1ST BIANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR EUROPEAN CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY OCTOBER 21–23, 2004 PADUA, ITALY

First Announcement

ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT

A.R.C.A. (Associazione Ricerche Cardiopatie Aritmiche)

Ms Chiara CarturanVia A. Gabelli, 8635121 Padova (Italy)Phone: +39 049 8272286Fax:  +39 049 8272284E-mail: chiara.caturan@unipd.itWebsite: http://anpat.unipd.it/ARCA/

TRAVEL AGENCY

Petrarca Tours

Ms Cristina Da VallePiazza Eremitani, 335121 Padova (Italy)Phone: +39 049 654788Fax:  +39 049 8750938E-mail: cristina@petrarcatours.it

PRESIDENTAnton E Becker, Amsterdam

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRPatrick J Gallagher, Southampton

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEEAnnalisa AngeliniCristina BassoFiorella CalabreseGaetano ThieneUniversity of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy

1ST BIANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR EUROPEAN CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY OCTOBER 21–23, 2004 PADUA, ITALY

Scientific Program:

Opening Ceremony (Aula Magna Galileo Galilei, University of Padua)

Key Note Lectures

Symposia and Short Courses:

  • —Stem cells and cardiac repair*

  • —Valve disease

  • —Vulnerable plaque

*Joint Symposium with SCVP.

Clinical and Research papers:Oral and Poster presentations

Odd cases: What is it?

Specimens demonstration: video and hands-on

Abstract Deadline:

Abstract deadline is June 30, 2004.Please check on the websitehttp://anpat.unipd.it/ARCA/ to download abstract, registration, hotel accommodation and AECVP application forms.

Official Language:

The official language of the Meeting is English.

Congress Venue:

ABBAZIA DI PRAGLIAVia Abbazia, 7-Bresseo di Teolo (PD)Phone: +39 049 9900010

Website:

http://www.provincia.padova.it/cultura/musei/bdt_praglia

General Information:

Registration fee:Members:  waivedNon-members:  € 100+20% VATYoung investigators (<35 years):  waived

Working lunches: (each): € 20 (VAT included)

Hotel accommodation (breakfast included):PRAGLIA—Abbazia Congress venue †:Single—€ 45Double—€ 45

ABANO—close to Congress venue ‡:Grand Hotel*****Single—€ 160Double—€ 220

Hotel Metropole****Single—€122Double—€ 165

Hotel Terme Bologna***Single—€ 60Double—€ 74 (single use)Single—€ 122Double—€ 102†Limited number of rooms available.‡Return shuttle will be available from Hotel to Congress venue, free of charge.

Social Program:

Thursday, October 21, 2004—h. 17:00Visit to Palazzo del Bo' and Anatomical Theatre

Friday, October 22, 2004—h. 20:30Gala Dinner € 50 (VAT included)

Sunday, October 24, 2004Post-Congress Program, Tour to VeniceLaguna Inslands and lunch at the Cipriani Locandai in Torcello € 100 (VAT included)

31ST EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF CYTOLOGY OCTOBER 2–5, 2005 PALAIS DES CONGRÉS, PARIS, FRANCE

Congress:31st European Congress of Cytology

Dates:02–05 October 2005

Venue:Palais des Congrés, Paris, France

Website: www.cytologyparis2005.com

Contact:31st European Congress of Cytologyc/o MCI France11 Rue de Solférino75007 Paris, FranceTel: +33 1 53 85 82 52Fax: +33 1 53 85 82 83E-mail: cytology2005@mci-group.com

Main topics:

  • —Screening of cancer using exfoliative cytology

  • —Diagnostic optimization combining both fine-needle aspiration cytology and biopsy approaches

  • —Current molecular tools applied to cytology for improving patient management

  • —Future genetic and imaging techniques applicable to cytological material

Bruna BertoliniCONGRESS OFFICEProject Coordinator—Coordinatrice de Projetsbruna.bertolini@mci-group.com

Philippe ErlenbachProjects Assistant—Assistant Projetsphilippe.erlenbach@mci-group.com

MCI France11, Rue de Solférino, 75007 Paris, FranceTel: +33 1 53 85 82 17Fax: +33 1 53 85 82 83E-mail: mcifranceparis@mci-group.com

POSTGRADUATE COURSE IN DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY OF SOFT TISSUE TUMORS NOVEMBER 15–19, 2004 ROYAL SONESTA HOTEL, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS COURSE DIRECTORS: FLETCMER DM AND THOMAS KRAUSZ

The Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School will present this 5-day postgraduate course on November 15–19, 2004 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts under the direction of Christopher DM Fletcher and Thomas Krausz (of the University of Chicago, IL, USA).

This course is essentially practical (ie ‘hands on’) and on each of the 5 days two or three major ‘histogenetic’ groups of soft tissue tumors will be covered. Each day will be divided into three parts: microscopy session, discussion and revision. The morning will start with histologic slide viewing during which a set of 45–60 cases relating to the day's topics will be available to each participant. At this stage only clinical histories (with no final diagnosis) will be provided, thus simulating a genuine diagnostic problem-solving situation. Participants will be provided with individual microscopes in order to allow personal examination and ‘hands on’ study of the histologic sections. The cases have been selected to highlight problems in diagnosis, as well as illustrating typical examples of a very wide range of soft tissue tumors and pseudotumors. In the afternoon, all of the cases will be discussed individually by the course teachers, using a microscope attached to television monitors supplemented by 35 mm transparencies where appropriate. Participants will be encouraged to take an active part in the discussion of each case.

The Course has Category 1 accreditation for 35 h of CME credit by the American Medical Association. The Course fee is $1050 (residents and fellows $750).

For more information contact the Department of Continuing Medical Education, Harvard Medical School, PO Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825, USA. Tel.: +1 617 384 8600; fax: +1 617 384 8686; email: hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu