Main Announcement - ERA

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Main Announcement
Study for Discs of Newton,
Frantisek Kupka, 1911ˆ1912
gouache, watercolour on paper
28.3 x 28.5 cm
From the Museum Kampa
“The Jan and Meda Mladek Foundation”
Table of Contents
Invitation....................................................................................................................................................................Page 2
Organising and Scientific Committee........................................................................................................................Page 3
Important Addresses.................................................................................................................................................Page 4
Congress Timetable...................................................................................................................................................Page 5
Preliminary Scientific Programme.............................................................................................................................Page 6
General Information...................................................................................................................................................Page 12
Submission of Abstracts............................................................................................................................................Page 15
Abstract Categories...................................................................................................................................................Page 16
Travel Grants...............................................................................................................................................................Page 18
ERA-EDTA Award........................................................................................................................................................Page 18
Congress Membership Rules.....................................................................................................................................Page 19
Frequently Asked Questions About Registrations...................................................................................................Page 21
Prague Map................................................................................................................................................................Page 24
Hotel List.....................................................................................................................................................................Page 25
Hotel Accommodation...............................................................................................................................................Page 26
Tours...........................................................................................................................................................................Page 28
Important Deadlines..................................................................................................................................................Page 30
Things the ERA-EDTA Can Do For You.......................................................................................................................Page 32
Exclusive Benefits For ERA-EDTA Members.............................................................................................................Page 34
Next ERA-EDTA Congresses.......................................................................................................................................Page 36
Forms:
Application Form for ERA-EDTA Membership
ERA-EDTA Membership Payment Form
ERA-EDTA Junior Member’s Application Form
ERA-EDTA Council
ERA-EDTA COUNCIL
President
Gérard M. London, France
Secretary-Treasurer
Adrian Covic, Romania
Chairperson of the Administrative Offices
Rosanna Coppo, Italy
Editor-in-Chief
of “Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation”
Norbert Lameire, Belgium
Chairperson of the Registry
Christoph Wanner, Germany
Ordinary Council Members
Peter Barany, Sweden
Peter Blankestijn, Netherlands
Dominque Chauveau, France
Markus Ketteler, Germany
(Chairperson of the Paper Selection Committee)
Marian Klinger, Poland
Ivan Rychlik, Czech Republic
Kostas Siamopoulos, Greece
Gultekin Süleymanlar, Turkey
Congress Presidents (Prague 2011)
Vladimir Tesar, Czech Republic
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Invitation
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We are extremely happy to invite you to take part in the 48th congress of ERA-EDTA which will be held in Prague in June
2011. Hopefully we will attract you both by our outstanding scientific programme and the beauty of our city.
Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, lies in the heart of Europe and is now easily accessible from all major European
destinations. The Convention Centre in Prague, the venue of the meeting, has a marvellous view of the Prague Castle and
the old city and is located only two or three underground stops (5 minutes) from the centre of the city which gives the
participants the chance to enjoy also its rich cultural and social life.
The scientific programme was carefully prepared by the Scientific Committee and is aimed at covering all major areas of
basic and clinical nephrology in a form of specific tracks which should provide a comprehensive view of the recent progress
in clinical nephrology, dialysis and transplantation. Special attention will be paid to the activities of different work groups
and the presentation of the late breaking clinical trials. As usual, CME sessions will precede the official opening of the
congress. We believe that they will attract many young nephrologists.
Prague is well known for its marvellous historical centre. You can start your visit in the centre near the Powder Tower
and proceed along the so called King´s Road through the Old Town Square and Charles Bridge towards the Prague Castle.
Hopefully, you will be enchanted by the atmosphere of the well preserved baroque city with the interspersed Gothic
churches and Art Nouveau buildings demonstrating different periods of the gradual transformation of the city from the
medieval residence to the modern cosmopolitan centre. For those who decide to explore also the other parts of the Czech
Republic we can recommend the well known spas of Carlsbad and Marienbad, the city of Kutna Hora located near to the
medieval silver mines and beautiful Renaissance cities of Cesky Krumlov, Trebon and Jindrichuv Hradec.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Prague next year!
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Gérard M. London
ERA-EDTA President
Vladimir Tesar
XLVIII Congress President
Organising Committee
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
ERA-EDTA President: Gérard M. London, France
Congress President: Vladimir Tesar, Czech Republic
Congress Secretary: Ivan Rychlik, Czech Republic
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Chair: Raymond Vanholder, Belgium
Daniel Abramowicz, Belgium
Kerstin Amann, Germany
Peter J. Blankestijn, Netherlands
Jorge B. Cannata-Andia, Spain
Rosanna Coppo, Italy
Adrian Covic, Romania
Simon Davies, United Kingdom
Olivier Devuyst, Belgium
Tilman Drueke, France
Jürgen Floege, Germany
Gérard Friedlander, France
Markus Ketteler, Germany
Norbert H. Lameire, Belgium
Ziad Massy, France
Heini Murer, Switzerland
Pierre Ronco, France
Ivan Rychlik, Czech Republic
Caroline Savage, United Kingdom
Mehmet Sukru Sever, Turkey
Peter Stenvinkel, Sweden
Vladimir Tesar, Czech Republic
Ondrej Viklicky, Czech Republic
Christoph Wanner, Germany
Andrzej J. Wiecek, Poland
Carmine Zoccali, Italy
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Important Addresses
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
CONGRESS SECRETARIAT
ERA-EDTA President
Gérard M. London
Hopital Manhes
8 rue Roger Clavier
91712 Fleury-Mérogis
France
Fax: +33 1 69256525
E-mail: president@era-edta.org
ERA-EDTA Congress Office
Via Spolverini 2
43126 Parma - Italy
Phone: +39-0521-989078
Fax: +39-0521-959242
E-mail: congress@era-edta.org
Congress President
Vladimir Tesar
Department of Nephrology
First Faculty of Medicine
Charles University
U. Nemocnice 2
12808 Prague 2
Czech Republic
Fax: +420-2-24962585
E-mail: Vladimir.Tesar@lf1.cuni.cz
Congress Secretary
Ivan Rychlik
Second Department of Medicine
Third Faculty of Medicine
Charles University
Srobarova 50
10034 Prague 10
Czech Republic
Fax: +420-2-67168109
E-mail: rychlik@cesnet.cz
Chairman of the Scientific Committee
Raymond Vanholder
University Hospital Ghent
Nephrology Department
De Pintelaan 185
9000 Ghent
Belgium
Fax: +32-9-3324599
E-mail: chantal.bergen@ugent.be
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Registrations
E-mail: registrations@era-edta.org
Industry Coordinator
Mr. Paolo Zavalloni
c/o ERA-EDTA Industry Relations
Via Guelfa, 9 - 4th floor
40138 Bologna - Italy
Phone: +39-345-4592758
Fax +39-051-309477
Skype: PaoZav
E-mail: zavalloni@era-edta.org
ERA-EDTA Membership Office
c/o Mrs. Monica Fontana Faughnan
Office Manager
Via Aldo Moro 18
35030 Bastia di Rovolon (PD) - Italy
Phone: +39-049-9913028
Fax: +39-049-9910957
E-mail: membership@era-edta.org
Hotel accommodation
Transfer services
Local excursions
Post-congress tours
CZECH-IN s.r.o.
Professional Event & Congress Organiser
Prague Congress Centre
5. Kvetna 65
140 21 Praha 4
Czech Republic
Project Manager: Petra Kamenska
Phone: +420-261-174 305
Fax: +420-261-174 307
Email: petra.kamenska@czech-in.cz
Congress Timetable
08.00-18.00
08.30-12.30
13.00-17.30
17.30-21.00
18.00-19.30
19.30-21.00
08.00-09.30
09.30-10.00
10.00-10.45
10.45-11.30
11.30-13.00
13.00-14.45
14.45-16.15
16.15-17.00
17.00-18.30
08.00-18.30
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 - OPENING DAY
Registration
CME courses
CME courses
Exhibition open for visiting
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Reception
Friday, June 24th, 2011 - DAY 1
Symposia
Free Communications + Mini Lectures
Coffee Break
Plenary Lecture 1
Poster Viewing of Day 1
Free Communications
Symposia
Educational Symposium
+ Mini Lectures
Industry Symposia
Symposia
Symposia
08.00-09.30
09.30-10.00
10.00-10.45
10.45-11.30
11.30-13.00
13.00-14.45
14.45-16.15
16.15-17.00
17.00-18.30
08.00-18.30
Saturday, June 25th, 2011 - DAY 2
Symposia
Coffee Break
Plenary Lecture 2
Symposia
Industry Symposia
Symposia
Symposia
08.00-09.30
09.30-09.45
09.45-10.30
10.30-11.30
11.30-13.00
08.00-13.00
Sunday, June 26th, 2011 - DAY 3
Symposia
Coffee Break
Plenary Lecture 3
ERA-EDTA General Assembly
Coffee Break
Symposia
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Preliminary
Scientific Programme
PLENARY LECTURES
Nephrology in an unjust world
Norbert Lameire, Ghent, Belgium
Novel concepts in Lupus
Hans-Joachim Anders, Munich, Germany
Uromodulin-associated kidney diseases – from bench to bedside
Stanislav Kmoch, Prague, Czech Republic
MINI LECTURES
Immune cell aggregates in kidney disease
Detlef Schlöndorff, New York, USA
Molecular mechanisms of renal fibrosis
Laszlo Rosivall, Budapest, Hungary
Nephrocalcinosis: mechanisms and consequences
Marc De Broe, Benjamin Vervaet, Antwerp, Belgium
Glycemic control in diabetic dialysis patients
Speaker to be confirmed
Do bone biopsies make sense in CKD?
Ercan Ok, Izmir, Turkey
Post transplant anaemia
Gert Mayer, Innsbruck, Austria
ADMA and SDMA in CKD
Danilo Fliser, Homburg/Saar, Germany
A FGF23 and PTH feedback loop in CKD
Justin Silver, Jerusalem, Israel
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Preliminary
SYMPOSIA
o AKI
Prevention of AKI
- Prevention of AKI in the ICU
Michael Joannidis, Innsbruck, Austria
- Glycemic control to prevent AKI
Greet Van Den Berghe, Louvain, Belgium
- Choice of fluids and prevention of AKI
Donal Reddan, Galway, Ireland
- Pharmacological prevention of AKI
Martin Tepel, Berlin, Germany
Biomarkers of AKI
- NGAL
- KIM-1
Orfeas Liangos, Coburg, Germany
- Thinking through the Biomarker Dilemma
Bruce Molitoris, St Louis, USA
Kidney in sepsis
- Pathophysiology of AKI in sepsis
John Kellum, Pittsburgh, USA
- Epidemiology of AKI in the ICU
Eric Hoste, Ghent, Belgium
- Medical treatment of sepsis
Jean-Louis Vincent, Brussels, Belgium
- Tayloring dialysis for the septic patient
Andrew Davenport, London, UK
Renal replacement therapy in AKI
- Issues in continuous renal replacement therapy
Claudio Ronco, Vicenza, Italy
- Intermittent or continuous: anything new?
