Head and Neck Pathology including Ophtalmopathology
Comparative Pathology
Zagreb, Croatia
June 4-5, 2004
juraks@kbsm.hr
| Welcome |
Date and Venue |
Offical language | Paper and Abstracts |
Oral presentation |
Poster presentation |
| Slide seminar |
Quiz |
Registration fee |
Social program |
How to get to Zagreb |
Location of the
symposium |
The Organizing
Committee cordially invites you to Zagreb to take part in the 15th Ljudevit Jurak
International Symposium on Comparative Pathology. All pathologists
dealing with human and animal pathology are invited to present their
work
concerning human and animal pathology or both. The main topic of this
symposium
is Head & Neck
Pathology (including Ophtalmopathology) but all
papers regarding other symposium sections are also welcome (see
program). The
goal of this symposium is multidisciplinary approach to human and
animal
pathology. We hope that you will enjoy the scientific program as well
as the
social events that we organize. We also hope that you will
find
some free time to enjoy our beautiful city
and its surroundings.
Zagreb
is the capital of Croatia, one
of
the oldest European countries. The city
is more than nine hundred years old. Zagreb is a city with a population
of one
million inhabitants, with 20 theatres, 40 museums and galleries, and
many
streets and squares that are museums themselves. Zagreb is the
diplomatic,
economic, business, cultural, comercial, sporting and scientific center
of
Croatia. Convention facilities in Zagreb include specialized halls
where larger
conventions and congresses can be held, while accommodation is provided
in one
of the city’s hotels.
The climate in
northern Croatia, including Zagreb is
continental.
Basic Croatian
currency unit is KUNA. Foreign currency can be
exchanged for local money according to the published rates of exchange
in
banks, official exchange offices, hotels and Cash dispensers. Banks and
post
offices are normally open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. non stop. Public
telephone
boxes accept only phone cards available at news stands and post offices.
Regardless to
the means of transportation you choose Croatia and
Zagreb are always geographically close to major European cities. Zagreb
is
linked to the rest of the world by an up-to-date telecommunication
system.
SESTRE MILOSRDNICE (SISTERS OF CHARITY)
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MULTIMEDIA CENTER
Zagreb, Vinogradska cesta 29, Croatia
Sestre
milosrdnice University Hospital is one of
the oldest
Croatian
hospitals situated
only fifteen minutes by walk from main city square (Location
of the symposium).
All papers and abstracts will be published in Acta Clinica Croatica (Indexed in Excerpta Medica). Free electronic variant of the journal can be found at http://www.acta-clinica.kbsm.hr. Acta Clinica Croatica will be handed to each fully registered participant prior to the Symposium at the registration desk. Registration Form and Abstract should be returned to the Organizing Committee by April 1st, 2004. Microsoft Word files are prefered. Notification of acceptance and categorization of the paper for an oral or a poster presentation will be sent to the presenting author not later than April 15th, 2004. Please note that the abstracts of participants who do not pay the registration fee until April 15th, 2004 will not be published.
Oral presentation should not be longer than 10 minutes which includes 2 minutes for discussion. LCD projector will be provided.
Each poster board will have an available space of 120 cm high x 100 cm wide. Please use fonts at least 6 mm high, so that they can be easily read at a 2-m distance. The title should be written at the top of the space or poster with letters at least 25 mm high. The posters should be fixed on the board by adhesive tapes that will be provided by the Organizers. Handouts of the posters are welcome.
Poster discussion will take place on Saturday, June 5th, 2004.
Allocated time for each poster discussion is up to 3 minutes. Two slides may be used to present relevant data.
Slide seminars will be held on Saturday in the main hall of the Multimedial Center Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital.
1. Comparative Pathology of Human and Animal Tumors
2. Oral Cytopathology
Slide seminar cases will be available at this web site.
All potential participants will have the opportunity to see slides and to send/voice their opinions. The slides and their diagnoses will be discussed during the slide seminar.
Quiz on pathology will be organized on Saturday morning. There will be an award for the winner.
The reduced registration fee (100 EUR) should be paid until April 1st, 2004.
Regular fee after April 1st, 2004 will be 1200 kunas (150 EUR).
No abstract will be published without relevant payment of the registration fee. On site registration fee may be paid in cash only. Attendance at slide seminar will be charged with an additional payment of 400 kunas (50 EUR) and must be payed before May 1st, 2004. Sending slides for slide seminar in advance is included in additional fee. The registration fee for accompanying person will be 200 kn (30 EUR).
Certificates will be issued to all participants who have fully paid the registration fee.
The registration fee includes all Symposium materials, access to the exhibition and all lectures, cocktails, coffee breaks and symposium dinner. For accompanying persons the fee includes the same social events.
| By.Air |
Zagreb airport (opening for domestic and international flights) is located 17 km from the centre of the city, or 20-25 minutes by bus. Informations on flights can be obtained by calling 385 1 6255-222. The Zagreb Airport bus terminal (bus stop) is at the Central Bus Station on Marin Držić Avenue. Buses leave the terminal depending on flights schedules and timetables, from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. Regulary, they leave for the airport at least once an hour, or hour and a half. The bus lines from the airport to the bus terminal on Držićeva operate from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., at least hour or after landings. |
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| By.Train |
The main Railways Station is located in the City (at Kralj Tomislav Square 12, a ten minutes walk from the central city square). Informations on arrivals and departures can be obtained by dialing 385 1 060-333-444. There are dialy international lines from Munich (Euro City Mimara), Vienna, (Inter City Croatia, Cibalia), Venice (Inter City Kras, Simplon, Venice), Budapest (Drava, Maestral), Paris and Geneva, Graz (Inter City Croatia, Zagreb) and Moscow (Maestral). |
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| Welcome |
Date and Venue |
Offical language | Paper
and Abstracts |
Oral
presentation |
Poster
presentation |
| Slide
seminar |
Quiz |
Registration
fee |
Social
program |
How
to get to Zagreb |
Location of the symposium |