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Nederlandse Vereniging voor
Klinische Chemie en Laboratoriumgeneeskunde
Forum of European Societies of Clinical
Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007
17th IFCC - FESCC European Congress of Clinical Chemistry
and Laboratory Medicine
60th National Congress of the Netherlands Society for Clinical Chemistry
and Laboratory Medicine
Your future
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in patient ca
Amsterdam RAI convention centre
The Netherlands
3 - 7 June 2007
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
DATES TO FOCUS ON
31 January 2007
Abstracts Deadline
15 March 2007
Deadline for early registration discount
EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 Preliminary Programme
Printed in April 2006
This booklet is the final printed release prior to the Congress.
Information has been updated up to 20 April 2006.
Further information and updates are available on the internet at:
www.ams22007.org
Edited and published by MZ Congressi s.r.l.
Printed by Grafica Briantea - Usmate (MI), Italy
Secretariats
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Invitation
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Committees
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Scientific Programme - Outline
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Programme at a glance
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Opening Ceremony
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Scientific Programme - Lectures & Symposia
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Scientific Programme - Satellite Meetings
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Abstracts submission
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Social events
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General information
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Tourist information
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Tours
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Hotel information
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Hotel reservation form
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Registration form
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by courtesy of the Amsterdam Tourism & Convention Board
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CONTENTS
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Laboratoriumgeneeskunde
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Phone:
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General information:
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Abstracts & Posters (information only):
posters@ams2007.org
Registrations:
registrations@ams2007.org
Hotel Reservations:
hotelservice@rai.nl
Industry-SSponsored Workshops:
workshops@ams2007.org
Companies:
companies@ams2007.org
Satellite meetings:
satellites@ams2007.org
Scientific programme and speakers:
speakers@ams2007.org
EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 can be found on the Internet at the following address:
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www.ams2007.org
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Dear colleagues,
The Organising Committee is pleased to enclose the
Preliminary Programme for EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007.
2007 As you
can see, we are putting together an exciting programme, scientifically and
socially. We hope you agree that the topics of the plenary lectures and
symposia encompass the latest trends in laboratory medicine. Focusing on
the congress theme "Your future in patient care", you will hear from leading
experts about surprising trends, technologies and innovations. The same
will hold true for the workshops organised by our partners from industry.
We have done our best to offer you the very best social
events. The Concertgebouw building with its famous acoustics will be our
domain on the Monday evening. On Wednesday there will not be just a
party, but the party . We invite you to celebrate with us the 60th anniversary
of the Netherlands Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
(NVKC) in the Beurs van Berlage, a landmark of early 20th century Dutch
architecture.
Gerard Sanders
President EUROMEDLAB 2007
Committee
We will do our utmost to ensure you have a successful and
enjoyable time at EUROMEDLAB 2007.
2007 And Amsterdam itself, with its
unique architecture, historic canals and fine hospitality, guarantees the best
surroundings for our European meeting.
It is you, the delegates, who will make the congress. The
scientific and social interactions between colleagues are the best reasons to
be in Amsterdam in the first week of June 2007.
Don't delay. Mark the dates in your calendar and register now!
Huib Storm
President NVKC
Looking forward to welcoming you,
Gerard Sanders
President EUROMEDLAB 2007 Committee.
Huib Storm
President NVKC
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INVITATION
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COMMITTEES
Organising Committee
Prof G.T.B. Sanders, President
Prof M.A. Blankenstein, Vice President, Chairman Scientific Programme
Drs G.J.H. Haan, Logistics
Dr W. Kortlandt, Treasurer
Dr J. Prins, Social Programme
Mrs C. Ruiter, PR & Communications
Drs G. van der Sluijs Veer, National Representative IFCC
Prof I. Vermes, IFCC Congress and Conference Division
International Scientific Steering Committee
Prof M.A. Blankenstein, The Netherlands - President
Dr G.H. Beastall, United Kingdom
Dr S. Halloran, United Kingdom
Dr J.M. Queraltó, Spain
Prof I. Vermes, The Netherlands
Prof C. Wagener, Germany
International Scientific Advisory Board
Prof J. Delanghe, Gent, Belgium
Prof K. Tzatchev, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof E. Topic, Zagreb, Croatia
Dr A. Jabor, Prague, Czech Republic
Prof A. Tamm, Tartu, Estonia
Dr B. Gouget, Paris, France
Dr A. Haliassos, Athens, Greece
Prof L. Muszbek, Debrecen, Hungary
Dr M. Mayer, Jerusalem, Israel
Dr F. Ceriotti, Milano, Italy
Dr P. Demacker, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Dr J. Hoffmann, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Prof F. Muskiet, Groningen, The Netherlands
Prof G. Odrowaz-Sypniewska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Dr M. Cojocaru, Bucharest, Romania
Prof V. Menshikov, Moscow, Russia
Prof S. Ignjatovic, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Dr P. Mesko Brguljan, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr P. Simonsson, Malmö, Sweden
Dr L. Risch, Vaduz, Switzerland
Dr N. Ozer, Ankara, Turkey
Dr E. Lamb, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Dr M. Hallworth, Shrewsbury, UK, on behalf of EC-4
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Netherlands National Scientific
Committee
Dr D.W. Swinkels, Nijmegen
Dr H.M. Dijstelbloem, Amsterdam
Dr C. Aaij, Amsterdam
Dr F.A.J.T.M. van den Bergh, Enschede
Dr Ch.M. Cobbaert, Breda
Dr L. Dorland, Utrecht
Prof C.A.J.M. Jakobs, Amsterdam
Dr I.P. Kema, Groningen
Prof J. Lindemans, Rotterdam
Dr P.P.C.A. Menheere, Maastricht
Dr J. van Pelt, Leiden
Dr M.T.M. Raijmakers, Veldhoven
Prof W.W. van Solinge, Utrecht
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
Outline
Both the scientific programme and the simultaneous exhibition of EUROMEDLAB 2007 Amsterdam will be held
in the Amsterdam RAI convention centre. It is located in a strategic area of the city of Amsterdam, only three
kilometres from its historical centre.
The scientific programme will include plenary lectures, symposia, poster presentations, lunch round tables and
industry-sponsored workshops.
PLENARY LECTURES
Posters will be classified by topic
(see page 19 for topics list) and
Each congress day will start with a each topic will be assigned a
plenary lecture. Leading experts in specific congress day (Mondaythe fields of Genetics, Obesity, Wednesday). Posters will be on
Prenatal Diagnosis and Proteomics display from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
have accepted our invitation to on the selected day.
deliver plenary lectures at Since the programme gives ample
EUROMEDLAB 2007 and bring time to poster viewing and
congress delegates up-to-date on discussion with their presenters,
poster sessions will evolve in true
these fascinating topics.
scientific markets.