Wim Van Biesen, Ghent, Belgium
- Extended (daily) dialysis
Jan T. Kielstein, Hanover, Germany
- Dialysis choice in disaster circumstances
Mehmet Sukru Sever, Istanbul, Turkey
Drugs and acute kidney injury
- Phosphate and biphosphonate
- Contrast
Giancarlo Marenzi, Milano, Italy
- Side effects of medical treatment of cancer
The kidney and other organs in AKI
- Hepatorenal syndrome
Fabrizio Fabrizi, Milan, Italy
- Cardiorenal syndrome
- Pulmonary renal syndrome
Charles Pusey, London, UK
- Cross talk between organs during AKI
Hamid Rabb, Baltimore, USA
Stem cell treatment
- Microvesicle - mediated transfer of genetic information
Giovanni Camussi, Torino, Italy
- Parietal cells: an emerging cell type and its role in
FSSG
Marcus Moeller, Aachen, Germany
- TLR2 and activation of human resident renal stem/
progenitor cells
- Endothelial progenitors
Marion Haubitz, Hanover, Germany
o Translational nephrology
Genetics and kidney disease
- Renal function, albuminuria and CKD: insights
from genome-wide association studies
Carsten Böger, Regensburg, Germany
- Patho-physiology and progression of APKD
Olivier Devuyst, Brussels, Belgium
- Genetic defects, magnesium handling and systemic consequences
Shazia Adalat, London, UK
- Epigenetics and kidney disease
Complement and the kidney
- Infections, complement activation and renal diseases
Mohamed Daha, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Thrombotic microangiopathies: evolving concepts
Fadi Fakhouri, Nantes, France
- Innovative strategies for complement inhibition
Marina Noris, Bergamo, Italy
Growth factors, hormones and the kidney
- Metabolic role of natriuretic peptide – is it important for renal failure?
Max Lafontan, Toulouse, France
- The Renin Angiotensin System and its inhibition
- Speaker to be confirmed
- Adipokine signaling and the kidney
Peter Barany, Stockholm, Sweden
- Vasopressin as a risk factor for CKD
Ron T. Gansevoort, Groningen, the Netherlands
Podocytes and proteinuria
- Signaling in podocytes and the pathogenesis of
proteinuria
Thomas Benzing, Cologne, Germany
- The molecular link between the immune system
and podocyte disease in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
Djillali Sahali, Paris, France
- MIF receptor in podocyte injury of diabetic nephropathy
Alberto Ortiz, Madrid, Spain
- Autocrine and paracrine VEGF-signaling in podocytes
Mario Schiffer, Hanover, Germany
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Preliminary
Proteomics, functional genomics and metabolomics as a tool to investigate renal disease
- Proteomics in renal failure and renal disease
Harald Mischak, Hanover, Germany
- Transcriptional platforms for biomarker development
Gerjan Navis, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Metabolomics for biomarker detection
Joachim Jankowski, Berlin, Germany
Inflammation and the kidneys
- Modulating inflammation in renal diseases
Jesus Egido, Madrid, Spain
- Toll-like receptors in renal inflammation
Hans-Joachim Anders, Munich, Germany
- Heat shock proteins and the kidney
Ewen Harrison, Edinburgh, UK
- Potassium channels – master switch of renal fibrosis?
Paolo Mené, Rome, Italy
Auto-immunity and tolerance
- Apoptotic blebs and apoptosis-modified autoantigens trigger autoimmunity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: new leads for therapy
Johan van der Vlag, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Anti-B-cell treatment in vasculitis and lupus
David Jayne, Cambridge, UK
- New autoantibodies in vasculitis
- Costimulatory blockade in vasculitis and lupus
Alan Salama, London, UK
Angiogenesis, vasculogenesis and lymphangiogenesis
- Salt in space
- Lymphangiogenesis in transplantation
Dontscho Kerjaschki, Vienna, Austria
- Angiogenesis in peritoneal dialysis
- Therapeutic inhibition of angiogenesis and the
kidney
Christian Hugo, Dresden, Germany
o Clinical nephrology
The kidney in pregnancy
- News in the pathogenesis and treatment of preeclampsia
Jean-Michel Foidart, Liège, Belgium
- Pregnancy in CKD
- Pregnancy and Lupus Nephritis. Predictors of foetal and maternal outcomes
Enrico Imbasciati, Milano, Italy
- Asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection in pregnancy
Fiona Smaill, Hamilton, Canada
The kidneys and specific conditions
- Viruses and antiviral treatment as causes of chronic kidney damage in native kidneys
Michel Jadoul, Brussels, Belgium
- Medical treatment of primary renal malignancies
- Chronic kidney disease in the elderly
Elke Schaeffner, Berlin, Germany
IgA nephropathy
- Histologic markers indicating the need for therapeutic intervention in IgA nephropathy
Ian Roberts, Oxford, UK
- Is a legacy effect possible for IgA nephropathy?
Rosanna Coppo, Turin, Italy
- Genomics in IgA nephropthy
Francesco Paolo Schena, Bari, Italy
- Recurrence of IgA nephropathy after kidney
transplantation
Jürgen Floege, Aachen, Germany
Diabetic nephropathy
- Expression profiles in diabetic nephropathy
Clemens Cohen, Zurich, Switzerland
- Novel mediators in the progression of diabetic
nephropathy
Catherine Godson, Dublin, Ireland
- AGE’s, RAGE and diabetic nephropathy
- How to slow down the progression of diabetic
nephropathy
The kidney in paraproteinemia
- Renal complications of myeloma and related disorders: an update
Pierre Ronco, Paris, France
- Renal involvement in essential mixed cryoglobulinemia
Dario Roccatello, Turin, Italy
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Preliminary
- Treatment of myeloma cast nephropathy with
high cut-off dialysis
Colin Hutchison, Birmingham, UK
- Treatment and monitoring of AL-amyloidosis: the
evolving story
Metabolic syndrome and the kidney
- Definition of the metabolic syndrome
- Metabolic syndrome and link with CVD
Mimi Giri, Ghent, Belgium
- Calorie excess and CKD
Kumar Sharma, La Jolla, USA
ERA-EDTA Working Group Immunonephrology
o Dialysis
Protein energy wasting
- Uremic toxins, a neglected source of inflammation
Pieter Evenepoel, Louvain, Belgium
- Assessment
- Biomarkers and surrogates of PEW and impact on
CKD outcomes
Kamyar Kalantar Zadeh, Los Angeles, USA
Dialysis adequacy
- What is “adequacy of dialysis”?
Peter J. Blankenstijn, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Achieving the balance of adequate PD prescription and preservation of RRF
Simon J. Davies, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
- Preservation of the peritoneal membrane in PD
Janusz Witowski, Warsaw, Poland
Alternative strategies to improve dialysis quality
- Dialysate purity
Ralf Schindler, Berlin, Germany
- Convection with conviction and addiction
Bernard Canaud, Montpellier, France
- Daily and long nocturnal dialysis
- The Wearable Artificial Kidney: a paradigm change
in the treatment of ESRD
Victor Gura, Los Angeles, USA
Anaemia
- CKD anaemia treatment: a look at the future
Francesco Locatelli, Lecco, Italy
- Hematide: a new era of ESA therapy, or more of
he same?
Iain C. Macdougall, London, UK
- Hepcidin and renal anaemia
Jolanta Malyszko, Bialystok, Poland
- HIF stabilizers and their potential in kidney disease
Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Erlangen, Germany
CKD/MBD
- Vitamin D and its analogues: impact on clinical status and outcomes
Mariano Rodriguez, Cordoba, Spain
- The link between CKD/MBD and blood vessels
Markus Ketteler, Coburg, Germany
- Osteoporosis, adynamic bone disease and CKD
Jorge B. Cannata Andia, Oviedo, Spain
- Physiology of renal P-handling and therapeutic
consequences
Carsten Wagner, Zurich, Switzerland
Patient support to improve outcomes
- Medical aspects of depression in dialysis
Francesca Mallamaci, Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Exercise rehabilitation outcomes in CKD patients
Evangelia Kouidi, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Multidisciplinary care models
Adeera Levin, Vancouver, Canada
- Helping in the choice between peritoneal dialysis
and haemodialysis
A. Rodrigues, Porto, Portugal
EUTox Working Group
o Transplantation
Transplantation tolerance: where do we stand?
- Current status
Jean-Paul Soulillou, Nantes, France
- The “Reprogramming immune system for establishing tolerance (RISET)” project
- Transplantation tolerance from bench to bedside
Hans-Dieter Volk, Berlin, Germany
- Tolerance fingerprints in transplant biopsies
Martin Zeier, Heidelberg, Germany
How to improve the success of your transplant programme
- Molecular predictors of outcome
Ondrej Viklicky, Prague, Czech Republic
- Prevention and treatment of BKV nephropathy
Petra Reinke, Berlin, Germany
- Prevention of delayed graft function
- Post transplantation cardiovascular disease
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Preliminary
New immunosuppressive agents
- Bortezomib and Eculizumab
- Costimulatory blockade in renal transplantation:
belatacept
Josep Grinyo, Barcelona, Spain
- Rituximab indications and side effect after kidney
transplantation
Nassim Kamar, Toulouse, France
- Alemtuzumab
Dela Golshayan, Lausanne, Switzerland
Innovations in transplantation immunology
- Detection and control of humoral alloreactivity
Georg Böhmig, Vienna, Austria
- Immunogenetics
- Th17 cells and regulation of immmune responses
Michiel Betjes, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Vitamin D and the immune system
Klaus Olgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark
Resetting the standards in transplantation
- Marginal recipients: where is the red line
Bengt Fellstrom, Uppsala, Sweden
- Extended criteria donors: where is the limit
Ulrich Frei, Berlin, Germany
- Living Donor exchange programme
Willem Weimar, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Renal biopsies
- Protocol biopsy – pro
Daniel Abramowicz, Brussels, Belgium
- Protocol biopsy – con
- Update on Banff 07 criteria
Evelyne Lerut, Louvain, Belgium
- Direct effect of calcineurin inhibitors and corticosteroids on podocytes
Alain Meyrier, Paris, France
o Vascular disease and kidneys
Risk factors for CVD and CKD (1)
- Dyslipidemia
Christoph Wanner, Wurzburg, Germany
- Is uric acid a risk facotr for CVD and CKD? A critical
analysis
Tomas Berl, Denver, USA
- Obesity as a risk factor for CVD and progression of
CKD
Mark Sarnak, Boston, USA
- Hypertension and its correct assessment
Johannes Mann, Munich, Germany
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Risk factors for CVD and CKD (2)
- Endothelium “senses” salt
Hans Oberleithner, Münster, Germany
- Is there a role for vitamin K supplementation in
preventing uremic vascular calcification?
Georg Schlieper, Aachen, Germany
- Salt and the kidney
Eberhard Ritz, Heidelberg, Germany
- Anaemia as a risk factor
Tilman Drüeke, Paris, France
Sympathetic overactivity: new evidence in CKD and
beyond
- Genetic modulation of sympathetic activity and
blood pressure: the Phosducin story
Nadine Beetz, Freiburg, Germany
- Sympathatic overactivity in CKD: mechanisms and
clinical implications
Kerstin Amann, Erlangen, Germany
- Biomarkers of sympathetic activity and cardiovascular risk in CKD
Carmine Zoccali, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Cardiovascular complications in CKD
- Atrial fibrillation and oral anticoagulants
- Percutaneous coronary interventions?
