Your ISNR board is an amazing group in and of itself! You can learn about each one on the newly revamped ISNR website https://isnr.org/board-staff-and-advisory-committees. Let me mention our new president-elect Tanya Morosoli, who is moving from International Member-at-Large to this position. Given that the membership of ISNR now spans 37 countries, Tanya’s depth of knowledge and experience in fostering international participation is a treasure and bodes well for our future.

Another treasure for our organization is Susan Alvarez, our Executive Director. I’ve known Susan for many years and am so pleased at how she has grown into the position to become a competent and natural leader. Susan will be a trusted companion as we work together in the mission of ISNR.
Thank you, Ainat, for your leadership this past year as president. It’s been a pleasure to serve with you. I intend to foster the many ongoing contributions you’ve made. One initiative in particular that is close to my heart is the work of the Neuroregulation Guidelines Committee under the leadership of Michael Trayford. Updating our standard of practice document to encompass the expansive growth of technology and approaches in our field is vital—as it informs our best practices.

I look forward to your feedback and participation in ISNR and seeing you in person or online at our various webinar and conference offerings!
Mark

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As we wrap up from our Pearl (30th anniversary) ISNR conference and from my term as president, I think about the past, present and future. The famous saying “Without the past there is no future” (anonymous) applies to us, especially as we remember our pioneers who built a strong foundation for us with their passion, beliefs, and knowledge. It is our role to continue to raise our professional standards while creating a safe and welcoming community. A community that is based on diversity, equity and inclusiveness. We are nearly 700 members strong from all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and interests, from academia to clinicians. We are all eager to share our research and our clinical work.

Together, ISNR’s achievements over the past year have built on a solid 30-year foundation. Several of our ongoing projects started this year are based on the vision created by our founders, including publishing a paper, interviewing our founders, and redesigning our website.

The first project is an updated version of the ISNR Standard of Practice Position Paper. The original position paper was written in 2011 which is still relevant, however, many things have evolved. In particular, we are updating the scope of practice and unintended adverse reaction (side effects) sections, and adding new sections pertaining to our current international societies and the emergence of remote/home based training. The authors are hard at work writing and editing, and hope to publish the paper in the next few months.

The second project, “From Feed-back to Feed-Forward”, is about interviews with our founders. Throughout the conference, you might have seen the debut of short video messages from our pioneers. All these short video messages, along with the full interviews will be available to view on the ISNR website in the coming weeks. I feel honored for the opportunity to listen, learn, and be inspired from the greats. Most importantly, they have helped me become a better neuroregulation practitioner and a better person. I encourage everyone to watch them; it is well worth the time. We will be sure to let you know when the videos go live.

The third project is the ISNR Website re-design: Again, here we are building upon the original website and finding ways to improve it. The new website is a big improvement, with faster response times, friendly user interface, multi-lingual, and new content that will continue being added. The exciting news is that the new website was just launched!

These projects are part of our vision of raising our (already high) professional standards and increasing our diversity. Diversity is a fundamental value of ISNR. Over the past year, we increased the number of our affiliates bringing the number up to nine international societies from all over the globe; from Australasia (ANSA), South Africa (BFSA), Italy (SINQ), Mexico (SMBN), Spain (SEBINE), Spain (SENT), Brazil (ABBIO), Asia Pacific (APNA) and the International Organization for Psychophysiology (IOP). Diversity also includes students and universities, and this year we had a record number of student participation and submissions for the conference.

As an international leader in the neuroregulation field, ISNR strives to continuously raise the high professional standards of our field. Our Board of Directors and the Committees are developing transparent and clear criteria, guidelines and standards. For example, jargon-free definitions of technical terms (by the Neuroregulation Guideline Committee), explicit criteria for student awards. Moreover, this information is easy to access from our website.

All this progress would not have been achieved without the many ISNR member volunteers. We are grateful for their dedication, hard work, and support. We would love to have you join us! You don’t need to be a board member to get involved.

I would like to give a shout-out to some specific people (and I apologize for any of those I might have inadvertently overlooked) that I have been lucky enough to work with over the past year. I will start with our loyal and reliable treasurer and member of the executive committee, Dr. Nick Colosi. Nick has tons of common sense; it seems we always agree to every Nick suggestion. We all can sleep well knowing that Nick is our treasurer. While on this topic, I am happy to report that ISNR is financially stable, and secure.

Thank you to Dr. Diana Martinez, ISNR Secretary and the chair of the Ethics committee. The ethics committee includes Dr. Leslie Sherlin and myself. Ethics committee is essential for all organizations including ISNR. The committee members handle ethical issues with sensitivity and high professionalism and developed a confidential complaint process that will protect any individual who files a complaint.

