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International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Hygiene&Health
  • Region: North America
  • Location: Texas, USA
  • Internship Title: Congress Office Assistant
  • Duration: 4 months
  • Number of Interns: 3-5
  • Special Requirement: minimum of 25 hours a week
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) was founded in 1909 and is an organization of more than 120 national chapters.
The goals of the ILAE are:
To advance and disseminate knowledge about epilepsy
To promote research, education and training
To improve services and care for patients, especially by prevention, diagnosis and treatment
Internship Tasks：
ILAE organize an international and six regional congresses every two years, as well as webinars, fora, symposia and committee meetings. Interns will work closely with the congress team.

Duties and Responsibilities include: · 
● Assists in planning and arranging congresses and meetings including database management, marketing and promotional materials, preparing congress documents, liaising with committee members and industry partners all under the supervision of a congress manager · 
● Manages correspondence by answering emails · 
● Join weekly staff meetings (via zoom) · 
● Attends workshops and conferences as needed

 Location:
ILAE have offices in USA and Ireland. The intern role shall be associated with the Dublin office in Ireland. Currently all staff are working remotely.
 
Benefits include:
● Practical experience with current conference programme applications
● Shadowing, mentoring and training opportunities with successful conference professionals
● Opportunity to experience international congresses and meetings
● Flexible schedule

Duration:
● expected duration is for 4 months; a longer time can be considered if preferred
● Anticipated commitment would be a minimum of 25 hours a week; if intern is based in a different time zone to Dublin office (GMT), at least three hours a day must overlap with Dublin office