Stefan Anker, Berlin, Germany
- Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta
- Sudden death in chronic kidney disease - a neglected priority for intervention
David Goldsmith, London, UK
Vascular dysfunction - In collaboration with ESH
- Endothelial damage
Ton J. Rabelink, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Does uraemia cause vascular dysfunction?
Philippe Brunet, Marseille, France
- Arterial stiffness in adult patients with chronic
kidney diseases
Pierre Boutouyrie, Paris, France
- Heart involvement in CKD: from large arteries
stiffness to microvascular disease
Adrian Covic, Iasi, Romania
 Cardiovascular Working Goup (EURECAM) - In collaboration with ISH
 Bone cross talks
- Bone-vessel-adipocyte crosstalk with a new bone
imaging technique
Denis Fouque, Lyon, France
- The osteocyte revisited
- The bone and the arterial system
Gérard M. London, Paris, France
- Adipokines, fat and bone mass – what are the
links?
Peter Stenvinkel, Stockholm, Sweden
Preliminary
 Vascular calcification
- New insights on the mechanisms of vascular calcification
Rukshana Shroff, London, UK
- Bio-markers for vascular calcification
Jean-Paul Cristol, Montpellier, France
- Vascular calcification and clinical outcomes in patients with CKD 3-5 (non D)
Domenico Russo, Naples, Italy
- Therapeutic strategies
Ziad Massy, Amiens, France
o General nephrology
 History of nephrology
- The kidneys and their diseases in the 18th century
Natale G. De Santo, Naples, Italy
- History of ERA-EDTA
- The past is prologue: masterminds of Nephrology
in the early 20th century
Joerg Hans Vienken, Bad Homburg, Germany
- Contribution of Jan Brod to nephrology
Ivan Rychlik, Prague, Czech Republic
 Ethical issues
- The Istanbul Declaration on organ sales
- Dialysis vs. conservative treatment in the very
old
Nada Dimkovic, Belgrade, Serbia
- In good conscience – safely withholding dialysis in
the elderly
Indranil Dasgupta, Birmingham, UK
- Ethical issues related to quality of life in dialysis
patients
Istvan Mucsi, Budapest, Hungary
 ERBP
 KDIGO
 DOPPS
 ERA-EDTA Registry
EDUCATIONAL MEETING
EURECA-m
(EUropean REnal and CArdiovascular Medicine)
LITERATURE UPDATES
- AKI
Miet Schetz, Louvain, Belgium
- Glomerulonephritis
John Feehally, Leicester, UK
- Progression of kidney failure
Vladimir Tesar, Prague, Czech Republic
- Haemodialysis
- Peritoneal dialysis
Olof Heimbürger, Stockholm, Sweden
- What is new in kidney transplantation
Gultekin Suleymanlar, Antalya, Turkey
LATE BREAKING CLINICAL TRIALS
PRE-CONGRESS CME COURSES
Blood pressure and haemodynamic stability in dialysis
Chair: Jeroen Kooman, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Clinical pathological conference
Chair: Sandrine Florquin, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Diagnostic approach to kidney injury
Chairs: Wim Van Biesen, Ghent, Belgium and Ron T. Gansevoort, Groningen, the Netherlands
New imaging options for cardio-renal patients
Chair: Rudolf Wüthrich, Zurich, Switzerland
Vascular access
Chair: Jan Tordoir, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Treatment of glomerulonephritis
Chair: Alain Meyier, Paris, France
Epidemiological methodology and statistics
Chair: Kitty Jager, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Renal artery stenosis
Chair: Andrzej Wiecek, Katowice, Poland
EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
How to write a paper?
Raymond Vanholder, Ghent, Belgium
How to write a grant application?
Heini Murer, Zurich, Switzerland
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General Information
ABOUT PRAGUE
Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, situated in
the heart of Europe ranks amongst the most impressive
historical cities in the world. Prague was established as a
town when the Prague Castle was built in 870. In the 11th
century, the first Czech king, Vratislav II, chose Prague as
his capital. The city has always played an important part
in the history of the nation, country and Europe. Since
medieval times, Prague has been distinguished as one of
the most beautiful cities in the world. Prague is not only
a centre of cultural movements dating back for centuries
(Art from every period in history can be found here), it
also exhibits a unique collection of historical monuments,
dominated by the Prague Castle. Prague occupies both
banks of the Vltava River and consists of 6 districts: the Old
Town, which includes Josefov (the Jewish Quarter, which
remains intact despite World War II), New Town, Lower
Town, Hradčany and Vyšehrad. These districts house the
majority of historical landmarks, museums and galleries.
Charles University, founded in 1348 is one of the oldest
universities in Europe. In 1992, the historical core of the city
(866 hectares) was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural
and Natural Heritage Register as a town with a unique
and lively blend of Roman, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque,
Art Nouveau and Cubist architecture. Prague was one of
nine European cities awarded the title European City of
Culture in 2000. Prague has around 1.2 million inhabitants.
For more information, visit the website www.pis.cz
AIRPORT
Prague International airport handles flights from within
Europe and from overseas. It is located 30-45 minutes
by car from the centre of Prague. There are good
connections between the airport and the city centre by
public transport – buses and taxis.
Prague Airport website: www.prg.aero
CLIMATE
Prague is a city with a “mild continental climate”.
Temperatures in June varies between 19°C and 25°C.
CME COURSES
In order to participate in the CME Courses held on June
23, 2011, all regularly registered congress members must
go to the session halls and have their badge scanned by
the hostesses at the entrance.
Please note that the seat capacity of the conference
rooms is limited, therefore participation in these courses
will be on a “first come first served” basis.
The courses are reserved to regularly registered congress
members and are included in the registration fee.
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CONGRESS MEMBERSHIP
Regularly registered participants are entitled to attend all
Scientific and Poster Sessions, Opening Ceremony with
Welcome Reception and Industrial Exhibition. They will
also receive a congress kit (including Final Programme and
Abstract CD-ROM) as well as vouchers for free soft drinks
or coffee/tea during the coffee breaks. The vouchers will
be sent together with the badge.
Accompanying guest registration is not available,
however, all participants can take part, with their
accompanying guests, in the Opening Ceremony and
Welcome Reception on June 23, 2011.
A confirmation letter and congress materials (badge,
bag voucher and coffee tickets) will be sent by post to
regularly pre-registered congress members shortly after
the set deadlines.
Congress bags, which include the Final Programme and
the Abstract CD-ROM, can be picked up at the bag desk
located in the Registration Area starting June 23, 2011 at
8.00 hrs.
Please note that admission to the Registration Area will
be strictly forbidden to all until June 23, 2011 at 8.00 hrs.
We strongly suggest to all congress members who have
not received their materials in due time, to contact the
Registration Dept (e-mail: registrations@era-edta.org or
fax: +39-0521-959242) urgently.
Registration fee does not include any other benefit
besides the ones mentioned above. For all information
regarding the new online pre-registration system, please
check the Congress Membership Rules at page 19.
CURRENCY / EXCHANGE
The official currency in the Czech Republic is the Czech
Crown (CZK/Kc). Exchange offices and ATM machines
are easily available throughout the town and at Prague
International Airport. It is advisable to exchange money
in banks rather than in the high street exchange offices.
The approximate exchange rate € 1 = 25 CZK. For up-to
date exchange rates please visit www.cnb.cz
ELECTRICITY
Electricity used in Czech Republic is 220 Volts; standard
European system of round pins with two holes. Plan
to bring a transformer for your electrical or electronic
equipment using different voltage (i.e. USA, Canada).
EMERGENCY CALLS
Police:
Fire Department: Medical Service: 158
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS / VISAS
Passport and visa requirements may differ according to
the country of origin, please contact the Czech Embassy
or Consulate in your country: www.mzv.cz.
If Visa is requested please check carefully which of the
following two documents are requested:
a) Invitation letter
An official invitation letter will be sent upon request. This
letter however does NOT involve any commitments by the
Congress Organisers to cover fees, accommodation, travel
expenses or other costs connected to the participation in
the Congress. ERA-EDTA will not be held responsible for
visas not granted.
Official invitation letters can be requested to the President
of the Congress Prof. Vladimir Tesar (e-mail: visa@eraedta.org) at least three months in advance.
b) Official invitation by the Foreigners’ Department of
the Czech Republic
Delegates from countries where the Czech Embassy
requires Official Invitation by the Foreigners’ Department
of the Czech Republic should contact the ERA-EDTA Visa
Department at visa@era-edta.org at least three months
in advance.
You will need to provide an official declaration on official
head paper with stamp of your company/institute
confirming that they will guarantee your stay in the Czech
Republic together with your personal data.
Based on the information provided the ERA-EDTA
Department will apply for the Official Invitation letter at
the Foreigner’s Department of the Czech Republic. Please
note that Congress Organisers cannot guarantee that the
letter will be automatically released. It is completely up to
the Czech Authority whether to issue the visa or not. This
procedure implies an administrative cost.
It is not possible to obtain a visa at the Prague Airport.
HOW TO GET THE CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
All regularly registered delegates can collect their
certificate of attendance at the proper desk (certificate
of attendance) located in the Registration Area starting
June 24, 2011 after 15.00 hours. To obtain the certificate of
attendance, it is mandatory to go to this desk and show
the badge. A personalized certificate will be printed and
state exactly the days of the participation in the congress.
If you are not able to go to the Attendance desk to collect
your certificate due to other commitments, you can send
a written request to the ERA-EDTA Congress Office after
the congress (e-mail: registrations@era-edta.org), it will
then be sent to you by e-mail.
INSURANCE/LIABILITY
The ERA-EDTA is insured only to meet claims arising
from incidents caused by the organisers and their
equipments. Participants, exhibitors and visitors are
strongly recommended to be properly insured against
accidents they may suffer when travelling and during the
Congress.
LANGUAGE OF THE CONGRESS
The official language of the Congress is English. No
simultaneous translation will be available.
PRESS CENTRE
For accredited journalists only. Full press working facilities
and activities including press conferences, press releases
and services for press will be available.
RESTAURANTS - CZECH CUISINE
Czech cuisine is typical of Middle European gastronomy,
yet clearly reflects a number of Czech elements - e.g.
bread or fruit dumplings, various kinds of soups, sauces,
numerous potato dishes, cakes and a wide range of
festive dishes. In general, Czech gastronomy means
roasted pork with dumplings and sauerkraut, potato
pancakes, plum dumplings and bilberry cakes… and, of
course, Czech drinks - primarily beer and first-rate wines
from South Moravia, not to mention “Slivovice”, a clear
Czech plum brandy and “Becherovka” a delicious herbal
elixir with legendary aphrodisiac qualities. People usually
have lunch between 12.00 and 14.00, sit down for dinner
between 18.00 and 21.00. However, it is possible to dine
throughout the whole day.
SHOPPING
Shops in Prague are normally open Monday-Friday from
09:00-18:00, Saturday from 09.00-12.00. Most of the
shops in the city centre are open every week day from
09.00-20.00. All major credit cards are accepted.
