who have consistently stepped up to the plate to organize the highly successful meetings, spearhead special issues, develop the website, and lead various other activities. The organization is forever in their debt, and owes its huge success in large part to the unselfish work of these few.

As we approach the 10th annual meeting, we thought this would be a good time to reflect on our status and consider seriously whether we should usher in the next decade of the IMRF by formalizing its structure more. This may necessitate incorporation as a formal body, which would allow the collection of dues (this could be done in conjunction with the annual meeting) and provide a buffer for organizers. Along with this could come the establishment of specific offices and office-bearers. Important issues to be resolved include in which country the IMRF, as a truly international organization, should incorporate and how to minimize erosion of our assets in the face of the repeated border-crossings that our funds have to negotiate. Another issue is whether it would be beneficial to have a formal Program Committee to explore how we might further elevate the tone of the meetings, perhaps by “top-down” organization of 1-2 cross-cutting, topical symposia in addition to those solicited by the usual means, or by allowing more time for in-depth, energetic discussion of burning topics. We would like to propose a serious discussion of these issues at the Business Meeting of the IMRF in New York, and thought it would be helpful to start discussions in advance of the meeting. To that end, it would be great to initiate discussion on this website, as David Shore has repeatedly encouraged us all to do.

Sincerely,

Krish Sathian
Charlie Schroeder
Barry Stein

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