The International Brain Education Conference
The Brain Education Conference brings together leaders of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, educators, neuroscientists, and other specialists to present new ideas and findings on how to better apply our brain potential.
In 2008, the Fourth International Brain Education Conference convened at the UN with the theme, "Brain Education: the Future of Education and Hope for the Earth". Hosts of the Conference were the Korea Institute of Brain Science and the International Brain Education Association (IBREA). Co-Sponsors were the NGO Section of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Committee on Education of the Conference of NGO’s in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations, and the Korean Ministry of Science, Education, and Technology.
Nearly 500 participants from eight countries were impressed by the presentations on the brain and education including Mr. Ilchi Lee, who spoke on "Brain Education: the Future of Education and Hope for the Earth", Dr. Antonio Damasio, who spoke on the topic of "Neuroscience, Culture, and Education", Dr. Gill Bolte Taylor, who gave a lecture on "How to get your brain to do what you want to do", H.E. Ambassador Raymond Wolfe from Permanent Mission of Jamaica’s who gave a presentation on "Education, Dignity and Human Rights", and Ms. Helen-Marie Gosselin who lectured on "Education for a Culture of Peace".
The 5th Annual Brain HSP Olympiad & Brain Education Conference, along with Brain Cultural Festival, is tentatively scheduled for August 2009.