TAXI
When taking a taxi, be sure that the taxi is equipped with
a permanently installed yellow roof lamp with the TAXI
sign in black letters. The registration number, company
name and the price list including the basic rate, rate per
kilometre and one-minute-waiting rate must be displayed
on both front doors of the cab. These prices must
correspond with the prices set on the meter in the cab.
Customers are recommended to order a taxi with nonstop dispatching offices where the information on fares
is available in advance. In the city centre taxis are easy
to hail from the street but we strongly recommend that
you use hotel taxis or obtain taxis by phone through the
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General Information
radio taxi service e.g. AAA (+420-14014), City taxi (+420257257257) or Speed cars (+420-224234234).
Boarding charge: approximately 30 CZK.
Journeys within the city: approximately 28 CZK/ 1
kilometre.
Waiting time: approximately 10 CZK/per minute.
TIME
The Czech Republic lies within the Central European
Time zone, i.e. GMT+1 hour. Daylight saving time (GMT+2
hours) is in effect from the end of March until the end of
September.
TIPPING
Service is almost always included in hotel and restaurant
bills. A further tip of a few coins is appropriate. Some
typical percentages for tipping are: Restaurants 5-10%,
Tourist guide 10%.
TRANSPORTATION IN PRAGUE
Prague Public Transit Co. Inc. is the main public transport
operator in the Czech Republic. Almost two thousand
metro trains, trams and buses are dispatched every day in
Prague and the surrounding region. You must purchase a
ticket before starting journey.
Metro/Underground
The Metro operates daily from 5.00 to 24.00. We
recommend that you use this kind of transport as the
fastest and cheapest form of moving around the city.
Tram and Bus
Trams and buses operate 24 hours a day.
Website: www.dpp.cz
UEMS CME CREDITS
The ERA-EDTA is accredited by the European Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Educations (EACCME)
to provide the following CME activity for medical
specialists.
The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of
Medical Specialists (UEMS) www.uems.be
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EACCME credits are recognised by the American Medical
Association (AMA) towards the Physician’s Recognition
Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credits to AMA PRA
category 1 credit, the AMA should be contacted directly.
EACCME-UEMS has direct reciprocity status with all
European countries, with the exception of France (no
reciprocity) and Italy (reciprocity up to 20% of the total
number of credits).
The total number of CME credits given to the ERA-EDTA
Prague Congress will be posted on the website (www.
eraedta2011.org) as soon as available.
How to receive UEMS CME credits
ERA-EDTA will track attendance of congress members
during the congress in the Prague Congress Centre (PCC),
each day.
As congress members enter or exit the session halls
each day, hostesses at the CME credit desk will read the
bar code printed on the badge. Congress members will
then be awarded the number of credits towards the
hours actually spent participating in the sessions of the
congress.
ERA-EDTA will send UEMS CME Certificates only upon
specific request. Regularly registered congress members
can either request to receive it by post or e-mail at the
certificate of attendance desk (starting June 24, 2011)
during the congress or in writing to cmecredits@eraedta.org. The certificates will be then sent after the
congress.
VENUE
5 kvetna 65
140 21 Prague 4
Czech Republic
www.kcp.cz/an
The Prague Congress Centre is located in a unique position
on the top of one of the hills in Prague, offering a beautiful
view of the famous skyline of Prague, with the silhouette
of the Prague Castle. Only two underground stops from
the downtown area. (Line C, stop Vysehrad).
Submission af Abstracts
Communications should concern all aspects of nephrology, the prevention and treatment of renal diseases and
associated conditions or the scientific background to the study of the kidney.
GENERAL RULES
All abstracts must be submitted electronically through the congress website at the address www.eraedta2011.org.
All abstracts must be received by February 4, 2011.
Abstracts received after this date cannot be considered by the Paper Selection Committee.
CONFIRMATION
You will automatically receive an e-mail confirming our receipt of your abstract.
NOTIFICATION
The Presenting Author of each abstract accepted for publication will be notified by April 25, 2011. If the Presenting
Author is unable to present the abstract, another co-author can take his/her place. A letter from the Presenting Author
about the change is requested and must be received by the ERA-EDTA Congress Office by May 13, 2011.
WITHDRAWAL / CHANGES
Submitted abstracts cannot be withdrawn or changed. No exceptions will be made.
ORIGINAL ABSTRACTS
Submitted abstracts must describe unpublished work which is not already in press and which is not awaiting possible
acceptance by any other society that publishes its proceedings.
HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS
Only submission through the congress website is possible. Abstracts sent by post or email will not be accepted.
You can send your abstracts from November 2010. Please go to the congress website at the address www.eraedta2011.
org and follow the instructions for abstract submission.
All authors of correctly written and successfully submitted abstracts will receive confirmation by e-mail. Should you
experience any unforeseen problems with the electronic submission, please contact:
Marathon International
Phone: +31-229-211980
Fax: +31-229-211241
E-mail: support@marathonmultimedia.com
Do not mail or fax your abstract to the ERA-EDTA Congress Office.
PUBLICATION
All abstracts accepted for presentation (either oral or poster) will appear in the June 2011 issue of NDT-Plus. Abstracts
will appear exactly as submitted.
Any abstract considered unsuitable for reproduction will not be published.
LATE BREAKING CLINICAL TRIALS
The results of late breaking clinical trials of extraordinary importance that have not yet been presented elsewhere
can be submitted through the congress website (www.eraedta2011.org) from April 1 to May 3, 2011 if the data analysis
could not be performed prior to the regular abstract deadline. Studies submitted through this “late breaking trial”
track, which do not meet these criteria, will not be considered for presentation.
Abstract submission deadline
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
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Abstract Categories
A) Acid-base/Na, K, Cl. Proteins and cell physiology
Physiology and pathophysiology of acid-base equivalents (H+, NH4, HCO3), Na, K, Cl and related channels,
transporters and exchangers, ammoniagenesis. Water
and osmolality regulation. Distribution of proteins in cell
membranes and protein trafficking. Endo and exocytosis.
Cell polarity in health and disease. Water and osmolality
regulation including cell volume regulation, vasopressin
and urine concentration, organic solutes. Channels and
receptors related with these themes.
B) Cell signalling. Cell growth control and related alterations (hypertrophy, hyperplasia and apoptosis) including neoplasia.
Abstracts related with cell signalling including signalling
by lipid and lipid mediated pathways, protein-kinases, Gproteins and other pathways should be submitted in this
section. Studies focused on the functioning of receptors,
ligands and mediators that intervene in cell growth regulation and related alterations.
C) Renal development and cystic diseases.
Experimental studies on physiological and pathological
renal development. Clinical studies on cystic renal diseases, including polycystic renal diseases.
D) Genetic diseases and molecular genetics.
Clinical studies of all aspects of genetic renal diseases (cystic diseases excluded) including genetic polymorphisms.
Studies related with gene therapy. Molecular genetics
studies in renal diseases and in experimental models.
E) Hormones.
Cardiac natriuretic peptides and natriuretic peptides in
general, catecholamines and neuropeptides/neurotransmitters. Thyroid and pituitary hormones. Sex hormones
and steroids. Studies submitted in this section should
look at basic mechanisms and related alterations rather
than to human pathophysiology and clinical physiology.
F) Hypertension.
Animal and in vitro studies on mechanisms related with
BP control (from autacoids to hormones) and BP alterations. Clinical studies (diagnosis, prognosis, therapy and
patho-physiology) dealing with all forms of human hypertension (HT) from primary HT to various sec. forms
(pheochromocytoma, renovascular, hyperaldosteronism,
pregnancy). Studies on renal haemodynamics in normotensive and hypertensive humans should be submitted in
this section.
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G) Acute Renal Failure.
G1) Experimental models.
Studies in various experimental models (cells and cell
organelles, animal models of ARF) investigating mechanisms of ARF (e.g. ischemia, hypoxia, oxidative stress and
other mechanisms). Molecular biology, genomic and proteomics studies dealing with ARF should be submitted in
this section.
G2) Human studies.
Any study dealing with human ARF from epidemiology to
clinical outcome and ARF induced by toxic substances.
H) Clinical Nephrology, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
H1) Lab methods, progression & risk factors for CKD 1-5,
nutrition in CKD, renal diseases (except GNs and cystic
diseases)
Studies related with laboratory methods as applied to
the diagnosis, follow-up and treatment of renal diseases.
Studies related with renal diseases other than glomerular and cystic diseases. Studies on nutrition and physical
exercise in CKD stages 1-5. Any study related with renal
disease progression and risk factors for progression.
H2) General and Clinical Epidemiology and CKD 1-5.
Epidemiology, outcome research, health services research in CKD 1-5. General and clinical epidemiology in
CKD 1-5. Mortality and morbidity studies in CKD 1-5 including cardiovascular complications, mortality and morbidity. Quality of life in CKD. Studies related with the cost
and the allocation of resources in CKD 1-5.
H3) Anaemia in CKD 1-5.
Basic and clinical studies related with pathophysiology,
diagnosis and treatment of anaemia in CKD 1-5.
H4) Bone disease in CKD 1-5.
diagnosis and treatment of Ca/P, vitamin D, PTH disorders in CKD 1-5.
H5) Pathophysiology and clinical studies in CKD 1-5.
All studies related with metabolic and other complications of CKD 1-5 except cardiovascular complications,
anaemia and bone disease.
H6) Nutrition, inflammation and oxidative stress in
CKD 1-5.
Studies on nutrition, inflammation and oxidative stress
in relation to cardiovascular disease and outcome in
CKD 1-5.
I) Diabetes
I1) Basic research in diabetes.
Animal and in vitro studies on mechanisms (including molecular mechanisms) related with diabetes and diabetic
sequels.
I2) Clinical studies.
Clinical studies dealing with diabetes including diabetic
nephropathy and mechanism of diabetic nephropathy as
investigated in human studies. Studies dealing with insulin resistance in man and metabolic syndrome should be
submitted in this category.
J) Acid base and N/K related diseases, nephrolithiasis, divalent ions and divalent ions disorders.
Clinical studies dealing with Acid base and N/K related
diseases, nephrolithiasis, divalent ions and divalent ions
disorders.
K) Clinical Nephrology, primary and secondary glomerulonephritis.
Clinical studies dealing with primary and secondary glomerulonephritis
L) Renal pathology
L1) Experimental pathology.
Experimental pathology studies focusing on factors regulating cell growth and differentiation, apoptosis and
mechanisms leading to cell damage. Studies on biology
and pathology of all cellular components of the nephron
(podocytes, mesangial, endothelial, tubular and interstitial cells) and factors involved in the maintenance of
nephron integrity (e.g. integrity and damage of the of the
glomerular barrier in models of human diseases). Experimental studies dealing with the biology and pathology
extracellular matrix and renal fibrosis.
L2) Immune and inflammatory mechanisms.
Experimental studies related with the immune system as
related to renal diseases. Experimental studies focusing
on inflammatory factors (cytokines, oxidative stress), coagulation, complement and angiogenesis.
L3) Renal histopathology.
Studies focusing on renal biopsy-derived information as
related to the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of renal diseases.
M) Dialysis
M1) Extracorporeal dialysis: techniques and adequacy.
Studies based on standard haemodialysis, haemofiltration and haemodiafiltration and dealing with treatment
adequacy and indicators of adequacy (kt/v and other indicators, middle molecules and biomarkers of adequacy).