A small number of abstracts will be
SYMPOSIA
selected for oral presentation in the
symposium dedicated to the topic
In the morning and afternoon four of the abstract.
parallel symposia are dedicated to a
variety of topics. These symposia will LUNCH ROUND
be arranged in such a way as to
minimize any overlap between TABLES
potentially competing symposia.
Symposia typically consist of four To promote informal discussion
invited lectures and two selected free and exchange of ideas Lunch Round
communications (see: section on Tables will be organized.
abstract submission). Three symposia Approximately 10 delegates will
will be in the form of interactive gather with a Dutch colleague to
sessions in which the participants treat topics of interest with the
actively take part in the discussion of congress delegates. The topics
patient cases. Four symposia are related to these sessions and the
registration procedure will be
organized by IFCC divisions.
announced on the congress web
site by the end of 2006.
FREE
Workshops (ISWs) scheduled
throughout the congress.
These sessions will be organised
and presented by different
sponsors of our meeting. The
general structure will be based on
science, under the responsibility of
a laboratory professional.
Presentations will be technicalscientific in content and style. They
will include both the technicalanalytical aspects and the clinicaldiagnostic implications of the
subject.
ISWs will give sponsoring
companies the opportunity to
demonstrate and recommend the
advantages of their new products;
they will support laboratory
professionals in choosing the
optimal strategy for their
laboratories.
SATELLITE MEETINGS
Pre- and post-congress Satellite
Meetings will be organised in
connection with the EUROMEDLAB
Amsterdam 2007 congress. Some of
them will be organised at the
while some others will be held in
different
locations.
General
COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
information
on
Satellite
Meetings
POSTERS AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
can be found on page 17.
SPONSORED
Furthermore, a detailed programme
Free contributions by registered WORKSHOPS (ISWs)
as well as information on registration
congress delegates will be
procedures for each meeting will be
predominantly in the form of New analytical approaches, new
published on the “Satellite
poster presentations. The poster diagnostic tools, and new technical
Meetings” section of the web site
sessions are scheduled in the solutions for laboratory medicine
www.ams2007.org.
www.ams2007.org
middle of the day and thus form the will be reported during the various
series of Industry-Sponsored
core part of each congress day.
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Sunday 3 June
Monday 4 June
Satellite Symposium
Abbott Diagnostics
EBLM workshop
Regist ration desk open s
Satellite Symposium
Abbott Diagnostics
Opening Cer emony
I nf ormal Get-T
Toget her
SYMPOSIA
Satellite Symposium
Computing in Clinical Laboratories.
Noordwijkerhout - May 30th-June 2nd
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Impact of modern genetics on
society
Recent developments in parathyroid
hormone
LUNCH
INTERACTIVE
AFTERNOON SYMPOSIA
MORNING
SESSIONS
SESSIONS
PLENARY
LECTURES
Saturday 2 June
Laboratory response to changing
clinical practice
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P R O G R A M M E
Epigenetics in complex disease
Standardization in laboratory
medicine
Posters, Lunch Round Tables
and ISW's
Pharmacogenetics and
pharmacogenomics
Haemoglobinopathies:
identifications of carriers
Frontiers in technology and
methods - I
Clinical cases in metabolic disease
Co n c e r t
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G L A N C E
Tuesday 5 June
Wednesday 6 June
Thursday 7 June
Pharmaceutical options for the
management of human obesity
Biomarker detection: spinning biological
trash into diagnostic gold
Circulating RNA: early detection of
preeclampsia and other disorders
Obesity
Metabolic disease
Diabetes
Diseases of ageing/biomarkers in
neurodegenerative disease
Bleeding disorders
Oncology / tumour markers
Advances in laboratory automation
and information technology
Scientific communications
Clinical and diagnostic immunology
Frontiers in technology and
methods - II
Drugs of abuse/therapeutic drug
monitoring
Cardiac markers and
vascular disease
and ISW's
and ISW's
Closing Cer emony
Mass spectrometry in the clinical
laboratory
Osteoporosis and
calcium homeostasis
Post congress symposium
EQALM
extends to Friday 8 June
Recent insights in iron metabolism
Laboratory response to changing
regulatory practice
Late breaking news
Contribution of laboratory medicine in
Kidney disease
Clinical cases in emergency
medicine
Clinical cases in
haematology/immunology
Congress Pa rt y
& 6 0 A n n iv e r s a r y N V K C
th
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OPENING CEREMONY
Sunday 3 June 20
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17.00 - 19.00
Welcome addresses
Opening Lectures exploring the central theme of “Water”
Water
J.H. Ravesloot - Lecture on Fysiology
G. Schwartz - Lecture on Art
Performances in cooperation with
“The nternational Dance Theatre”
by courtesy of the Amsterdam RAI
19.00 - 20.30
I N F O R M A L G E T -T
TOGETHER PARTY
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9.00 - 9.45
Impact of modern genetics on society
J.J. Cassiman
Centre of Human Genetics
Leuven - Belgium
M O R N I N G
S Y M P O S I A
Recent developments in parathyroid hormone
Update on structure-function relationships.
J.Potts, Boston, MA, USA
Which forms of PTH to be measured and why?
J.C. Souberbielle, Paris, France
Intraoperative PTH measurement; cost-effective POCT.
To be announced
Efficay of PTH treatment.
J. Reeve, Cambridge, UK
Epigenetics in complex disease
Jean-JJ acques Cassiman was born on April 25,
1943 in Brussels.
After his training as a MD with speciality in
Pediatrics, he spent 5 years at the University of
Stanford, CA. Since 1984 he is full Professor of
Human Genetics and since 1999, division head
of the Center for Human Genetics in Leuven,
Belgium. He is director of the laboratory for
forensic genetics and molecular archeology and
coordinator of EU projects on Cystic Fibrosis.
From 1993-99 he was secretary-general of the
European Society of Human Genetics and from
2002 on he is liaison officer for the ESHG to the
International Federation of Human Genetics
Societies.
He is secretary of EPPOSI (European Platform
for Patient Organizations, Science and Industry)
and board member of VIWTA (Flemish Institute
for Science and Technological aspects of the
Flemish Parliament). He is coordinator of the
EU-funded
network
of
Excellence
EUROGENTEST, which aims at harmonizing
and improving the quality of genetic testing in
the EU.
M o n d a y
PLENARY LECTURE
Auditorium
Lectures and Symposia
MONDAY 4 JUNE 2007
Adaptation to the conditions of existence.
F.A.J. Muskiet, Groningen, The Netherlands,
Fundamentals of epigenetics and its relevance to human
disease.
R. Feil, Montpellier, France
The epigenetic basis of the "fetal origins of disease".
M.A. Hanson, Southampton, UK
The role of epigenetic modification in the development of
cancer.
E. Ballestar, Madrid, Spain
Your future in patient care - I: laboratory responses to changing
clinical practice
Laboratory medicine responses to the "electronic patient".
To be announced
The impact of evidence based guidelines.
