"The Summer Institute, in my personal opinion, was a magnificent experience both from a logistic and scientific point of view. The organization and the students were great!"
–Dr. Alexandra Reis, University of Algarve
 

"I would like to thank you very warmly for the possibility to participate in the Summer Institute in Xylocastro this year and for the nice hospitality. The time spent there was creative, exciting and relaxing. I am very satisfied with my courses which give me one more opportunity to summarize my knowledge in the area. ... I had the very nice experience of meeting a student at the meeting in Stockholm who raved about her experience at this Institute. I think Andy and his committee should be very proud of what they have accomplished! Great Job!"  –Dr. Elzbieta Szelag, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
 

"... an excellent organization for a stimulating, rewarding and fun event of the highest level."
–Dr. Anathassios Protopapas, Panteion University

"I think I gave some very serious advice just chatting on the beach, and in turn I was stimulated by very interesting questions. Some of the graduate students' theses may really benefit from these informal chats, and cross fingers, even one or two experiments devised on the spot may eventually lead to common publications."  –Dr. Carlo Semenza, University of Triste, Italy
 

"The idea of such a summer training is wonderful. I see an important improvement in the knowledge in my students after the courses (we had the summarizing meeting in Warsaw at which we talked about the program of particular courses)."  –Dr. Elzbieta Szelag, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
 

"Throughout the institute there was a great spirit of collegiality, eagerness for learning and sharing knowledge. I thus commend the organizers, and in particular Dr. Andrew Papanicolaou, for their enthusiasm, perseverance, attention and a job very well done."  –Dr. Eva Kehayia, McGill University
 

"I am sure everyone, like myself, went back home with wonderful memories of the institute and the overall good times they had in Xylocastro, the excursions, the friends from all over the world they made, the academic contacts, etc."  –Dr. Michel Paradis, McGill University
 

"There was intensive exchange of information between teachers and students on all occasions, in and outside of class, and a large amount of additional informal meetings took place. As a result, a variety of cooperative efforts was initiated, including suggestions for the students' further research, continued guidance by the teachers of the students' future academic record, and planning of the establishments of networks for future cooperation. The horizon of the institute thus extends much further than this summer."
–Dr. Ria De Bleser, University of Potsdam
 

"The Vivian Smith Summer Institute was a very positive experience.  I found the students interesting and excited about learning.  It was especially interesting to me to interact with a group that was diverse and with so many international perspectives. ... I also think that the opportunity to work in a more remote site encourages more interactions between students and faculty and a more intense focus on the topics.  It was particularly positive not to be in a large city"
–Dr. Jack Fletcher, University of Texas-Houston Medical School
 

"The Summer Institute in Xylocastro was a remarkably successful, well organized, and executed educational effort for graduate and postgraduate students in Neuropsychology. The important theme of language was well chosen and well adhered to, with a wide variety of faculty ranging from linguistics to neurology, and topics from statistics to the history of Neurolinguistics.  The comprehensive coverage of the neuropsychology of language is a unique experience for the students..." –Dr. Andrew Kertesz, University of Western Ontario
 

"I had the very nice experience of meeting a student at the meeting in Stockholm who raved about her experience at this Institute. I think Andy and his committee should be very proud of what they have accomplished! Great Job!" –Dr. Leslie Gonzalez-Rothi, President, International Neuropsychological Society
 

"... let me thank everyone involved in putting on the institute. Madeline, Erica, & I greatly appreciated the chance to travel to Greece; we were thrilled by the opportunity to visit Olympia, Delphi, Corinth, the Acropolis, and Mycennae. We are happy to have made new friends and colleagues."
–Dr. Richard Meier, University of Texas at Austin
 

"It was really wonderful there! The institute was really 'advanced' in your own immortal words!"
–Dr. Kyrana Tsapkini, University of Montreal, Canada