Biocompatibility, anticoagulation, nocturnal and long di-
alysis studies should be submitted in this section.
M2) Peritoneal dialysis.
Experimental and clinical studies on PD
M3) Cardiovascular complications in CKD 5D.
Cardiovascular complications in CKD 5D, Studies on physical exercise in CKD 5D. Studies on cardiovascular complications and risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in
haemodialysis patients.
M4) Vascular access in dialysis.
Clinical and experimental studies on vascular access.
M5) Anaemia in CKD 5D.
diagnosis and treatment of anaemia in CKD 5D.
M6) Bone disease in dialysis patients.
diagnosis and treatment of Ca/P, vitamin D, PTH disorders in CKD 5D.
M7) Pathophysiology and clinical studies in CKD 5D patients.
All studies related with metabolic and other complications of CKD 5D except cardiovascular complications,
anaemia and bone disease.
M8) Epidemiology, outcome research, health services research in CKD 5D.
General and clinical epidemiology in CKD 5D. Studies related with mortality and morbidity and in CKD 5D (except
studies dealing with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity). Quality of life in CKD 5D. Studies related with the
cost and the allocation of resources in CKD 5D.
M9) Protein-energy wasting, inflammation and oxidative
stress in CKD 5D
Studies on nutrition, inflammation and oxidative stress
in relation to cardiovascular disease and outcome in
CKD 5D.
N) Renal Transplantation.
N1) Transplantation basic science and immune-tolerance
of allogenic and xenogenic transplants.
All experimental studies related with mechanism(s) related with rejection, from molecular and cell pathology
to animal models. New immunosuppressant drugs tested
in animal models.
N2) Clinical epidemiology of renal transplantation.
Studies on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment as related
to renal transplantation. Clinical trials in renal transplantation. Epidemiologic studies and studies dealing with
mortality, cardiovascular complications. Studies on allograft dysfunction.
O) Paediatric nephrology.
All studies on paediatric nephrology.
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Travel Grants
Also this year the ERA-EDTA has decided to give up to 90 travel grants to attend the Prague Congress. The total sum EUR 50,000 - will be been allocated to the best rated abstracts in the various categories. The Presenting Authors must
be 40 years old, or younger, by December 31, 2011.
All awardees will receive:
a) Free Congress Membership;
b) A grant for EUR 500.00, except for the Presenting Authors of the best abstracts of each category whose grant
will be of EUR 1,000.00.
The Presenting Authors of the two best abstracts of each category, independently of age, will also receive a diploma.
For details on how to apply, please refer to the Congress website at the address www.eraedta2011.org.
No other grants or financial support of any kind, besides the grants above, will be given to Congress participants.
ERA-EDTA Award
During the Prague ERA-EDTA Congress the first ERA-EDTA Award will be given.
The ERA-EDTA Council decided that the selection of the winner would be done on the following:
“The ERA-EDTA Award should be granted to a person for his/her lifetime achievements, in the fields
of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, in Europe.”
Should you wish to receive more details regarding the modality of the selection and the deadline for presenting
candidatures, you can go to our website www.era-edta.org and click on the “Award” section under the
“About ERA-EDTA” Library.
Please bear in mind that only ERA-EDTA members can present candidates.
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Congress
Membership Rules
CONGRESS MEMBERSHIP RULES
Important: by submitting your registration form you accept and agree with the registration rules. Please read the
pre-registration rules before beginning the procedure.
CONGRESS MEMBERSHIP FEES
EARLY
LATE
btw March 1 and
by February 28 2011
May 23 2011
ERA-EDTA
EUR 200.00
Member
Non-member EUR 340.00
EUR 330.00
EUR 435.00
METHOD OF PRE-REGISTRATION
• All registrations must be submitted online as per the
instructions on page 23.
• If you live in a geographical area where secure access
to the internet is not available contact the ERA-EDTA
Congress Office (Registrations Dept.) for help, explaining the problem. Email: registrations@era-edta.org,
fax +39-0521-959242.
• You can take advantage of the pre-registration discounted fees only if both registration form and payment are sent within the deadlines.
• No registration is valid without payment.
• The deadline for registering with the Early Registration
fee is February 28, 2011.
• The deadline for registering with the Late Registration
fee is May 23, 2011.
• If you are already a Full Member, an Associate Member,
a Senior Member or a Junior Member of ERA-EDTA you
are entitled to pay a reduced fee, but only if your membership status is regular, i.e. if you have settled the
payment of your annual fee.
• In case you are not able to complete your online registration because of a system error, please inform
the ERA-EDTA Congress Office and provide details of
the error message on your computer. Email: registrations@era-edta.org, fax +39-0521-959242.
• If you are unable to attend the congress you can cancel
your registration, within certain limits and conditions
(see the Cancellation Policy terms below). You cannot
pass your registration to another person.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Before
75% of the amount paid, net of bank
May 23, 2011
charges will be reimbursed
After
no refund of the amount paid
May 23, 2011
METHOD OF PAYMENT
• You can pay online by credit card (Visa and MasterCard
only) at the same time as you submit your registration
or
• By direct money transfer to the ERA-EDTA bank account, before submitting your registration. The details
of the ERA-EDTA bank account are provided below.
Euro (EUR) is the only accepted currency. The bank’s
fees for the money transfer must be paid by the sender. If the amount you send is incorrect and not sufficient to cover your registration fee your registration
will not be valid. Be sure to include, as the reason for
payment, your name and “Congress registration”, otherwise it would not be possible for ERA-EDTA to match
your payment with your registration.
If you are a sponsor and are registering a group, include, as the reason for payment, the company name
and “Congress registrations of # (number of guests)
delegates”.
• Cash payments will be accepted only for on-site registrations.
ERA-EDTA Bank details for transfers:
UBS AG, Piazza Col. A. Bernasconi, 5
CH-6830 Chiasso, Switzerland.
Account number: 236-473.242.60 E
BIC (SWIFT): UBSWCHZH80A
IBAN: CH75 0023 6236 4732 4260 E
INVOICES AND RECEIPTS
• If you need to be billed in order to make a payment,
contact ERA-EDTA at least three weeks before the
deadline, at this email address: registrations@era-edta.org. Please note that ERA-EDTA will not issue VAT invoices. In fact this congress is an educational initiative
for professionals, directly provided by a Registered
Charity (ERA-EDTA) and not subject to VAT.
• Receipts are not sent automatically. If you need one,
remember to tick the appropriate box in the registration form.
CONFIRMATION AND DELIVERY
OF CONGRESS MATERIALS
• After you register you will receive by post a confirmation letter, together with congress materials (badge,
bag voucher and coffee tickets). These will be sent after the set deadlines.
• Congress bags and badge-holders can be picked up at
the Bag Distribution Desk located in the Registration
Area of the Congress Centre, starting June 23, 2011 at
08.00 a.m.
• Do not forget your badge! A replacement badge will
cost 10 euro.
• If you are registered by a sponsor, the company or institution that is inviting you may have chosen to receive
your material, in that case they will be responsible for
handing it to you.
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Congress
Membership Rules
PRE-REGISTRATION OF GROUPS
• If you are a sponsor and need to register a group of
3 people or more, you can use the online form for
groups.
• If you need to register 10 or more delegates you can
follow a different procedure that will enable you to
download a file from the congress website, fill it in
(offline) with the data of your guests, and submit it to
ERA-EDTA only at a later stage, after you are sure it is
complete. The entire procedure must be completed
within the deadlines. Instructions about this procedure
will be sent to companies that registered large groups
at the last ERA-EDTA congress.
• Both registration form and payment must be sent within the deadlines, which are the same as for individual
registrations.
• The confirmation letters and congress material will be
sent to you or to another person that you will name, at
the address you will provide. Please provide just one
address, as the ERA-EDTA will not dispatch to multiple
addresses.
• You are requested to provide an individual address for
each person in your list of guests, but ERA-EDTA will
not send the materials to them.
• Name substitutions for completed registrations cannot be accepted.
GROUP REGISTRATIONS WITH DEFERRED LIST
(Blank List)
• If you represent a company or an institution that wishes to pre-register a group of 10 or more delegates, you
can take advantage of the Blank List method. This procedure has two separate stages.
• In the first stage, within the deadline of February 28,
2011, you make a payment to ERA-EDTA and inform the
ERA-EDTA by filling in the relevant online form.
• In the second stage you provide ERA-EDTA with the
complete list of the people you are registering.
• Full details about this method of registration can be
obtained by contacting the ERA-EDTA Congress Office
in advance. E-mail: registrations@era-edta.org - fax:
+39-0521-959242.
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ON-SITE REGISTRATION
• On-site registrations will start on June 23, 2011, at
08.00.
• To register on-site you will have to use the self-service
computers in the Registrations Area of the Prague
Congress Centre (‘New Registrations’ counters). The
Registration Counters will be operative until 18.00.
• You will receive your badge and vouchers immediately,
and then you will be able to collect your bag at the Bag
Distribution counters.
• If you are already a Full Member, an Associate Member,
A Senior Member or a Junior Member of ERA-EDTA you
will need your Membership Number to obtain the discounted rate, so remember to have it with you.
• You can pay by credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or by
cash (Euro and Czech Crown are the only accepted currencies).
• You can make your payment in advance by direct money transfer (same account as for pre-registrations) and
bring with you the original debit slip issued by your
bank.
• We regret to inform that payments by cheque cannot
be accepted.
On-site registration fees
Member of ERA-EDTA
Non-Member
Student/Trainee*
Local Student**
1 Day fee (ERA-EDTA Members)
1 Day fee (non Members)
EUR 350.00
EUR 460.00
EUR 250.00
EUR 50.00
EUR 120.00
EUR 150.00
NOTES to the ON-SITE FEES
*You can take advantage of this fee only if you are 35 or
younger and your registration is not sponsored. You must
personally hand in a photocopy of your picture ID (passport, identity card, driving license), show your original student’s card and give a letter from your mentor/university
to proof your student/trainee status. ERA-EDTA reserves
the right to verify all declarations.
**This exceptionally low congress membership fee is reserved for students living in the country where the congress is held (Czech Republic) who are not older than 28.
This special fee is available only onsite. In order to register
with this special fee you must personally hand in a photocopy of your picture ID (passport, identity card, driving
license), show your original Czech student’s card and give
a signed original letter from your Czech mentor/university to prove your student status. ERA-EDTA reserves the
right to verify all declarations.
This fee cannot be applied to registrations paid by companies or institutions.
1 Day registrations cannot be made in advance and are
available only on-site, starting June 23, 2011. This type
of registration entitles to admission to the session and
poster halls only on the date mentioned on the congress
badge and to receive the proper EACCME/UEMS Credits
and Certificate of Attendance for that same day.
It is also possible to make two one-day registrations if you
are able to attend the congress for two days (consecutive
or not).
Frequently Asked Questions
about Registrations
1. I have become a member of ERA-EDTA very recently
and I have not yet received my Membership Card and
number.
If the deadline is approaching you can contact the
ERA-EDTA Congress Office (Email: registrations@
era-edta.org, fax +39-0521-959242) or the ERA-EDTA
Membership Office (membership@era-edta.org) and
explain the problem. Your position will be verified and
you will be provided with your number (either a provisional one, or your definitive Membership number).