To be announced
Outcome measures of point-of-care testing.
To be announced
Personal digital assistants: opportunities for laboratory
medicine.
To be announced
Standardization in laboratory medicine: the way forward (IFCC
Scientific Division)
Traceability, reference systems and result comparability.
J.C. Forest, Québec, Canada
The JCTLM: goals and ongoing activities.
M.M. Müller, Vienna, Austria
The contribution of the IFCC Scientific Division activities
to standardisation.
M. Panteghini, Milano, Italy
Common reference limits as fourth pillar of the reference
system theory.
F. Ceriotti, Milano, Italy
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Lunch time:
MONDAY 4 JUNE 2007
POSTER SESSIONS, Lunch Round Tables and Industry Sponsored Workshops
A F T E R N O O N
S Y M P O S I A
Pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics
Pharmacogenomics and cardiovascular drugs.
G. Siest, Nancy, France
Cytochrome P450 enzymes in cancer treatment.
R.H. van Schaik, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Pharmacogenetics and transplantation.
P. Marquet, Limoges, France
Dose adjustments based on genotype in psychiatry and diabetes.
J. Kirchheiner, Ulm, Germany
Haemoglobinopathies: identification of carriers
Screening for what?
J. Traeger-Synodinos, Athens, Greece
Screening, why?
R. Galanello, Cagliari, Italy
Screening, who?
B. Gulbis, Brussels, Belgium
Identification of carriers, How?
C. Harteveld, Leiden, The Netherlands
Frontiers in technology and methods - I
Protein array chips.
P. Bertone, Combridge, UK.
Advances in allergy testing.
To be confirmed
Measuring nucleic acids in plasma.
R.W. Chiu, Hong Kong
Plasmonic technology: a novel approach to ultrasensitive immunoassays.
H. Szmacinski, Baltimore, U.S.A.
INTERACTIVE SESSION:
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Clinical cases in metabolic disease
Conductors: M. Duran, F.A. Wijburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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9.00 - 9.45
Pharmaceutical options for the
management of human obesity
S.R. Bloom
Department of Metabolic Medicine
Imperial College London - United Kingdom
M O R N I N G
S Y M P O S I A
Obesity
Foetal basis of adult disease.
S. Ozanne, Cambridge, UK
Endocrine control of body composition from infancy to
puberty.
J.D. Veldhuis, Rochester, U.S.A.
Is insulin resistance the cause of the metabolic syndrome?
To be announced
The rich life of adipocytes.
To be confirmed
Disease of ageing / biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease
Steve Bloom was born in Kent in 1942 and
received his undergraduate medical training at
Cambridge University. His house officer, senior
house officer and registrar posts were largely
undertaken at The Middlesex Hospital where
he also received his MRC Clinical Research
Fellow training. He moved to the Royal
Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith
Hospital in 1974 where his roles have included
Senior Lecturer (Consultant Physician), Reader
in Medicine, Chairman of the Higher Degrees
Committee and Academic Board, Professor of
Medicine (Hon Consultant Physician), Director
of the Endocrinology Clinical Service and
Deputy Director, Department of Medicine,
Director of Chemical Pathology (renamed
Metabolic Medicine), Chief of Clinical Service
Chemical Pathology and Chief of Service
Endocrinology and Diabetes. He now holds a
dual role as Head of the academic Division of
Investigative Science at Imperial College
London and as Clinical Director for Pathology
and Therapy Services at Hammersmith Hospital
responsible for a total budget of £40million
annually. His research work over the years falls
into five related categories: endocrinology
clinical research, physiology and pathology of
gut hormones, control of insulin release and
insulin resistance, role of neuropeptides in
organ control and the role of neuropeptides in
CNS regulation of appetite and related
hypothalamic functions. He currently leads a
research group investigating hypothalamic
appetite control systems and gut hormones.
He has published over 1000 papers (excluding
review articles) in journals such as Nature, J Biol
Chem, PNAS, JCI and NEJM. Steve is also a
Director of Thiakis and Chairman Designate of
Bioscientifica.
Assay and significance of biomarkers for Alzheimer
disease.
To be confirmed
Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.
N.W. Wood, London, UK
Candidate genes in the development of cerebrovascular
disease.
E. Topic, Zagreb, Croatia
Prion disease.
To be announced
T u e s d a y
PLENARY LECTURE
Auditorium
TUESDAY 5 JUNE 2007
Advances in laboratory automation and information technology
Recent topics in laboratory automation and information
technology.
J. Dols, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The European lab tests online network.
M. Klouche, Bremen, Germany
To be announced
To be announced
Frontiers in technology and methods - II
Bone-marrow haematopoietic-stem-cell niches.
To be confirmed
Mass spectrometric analysis of protein interactions.
To be confirmed
Metabolomics in the context of systems biology.
To be confirmed
The European EQUALSEC DNA-sequencing program:
improving analytical performance and proficiency.
M. Neumaier, Mannheim, Germany
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TUESDAY 5 JUNE 2007
Lunch time:
A F T E R N O O N
S Y M P O S I A
Mass spectrometry in the clinical laboratory
Recent developments and new applications of tandem mass spectrometry in newborn
screening.
D. Matern, Rochester, U.S.A.
Thyroid and steroid hormone measurement by mass spectrometry.
L.M. Thienpont, Ghent, Belgium
Analysis of the metabolome related to one carbon metabolism and folate status using a
strategy of complementary platforms based on LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS.
P.M. Ueland, Bergen, Norway
The value of MS in the unraveling of neurometabolic disorders.
E.A. Struijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Iron metabolism: new insights and consequences for diagnostic medicine
Overview: new insights in iron metabolism.
R.E. Fleming, St. Louis, U.S.A.
Anemia of chronic disease.
G. Weiss, Innsbruck, Austria
Hereditary hemochromatosis: the hepcidin model as the unifying pathogenetic hypothesis.
D. Swinkels, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Laboratory management of r-HuEPO therapy.
To be announced
Late breaking news
No topics have been selected for this symposium yet to allow inclusion of presentations on
the most recent developments in Laboratory Medicine.
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Clinical cases in emergency medicine
Conductor: P. Gosling, Birmingham, UK
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PLENARY LECTURE
Auditorium
9.00 - 9.45
Biomarker detection, spinning
biological trash into diagnostic gold
E.F. Petricoin III
Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular
Medicine - George Mason University
Manassas - U.S.A.
WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE 2007
M O R N I N G
S Y M P O S I A
Metabolic disease
The pathology of oxidative phosphorylation disorders.
J. Smeitink, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Laboratory aspects of lysosomal disease.
I. Maire, Lyon, France
Measurement and reference values of
holo-transcobalamin and related markers.
E. Nexö, Aarhus, Denmark
Hereditary fructose intolerance: from clinic to protein.
