FW: WorldLeish1 Second announcement

Jeffrey Shaw jshaw at bdt.org.br
Mon Nov 11 09:57:58 BRST 1996


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>To: jshaw at bdt.org.br (Jeffrey Shaw)
>From: cjaffe at cc.huji.ac.il (Prof. Charles L. Jaffe)
>Subject: FW: WorldLeish1 Second announcement
>
>Jeff, I know that Ziya tried several times to contact you via e-mail.
>Without success I think. Anyway here is the 2nd announcement which is to be
>published and mailed now. Take care Charle
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>>>From: "Dr. M. Ziya Alkan" <alkan at bornova.ege.edu.tr>
>>>To: "'Prof. Charles L. Jaffe'" <cjaffe at cc.huji.ac.il>
>>>Subject: FW: WorldLeish1 Second announcement
>>>Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 19:30:54 +-200
>>>MIME-Version: 1.0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----------
>>>From:   Dr. M. Ziya Alkan[SMTP:alkan at bornova.ege.edu.tr]
>>>Sent:   07 Kasým 1996 Perþembe 19:10
>>>To:     'Dr. Lee Schnur'; 'Prof. Dr. Martin Röllinghoff'; 'Dr. Roberto J.
>>>da Silva Badaro'; 'Bartira Rossi Bergmann'; 'Linda Oskam'; 'K. P. Chang';
>>>'dennis Dwyer'; 'Dr. Philippe Desjeux'; 'Dawit Wolday'; 'Fatima Noronha';
>>>'Odair Genaro'; 'Dr. Luigi Gradoni'; 'Professor Graham H. Coombs'; 'Prof.
>>>Charles L. Greenblat'; 'Dr. Emanuela Handman'; 'Iracilda Sampaio';
>>>'ANDRADE-NARVAEZ FERNANDO JOSE'; 'Dr. Jorge R. Arias'; 'Dr. Linda Oskam';
>>>'Leyla Akman'; 'Luis Guevara Sarmiento (UCV)'; 'Leda Quercia Vieira';
>>>'Albert Descoteaux'; 'Dr. Farrokh Modabber'; 'Naomi E Aronson'; 'P Kaye';
>>>'P.Ready at nhm.ac.uk'; 'Prof. Steven Reed'; 'Robert McMaster'; 'Mauro
>>>Marzochi'; 'Selma Esseghir'; 'Michal Shapira'; 'Joseph Shlomai'; 'George
>>>Orndorff'; 'Michel Tibayrenc'
>>>Subject:        WorldLeish1 Second announcement
>>>
>>>Dear Colleague,
>>>
>>>Please find the updated information about  the "World Congress on
>>>Leishmaniosis," which will gather all the  'leishmaniacs' to review past
>>>scientific progress and to identify major  problems for future study. The
>>>aim of the congress will be to promote  interaction and cooperation
>>>between scientists, tath would help solve the  regional and global
>>>problems of leishmanioses.
>>>
>>>The second announcements will be distributed to over 1800 scientists
>>>worldwide. Please acknowledge us, if you do not receive it by the end of
>>>November.
>>>
>>>Istanbul, the only city in the world straddling two continents, stands on
>>>the shores of the Bosphorus between the Black and Marmara Seas. Here on
>>>this magnificant site Istanbul guards the precious relics of the three
>>>past empires for which she has been a capital. Istanbul is a unique link
>>>between east and west, past and present.  The Congress Venue, the Military
>>>Museum Cultural Center, is an historical  building, with all the modern
>>>convention facillities, in which you will  feel the atmosphere of the old
>>>city.
>>>
>>>We invite you to this first World Congress on Leishmaniosis. We believe,
>>>there are many leishmaniacs and other scientists from the world over who
>>>will be interested in such a meeting where they can share their findings,
>>>thoughts, and progress on Leishmania and leishmaniosis.
>>>
>>>We look forward to welcoming you to Istanbul in 1997 and to providing you
>>>with an exciting and unforgettable scientific and cultural experience.
>>>Sincerely,
>>>
>>>
>>> Prof. Dr. M.Ali Özcel
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>>>
>>> FIRST WORLD CONGRESS ON  LEISHMANIOSIS
>>> MAY 5-9, 1997
>>> ISTANBUL, TURKEY
>>>Address for correspondence:
>>> WORLDLEISH 1
>>> P.K: 81
>>> Bornova,-Izmir, 35042 -
>>> Turkey
>>> Phone: +90 (232) 339-8290 Fax: +90 (232) 3881347
>>> E-mail: parasitetipfak.ege.edu.tr
>>> http://medicine.ege.edu.tr/parasitology
>>>
>>> SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
>>> Chairman:
>>> Prof. Charles L. Jaffe
>>> Members:
>>> Prof. Pedro Abranchez, Dr. Jorge R. Arias,  Dr. Roberto Badaro,  Dr.