Thank you to Ms.Tanya Morosoli, our International Member-At-Large and the chair of the Membership Committee, Dr. Rusty Turner, Dr. Dick Genardi, and Dr. Michael Trayford . Thanks to Tanya’s outreach and hard work, currently, ISNR is affiliated with nine international organizations. In addition, ISNR has almost 700 members from all over the world. The membership committee are continuing to grow the ISNRU project.

Thank you to Dr. Dick Genardi, our Member-At-Large, who organizes the ISNR-U. Dick’s critical view and thoroughness has been a major and welcome asset. Dick’s endless knowledge and insight about our field is valuable and inspiring to all of us who worked closely with him.

Thank you to Dr. Robert (Rusty) Turner, our energetic Member-At-Large and a member of the CPT committee. Rusty’s common sense and plethora of knowledge has been an essential contributor as well as an integral part in the “From Feedback to Feedforward” project conducting many of the founder’s interviews.

Thank you to Dr. Michael Trayford, our Member-At-Large and the chair of the Neuroregulation Guideline committee, and to the committee members Dr. Claire Gregory, Ms. Michelle Aniftos, Dr. Mirjana Askovic, Dr. Diana Martinez, and Mr. Tyler Mark. The committee brings a refreshing perspective to ISNR with their engaging approach to educating with jargon-free definitions of technical terms, to make them simple, interesting, and relevant.

As the chair of the Student Advocacy Committee (SAC), I would like to thank our SAC members, Dr. Nick Colosi, Dr. Mark Jones, Dr. Diana Martinez, Ms. Tanya Morosoli, and Dr. Tato Sokhadze. I am proud to report that we had a record number of student submissions, attendees and members to our last conference. SAC set up guidelines for submissions and awards, simplified the application process, and provided both financial support and student academic awards.

Thank you to Dr. Cynthia Wilson, who stepped in as the new chair for the Public Education committee. For those of you who haven’t met her, Cynthia very quickly mastered her responsibilities. The Education Committee is currently running our ISNR webinars and is responsible for planning the webinars.

Thank you to Dr. Mark Trullinger, chair of our newly formed CPT committee and the committee members Dr. Rusty Turner, Dr. Mark Jones, Dr. Nancy Wigton, Susan Alvarez, Dr. Ainat Rogel, and Dr. Nick Colosi. They continue to work with health insurance providers. I can speak for all of us that we hope one day our treatments will be universally covered. Mark and the CPT committee are actively working to make that wish a reality.

Thank you to our Journal committee Dr. Rex Cannon, the editor of our NeuroRegulation journal and Dr. Nancy Wigton for your many years of associated with the journal.

Thank you to Ms. Alissa Paramo, chair of the ISNR Vetting committee. Alissa communicates with our vendors to assure the high standard of our vendors, making sure that each vendor and every item being displayed at ISNR conference will meet ISNR criteria for quality, honesty, and reliability.

Thank you to all the presidents of our affiliated societies around the globe, both for your input and help in forming relationships with the international societies – these relationships are priceless. Thank you to Ms. McGill Scott, president of BFSA, South Africa, our voting member from the international societies and Dr. Mirjana Askovic, the president of ANSA from Australia, who participates in our board meetings. Both McGill and Mirjana joined our meetings that are held at, let’s just say, unusual times for them.

Thank you to the ISNR voting member of the Advisory Board and past president, Dr. Dave Cantor. Thanks also to Mr. Rob Longo, who stepped in as the voting member when needed. Thank you to all the advisory Board members Dr. Leslie Sherlin our past President, Dr. Ruben Perez, and Ms. Theresa Hubbard.

Thank you to Dr. Tato Estate Sokhadze, Ex- officio and SAC committee member, for the many years in this position who hardly ever misses a meeting and is always willing to volunteer in committees.

Special thanks to all our members and everyone who attended the conference – it wouldn’t be a conference without you. There are many ways you can get involved. We would love to have you join us!

Thank you to the ISNR conference committee chair, Ms. Noel Larson Ford and the conference committee members Ms. Lexi Meinhold, Ms. Susan Alvarez, Ms. Alissa Paramo, Dr. Leslie Sherlin, Dr. Ainat Rogel, Dr. Nick Colosi. Three years ago, Noel was able to quickly adjust to the pandemic challenge by creating an entirely new virtual conference. This year, with the pandemic restrictions being relaxed, Noel helped create a new hybrid model allowing people to gather in-person or entirely online. Without Noel and the conference committee, we would not be here today. I would like to acknowledge the conference committee members and our volunteers who made the conference such a great success. A special mention to Ms. Angela Farrar, who provided immense support for the conference success, although not officially part of the committee.

I would like to thank in advance Dr. Mark Jones, our president-elect, who will start his term as president in September. Mark has the perfect combination of skills to be an excellent president. His common sense, wisdom, curiosity, and focus will serve ISNR well. In addition, Mark’s calming manner and ability to make everyone feel appreciated and welcome. I am confident that I am leaving ISNR in good hands.

Last but not the least, I would like to give a huge thank you to Ms. Susan Alvarez, our legendary director. Susan is the anchor of ISNR. On the backend, Susan takes care of all the small details it takes to run ISNR smoothly year after year. We know how much effort it takes to make it seem easy. On the front end, Susan interacts with everybody from ISNR members to people who contact us to board members. She keeps everything together, follows up with conversations, and is the face of ISNR.

I am pleased to announce the winners of ISNR 2022 awards:

• Faryal Raees: The Bio-Medical sponsored FNNR mini-grant
• Dr. Rubén Pérez: The FNNR mini-grant
• Andrea Reid-Chung: The Consolation student project award to runner-up in FNNR mini-grant competition
• Ms. Matida Stirner & Dr. Christian Paret: The Kamiya First Person Science Award
• Dr. Rogene Eichler West: The Joseph and Ann Marie Horvat Award
• Dr. Dick Genardi: The Joel F. Lubar Award
• Dr. Steve Stockdale: The M.B. Sterman Career Achievement Award
• Mr. James “Ross” Spears: The ISNR In Memoriam Award
• Mr. Rob Longo: The Presidential Award of Merit
• Dr. Ainat Rogel: The ISNR Fellow Award
• Dr. Nick Colosi: In recognition of your dedicated service on ISNR Board of Directors
• Dr. Dick Genardi: In recognition of your dedicated service on ISNR Board of Directors
• Ms. Tanya Mosoli: In recognition of your dedicated service on ISNR Board of Directors
• Dr. Robert (Rusty) Turner: In recognition of your dedicated service on ISNR Board of Directors
• Dr. Ainat Rogel: The ISNR Past President’s Award

Student Awards:

• Mr. Mohammad Sendi: The Gerry Gluck Award
• Ms. Lisa Bortolotto: The Presentation Award – 1st Place
• Ms. Bettina Poe: The Presentation Award -2nd Place
• Mr. Ross Spears, Ms. Whitney Rich, and Ms. Emily Surratt: The Presentation Award -3rd Place
• Ms. Natalia Milakhina: The ISNR Student Poster Award
• Mr. Mohammad Sendi: The ISNR Student Poster Award
• Ms. Jessica Gregory: The ISNR Student Poster Award
• Ms. Lisa Bortolotto: The iQEEG Scholarship Award
• Ms. Johanna Rodriguez Beato: The iQEEG Scholarship Award

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The conference is made possible by the students and professionals who generously take the time to submit and present their scientific findings to our membership. Only standing oral presentations must be at least 60-minutes in length to be considered for the conference.

You must register to attend the conference and present your material, but authors are not required to be onsite to present. Authors may present via ZOOM.

Submit your abstract HERE.

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Please join us at the RENAISSANCE ORLANDO AT SEAWORLD on July 28-31, 2022. We will have pre-conference workshops the three days prior to the start of the conference (July 24-27).

Given the state of the pandemic, we are also prepared to offer a virtual event alongside in-person options.

Standard Conference Registration Includes*:
• All General Sessions on July 28-31, 2022
• Keynote Speakers
• Small Group Discussions
• Poster Presentations
• Access to the Exhibit Hall

Available for an Additional Fee:
• Pre-Conference Workshops (July 25-27)
• Conference Workshops (July 28-31)
• 24 CE Credits for $40 (with workshops)

*Virtual capabilities may be limited and not have access to every in-person session, presentation, etc.

For additional information, please CLICK HERE.

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If you are interested in volunteering for any of the positions below, please contact Susan Alvarez at office@isnr.org.

PR Committee Chairperson provides monthly updates to BoD (social media: FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn), post ISNR content (webinars, newsletter segments), Research/Science Daily (Rob Longo)
Compensation:  To be determined

Listserv Moderator (moderated a minimum of twice a day, including weekends)
Compensation: ISNR free membership and conference registration (workshops not included)

Website person (adding events to calendar including sponsors’ events, any changes to website like annual board member changes, advisory members, ISNR members only documents, additions to Mentors section, blog page)
Compensation: ISNR free membership and conference registration (workshops not included)

Student liaison provides updates to SAC Chairperson, set up student meetings, engage students for annual conference, participation in SAC meetings
Compensation:  Free student membership and free student conference registration and workshops

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To view the ISNR Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and International Advisory Board, please visit THIS LINK. 