F. Salvatore, Naples, Italy
Dr. Emanuel F Petricoin is the Co-Director of the
Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular
Medicine (CAPMM) at George Mason University.
Prior to this position, he served as Co-Director of the
FDA-NCI Clinical Proteomics Program from 20012005, and a Senior Investigator within the Center for
Biologics Evaluation and Research at the US Food and
Drug Administration since 1996. He received his PhD
in Microbiology from the University of Maryland in
1990 where he was the first to characterize and clone
genes involved in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in
Neisseria gonorrhoeae. As a post-doctoral fellow at
the US Food and Drug Administration, he and his
colleagues discovered and characterized the JAK-STAT
signaling pathway. His expertise centers on
translational research for applications of novel
proteomics and nano- technologies for patient
tailored medicine and clinical diagnostics. He is a coinventor on 15 filed and published patents, and has
authored over 170 peer-reviewed publications and
invited reviews. He was a co-author on several important
FDA Guidance Documents and Points-to-Consider
documents including the Pharmacogenomics Guidance
Documents. He has authored over 40 book chapters, is
on the editorial board of Proteomics, Journal of
Proteome Research, Biomedical Microdevices,
Molecular Carcinogenesis, and served as a Senior
Editor for Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and
Prevention. He was the founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of
Clinical Proteomics. Dr. Petricoin is a founding
member of the Human Proteomic Organization
(HUPO) as well as the US HUPO, and served on the
Executive Committee and Treasurer for HUPO from
2002-2004. While at the FDA, he served on the FDA's
Pharmacogenomics Advisory Board, and the
Nanotechnology Advisory Board. He has received
numerous awards including the NIH Director's Award,
FDA Distinguished Scientist Award, American Society
of Cytopathology Basic Research Award, the Roche
Diagnostics/CLAS Distinguished Scientist Award and
the Harvard University Leading Edge Award.
Diagnosis and treatment of thromboembolism.
S. Middeldorp, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Qualitative platelet disorders.
A.T. Nurden, Pessac, France
Pathophysiology of the antiphospholipid syndrome.
Ph. G. de Groot, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Structure and function of blood coagulation factor XIII.
To be confirmed
W e d n e s d a y
Bleeding disorders
Scientific communications (IFCC Communications and
Publications Division)
Recording and distributing digital audio lectures.
C. Webster, Nottingham, UK
Creating interactive educational material.
A. Wootton, Melbourne, Australia
Website conception and information design.
G. Sypniewska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Improving your presentations and posters.
J.B.H. Lopez, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Drugs of abuse / therapeutic drug monitoring
Detection of drugs of abuse in athletes.
D. de Boer, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Biomarkers: the link between therapeutic drug monitoring
and pharmacodynamics.
M. Oellerich, Goettingen, Germany
The use of metabolic ratios of phychotropics as indication
of genotype: clinical applications.
J. van der Weide, Harderwijk, The Netherlands.
Pathophysiologic effects of selected drugs.
J. Unk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lunch time:
WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE 2007
A F T E R N O O N
S Y M P O S I A
Osteoporosis and calcium homeostasis
Review of Vitamin D.
W.D. Fraser, Liverpool, UK
Vitamin D signalling in health and disease.
F. Jakob, Würzburg Germany
Vitamin D in the elderly.
G. Duque, Montreal, Canada
FGF23 a newly recognized regulator of phosphate and vitamin D metabolism.
To be confirmed
Your future in patient care - II: laboratory responses to a changing regulatory environment
Serum and tissue banking in relation to clinical information.
J.-E. Litton, Stockholm, Sweden
Contribution of the laboratory to patient safety.
J.D. Kay, Oxford, UK
EC4: Clinical laboratory globalisation: The EU directives
R.T.P. Jansen, Geldrop, The Netherlands
EC4: Recent developments on accreditation and validation.
W. Huisman, The Hague, The Netherlands
The contribution of laboratory medicine in Kidney disease (IFCC Scientific Division)
Estimating kidney function using creatinine based equations.
N. Greenberg Rochester, U.S.A.
Cystatin C as estimator of glomerular filtration rate: needs for its definitive implementation.
A. Grubb, Lund, Sweden
Measurement of urinary albumin: analytical aspects influencing its clinical use.
H.A. Morris, Adelaide, Australia
The importance of cardiac biomarkers in end-stage renal disease.
F.S. Apple, Minneapolis, U.S.A.
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Clinical cases in haematology and immunology
Conductors:
Immunology: H.H. Hooijkaas, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Haematology: M.H. van Oers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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9.00 - 9.45
Circulating RNA: early detection of
pre-eeclampsia and other disorders
C.B.M. Oudejans
Department of Clinical Chemistry
VU University Medical Centre
Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Dr Cees Oudejans got his medical training at
the VU University in Amsterdam, but continued
with a career in biomedical research. Following
his PhD training (with honors) on the topic of
transcription factors in the human placenta and
a postdoctoral training at Yale University, New
Haven with Fred Naftolin and Frank Ruddle, he
started a molecular biology research group at
the Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU
University Amsterdam. His research focuses on
the relation between early development and
disease in particular of pregnancy-induced
diseases with placental origin like preeclampsia
and the establishment of non-invasive prenatal
diagnostics using placental RNA in maternal
plasma.
M O R N I N G
S Y M P O S I A
Evidence in action ( Joint session of IFCC Committee on
evidence-b
based laboratory medicine and IFCC global campaign
on diabetes mellitus task force)
Standardization of microalbumine.
M.J. McQueen, Hamilton, Canada
Clinical use of microalbumine - results from an
international survey.
S. Sandberg, Bergen, Norway
Quality of guidelines for diabetes mellitus: can we do
better?
A.R Horvath, Szeged, Hungary
Natriuretic Peptides: what's the evidence in support of
their clinical utilization?
R.H. Christenson, Baltimore, U.S.A.
Laboratory related recommendations for screening
colorectal cancer: can we trust current guidelines?
J. Watine, Rodez, France
Oncology / tumour markers
The EU P-Mark project: a quest for new diagnostic and
prognostic markers for prostate cancer.
J.A. Schalken, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
The Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) revisited.
C.G. Fraser, Dundee, UK
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 in breast and
colon cancer.
N. Brunner, Frederiksburg, Denmark
Ovarian cancer markers: CA 125 and beyond.
R.C. Bast, Houston, U.S.A.
Clinical and diagnostic immunology
T h u r s d a y
PLENARY LECTURE
Auditorium
THURSDAY 7 JUNE 2007
Diabetes Mellitus type 1.
To be announced
Autoimmune Liver Disease.
To be announced
Apoptosis and human disease, with specific reference to
autoimmune disorders
To be announced
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
To be announced
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Cardiac markers and vascular disease
Regulation and involvement of heparanase in cancer metastasis and angiogenesis.
I. Vlodavsky, Haifa, Israel
Update on cardiac markers.