>>>Jennefer Blackwell  Check spelling of name , Prof. K. P. Chang, Dr. G. H.
>>>Coombs,  Dr. Phillippe Desjeux,  Dr. Emanuela Handman,  Prof. Rene Houin,
>>>Prof. R. Killick_Kendrick,  Prof. F. Y. Liew,  Dr. Farrokh Modabber,  Dr.
>>>Linda Oskam,  Prof. Stephen Reed,  Prof. J. A. Rioux,  Prof. M.
>>>Röllinghoff,  Dr. Lionel Schnur
>>>
>>> TENTATIVE PROGRAM
>>>Information on presentationsons
>>>LECTURES, CONFERENCES
>>>Conferences will cover main topics of interest and will last 40 minutes
>>>including discussion.
>>> ROUND TABLES
>>>Round Tables are planned to discuss current advances in research on
>>>various fields of Leishmaniosis. Round Tables will last 90 minutes,
>>>including discussion.
>>>TENTATIVE LIST OF ROUND TABLES
>>> I. Molecular Biology and Immunology Sessions
>>> Skin Immune System in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis,  Dr. F. Tapia
>>> RNA editing,  Dr. K. Stuart
>>> Canine leishmaniosis; a model for vaccine development-,  Dr. J Ruitenberg
>>> Modulation.of macrophages by Leishmania-,  Dr. A Descoteaux, Dr. Olivier
>>> Adaption to environment and stress-,  Dr. I. Cabantchik
>>> Targeted gene disruption in studies on host-parasite interactions-,  Dr.
>>>McMaster
>>> Physical mapping and sequencing-,  Dr. J. Blackwell
>>> Immunopathology-,  Dr. P. Kaye
>>> Mechanisms of Leshmania persistance in vertebrate hosts-,  Dr. M. Rollinghoff
>>> Biochemistry and cell biology,  Prof. K. P. Chang
>>> Organization and replication of kDNA-,  Dr. J. Shlomai
>>> Immune Response to defined Leishmania antigens,  Dr. S. L. Reed
>>> PCR and Diagnosis-,  Dr. L Oskam
>>>II. Epidemiology, Vectors and Chemotherapy Sessions
>>> HIV and Leishmaniasis,  Dr. P. Abranchez,
>>> Drug resistance- Dr. Sharma
>>> Parasite-vector interactions Dr. D. Sacks
>>> Chemo/immunotherapy- Dr. R. Badaro
>>> Molecular epidemiology Dr.-M Tibayrenc
>>> Epidemiology- Dr. P. Desjeux
>>> Visceral leishmanioses control in Brazil Dr. J. Arias
>>> Phlebotomine sandflies and canine leishmaniosis Dr. R.Killick-Kendrick
>>> Congenital Leishmaniosis in humans and in dogs, Dr. J. Schottelius
>>>
>>>FREE COMMUNICATIONS
>>>Authors are requested to indicate their preference for an oral or poster
>>>presentation and indicate which of the topics, listed below, is the  most
>>>appropriate for their communication. All final decisions regarding  the
>>>type of communication, oral or poster, and the specific topic session
>>>will be made by the Scientific Committee.
>>> Oral Presentations: Ten minutes will be allocated following a 5 min.
>>>discussion. Slide and overhead  projectors will be avaliable.
>>> Poster Communications: Each poster board will be numbered with the
>>>session  and the abstract number given by the Scientific Committee.
>>>Presentors are  requested to mount their posters in the reserved place by
>>>9:00 on the  scheduled day. Upon general demand, a poster session may be
>>>organized and  presenters may be requested to summarize their posters in
>>>this special  session.
>>> Recommended poster size is:
>>> 90 x 110 cm.(28 x 36 inches).
>>>Recommended slide size is 5 X 5 cm.
>>>
>>> Main Topics for Free Communication Sessions:
>>>Parasite characterization.