2. I am a member of ERA-EDTA but when I type my
membership number in the form the system says my
status is not regular.
There are two cases for this to happen: 1. You have
not yet paid this year’s membership fee. 2. You have
made your payment only one or two days ago. In
case 1, settle your membership fee and wait for one
week before trying again to register for the congress.
In case 2, try again to register after a full week has
passed from your payment.
3. I have made my online registration before February
28, and ticked the “Paid by direct money transfer”
box, but I have been able to make the payment only
after that date. Will I be considered as registered or
not?
By making your payment after the deadline you have
missed the opportunity of the Early Registration rate.
Your registration will be held in a “stand-by” until you
pay the difference between the Late Registration rate
and the Early Registration one. You will receive your
confirmation only after settling the full amount.
4. I have registered and paid well in advance, but I have
not yet received my badge. Should I contact the ERAEDTA Congress Office to enquire?
Badges and congress materials are sent after the respective deadlines, so if you have registered several
weeks before the deadline please wait. However, if
the deadline is already two weeks past, please contact the Congress Office.
5. I have submitted an abstract and my Institute will
authorize me to attend the congress only if I have
a poster or an oral communication to present. The
deadline for early registrations is too early for me to
know if my abstract is accepted. Has ERA-EDTA taken
into consideration this kind of problem?
Yes. The only exception to the deadline for early registrations is precisely the case of people who have an
accepted abstract and have not registered before the
deadline. You will be able to register after February
28th, but earlier than May 23rd, and pay the early registration fee. You will find information about it in the
acceptance letter of your abstract.
6. I have received my badge, but now I cannot find it.
Will I be able to get a replacement on site?
Yes, but you will have to pay 10 euro for it.
7. I have been registered by a company and I would like
to receive my badge in advance. Can I obtain it from
the ERA-EDTA Congress Office?
No, your badge and vouchers have been sent to the
sponsor. The company that invited you is responsible
for passing them to you.
8. I have registered for the congress, afterwards a company has offered to sponsor my participation. Can I
transfer my original registration to a colleague?
No. Each registration is strictly personal. You will have
your original registration refunded by ERA-EDTA, but
your colleague will have to make a new registration.
9. I am registering a group of doctors that my companies will sponsor. I am asked to provide addresses for
each of them, but I don’t have this information. What
can I do?
You should provide at least the name of the hospital
or other institution where each doctor works, and the
city.
10. I registered for the congress well in advance, but
now I have found I cannot attend. Can I transfer my
registration to a colleague?
No. Each registration is strictly personal. You can receive your money back (minus 25% for handling charges) if you cancel your registration before May 23rd, but
you cannot transfer it to anybody else.
11. I must cancel my registrations. Can I do it by phone?
No. Cancellations must be sent in writing (post, email
or fax). Please provide all the details that can help the
ERA-EDTA Congress Office to identify you correctly,
e.g. give your first name in full and not just the initials,
mention the type of registration you had, quote your
registration number if you have already received your
confirmation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
about Registrations
12. I have cancelled my registration well before May 23,
but I have not yet received the refund I was promised.
All refunds of any kind are done only after the congress.
13. I have missed the Late Registration deadline. Can I
send a payment for the on-site registration fee and
pre-register anyway?
No. Between the deadline of May 23rd and the first
day of the congress no registration can be accepted
by the ERA-EDTA Congress Office. If you have reasons
for preferring not to pay directly on-site, you can order a money transfer from your bank in advance, and
bring the original proof of payment with you, to show
it to the staff at the registration counters when you
make your registration on site.
14. I will be able to attend this congress just for one day.
Can I pre-register for that specific date?
You can register for one day, but you can do it only on
site.
15. Can I send a cheque to pay my registration fee?
No. Due to substantial changes in the banking system
over the last few years, the time and costs for processing cheques have increased dramatically, so ERAEDTA cannot accept this form of payment any more.
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16. I see that on the first day of the congress the registration counters will close at 18.00, but I expect to arrive not earlier than 18.30. Can I inform the Congress
Office in advance and ask to make an exception for
me? I don’t want to miss the Opening Ceremony.
You will have to register the next day. However you
will be admitted to the opening ceremony and to
the welcome cocktail anyway. Badge controls will be
done only for the scientific sessions.
17. When I register on site, will my credit card be charged
in the local currency?
No. The payment system by credit card is the same as
for the online registration made in advance and the
charges are in euro.
18. Is there any way for me to be able to pay in the local
currency?
You can pay in the local currency only if you register
on site and pay by cash. Please note that for practical issues the exchange rate will be determined a few
days before the congress.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Please follow the steps below and proceed with the online pre-registration procedure
Welcome
Pre-registration rule policy
Step 1
Registration status: individual or group registration
Step 2
Contact details
Step 3
Congress membership status & Rates for individual registration/
Guest contact details and details for Group registration
Step 4
Summary
Step 5
Payment and receipt
Step 6
Confirmation and thank you
For a correct use of this form please ONLY use the next and back navigational buttons at the bottom of the form and
not the browser’s back button.
If you choose the credit card option by clicking on the “next” button during the online pre-registration procedure,
you will be redirected to the Saferpay online payment system. In order to complete the pre-registration procedure, it
is mandatory to confirm your registration at the end of the payment procedure. If your transaction takes some time to
process, make sure that you click “next” only once, since it would result in a double charge in your card if it is clicked
twice.
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Prague Map
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Hotel List
Index
Agent´s Star
Rating
1
5*
Mandarin Oriental
374
418
20 minutes by metro and tram
5*
Aria
330
330
20 minutes tram and metro
5*
InterContinental
292
292
20 minutes walk and metro
5*
Eurostars Thalia
269
269
15 minutes by tram and metro
5*
President
252
252
5*
Clarion Buddha Bar Hotel Prague
245
245
15 minutes by metro
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Hotel
5*
Single €
Double €
Distance from the
5*
Savoy
210
225
25 minutes tram and metro
5*
Ambassador Zlatá Husa
203
217
217
217
4*
4*
Josef
4*
Maximilian
217
217
4*
Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square
205
205
8 minutes by metro
4*
Best Western Premier Majestic Plaza
200
200
4*
Elephant Design Hotel
195
210
10 minutes by metro
4*
Ramada Grand Hotel
180
180
4*
Andel’s/Angelo
180
180
15 minutes by metro
4*
Caesar Palace
180
180
4*
Roma
180
180
4*
Clarion Old Town
170
190
4*
Mövenpick
160
160
4*
Hotel Diplomat
165
175
20 minutes by metro
4*
Crowne Plaza
164
174
25 minutes by metro and bus
4*
Jurys Inn
160
180
10 minutes by metro
4*
Corinthia Panorama
160
180
10 minutes by metro
4*
Clarion Congress Hotel Prague
160
180
20 minutes by metro
4*
Dorint Hotel Don Giovanni
160
177
15 minutes by metro
4*
EA Rokoko
160
160
11 minutes by metro
4*
Embassy
160
160
4*
Barcelo
160
160
15 minutes by metro
4*
Ametyst
150
150
10 min walk and metro
4*
EA Downtown
150
150
9 minutes by metro
4*
Crystal Palace
150
150
4*
Mánes
150
150
4*
Kampa
150
150
3*
3*
Beranek
3*
Dalimil
3*
Otar
3*
Oya
90
110
8 minutes by metro
90
90
20 minutes metro and tram
110
145
10 minute walk
110
145
10 minute walk
3*
Jelení dvůr
110
110
3*
Tosca
110
110
10 minutes by metro
3*
Melantrich
130
130
3*
Harmony
130
130
3*
William
130
130
3*
Ilf
140
180
10 minutes by metro
3*
Ibis Praha Wenceslas
140
140
8 minutes by metro
3*
Ibis Praha Old Town
140
140
All rates stated include breakfast, service charge and VAT. Rates are only valid if rooms are booked
through Official Housing Agent, CZECH-IN s.r.o.
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Hotel Accommodation
Rooms at special conference rates are being held in hotels of different categories. A number of hotels have been prebooked for the XLVIII ERA-EDTA Congress. Rooms will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
5 Star Hotel: 4 Star Hotel: 3 Star Hotel: Single room EUR 220 - 340 Single room EUR 160 - 240 Single room EUR 90 – 160
Double room EUR 245 – 380
Double room EUR 180 – 261
Double room EUR 110 - 185
The rates above are per room, per night, including breakfast, local VAT and service charges. For further information
please contact the official Housing Agent.
Official Housing Agent
CZECH-IN s.r.o.
Professional Event & Congress Organiser
5. kvetna 65
140 21 Prague 4
Czech Republic
Phone: +420-261-174 305, +420-261-174 306
Fax: +420-261-174 307
E-mail: eraedta2011@czech-in.cz
How to make a hotel reservation
Online reservation will be available soon on the official congress website www.eraedta2011.org. Participants are
recommended to reserve accommodation by April 22, 2011. After this deadline requests will be accepted, however,
hotels rooms are subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed; when making the reservation, please also indicate
an alternative hotel/second choice hotel in case your preferred one is fully booked.
No shuttle service will be provided by the conference from the airport to the hotels or from the hotels.
Reservation including 1 night deposit must be received by April 22, 2011.
Full prepayment must be received by May 22, 2011.
Cancellation / Change of reservation
Cancellation or changes must be notified in writing (email or fax) to CZECH-IN. Cancellation or changes made by
phone cannot be accepted.
Please do not contact the hotels directly as reservations are held by CZECH-IN.
In case of later arrival other than reserved please inform CZECH-IN as well in order to guarantee the room.
Payment conditions:
• 1 night deposit will be required to guarantee the booking (not-refundable after April 22, 2011). All bookings must be
guaranteed by a valid credit card (VISA, EC/MC, AMEX cards are accepted). Expiration of the card must exceed July
2011. CZECH-IN holds the rights to pass your credit card details to the respective hotel. Final bill (rest of nights and
extras) must be settled directly with the hotel upon departure.
OR
• Full pre-payment can be made by a credit card or a bank transfer (1 night is not refundable after April 22, 2011 and
the full prepayment will be charged in case of cancellation after May 22, 2011). Bank transfer will be accepted until
May 22, 2011 only. Please forward a copy of the transfer stating the participant’s name. A full payment free of any
bank charges must be received by CZECH-IN. All extras must be settled directly with the hotel upon departure.
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CZECH-IN Banking details (for the bank transfer):
Name of the bank:
Bank Address:
IBAN Number:
BIC Code:
Account Number:
Beneficiary:
KOMERCNI BANKA a.s.
Na Prikope 33, 114 07 Prague 1, Czech Republic
(EUR) CZ5901000000510903490207
KOMBCZPPXXX
51-0903490207
CZECH-IN s.r.o., 5.kvetna 65, CZ 140 21 Prague 4
Credit Card Payment
With reference to the worldwide general terms please be aware that your credit card will be charged in currency valid
in country of the origin, i.e. Czech Crowns (CZK) and hereinafter converted back to the currency of your account which
may result in slightly higher total charge than stated in EUR.
Cancellation will be charged according to the cancellation conditions below:
• For hotel reservation cancelled before April 22, 2011 full deposit will be refunded less EUR 25,- (handling fee)
• After April 22, 2011 deposit of 1 night will be charged
• After May 22, 2011 all nights as reserved will be charged and no refund will be made (CZECH-IN holds the right to
charge your credit card for all nights booked OR not to refund the full pre-payment)
Confirmation of reservation / hotel voucher and final bill
After completing the hotel booking, participant will receive a system notification that reservation request was
received.
Confirmation of the hotel booking (a hotel voucher) will be issued only after the deposit/prepayment is received
and will be sent to the participant by email together with an invoice. Hotel voucher should be presented to the hotel
reception during check-in.
Final bill will be issued by CZECH-IN (for 1 night deposit and full prepayment) and the respective hotel (for the rest
of nights and extras). Most of the hotels will issue the bill in local currency (Czech Crowns) according to the daily
exchange rate stated by the Czech National Bank.
Check-in/Check-out
Check-in varies from noon until 14.00. Early check-in can be requested, however cannot be guaranteed. The room is
subject to the room availability on the day of arrival. Check-out is generally at noon (in some hotels as of 10.00). Late
check-out is also subject to the room availability and some hotels may charge a day rate.
Group Hotel Reservations
For group reservations (more than 5 rooms) please contact CZECH-IN with a separate request at eraedta2011@czechin.cz or call +420 261 174 305 or +420 261 174 306.
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Tours
GRAND CITY TOUR
Thu 23/6 from 13.00 – 17.00
Fri 24/6 from 9.00 – 13.00
Sat 24/6 from 13.00 – 17.00
Sun 25/6 from 9.00 – 13.00
This historical tour lets you enjoy the city’s most famous sights. The tour starts at the
Prague Castle (Hradčany), which is thought to be the biggest castle complex in the
world. It was the spiritual centre of the Bohemian sovereigns from the 9th century
and since 1918 (foundation of Czechoslovakia) it has been used as the residence of the
presidents. A visit to St. Vitus Cathedral is included. The tour then follows the “Royal
Route”, which is the former promenade of kings and part of the official coronation
that was done by foot. Slowly approaching Lesser Town and the picturesque Kampa
Island you will cross the famous Charles Bridge and continue to discover remarkable
monuments in the Old Town area.
This incredible journey ends in front of the Old Town City Hall with its extraordinary
astronomical clock.
Price per person: EUR 34,Duration:
4hrs
Please kindly note THIS IS A WALKING TOUR!
Price include A/C coach transfer to the Prague Castle and then from the city centre
to the Congress Centre, English speaking guide.
OLD TOWN AND JEWISH QUARTER
Thu 23/6 from 13.00 – 17.00
Fri 24/6 from 13.00 – 17.00
Sun 25/6 from 9.00 – 13.00
This historical tour of the Old Town of Prague lets you enjoy the city’s most famous
sights such as the Powder Tower, the Estate Theatre, Charles University, the Old
Town Square, Charles Bridge with the Prague Castle Panorama, the Jewish Quarter
and other sights. You will discover the astonishing history of the Jewish community in
Prague, which can be traced back to the middle of the 10th century. Miraculously many
outstanding monuments have remained intact despite the destructions of WWII. The
visit includes the Jewish Museum located in various Prague Synagogues and the Old
Jewish Cemetery.
4hrs
Price include A/C coach transfer to the city centre and back to Congress Centre,
English speaking guide and entrance fees.
PRAGUE BOAT TRIP ON THE VLTAVA RIVER
This tour offers the opportunity to explore Prague in a unique way from the deck of
a boat. The river cruise allows you to discover some of the city’s major monuments
and sights, such as the National Theatre, the Prague Castle and Charles Bridge, while
relaxing over dinner or a drink and listening to music or dancing.
3hrs
Price include dinner, music (transportation is not included).
Fri 24/6 from 19.00 – 22.00
Sat 24/6 from 19.00 – 22.00
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KONOPIŠTĚ CASTLE
Thu 23/6 from 9.00 – 14.00
KARLŠTEJN CASTLE
Sun 26/6 from 9.00 – 14.00
Konopištì is a lovely hunting chateaux located about 45 km South-East of Prague. It
was founded in the 13th century and it has become famous as the last residence of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand dÉste, the successor to the Austro- Hungarian throne,
whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 triggered World War I. Visitors can observe the
residential rooms of Franz Ferdinand, a large collection of antlers, and an armory with
medieval weapons.
Price per person: CZK 60,Duration: 4hrs
A half day tour including A/C coach transportation, English speaking guide and
entrance fees.
During your visit to Prague you should not miss the large Gothic castle founded in the
14th century by Charles IV, King of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Emperor. Karlštejn
was used as a place for safekeeping the Empire coronation jewels, holy relics and other
royal treasures. Located about 35 km southwest of Prague in the village of Karlštejn, it
is one of the most famous and visited castles in the Czech Republic.
Price per person: CZK 60,Duration: 4hrs
A half day tour including A/C coach transportation, English speaking guide and
entrance fees.
KARLOVY VARY (CARLSBAD)
Sat 25/6 from 9.00 – 19.00
Founded by the Bohemian King, Charles IV, in the 14th century, Karlovy Vary / Carlsbad
is the most famous of the Western Bohemian spas. Taste the curative water from
twelve thermal mineral springs, admire the beauty of both the historic and modern
colonnades, sample some of the delicious wafers, a specialty of the area, admire or buy
the local Carlsbad porcelain and traditional Moser cut glass (justifiably referred to as
“The Glass of Kings”), or sip the delicious Becherovka herb elixir also known as the 13th
“curative” spring of Karlovy Vary. The spa specializes in treating digestive track diseases
and metabolic disorders. Its renowned reputation throughout the years is well known
and many well known historical people have visited them such as, Peter the Great,
Schiller, Paganini, Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven, Freud, Kafka, Gagarin and many others.
Karlovy Vary is also known for hosting its well-known annual international film festival.
Price per person: EUR 95,Duration: whole day tour (10 hrs)
A full day tour including A/C coach transportation, 3-course lunch (1 drink), English
speaking guide.
All prices incl. 20% VAT. In case of any tax increases, the rates will be adjusted.
A cancellation free of charge is possible until May 22, 2011. In case of later cancellation,
it is not possible to refund any money.
Fore more information about the tours, including online booking, please check the
congress website www.eraedta2011.org.
All prices incl. 20% VAT. In case of any tax increases, the rates will be adjusted.
A cancellation free charge is possible up to May 22, 2011. In case of later cancellation, no refund will be made.
For more information about the tours, including online booking, please check the
congress website www.eraedta2011.org.
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Important Deadlines
February 4, 2011
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
February 4, 2011
TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION
February 28, 2011
EARLY PRE-REGISTRATION
April 25, 2011
NOTIFICATION OF ABSTRACT ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION
May 23, 2011
LATE PRE-REGISTRATION
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NDT-EDUCATIONAL
A GROWING ENTERPRISE
WWW.NDT-EDUCATIONAL.ORG
NDT-Educational is now an eight year old electronic enterprise. The newsletter and the related website of this
E-journal collect the best lectures presented at the annual Congress of the Society as well as clinically oriented papers
and editorials of “Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation” and other first class medical journals such as the “Journal of
Clinical Investigation”.
Both CME lectures and full papers are open to all registered users (registration is free). We regularly publish surveys
on different aspects of Nephrology issues. Subject Editors act both as filters of the flowing literature as well as
evaluators of the clinical and basic science relevance of the papers they review.
During 2009 NDT-Educational grew tremendously and has now reached the 49,000 mark of stable electronic visits
per month (with more than 102,000 web pages downloaded) and the journal is regularly sent to more than 10,000
registered colleagues. We know that NDT-Educational is read in many countries where the opportunity of free access
to medical literature is limited and that our colleagues in those countries particularly appreciate our efforts.
The success of this endeavor is due to the generous, continuous contribution of our Subject Consultants, who are all
highly reputed European nephrologists/investigators with heavy academic and clinical duties.
Register for free at www.ndt-educational.org
and you will receive
the NDT-Educational e-journal every two weeks
and access to a number of CME Slide Presentations
mainly from the ERA-EDTA annual congresses.
Things the ERA-EDTA
Can Do For You
1)
Actively
be
part
of
the
largest
and
most
important
Nephrological Society in
Europe.
5) It has budgeted over 1.8 million EUR in a new
fellowship programme started in 2006.
2) Receive its journals, NDT
and NDT-Plus, the European
nephrology journal with
the highest impact factor
(3.306).
7) The ERA-EDTA Registry (www.era-edta-reg.
org) is an extremely
successful and established reality in the European nephrological
world and it organizes
very important epidemiology CME courses
throughout the year.
3) Participate in its annual congresses, major
events attended by nephrologists from all over
the world. Almost 9.000
delegates participated in
the last ERA-EDTA Congress, which was a joint
meeting with DGfN, the
German Society of Nephrology (June 25-25, 2010, Munich, Germany).
4) ERA-EDTA has a diverse and expanding programme
of CME Courses throughout Europe. In 2010, 26 events
have been organised in many different countries.
ERA-EDTA members receive free access to a selection
of these courses directly online!
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6) The new ERA-EDTA Research Project will have a total budget of 4 million EUR in a three year period.
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for young nephrologists include a number of grants of
various kinds: Travel Grants
to present free communications or posters at the annual congress - EUR 150.000
in 2010 -, Travel Grants to
attend CME Courses - over
EUR 20.000 given in 2010
- further grants assigned
through the National Societies of Nephrology based
in European countries
11) ERA-EDTA has recently created specific Working Groups
to encourage research, communication of knowledge,
teaching and to participate in education programmes.
9) ERA-EDTA has created an educational online
journal – NDT-Educational – which is one of the most
successful in the nephrological world, with over
100.000 downloads per month.
10) ERA-EDTA cooperates with other major Societies of nephrology in the world:
ERA-EDTA Highlights
are presented at the
annual meeting of
several National Societies; some congresses and courses have
been organized jointly with ISN and more
will be in the future.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS GOING TO HAVE A NEW
LOOK IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND KEEP UP-DATED WITH
ALL OUR NEW EXCITING INITIATIVES
www.era-edta.org
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Exclusive Benefits
For ERA-EDTA Members
- Free subscription to the journal Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (12 issues per year) + NDT PLUS (6 issues per year).
Included in the payment of the “Full Fees” is a free print subscription to NDT and NDT-Plus. Every month NDT, one of the
world’s leading journals devoted to original clinical and laboratory research in nephrology, dialysis and transplantation,
provides readers with the latest clinical research in the field to improve patient care and outcomes; every other month,
NDT-Plus provides readers with essential educational and training articles that really benefit clinical care. NDT’s Impact
Factor of 3.306 (Thompson Reuters Journal Citation Reports, June 2010) makes NDT the leading European nephrology
journal.
- Free access to NDT (Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation) Online (including NDT-Plus Online).
All active ERA-EDTA members, except members who pay the “Reduced” fee, are entitled to receive free access to NDT
+ NDT-Plus Online. The online versions of the Journals have outstanding features: Electronic Table of Contents (eTOC)
alerts; Advanced Access publication; PowerPoint download of figures; CiteTrack; RSS Feeds; and PDA Access. Visit the
journals online at www.ndt.oxfordjournals.org/ and/or www.ndtplus.oxfordjournals.org/ to learn more about these
features and to sign-up or activate your online access.
