2024 ANNUAL MEETING

On May 3, 2024 we were thrilled to hold the 42nd annual SONA meeting, presented by Turner Scientific Monitoring. For the first time ever the meeting was co-hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo. The meeting was held in person at Wilfrid Laurier University and was attended by 306 individuals including 35 faculty, 8 staff, 12 exhibitors, and 251 trainees (undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows).

We are grateful to Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo for making this outstanding meeting possible. Special thanks to meeting co-chairs Dr. Paul Mallet (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Dr. John Mielke (University of Waterloo) and the rest of the organizing committee and student volunteers for their hard work and for hosting such a successful meeting. We are also grateful to all the speakers for their wonderful presentations, and to the meeting sponsors listed below.

Pictured are (left to right): Dr. John Mielke (SONA Vice-President), Dr. Jeremy Turner (Presenting Sponsor) and Dr. Paul Mallet (SONA President)

The 42nd annual meeting of the Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association, presented by Turner Scientific Monitoring, wad made possible in part thanks to the generous support of our sponsors:

• Alpha MED Scientific Inc.
• Biolynx/Chromatographic Specialties
• Cedarlane
• Kent Scientific
• MouseTRAP Platform
• Neurotek
• Noldus
• Scientific Systems Design
• Turner Scientific Monitoring (SONA presenting sponsor)
• University of Waterloo: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences; Faculty of Health; Faculty of Science; School of Pharmacy; School of Public Health Sciences
• Wilfrid Laurier University: Alumni Association; Department of Psychology; Faculty of Science; Office of Research Services
• World Precision Instruments

Previous Meetings

• 2024, May 3 - 42nd meeting - Wilfrid Laurier University - Program and abstracts
• 2023, May 5 - 41st meeting - University of Toronto Scarborough - Program and abstracts
• 2022, May 27 - 40th meeting - University of Toronto - Program and abstracts
• 2019, May 2 - 39th meeting - University of Windsor - Program and abstracts
• 2018, May 4 - 38th meeting - University of Guelph - Program and abstracts
• 2017, May 5 - 37th meeting - Brock University - Program and abstracts
• 2016, May 6 - 36th meeting - University of Waterloo
• 2015, May 1 - 35th meeting - McMaster University
• 2014, May 5 - 34th meeting - Western University - Program and abstracts
• 2013, May 13 - 33rd meeting - Wilfrid Laurier University - Program and abstracts
• 2012, April 30 - 32nd meeting - University of Toronto - Itinerary | Posters
• 2011, May 9 - 31st meeting - University of Guelph - Program and abstracts
• 2010, May 7 - 30th meeting - Brock University
• 2009, May 8 - 29th meeting - McMaster University
• 2008, May 9 - 28th meeting - University of Western Ontario
• 2007, May 24 - 27th meeting - University of Toronto

Tentative Future Meeting Schedule

• 2025: London (hosted by Western University) - tentatively scheduled for May 2, 2025
• 2026 [tentative]: Location TBD (co-hosted by Brock University and McMaster University)
• 2027 [tentative]: Guelph (hosted by the University of Guelph)
• 2028 [tentative]: Windsor (hosted by the University of Windsor)
• 2029 [tentative]: Toronto (hosted by the University of Toronto; to be held on St. George or UTM campus)
• 2030 [tentative]: Scarborough (co-hosted by Queen's University and the University of Toronto Scarborough)
• 2031 [tentative]: Waterloo (co-hosted by the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University; location TBD)