>>>Vector studies
>>>Reservoir studies
>>>Cell biology
>>>Molecular biology
>>>Biochemistry
>>>Immunology
>>>Control
>>>Vaccination
>>>Medical aspects
>>>
>>> Authors are requested choose the topic most appropriate for their
>>>presentation and indicate the type of presentation (oral or poster) on the
>>>registration form. Oral presentation will be selected by the Scientific
>>>Committee based on the abstracts received for in each topic. Presenting
>>>authors will be informed by 31 March 1997 on the self-addressed postcard
>>>the type of presentation, session number and abstract number.
>>>
>>> CALL FOR PAPERS
>>> Submission of Abstracts:
>>>Abstracts should be submitted in English on the official form (11x15,5)
>>>provided  with this announcement in a format allowing direct photographic
>>>reproduction. The published abstract book will be provided to all
>>>participants during registration at the congress site.
>>>
>>> Please arrange the text as folows:
>>>Title in capital letters
>>>The name(s) of the author(s). (The author presenting the paper or poster
>>>as well as names of species and genera should be underlined)
>>>The full address (incl. postal code) of first author or institute where
>>>the research work was done.
>>>Abstract
>>> The completed abstract must be typed within the space provided. A concise
>>>description of the contents should be as informative as possible.
>>>Reproduction will be made by photoreduction directly from your copy. Do
>>>not reduce the size of abstract to fit. The maximum number of words is
>>>about 250.
>>> Aabstracts must be submitted together with the registration form and the
>>>registration fee paid by at least one of the authors. In case the abstract
>>>is not accepted or the authors are not able to attend, a refund will be
>>>made in conformity to refund policy. If registration fee is not received
>>>by 1 March 1997, the abstract will not be included in the programme.
>>> Please return the completed registration form, appropriate payment, the
>>>orginal abstract  and one clear photocopy of the abstract  to Secretariat
>>>WORLDLEISH
>>>
>>>CONGRESS REGISTRATION FEE:
>>>Participant
>>>Before 1 March 1997 US$ 320.-
>>>1 March1997-1 May 1997  US$ 340.-
>>>On-site US$ 360.-
>>>
>>> Accompany
>>>Before 1 March 1997 US$ 160.-
>>>1 March1997-1 May 1997  US$ 170.-
>>>On-site  US$ 180.-
>>>
>>>Student (Enclose proof of status from University)
>>>Before 1 March 1997 US$ 160.-
>>>1 March1997-1 May 1997  US$ 170.-
>>>On-site  US$ 180.-
>>>
>>> Registration fee includes:
>>> Participants
>>>Admission to congress sessions
>>>Opening Ceremony
>>>Congress Bag (Abstract book)
>>>Welcome Party
>>>Turkish Night
>>>Excursion
>>>Coffee Breaks
>>> Accompanying person:
>>>Welcome Party
>>>Opening Ceremony
>>>City Tour
>>>Excursion
>>>Turkish Night
>>>Coffee Breaks
>>>
>>>The registration desk will be located in the entrance of the congress hall
>>>and will be open on 9 May, Sunday. All participants are requested to
>>>present their registration fee receipt or other related documents.to the
>>>registration desk.
>>>
>>> REMITTANCE
>>> Bank Account:
>>> T.C. Ziraat Bank
>>> 1446 Ege Tip Branch
>>> WORLDLEISH 1
>>> Acc. No: 301009 / 5885.7
>>> 35100 Izmir Turkey
>>> Swift Code: TCZBTR 2 AIZM
>>> Payment of registration should be made in US dollars only by
>>>International Money Order or Bank to Bank transfer net of all bank charges
>>>and must be sent to Congress Secretariat. Other currencies cannot be
>>>accepted. All charges made by bankers in effecting payment must be covered
>>>by the participant.
>>>
>>> CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
>>> Requests for refunds on cancellation of congress registration must be in
>>>writing (letter or fax) to the Congress secretariat. An administration
>>>charge of 20% will be deducted from registration fee. No refund will be
>>>possible after 1 May 1997.
>>>
>>> GENERAL INFORMATION
>>> CONGRESS VENUE: The Military Museum and the Cultural Center, at Harbiye,
>>>Istanbul. This building was first built as a War College in 1841. In 1853
>>>it burnt down and following reconstruction was used as a War College until
>>>1936. From 1936-1966 the building was used as the headquarters of 1st and
>>>3rd Army Corps and in 1985 it was restored as a modern Military Museum and
>>>Congress Center. Atatürk, the founder of Turkish Republic, was educated in
>>>this building.
>>> LANGUAGE: The official language of WORLDLEISH 1 is English. There will be
>>>no simultaneous translation.