P. Venge, Uppsala, Sweden
Strategy for prevention of cardiovascular disease.
To be confirmed
Implementation of cardiac marker measurement according to EC4 guidelines.
To be confirmed
The symposium programme of EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 is still under construction and is subject to
modification. This brochure presents the programme up to April 18, 2006. Revisions of the Scientific
Programme are available on the congress web site www.ams2007.org and will be announced in the electronic
newsletters.
CLOSING CEREMONY
Thursday 7 June 20
007
13.00 - 13.30
Closing Cocktail “ See you in Innsbruck 2009 ”
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UPDATES ON THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
will be available on the congress web site
www.ams2007.org
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Satellite M eetingg s
Four satellite meetings will be organised in connection with the EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 Congress. This
page will give general indications on the content and background of the meetings. Further and more detailed
information about the scientific programme of each satellite as well as indications on how to register will be
uploaded on the web site of the congress www.ams2007.org from September 2006.
Computing in Clinical Laboratories Conference
Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout
30 May 2007 - 2 June 2007
The C o m p u t i n g i n C l i n i c a l L a b o r a t o r i e s ( C C L )
conferences were founded in 1975 and aim to promote
innovation, excellence and best practice in the use of
computers and information technology in clinical
laboratories by bringing together scientists, clinicians and
managers from laboratories, hospitals, universities and
industry. This conference should be a high priority for
anyone connected with clinical laboratory computing or the
use of laboratory results in other hospital systems. The two
world-class keynote lectures will be supported by speakers
who are experts in their field to provide an invaluable
insight into current and future trends. The excellent
conference facilities at the Leeuwenhorst will provide an
ideal setting for this important event.
www.ams2007.org/CCL
EBLM Pre-C
Congress Course
Amsterdam VU Medical Centre - 3 June 2007
based Laboratory
This short course on E v i d e n c e -b
M e d i c i n e is organized under the auspices of the
Committee on Evidence-based Laboratory Medicine (CEBLM) of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry
and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC).
This workshop is a one-day condensed version of the 4-day
long IFCC/FESCC Course on Evidence-based Laboratory
Medicine, held in Budapest in 2005 in association with
experts of the Cochrane Diagnosis and Screening Tests
Method Group. This international course aims at
disseminating the basic principles and methodology of
evidence-based laboratory medicine (EBLM).
Key objectives of the course are to help participants to:
· improve their ability to formulate questions,
· systematically find the evidence about diagnostic
interventions,
· evaluate the evidence about diagnostic interventions.
Participants will obtain skills in systematically
· formulating questions and designing studies,
· searching for the evidence,
· critically appraising the evidence,
· interpreting the evidence.
This course is primarily designed for laboratory
professionals with special interest in evidence-based
laboratory medicine. The number of course participants is
limited to 50 persons. Past experience in EBM or EBLM is an
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advantage.
ABBOTT Satellite Symposium
Abbott, Amsterdam - 2/3 June 2007
A b b o t t D i a g n o s t i c s is sponsoring Satellite Symposium on
June 2nd and 3rd on New Marker Technology and the Latest
Developments in Clinical Management. Topics to be
covered in the workshops will be Cardiac, Hepatitis,
Pregnancy, Renal Disease, Hematology, Cancer and
Laboratory Automation.
www.ams2007.org/ABBOTT
IFCC/EQALM Post-C
Congress Symposium
Amsterdam RAI - 7/8 June 2007
A Q (Education and
A joint meeting of I F C C / E M D / C -A
Management Division/ Committee on Analytical Quality)
and E Q A L M (European Committee for External Quality
Assurance Programmes in Laboratory Medicine) is
proposed to involve stakeholders in the principal areas of
both international standard setting for the quality
management and accreditation of laboratory medicine and
EQA service provision, and education of laboratory
professionals, EQA providers and industry in metrology,
measurement uncertainty and traceability. The role of
educational EQA in supporting and enhancing IFCC
standardisation initiatives and the work of JCTLM will be
emphasised, and the creation of an International Forum to
bring together all stakeholders to improve the trueness,
comparability and clinical effectiveness of laboratory
medicine investigations will be proposed. Laboratory
Medicine continues to face many analytical challenges,
associated mainly with poor between-method
comparability arising from lack of standardisation due to
inadequate implementation of metrological principles
(trueness, uncertainty, traceability) and insufficient use of
reference methods and materials. Increased use of 'point of
care' systems with uncertain quality management and
unproven comparability with laboratory systems, is an
additional area of concern. These challenges require
concerted and co-ordinated action by all stakeholders,
including Governments, regulatory organisations,
educational and professional bodies, metrology and
standards institutions and the diagnostics industry, as well
as laboratory professionals, clinicians and patients.
Stakeholders require appropriate knowledge and an
appreciation of their role in all the processes which
underpin the production of an analytically valid result with
optimal trueness and fitness for purpose.
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Featuring satellite symposiums June 2nd and 3rd on “New Marker
Technology, and the Latest Developments in Clinical Management”.
Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
Max-Planck-Ring 2
65205 Wiesbaden-Delkenheim
Tel. +49 6122 580
Fax +49 6122 58 1244
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ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION
Instructions and Inff ormation
Congress delegates are cordially invited to submit abstracts of their scientific work for presentation as a free
communication at EUROMEDLAB 2007. Each registered delegate is entitled to submit a maximum of 3 abstracts
as presenting author.
Abstracts can be submitted on all fields of Clinical Chemistry, Haematology, Clinical Molecular Biology and
Laboratory Medicine in the broader sense. You can find a specified topic list in this brochure which is also
available on the abstract submission site. Presentation of free communications is
predominantly by poster. A limited number of abstracts will be selected for an oral
A b s tr a c ts c an be
presentation in the congress symposia. Authors wishing to compete for these oral
su bmitt ed
communication slots should mark the appropriate field on the abstract submission b y th e In t e r n e t o nl y :
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following hereafter. Properly submitted abstracts will be sent to experts for review
and selection for oral communication.
TOPICS
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Adrenal
Ageing
Allergy
Autoimmune diseases
Blood banking and Haemovigilance
Bone disease and vitamin D
Cardiovascular disease: Coronary artery
disease/ischemic damage
Cardiovascular disease: Heart
failure/hypertension
Cancer/tumour markers
Clinical relevance of Laboratory Testing
Critical care
Diabetes
Fertility
Genetics
Haematology
Haemostasis
Immunology/antibody technology
Infectious disease
Information technology
Inherited and acquired metabolic disease
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Iron metabolism/haemochromatosis
Kidney disease
Lipids and lipoproteins
Liver and gastrointestinal disease
Metabolic syndrome(s)
Metabolomics
Molecular diagnostics
Neonatology
Neurodegenerative diseases
Nutrition
Paediatric clinical chemistry
Pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics
Point of Care Testing
Proteins and proteomics/chips and Mass
Spectrometry
Quality Assessment
Reproductive Endocrinology
Technology, Instrumentation and Methods
Thyroid
Traceability and Standardization
Miscellaneous
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The text must be clear, concise and written in proper English;
The content must not have been previously published in academic journals or subject to peer review;
Significant technical information must not be withheld. Abstracts should absolutely contain results.