Please join us in welcoming the incoming ISNR BOARD MEMBERS whose term starts as of September 1, 2021:

Ainat Rogel, PhD, ISNR President
Mark Jones, Dmin, LPC, LMFT, President Elect
Diana Martinez, MD, PhD, Secretary
Dr. Michael Trayford, Member-at-Large

New members of ISNR’s Advisory Board are as of September 1, 2021 are:

Leslie Sherlin, PhD
Rubén Pérez, PhD
Theresa Hubbard, LMFT (MO), LCMFT (KS), ACCH

Please view ISNR’s “INTERNATIONAL” tab to our website which outlines our International Affiliates and provides links to the corresponding websites.  Please take a moment to visit it at THIS LINK.

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Friday, May 14, 2021 from 12:00 noon until 1:00pm Eastern time

This course will help chiropractic physicians understand brain wave training (neurofeedback) and how using neurofeedback can complement the body-mind approach chiropractic care is known for, thereby enhancing patient healthcare outcomes.

To register, please CLICK HERE.

If you cannot attend the live webinar, all paid registrants will receive a recording of the webinar. However, CE credits are only available for attending the live presentation.

For those attending the live webinar, 1 CE credit is available for purchase HERE.

About the Speaker:  Karl R.O.S. Johnson, DC, BCN
Dr. Karl R.O.S. Johnson earned his Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic (Davenport) in 1983. He was awarded BCIA board certification in neurofeedback in 2018. He is a Certified Graduate of the American Functional Neurology Institute. Dr. Johnson blends qEEG guided neurofeedback, nutritional strategies, functional neurology procedures, photobiomodulation, PEMF and chiropractic care in his practice. His Shelby Township facility, Michigan Brain Health, uses an individualized, comprehensive whole-body-mind approach that seeks to optimize brain and body function for improved performance in daily life. His focus on helping patients learn to regulate their own brainwaves coordinates well with chiropractic care and results in reduced chronic pain, improved focus and attention, reduced anxiousness, depression and sleep challenges. Dr. Johnson also authored the book, Reclaim Your Life; Your Guide to Revealing Your Body’s Life Changing Secrets for Renewed Health.

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Friday, April 30, 2021 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 pm Eastern time

Presented by Glenn Weiner, PhD

Utilizing home neuromodulation devices will likely be one of the waves of the future. The pandemic has already increased the value of their usage. It is my contention that similar to office-based neurofeedback, success may be more about the clinician’s psychotherapeutic tactics to engage, educate and motivate clients than about the equipment.

There are a number of devices that clients can utilize at home to promote self-regulation. These can be done prior to office training, in combination with office training or as ways to fade clients from office training as part of a treatment termination process. It is caring and responsible for clinicians to have these options in their therapeutic toolbox as they are very cost effective and can be very helpful. They can enable us to help some people who cannot afford the money or the time to make it into the office consistently.

We will review the pros and cons of the various approaches utilizing relatively inexpensive devices. A model for the utilization of peripheral and EEG biofeedback, entrainment and stimulation tools will be presented.

Most people know that it would be good for them to meditate, yet few do. Most clinicians have struggled with getting clients to comply with the suggestion to meditate or develop a self-care practice. We will discuss some possible ways to engage clients that has been helpful in increasing compliance with them developing a self-care practice utilizing neuromodulation devices.

This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1 CE hour.

Register by Wednesday, April 28.  To register, CLICK HERE.

Students, to register for this webinar at the discounted rate, contact office@isnr.org with documentation for your full-time student status.

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Presenters:  Ainat Rogel, PhD, Mirret El-Hagrassy, MD, & Diana Martinez, MD, PhD.

Mastery of relevant tools such as electroencephalography (EEG), event related potentials (ERP), and quantitative EEG (QEEG) enables clinicians to effectively apply state-of-the-art therapeutic approaches of neurofeedback and noninvasive neuromodulation in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric conditions. The goal of this course is to provide attendees with fundamental and up-to-date information presented by experts in the fields of neurosciences, neuromodulation, neurofeedback, clinical neurophysiology, and signal analysis. Participants will understand the neurophysiological mechanisms behind EEG signal generation, technical aspects of EEG recordings, normal and abnormal EEG variants, principles of signal processing and analysis, and the integration of EEG, ERPs and QEEG in clinical practice.

Register by Wednesday, March 10, 2021.

If you cannot attend the live presentations, you may register and receive a recording of the webinars.

To register, click HERE.

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