>>> BADGES are required for admittance to all Congress venues. Only badge
>>>holders will be admitted to the sessions and social events.
>>> LETTER OF INVITATION: On request, the congress secretariat will be happy
>>>to issue a letter of invitation to attend the congress. However, such
>>>invitation will not oblige the organizers to be responsible for the travel
>>>or other expenses.
>>> CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE will be provided for each participant at the
>>>registration desk upon request.
>>> LIABILITY AND INSURANCE: The organizing committee does not accept any
>>>responsibility for individual medical, travel or personal insurance and
>>>participants are advised to obtain their own insurance policies.
>>> SATELLITE SYMPOSIA: Scientific Associations or commercial firms
>>>interested in organizing a sattelite symposium are invited to submit their
>>>programs for consideration by the Organizing Committee.
>>> DRESS is informal at all congress events, except the Banquet.
>>>Participants are reminded that they should not wear mini shorts, bare-back
>>>or low-cut clothing during visits in religious places. The weather is
>>>expected to be pleasantly warm and sunny.
>>> BANK AND CURRENCY EXCHANGE: Turkish currency is Lira. Currency exchange
>>>is avaliable in banks, private change offices, and  most shops. Credit
>>>cards are widely accepted.
>>> PASSPORT AND VISA: All foreign visitors entering Turkey must be possesion
>>>of a valid passport. It is advisible to get in touch with the nearest
>>>Turkish mission 2 months in advance of the congress date to find out if a
>>>visa is required for your entrance to Turkey.
>>> HEALTH REGULATIONS: Visitors to Turkey are not recquired to produce any
>>>vaccination certificates on entry, unless they are coming from a country
>>>where there is an epidemic.
>>>
>>> ACCOMMODATION AND TOURS
>>>
>>> TUYAP-PICASSO is the official travel agent for the Congress. Please
>>>address any inquiries, applications or payments related to arrangements,
>>>including transport, hotel accomodation and tours directly to:
>>> TUYAP/PICASSO Tourism Inc.
>>> Gazeteciler mah. Saðlam Fikir sok. No.:21/2
>>> Esentepe Istanbul, 80300 Turkey
>>> Ph: +90 212 275 4195 Fax: +90 212 288 0738
>>>
>>>HOTELS  (DOUBLE ROOM)
>>>Five Star
>>> Divan US$ 140.-
>>> Hilton US$ 185.-
>>> The Marmara US$ 130. -
>>> Four Star
>>> Nippon US$ 75.-
>>> Mercure US$ 80.-
>>> Keban US$ 60.-
>>> Yakut  US$ 50.-
>>> Three Star US$ 45.-
>>>
>>> ACCOMODATION
>>> The congress venue is specified as " Harbiye Askeri Müzesi ve Kültür
>>>Sitesi " at Taksim square. Rooms at hotels from different categories
>>>around the this area are reserved for the delegates. Since May is in high
>>>season for Istanbul, it is recommended that  reservations be made as soon
>>>as possible. The official travel agency can not guarantee availability of
>>>hotel accommodation after February 28, 1997.
>>> HOTEL RESERVATION PROCEDURE AND PAYMENT
>>> Reservations will be made upon the enclosed HOTEL RESERVATION FORM. The
>>>form and approapriate deposit must be received by March 10, 1997. All
>>>deposits must be submitted in US Dollars marked " No bank charges to the
>>>beneficiary ". Upon recept of the hotel registration form together with
>>>the deposit, a hotel reservation confirmation form will be sent to the
>>>participant stating the total cost, remaining balance and the name of the
>>>hotel assigned. The remaining balance must be paid by March 31, 1997 in
>>>order to receive the hotel voucher.
>>> CANCELLATIONS
>>> For cancellations until March 31, 1997, USD 25.- will be deducted for
>>>administrational expenses and the rest will be refunded. For cancellations
>>>after March 31, 1997 no refund will be made. All cancellations must be
>>>made in writing to the official travel agent. All refunds will be made
>>>within two months after the congress. Bank charges and exchange rate
>>>differences will be detucted.
>>> TRANSPORTATION
>>> Transportation from the airport to the congress hotels will be provided
>>>upon request and payment (see Hotel and Tour Form).
>>>
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>
>Prof. Charles L. Jaffe
>Dept. Parasitology
>Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School
>P.O. Box 12272
>Jerusalem 91120 Israel
>
>Fax: 972-2-757425
>TekL 972-2-758076
>
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