Statements such as "results will be discussed" are not acceptable and will lead to rejecting the abstract;
The body of the abstract should not exceed 250 words. Specific instructions for lay-out and a sample abstract
are available on-line (www.ams2007.org).
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ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION
Instructions and Inff ormation
STRUCTURE OF THE ABSTRACT
Abstracts should be structured and must include:
brief introduction stating the purpose of the investigation and its relevance to laboratory medicine;
description of the methodology used;
results, supported by statistical or other evidence to show their validity;
conclusions;
the word count of the body of the abstract as generated by the MS-Word/extra/word
count feature (max. 250 words).
For support on the structure of your abstract and the application of the above requirements please contact the
Organising Secretariat at posters@ams2007.org
GENERAL INFORMATION
Receipt of the abstracts will be acknowledged by numbered e-mail immediately after submission.
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their abstracts by 1 March 2007.
ANYONE PRESENTING AN ABSTRACT
MUST REGISTER FOR THE CONGRESS
AND PAY THE APPROPRIATE FEE
Abstracts book
The abstracts of the congress will be published in the Journal Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
(CCLM) and the abstracts will be included in the Index Services such as the regular CCLM issues (CAS,
BIOBASE, EMBASE, MEDLINE).
RANDOX will sponsor a CD containing all the abstracts presented at the congress.
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DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION:
31 January 2007
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INFORMAL GET-T
T OGETHER PARTY
S unday 3 June 2 007
Starting at 19.00 h
After the opening ceremony, you are kindly invited to
take part in the informal get-together party to be held
at the Amsterdam RAI convention centre, location of
the congress. Entrance to the party will be allowed to
all the delegates and accompanying persons who are
registered to the congress.
CONCERT - Concertgebouw
M onday 4 June 2 007
Starting at 20.00 h
Het Concertgebouw, the world famous neoclassical
concert building, will host the concert specially
performed by the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra for
the EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 congress. An
outstanding programme has been selected with violin
concertos of the major Italian composers of the 19th
century: Rossini, Paganini and Verdi.
Het Concertgebouw hosts nearly 2000 people.
Because of this limited availability of seats, we would
appreciate when all delegates indicate on their
registration form whether or not they wish to attend
the concert. Tickets (free of charge) will be distributed
based on a ‘first register, first get' basis.
CONGRESS PARTY - Beurs van Berlage
Wednesday 6 June 2 007
Starting at 18.45 h
INCLUDED IN THE
FULL REGISSTRATION FEE
AND ACCOM
MPANYING PERSSON FEE
by courtesy of the Amsterdam RAII
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SOCIAL EVENTS
INCLUDED IN THE
FULL REGISSTRATION FEE
AND ACCOM
MPANYING PERSSON FEE
by courtesy of the Amsterdam Tourism & Convention Bureau
For fully registered participants, accompanying persons
and NVKC Members:
€ 40 per person
On site fee:
€ 100 per person
The Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam's architecturally
spectacular former stock exchange located in the very
centre of the city, offers the perfect ambiance for a
great party.
We invite you for an evening full of surprises in a great
atmosphere. During this evening also the 60th
anniversary of The Netherlands Society for Clinical
Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (NVKC) will be
celebrated. Tickets for the party (€ 40 per person) can
be booked by those who register to the congress (full
registration fee and accompanying person fee) on the
registration form. NVKC members will receive a
special invitation. Tickets may be available on site also
(€ 100 per person).
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GENERAL INFORMATION
CONGRESS VENUE
The EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 Congress will be held at the Amsterdam RAI
convention centre. This modern complex is unquestionably one of Europe's foremost
venues for major international events. By public transportation it takes just fifteen
minutes to travel from the
Amsterdam RAI to the city centre
Amsterdam RAI
with its attractive canals, pavement cafés, tourist
convention centre
attractions and a wide range of entertainment. There is a
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stop of Tramline 4 in front of the building that provides a
NL-1078 GZ Amsterdam
quick and convenient service to all parts of Amsterdam.
The Netherlands
Besides its own railway station on walking distance
www.rai.nl
(Amsterdam RAI), the convention centre has its own
harbour on the side of the complex that borders on the
park. This provides a direct connection to Amsterdam's extensive canal network.
A R R I V I N G :
By Air
Leaving from Amsterdam
Airport Schiphol you can
reach the Amsterdam RAI by
taxi or public transportation
in 20 - 30 minutes. A taxistand can be found outside
the main exit of the airport’s
arrival hall (for information
or prices call +31 (0)20 653 1000). From Schiphol
Station, located at the main exit of the airport’s arriving
hall, trains are leaving to, amongst others, the
Amsterdam RAI station and the Amsterdam Central
Station (CS).
By Tram and Metro
Leaving from the Amsterdam Central Railway Station
(CS), you can take the Amstelveen express Metroline
51 (travelling time: 12 minutes, exit at the Amsterdam
RAI station) or Tramline 4 (travelling time: 30 minutes,
exit at the RAI Europaplein) to the Amsterdam RAI.
Also, different bus routes will take you to the RAI.
If you travel by tram, metro or bus you only need to
buy a single ticket to the RAI because an Amsterdam
public transportation ticket is included in the full
registration package.
By Train
Leaving from Schiphol Station or
Duivendrecht Station, four trains
per hour will bring you directly to
the Amsterdam RAI station. There
are also direct train connections
between the Amsterdam RAI
station and - for instance Rotterdam, the Hague, Utrecht
and Leiden. Detailed information and travel advise
considering public transportation in Amsterdam (and
The Netherlands) can be obtained through the
internet (www.9292ov.nl).
By Car
Exit S109 from the A10 circular road will bring you
immediately to the Amsterdam RAI, that has large
parking facilities, including special ones for disabled
persons. The A10 is connected to motorways A1 (from
Amersfoort), A2 (from Utrecht) and A4 (from The
Hague and Rotterdam).
EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 will provide you with tickets for free public transport
in Amsterdam during the congress.
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Via Carlo Farini 81 - 20159 Milano (Italy)
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REGISTRATION DESK
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ORGANISING SECRETARIAT
The registration desk, located at the entrance of the congress area, will be open for the period of the congress as
follows:
Sunday 3 June 2007
12.00 - 20.00
Monday 4 June 2007
8.30 - 18.00
Tuesday 5 June 2007
8.30 - 18.00
Wednesday 6 June 2007
8.30 - 18.00
Thursday 7 June 2007
8.30 - 14.30
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
On-line registration is available at the congress website:
www.ams2007.org
Registrations can be submitted by regular mail or by fax (fax: +39 02 6686699) using the registration form on
page 35 and 36.
