This meeting follows the themes of the previous successful World Congresses held in Bethesda, USA (1994); Melbourne, Australia (1999); Dublin, Ireland (2000); Edinburgh, Scotland (2002); London, UK (2004); and Vienna, Austria (2007). The 2010 is scheduled in Leiden, The Netherlands, in the days preceding the 23^rd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) being held nearby in Amsterdam (28 August – 01 September, 2010). This will once again enable colleagues to choose to take part in both meetings.

The unique feature of this and the past six World Congresses is the integration of the clinical aspects and basic scientific mechanisms of stress. In particular the meeting aims to expand further our understanding of the underlying biological processes of stress, their role in many clinical disorders as well as to enhance our understanding of the management of stress and the treatment of the disorders that stress causes or contributes to.

The will like previous meetings have Invited Addresses, parallel sessions for clinical and basic sciences and symposia.

We hope you will join us in the beautiful and cultural city of Leiden for a truly exciting meeting on this topic of universal interest and concern.

Professor Graham Burrows AO KCSJ & Professor Ron de Kloet
Congress Co- Chairs

Dr Robb Stanley
President
International Society for the Investigation of Stress