Joint Scientific Forum

 

18-th Annual Assembly of IMAB “Infections and Cancer”

and

3-rd National Congress of Immunology

 

8 – 11 May 2008, Hotel “Admiral”, Resort “Golden Sands”, Varna-Bulgaria

 

 

Preliminary Announcement

 

Organizers

International Medical Association Bulgaria (IMAB)

International Society of Chemotherapy (ISC)

Bulgarian Society Of Immunology (BSI)

Association of Clinical Immunology (ACI)

Medical University of Varna

National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD)

 

General Organizing Committee:

Presidents:

Bogdan Petrunov (Director of NCIPD)

Krassimir Metodiev (President of IMAB)

 

Honorary Presidents:

Kurt Nabel (President of ISC)

Anelia Klissarova (Rector, Medical University of Varna)

 

Vice-Presidents:

Snejina Marinova (President of BSI)

Elisaveta Naumova (President of ACI)

Angelina Kisselova (Deputy-Dean, Dental School)

George Kyuchukov (Vice-President of IMAB)

 

Secretary:

Roumiana Markova (Secretary of BSI)

 

Technical Secretariat:

Todorinka Totkova, Ruska Nikolova

 

Golden sponsor: ZENTIVA Bulgaria, Sofia, General manager: Peter Bergquist

 

General topics of the 18-th Annual Assembly of IMAB: Infections and Cancer (all aspects)

 

General topics of the 3-rd National Congress of Immunology:

Infections and immunity, Immunodeficiency and Immunopathology, Immunotherapy,

Immunomodulation and Vaccines, Tolerance and autoimmunity, Allergy, Transplantation Immunology, Tumour Immunology, Varia

 

Official languages of the Joint Forum: Bulgarian and English

 

Important dates:

Abstract submission (in English): dead-line 1 March 2008

Early registration: 1 April 2008

Hotel reservation (via IMAB only): 1 May 2008

 

Venue of the Joint Forum:

Hotel “Admiral”, Resort “Golden Sands”, Varna

(“Admiral” is the pearl of the Resort, 5-star hotel, 20 m from the beach,

with all facilities for congress and relaxation activities,

IMAB has special agreements for reduced prices during the Forum)

 

Preliminary Programme:

 

8 May 2008 (Thursday):

arrival, registration, accommodation, welcome reception (20.00 h)

(Note: accommodation in “Admiral” at special reduced prices is available for registered participants only!)

 

9 May 2008 (Friday, Main Auditorium):

9.00-9.30 h – opening ceremony, greetings, awards of IMAB

9.30-13.00 h (with coffee breaks) - joint plenary sessions

(lectures of invited speakers from IMAB, ISC and BSI)

13.00-14.00 h (lunch break)

14.00- 18.00 h (with coffee breaks) - joint plenary sessions

(lectures of invited speakers from IMAB, ISC and BSI)

Poster sessions, IMAB, ISC and BSI (in the lobby of “Admiral”)

Evening folklore dinner (with tickets): 20.00 h (Restaurant “Kopitoto”)

 

10 May 2008 (Saturday, Main Auditorium):

9.00-13.00 h (with coffee breaks) - sessions of IMAB, ISC and BSI

13.00-14.00 h (lunch break)

14.00-18.00 h (with coffee breaks) - sessions of BSI

Poster sessions, IMAB, ISC and BSI (in the lobby of “Admiral”)

Evening wine party of “Zentiva” – 20.00 h (Main Hall, “Admiral”)

 

11 May 2008 (Sunday, Main Auditorium):

9.00-13.00 h – sessions of BSI

13.00-13.30 h – closing ceremony, departure

 

Registration Fee:

 

300 Euro (payment dead-line 1 April 2008)

350 (after 1 April 2008 and on site upon arrival)

Young researchers (age up to 35 years) – 50% Fee

Note: registration fee (for foreign participants) includes welcome reception, folklore dinner, wine party, plus 3-night accommodation in “Admiral”

 

Attention to Bulgarian participants only:

 

Registration fee (includes Coctail and Wine party, preferential hotel prices):

 

  • 60 lv - up to 01. 04. 2008
  • 90 lv – after 01. 04. 2008 and on site

 

For young scientists (up to 35 yrs):

  • 30 lv – up to 01. 04. 2008
  • 45 lv – after 01. 04. 2008 and on site

 

Important! Hotel preferential prices will be only for registered participants.

 

Payment:

by a bank transfer in advance or cash upon registration on site

(please, give name and address of participant)

 

Bank account:

Societe Generale Express Bank, Varna,

SWIFT: TTBB BG 22

IBAN: BG91 TTBB 9400 1515 0648 34

 

Contact persons:

Prof. Dr. Krassimir Metodiev, President of IMAB,

E-mail: kr.metod@vega.bg, tel/fax: +359-52-634107,

Postal address: Bulgaria, 9002 Varna, 55 M.Drinov str., Medical University,

IMAB Headquarters

 

Assoc.Prof. Dr. Roumiana Markova, Secretary of BSI,

E-mail: markova@ncipd.org, tel. +359-2-9446999/257, fax: +359-2-9433075,

Postal address: Bulgaria, 1504 Sofia, 26 Yanko Sakazov Blvd.,

National Center of Infectious&Parasitic Diseases

 

Assoc.Prof. Dr. George Kyuchukov, Vice-President of IMAB,

E-mail: kyuchger@abv.bg, tel/fax: +359-52-648245,

Postal address: Bulgaria, 9002 Varna, 100 Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd,

District Hospital “St. Anna”, Dept. Neurosurgery

 

Gospodin Peichinski, Publisher Journal of IMAB

E-mail: publishers@imab-bg.org, tel/fax: +359/88 8213675