REGISTRATION FEES (all amounts in Euro)
All congress delegates, including invited speakers, must register in advance of the congress.
Invited speakers will receive a dedicated communication regarding their registration procedure. All available
registration fees for delegates are shown in the following table:
FULL
REGISTRATION
DAY
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION ON
THURSDAY
ACCOMPANYING
PERSON
BEFORE
15 March 2007
AFTER
15 March 2007
ON SITE
€ 480
€ 690
€ 720
€ 160
€ 230
€ 230
€ 100
€ 170
€ 170
€ 200
€ 200
€ 200
The full registration fee includes:
Entrance to plenary lectures, symposia, poster sessions, exhibition and industry-sponsored
workshops;
Congress information package;
Certificate of attendance;
Coffee and tea service during intermissions;
Opening Ceremony and Get-together Party (Sunday 3 June 2007);
Concert (Monday 4 June 2007);
Closing Ceremony and Cocktail (Thursday 7 June 2007);
Amsterdam public transportation ticket.
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The day registration fee includes, for the day of registration only:
Entrance to plenary lectures, symposia, poster sessions, exhibition and industry-sponsored
workshops;
Congress information package;
Certificate of attendance;
Coffee and tea service during intermissions.
Registration for accompanying person includes:
Opening Ceremony and Get-together Party (Sunday 3 June 2007);
Concert (Monday 4 June 2007);
Closing Ceremony and Cocktail (Thursday 7 June 2007);
Half day tour - see page 28 (please indicate your choice on the registration form);
Amsterdam public transportation ticket.
REMITTANCE
All fees must be paid in Euro. Registration fees shall be paid by:
CREDIT CARD (only) for online registrations (www.ams2007.org)
BANK TRANSFER or CREDIT CARD using the paper registration form (see page 35 and 36)
If paying by bank transfer, a copy of the transfer receipt must be included with the registration form.
Registrations without proof of payment cannot be accepted.
Registrations made through the Internet must be paid by credit card only.
On site registrations must be be paid by credit card or cash only. Cheques will not be accepted.
The Organising Secretariat will send confirmation of registration upon receipt of payment by e-mail: be sure your
e-mail address is filled in clearly and correctly. Since only those registered for the congress will be allowed to
attend the scientific sessions, the Organising Secretariat kindly requests that participants show proof of payment
when checking in at the registration desk.
PERSONAL INVITATION
To facilitate attendance to the congress a personal invitation letter can be sent on request. This invitation does
not discharge one from registering and paying the proper congress fee. Please refer to the Organising Secretariat
for personal invitations.
CURRENCY
Registrations fees and charges for all the events related to EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 as well as hotel or
travel costs must be paid in Euro.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
Cancellations must be sent in writing or e-mailed to the Organising Secretariat. The amount of 80% of the fee
paid will be refunded for cancellations received by 15 March 2007. Until 30 April 2007 a refund of 50% of the fee
will be provided. After 30 April 2007 no refunds will be issued.
All refunds will be provided in Euro after the congress.
CANCELLATION OF THE CONGRESS
The Organising Secretariat reserves the right to cancel the congress, shift venue, or change the dates without
notice, in case of force majeure. Neither MZ Congressi nor the Organising Committee shall be liable for any
damage claims.
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDITS
With the certificate of attendance credit points for continuing medical education credits can be obtained at
the national education boards. In any case, all delegates are kindly requested to address to their National
Society for further information on CME credits.
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The certificate of attendance will be issued to those who are properly registered, only for the day/s they are
actually taking part to the congress. The certificate of attendance will be available at the registration desk and
must be picked up just before departure.
The exhibits of companies in the field make up a very important part of the congress. All the major Dutch and
International clinical-biochemistry and laboratory-medicine companies will be represented at EUROMEDLAB
Amsterdam 2007.
Participants are encouraged to visit the large exhibition area, which will be open as follows:
Monday 4 June 2007
9.00 - 18.30
Tuesday 5 June 2007
9.00 - 18.30
Wednesday 6 June 2007
9.00 - 18.30
Thursday 7 June 2007
9.00 - 14.00
Admittance to the exhibition area is free of charge and does not require congress registration. However, a badge
for visitors will be issued at a dedicated desk situated at the entrance of the area. Please make sure to wear your
badge while visiting the exhibition.
NAME BADGE
Participants will be given a name badge when they check in at the registration desk. The name badge must be
worn at all times, because only registered participants will be allowed to enter the congress area. The name
badge must also be worn at the social events organised as part of the congress.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The official language of the congress will be English.
VISAS
Foreign people may need a visa to enter The Netherlands. Whether a visitor requires a visa depends on the
nationality and how long he/she intends to stay in The Netherlands.
Information on visas to enter The Netherlands can be found at the following web address:
http://www.minbuza.nl/default.asp?CMS_ITEM=MBZ407783
The Organising Secretariat is available for any assistance you may need.
BURSARIES
A limited number of free full registrations to the congress is available for young scientists born after 1972.
Candidates will have to submit an application in which they motivate their request. A Bursary Commission will
decide on granting these free registrations. Applications must be addressed to the Organising Committee
euromedlab@nvkc.nl before 1 January 2007.
2007 There is no appeal against decisions of the Bursary Commission.
Further information on how to apply for a bursary for the EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 congress will be
available at the congress web site www.ams22007.org.
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TOURIST INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION ON AMSTERDAM AND THE NETHERLANDS
Weather
The weather in The Netherlands in June is usually mild. The average
temperature is around 20°C. Occasionally some showers can be
expected.
Money matters
The currency of The Netherlands is the Euro (€). Major credit cards are
widely accepted, but it is better that you always check before sitting
down to dinner...unless you like doing the dishes! There are plenty of
cash dispensers (ATMs) throughout the city, which are open 24 hours
a day. Normal banking hours are from 9 am to 4 pm on weekdays.
Tips are not obligatory, but they are welcome. The standard is 5-10%, but for smaller bills in cafés and bars it's
customary to round up to the nearest whole number. Banknotes of € 100 or more are not generally welcome.
Emergency services
Call 112 for police, ambulance or fire brigade. For non-urgent police matters, call 0900-8844 (€0.20/minute).
Telephone
Many public phones only accept prepaid phone cards (available at newsstands) or credit cards. Those making
calls to Amsterdam from outside the country need to know that the country code is +31 and the area code is 20.
If calling Amsterdam from within The Netherlands, dial 020 as the area code before the subscriber number.
Amsterdam
Online information on Amsterdam is available at the website http://www.rai.nl/amsterdam/
RECOMMENDED SIGHTS
Van Gogh Museum
200 paintings and 500 drawings by Vincent van Gogh, from sunflowers to telling selfportraits. Van Gogh's development is shown from the early, sombre canvasses to the
bright, luminous works of his last years. The museum also houses works of 19th-century
painters such as Gauguin and Toulouse Lautrec as well as lithographs and preliminary
sketches by Van Gogh and Van Gogh's important personal collection of Japanese prints.