- NDT Archive - EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT!
One important benefit of ERA-EDTA membership (except for those members who pay the “Reduced fee”) is that you
are able to access the complete electronic archive of NDT, from Volume 1 issue 1 dating back to 1986 when it started
publishing, this means about a further 10,000 pages of high-quality research http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/archive/
- Exclusive access online to most of the presentations of the CME Courses organized during the year.
All ERA-EDTA members can access the presentations of most of the CME Courses organized during the year by ERA-EDTA
(some also in collaboration with ISN and other Associations and/or National Societies of Nephrology).
- Special discounts to the Oxford University Press Medical publications.
All members of ERA-EDTA who have regularly paid their current annual membership fee (as well as all Honorary Members
and all Senior Members) are entitled to receive a 25% discount on all OUP’s medical publications. Go to this OUP dedicated
ERA-EDTA web-site – http://www.oup.co.uk/sale/eraedta to see a list of all the titles and to order them directly on-line.
- Scientific quality of the ERA-EDTA Congress.
Major investments are made by the Association to improve the scientific and educational contents of our annual Congress.
The next ERA-EDTA Congress will be organized in Prague (Czech Republic) from June 23 to June 26, 2011. This Congress
will provide up-to-date information on basic science, clinical nephrology, dialysis and renal transplantation.
- Low Early Registration rate at the Congresses and special Registration fees for Members.
Special discounted Registration fees are applicable for all those members who have paid their current annual
membership fee.
- Free Password for restricted libraries, including the “ERA-EDTA Directory”, the “European Community Financial
Opportunities”, the new “Presentations of the CME Courses” and the “Important Congress and Abstract dead-lines”.
Only ERA-EDTA members are allowed to register their Username and Password to enter the ERA-EDTA restricted libraries.
Here members will also find the “Presentations of the ERA-EDTA CME Courses” and the “ERA-EDTA Directory” that
contains the addresses phone, fax and e-mails (when available) of all ERA-EDTA Members as well as up-dated calls for
financial opportunities in the fields of interest of the Association given by the European Community and many other
important and extremely useful information.
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ERA-EDTA Bookclub
Oxford University Press is pleased to offer ERA-EDTA members an exclusive 25% discount
on our range of Nephrology titles and other selected books. Access the online bookclub and
you can browse our extensive list of titles and purchase books online at the discounted rate.
• Access the online bookclub at http://www.oup.co.uk/sale/eraedta to browse and order
discounted titles online
• Stay up to date on new books by joining our free email information service at
http://www.oup.com/uk/emailnews
Highlighted titles
Chronic Kidney Disease
A practical guide to understanding and management
Edited by Meguid El Nahas and Adeera Levin
*Normal Retail Price: £39.95, Discounted price: £29.96
(ISBN: 978-0-19-954931-3)
Oxford Desk Reference: Nephrology
Jonathan Barratt, Kevin Harris, and Peter Topham
(ISBN: 978-0-19-922956-7)
Treatment of Primary Glomerulonephritis
Edited by Claudio Ponticelli and Richard J. Glassock
(ISBN: 978-0-19-955288-7)
The Spectrum of Mineral and Bone Disorders
in Chronic Kidney Disease, Second Edition
Klaus Olgaard, Justin Silver, and Isidro B. Salusky
(ISBN: 978-0-19-955917-6)
Next ERA-EDTA Congresses
Paris, France
May 24-27, 2012
Istanbul, Turkey
May 18-21, 2013
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Application Form
for ERA-EDTA Membership
I hereby submit my application for Membership to the
European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association
Title: ......... *Family (last) name: .......................................................... *First names:..............................................................
Date and place of birth: ................................................................................................................................. Sex: o M o F
Nationality: ............................................................. Academic degrees: .......................................................................................
Present position: .....................................................................................................................................................................
*Address for correspondence: ...............................................................................................................................................
*Postal Code: ........... *City: ............................................................. *State/Prov: .......... *Country: ..........................................
*Telephone:....................................... *Fax:............................................*E-mail:.........................................................................
Date: ................................................. Signature: ......................................................................................................................
Membership in Nephrological, Transplantation, or other Scientific Societies:
.................................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................................
Proposed by the following Member of the ERA-EDTA:
Full name:...................................................................................................................................................................................
Country: ...................................................................................................................................................................................
Signature: ..........................................................................
*The ERA-EDTA collects and processes personal information to provide you with details regarding the Association and its activities. The above information will be
published in the ERA-EDTA Directory of members on our website (access to which is restricted to ERA-EDTA members only) and will be used for accounting and
commercial purposes by ERA-EDTA and/or Euromeetings s.r.l. in compliance with the Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003. Members can ask that this information
be changed, corrected or cancelled at any time by contacting the ERA-EDTA Membership Office where also further information can be obtained. Steps have been
taken to ensure that consistently high standard of data protection are always in place.
The mailing address and/or e-mail address of ERA-EDTA members may be forwarded to third parties whose services might be of interest to you. All requests of
mailing labels and/or e-mail addresses are, in any case, first approved by an Officer of the ERA-EDTA Council. If you would like to receive information from third
parties please tick one of these boxes:
o YES, I wish to receive only e-mails from third parties;
o YES, I wish to receive only post from third parties;
o YES, I wish to receive both e-mails and post from third parties.
Printed: Oct. 2010 MA
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Please return this form and the payment form to
Mrs. Monica Fontana Faughnan
Office Manager
Via Aldo Moro, 18
I-35030 Bastia di Rovolon (PD)
ITALY
Phone: +39-049-9913028
Fax: +39-049-9910957
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ERA-EDTA Membership
Payment Form
PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD – VISA / EUROCARD-MASTERCARD
(Please complete the form in capital letters or type and send to the ERA-EDTA Membership Office)
Last name:_____________________________ First name:__________________________ ERA-EDTA n°______ (office use only)
Credit Card:
Card number:
o Visa
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o Eurocard/Mastercard - (in both cases write all 16 numbers below)
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o EUR 125.00 - Full Fee
o EUR 90.00 - Online fee
o EUR 85.00 - Spec. Full Disc. Fee
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- Expiry Date
o EUR 50.00 - Reduced Fee
o EUR 50.00 - Junior Fee
o EUR 35.00 - Spec. Online Disc. Fee
/
o Other: .........................................
For more details regarding the fees go to www.era-edta.org/memfees.htm
IMPORTANT: if no box is ticked, then the full fee will be cashed!
If Card owner is different from ERA-EDTA Member, please write his/her full name:__________________________________
Date______________________
Signature_____________________________________________
A receipt is automatically sent with the membership card.
SEND THIS FORM TO:
c/o Mrs. Monica Fontana Faughnan – Office Manager
Via Aldo Moro, 18 - 35030 Bastia di Rovolon (PD) – ITALY
Phone: +39-049-9913028 - Fax: +39-049-9910957
e-mail: membership@era-edta.org
PAYMENT BY BANK DRAFT/CHECK
(Please complete the form in capital letters or type and send to the ERA-EDTA Membership Office together with your check
or bank draft – all bank drafts/checks must be made out to “ERA-EDTA” and must be in EUR)
Last name:_________________________ First name:________________________ ERA-EDTA n°______ (office use only)
Amount: ______________________(+ EUR 10.00 to cover bank charges)
o EUR 90.00 - Online fee
Year paid for: 2011
o Other: .........................................
SEND YOUR CHECK TO:
c/o Mrs. Monica Fontana Faughnan – Office Manager
Via Aldo Moro, 18 - 35030 Bastia di Rovolon (PD) – ITALY
Phone: +39-049-9913028 - Fax: +39-049-9910957
e-mail: membership@era-edta.org
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ERA-EDTA Membership
Payment Form
PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER
(Please include the information requested below when filling in the bank transfer forms.
Send NET AMOUNT ONLY, NO CHARGES FOR US)
Last name:_________________________ First name:_______________________________ ERA-EDTA n°_____ (office use only)
Amount:_____________________________
Year paid for: 2011
Account holder:
Account number:
Bank:
IBAN: BIC/SWIFT:
European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA)
236-473242.61M
UBS SA; Casella Postale; CH-6830 Chiasso; Switzerland.
CH69 0023 6236 4732 4261 M
UBSWCHZH80A
o EUR 90.00 - Online Fee
o Other: ...........................................
ERA-EDTA MEMBERSHIP FEES
AMOUNTS DUE NDT BENEFITS
2011 fee:
EUR 125.00 (Full Fee) - Print issues of NDT vol. 26 + NDT-Plus vol. 4 + free access to NDT + NDT-Plus
Online
EUR 90.00 (Online Fee) - Only free access to NDT + NDT-Plus Online.
EUR 50.00 (Junior Fee) - Only free access to NDT + NDT-Plus Online (ONLY for members 40 years old
or younger).
EUR 85.00 (Special Full Discounted Fee) - Print issues of NDT vol. 26 + NDT-Plus vol. 4 + free access to NDT + NDTPlus Online (ONLY for members living in Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Egypt, F.Y.R. of Macedonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania,
Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine).
EUR 35.00 (Special Online Discounted Fee) - Only free access to NDT + NDT-Plus Online (ONLY for members living in Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Egypt, F.Y.R.
of Macedonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine).
EUR 50.00 (Reduced fee) - Members paying this fee do NOT receive a subscription to NDT. All the other
benefits of being a member remain the same as for the other members.
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IMPORTANT: FOR THE YEARS 2011+2012 ALSO MEMBERS LIVING IN LATVIA AND LITHUANIA
ARE ENTITLED TO PAY THE SPECIAL DISCOUNTED MEMBERSHIP FEES!
ERA-EDTA
Junior Member’s Application Form
Lastname:_________________________________________________Firstname:___________________________________________
Address for correspondence:___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Postcode:___________City:_______________________________________Country:___________________________________________
Telephone: _________________________________________________ Fax: ____________________________________________
E-mail: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date of birth: _____/_____/_____
(day / month / year)
Requirements: Please enclose:
• under 40 years • a photocopy of a personal ID
(passport, ID card, driver’s licence)
New and old members who fullfill the above requested requirement will be able to pay EUR 50.00 for their 2011 Junior ERA-EDTA
membership fee. This will include all the benefits of being a member of the ERA-EDTA, including free access to NDT+NDT-Plus
Online, except receiving the print issues of NDT and NDT-Plus. This form must ONLY be sent the FIRST time you apply for Junior
membership status!
Please send this form with a photocopy of your personal picture document
(together with your “Application Form for Membership in the ERA-EDTA”
only if you are a NEW member), to:
(send ALSO the “ERA-EDTA Application Form” if you are NOT a current member)
Via Aldo Moro, 18
35030 Bastia di Rovolon (PD)
ITALY
Fax: +39-049-9910957
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ERA-EDTA
European Renal Association
European Dialysis and Transplant Association
Operative Headquarters
Via Spolverini 2
I-43126 Parma - Italy
Phone: +39-0521-989078
Fax: +39-0521-959242
E-mail: secretariat@era-edta.org
www.era-edta.org
www.eraedta2011.org

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