VIII International Symposium
on Schizophrenia Bern (ISSB 2010)

At the upcoming VIIIth International Symposium on Schizophrenia Bern the current position as well as the further development of psychological therapy approaches in schizophrenia will be presented and discussed. The symposium especially focuses on the importance of cognitive processes for the comprehension and therapy of schizophrenia.

Key note speakers:

• Michaela Amering (Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie, Wien, Austria)
• Andreas Bechdolf (Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinik Köln, Germany)
• Thomas Becker (Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universität Ulm, Günzburg, Germany)
• Morris D. Bell (Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, USA)
• Wolfgang Gaebel (Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany)
• Gillian Haddock (Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, England)
• Stefan Klingberg (Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Tübingen, Germany)
• Stefan Leucht (Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Technischen Universität München, Germany)
• Tania Lincoln (Fachbereich Psychologie, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany)
• Alice Medalia (Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA)
• Keith H. Nuechterlein (Center for Neurocognition and Emotion in Schizophrenia, University of California, USA)
• Volker Roder (Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Bern, Switzerland)
• Wulf Rössler (Klinik für Soziale Psychiatrie und Allgemeinpsychiatrie, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich, Switzerland)
• William Spaulding (Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA)
• Werner K. Strik (Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Bern, Switzerland)
• Elizabeth W. Twamley (Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA)
• Wolfgang Wölwer (Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany)
• Til Wykes (Institute of Psychiatry, London, England)

Venue

The Congress will take place in the buildings of the historic Rathaus (City hall) in the UNESCO-listed old town of Bern. Presentations will be held in the Grossratssaal, the parliament of the canton of Bern. The Rathaus is easily accessible by foot (15min walk from the railway station) or by public transportation (bus 12 from the railway station, direction "Zentrum Paul Klee", Rathaus stop).
As the Rathaus lies in the old town, it is close to several restaurants, cafés, hotels and other facilities.

Address:
Rathaus Bern, Rathausplatz, 3011 Bern
venue auf einer größeren Karte anzeigen

Travel to Bern

Long distance travellers should look for flight connections to Zurich (Zürich) or Geneva (Genève). From there, Bern can be reached by train or by car (see map below). The distance from Zurich is approximately 130 km and from Geneva 160 km. If you travel by train, there are direct connections from Zurich and Geneva airport every half hour to Bern main station. The travel time is approximately one hour and a quarter from Zurich and one and a half hours from Geneva.
You can check the connections here: www.sbb.ch/en

The Bern main station is very close to the old town. The congress venue and most of the listed recommended accomodations (see accomodation link below) are at a 10 to 15 min walking distance from the main station.

accomodations

• Booking Link ISSB 2010