Requirements：
● Proficiency with software (including Microsoft Office & Excel) · 
● Good level of technical/digital capability · 
● Strong record-keeping skills · 
● Demonstratable common sense · 
● Ability to work independently · 
● Strong attention to detail · 
● Excellent time management · 
● Ability to take direction and multi-task · 
● Exceptional communication and customer service skills · 
● Strong ability to priorities · 
● Ability to handle confidential information · 
● Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
2022-07-09 | Geneva, Switzerland – European Congress on Epileptology
2021-06-10 – Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Congress
2021-02-27 – Latin American Congress
2020-10-08 | Fukuoka, Japan – Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Congress
2020-07-04 | Geneva, Switzerland – European Congress on Epileptology
2020-05-23 | Medellin, Colombia – Latin American Congress
2019-08-22 | Entebbe, Uganda – African Epilepsy Congress
2019-06-22 | Bangkok, Thailand – Biennial International Epilepsy Congress
2018-10-05 | Jeju, Korea Rep – Global Symposium on Ketogenic Therapies for Neurological Disorders
2018-09-29 | San José, Costa Rica – Latin American Congress
2018-08-31 | Vienna, Austria – Epilepsy Surgery Techniques Meeting
2018-08-26 | Vienna, Austria – European Congress on Epileptology
2018-06-21 | Bali, Indonesia – Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Congress
2017-09-02 | Barcelona, Spain – Biennial International Epilepsy Congress
2017-05-05 | Dakar, Senegal – African Epilepsy Congress
2017-02-16 | Luxor, Egypt – EMEC : East European Mediterranean Epilepsy Congress
2016-08-20 | Cancún, Mexico – Latin American Congress
2016-03-04 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates – East Mediterranean Epilepsy Congress
2016 | Prague, Czech Rep – European Congress on Epileptology
2015-09-06 | Istanbul, Turkey – Biennial International Epilepsy Congress
2015-03-19 | Amman, Jordan – EMEC : East European Mediterrnean Epilepsy Congress
2014-09-17 | Buenos Aires, Argentina – Latin American Congress
2014-08-24 | Singapore, Singapore – Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Congress
2014-06-29 | Stockholm, Sweden – European Congress on Epileptology
2014-05-22 | Cape Town, South Africa – Epilepsy in Africa – bridging the gap
2013-06-23 | Montréal, QC Canada – Biennial International Epilepsy Congress
2013-05-25 | Dublin, Ireland – European Forum on Epilepsy Research
2013-04-12 | Tokyo, Japan – International Symposium on Neonatal Seizures and Related Disorders
2012-11-14 | Quito, Ecuador – Latin American Congress
2012-09-30 | London, UK – European congress on epileptology
2012-06-21 | Nairobi, Kenya – Shaking the baobab tree for all to partake
2012-05-20 | Lyon, France – Colloquium
2012-03-22 | Manila, Philippines – Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Congress
2011-08-28 | Rome, Italy – Biennial international epilepsy congress
2011-06-01 | Graz, Austria – Joint Meeting of the German, Austrian and Swiss Leagues against Epilepsy
2010-10-21 | Melbourne, VIC Australia – Asian and Oceanian epilepsy congress
2010-06-27 | Greece – European congress on epileptology
2010-03-04 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates – CEMA congress
2009-11-07 | Delhi, India – Evaluation, surgical procedures and rehabilitation
2009-06-28 | Budapest, Hungary – Biennial international epilepsy congress
2008-09-21 | Berlin, Germany – European congress on epileptology
2007-07-08 | Singapore, Singapore – Biennial international epilepsy congress
2006-09-06 | Guatemala, Guatemala – Latin American congress
2006-07-02 | Helsinki, Finland – European congress on epileptology
2006-05-10 | Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt – CEMA congress
2005-08-28 | Paris, France – Biennial international epilepsy congress
2004-07-02 | Mexico City, Mexico – Epilepsy in Latin America (causes and prevention), genes and therapy,clinical and social consequences of epilepsy
2004-05-30 | Vienna, Austria – European congress on epileptology
2003-10-12 | Lisbon, Portugal – Biennial international epilepsy congress
2003-09-12 | Coral Gables, FL USA – International geriatric epilepsy symposium
2002-10-06 | Madrid, Spain – European congress of epileptology
2002-05-29 | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil – Latin American congress
2001-05-12 | Buenos Aires, Argentina – Biennial international epilepsy congress
2000-10-07 | Florence, Italy – European congress of epileptology
2000-05-05 | Dakar, Senegal – Epilepsy – a healthcare priority in Africa
1999-09-12 | Prague, Czech Rep – Biennial international epilepsy congress
1999-03-16 | Vienna, Austria – Meeting of the Austrian, Switzerland and Germany leagues against epilepsy
1998-05-24 | Warsaw, Poland – European congress of epileptology
1997-07-03 | Dublin, Ireland – Symposium on epilepsy in the developing world
1997-06-29 | Dublin, Ireland – Biennial international epilepsy congress
1996-09-01 | The Hague, Netherlands – European congress of epileptology
1996-06 | Geneva, Switzerland – Better understanding of epilepsy in developing countries
1995-09-03 | Syney, NSW Australia – Genetics and molecular biology, surgical treatment in childhood, functional neuroimaging, epilepsy and the law, the role of psychiatry, etc
1995-01-17 | Havana, Cuba – Epilepsy in children, epidemiology, sleep disorders, epilepsy and infections, etc
1995-01-17 | Havana, Cuba – Meeting
1994-09-06 | Porto, Portugal – European congress of epileptology
1994-09-05 | Porto, Portugal – Workshop on animal models relevant to human epilepsies
1993-07-03 | Oslo, Norway – Biennial international epilepsy congress
1993-04-01 | Copenhagen, Denmark – European workshop on epilepsy surgery
1992-09-01 | Glasgow, UK – European congress on epilepsy and society
1991-10-14 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Biennial international epilepsy congress
1991-04-26 | Coimbra, Portugal – Psychological and psychiatric aspects
1989-10-17 | Delhi, India – Biennial international epilepsy congress
1989-02-06 | Bogota, Colombia – Pan American congress
1987-09-06 | Jerusalem, Israel – Religion, law and epilepsy; higher cerebral function and epilepsy; sleep and epilepsy; employment for people with epilepsy, etc
1986-09-13 | York, UK – Northern European epilepsy meeting
1986-05-19 | Coimbra, Portugal – Meeting of the French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese leagues against epilepsy
1985 | Hamburg, Germany FR – Biennial International Congress
1983 | Washington, DC USA – Biennial International Congress
1982 | London, UK – Biennial International Congress
1981 | Kyoto, Japan – Biennial International Congress
1976 | Dublin, Ireland – Biennial International Congress
1975 | Berlin, Germany FR – Biennial International Congress
1974 | Brussels, Belgium – Biennial International Congress
Relations
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
● Corporate member of: 
B-XB3529 – World Federation of Neurology (WFN).
● Member of: 
A-XA0431 – Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS); 
B-XC1407 – International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). 
● European Commission is member of: 
D-XD8632 – European Brain Council (EBC). 
Instrumental in setting up: 
E-XJ0679 – Asian Epilepsy Academy (ASEPA); 
E-XM5650 – Epilepsy Alliance Europe (EAE).
● Links with: 
U-XG9305 – European Concerned Action and Research in Epilepsy (EUCARE); U-XG5068 – International Epilepsy Audiovisual Centre; 
D-XD8595 – Pan-Arab Union of Neurological Societies (PAUNS)

Members
National chapters (123), representing national organizations, in 123 countries and territories. Membership countries not specified.