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Rijksmuseum
From December 2003 to 2008 the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam will undergo the biggest
rebuilding, renovation and modernisation programme in its history. During this period
the finest works from the 17th century in the Rijksmuseum will continue to be on view
under the title The Masterpieces. The redesigned Philips Wing will provide an
opportunity to see the highlights of the Golden Age together in surprising
combinations. The more than 400 masterpieces will be on display in the Philips Wing
from 20 December 2006.
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Canal tours
A boat tour with running commentary is one of the most rewarding and
memorable ways of seeing Amsterdam. There are many canal tour operators
around Central Station, Damrak and Rokin, as well as close to the Leidseplein. If
you're in Amsterdam and are feeling energetic, you can also hire a waterfiets (canal
bike) and have fun pedalling through the waterways under your own steam.
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Scheepvaart museum (The Maritime Museum)
In 1990, a replica of a 17th century trading-vessel was reconstructed as a permanent
exhibition. The original ship, called the Amsterdam, was launched here in 1736. It was
owned by the Dutch East Indies Company. The ship is part of the Maritime Museum,
which was built in 1656 as the naval arsenal of the Admiralty of Amsterdam.
Tourist Board
For local and national information, contact or visit one of the Amsterdam Tourist Board (ATB) offices
(Stationsplein, opposite Central Station; at the corner of Leidseplein and Leidsestraat; Stadionplein; and on
Platform 2 at Central Station). You can also call the ATB on 0900-4004040.
View of the city
Vondelpark
Nemo
Amsterdam Arena
Windmill in the countryside
Filmuseum
Harrings on the street
Bruggen
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TOURS
Available days
Time
Meeting point
Included
Services
Monday
Wednesday
June 4
June 6
from 9.30
until 13.30
Amsterdam RAI
convention centre
Transfer by touringcar
Experienced guides
Zaanse Schans/Edam, 4 hours
Tour included in the Accompanying person’s fee.
Accompanying persons can indicate the selected date on the
registration form .
The Zaanse Schans is a precious reminder of past
times. Strolling around this quaint neighbourhood
you will find yourself back in the 17th century. It
includes typical green houses and a number of
windmills. Once, over 600 windmills dominated the
silhouette of the Zaan District, the oldest industrial
region in Europe. Today only twelve windmills
remain. They were used in the past for grinding flour,
mustard, paint and oil. The oil windmill will be
visited. Subsequent a visit to the medieval town of
Edam, which was a prosperous trading port in the 16th
century and is nowadays world famous for its round
cheeses, will follow.
K r ö l l e r -M
Müller Museum/7 hours
Tuesday 5 June
Time from 9.00
Meeting point
until 16.00
Amsterdam RAI
convention centre
Driving through the Dutch countryside and the national park
Experienced guide,
De Hooge Veluwe, we will take you to the fascinating KröllerIncluded
transportation, entry fee
Müller Museum well known for its magnificent collection of
Services
and lunch
(278 of) van Gogh's paintings and drawings. In addition,
€ 70
Georges Seurat, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and Piet Price per person
Mondriaan are represented in the museum collection with significant works. Sculpture from the late 19th and
20th century occupies an important place in the Kröller-Müller
Museum. One of the largest in Europe, the sculpture garden
covers 25 hectares and accommodates a unique collection of
sculptures. Amongst others represented, there are exceptional
pieces by Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth,
Richard Serra, Marion Merz and Claes Oldenburg.
To make reservations for this tour please send an e-mail to
a.balster@keytours.nl before 1 May 2007. After receiving your
request an official confirmation of the reservation and paying
instructions will be sent by Keytours.
At the EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 information desk in the Amsterdam
RAI convention centre reservations can be made for different tours and city
walks in Amsterdam and The Netherlands. You can also make reservations in
advance for instance at www.keytours.nl and www.amsterdamcitywalks.com.
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KEYTOURS HOLLAND
www.keytours.nl
Agnes Balster
tel: +31 (0)20 624 1361
email: A.Balster@keytours.nl
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HOTEL INFORMATION
RAI Hotel & Travel Service (RHS) is part of Amsterdam RAI and arranges hotel accommodation for many
international conferences in Amsterdam. The RAI Hotel & Travel Service has been appointed as the official
accommodation agent.
Amsterdam RAI Hotel & Travel Service
P.O. Box 77777, 1070 MS Amsterdam
T: +31 (0)20 549 1927 - F: +31(0)20 549 1946
E: hotelservice@rai.nl - W: www.rai.nl/hotelservice
Selection of hotels
In close consultation with the organization, RHS has made a wide selection of hotels in Amsterdam for you in the
different categories (2- to 5-star). We offer hotels near the Amsterdam RAI convention centre, as well as in the
historical city centre of Amsterdam.
EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 Hotel website for online bookings
RHS has created a special hotel website for EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007. Please find this at
www.ams2007.org/hotel.php.
www.ams2007.org/hotel.php Here you can read a comprehensive description of each hotel, including
photos, a map of Amsterdam and 'How to come to the RAI'. Please book online your hotel room and receive a
direct confirmation.
Excellent hotel rates
As RHS handles hotel reservations for many events in Amsterdam throughout the year, RHS is able to offer you
the lowest available hotel rates for EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007.
Individual room reservations (maximum 9 rooms) & Group reservations (10 rooms or more).
Individual Reservations for up to 9 rooms can be made through the fully secured hotel website
(www.ams2007.org/hotel.php). A direct confirmation will be sent by email. If you prefer to make your
reservation offline, please fill out the “Hotel Reservation Form” you will find on page 34.
Alternatively, you can send an e-mail (hotelservice@rai.nl) or fax your request (Fax: +31 (0)20 549 1946). All
individual reservations require a guarantee with a valid credit card. The payment of your stay will be settled in
the hotel.
Group Reservations for 10 rooms or more can only be made by special request. Please choose your preferred
hotel and send by email (hotelservice@rai.nl) or fax (Fax: +31 (0)20 549 1946) your exact request: number of
rooms, arrival and departure dates, room type (single or double), preferred hotel and/or location and maximum
room rate. A tailor-made offer will be sent to you within 3 working days following the receipt of your request.
This will include the payment and cancellation conditions.
Payment, changes and cancellation conditions
Individual Reservations
All individual reservations require a guarantee with a valid credit card. The payment of your stay will be settled
in the hotel. Notifications of cancellations and changes can be made online or in writing to RHS (Fax: +31 (0)20
549 1946). An administration fee of € 15 per room will be charged for cancellations. For cancellations received
within 48 hours prior to the arrival date, the hotel is entitled to charge the first night's room rate.
Group Reservations
If you request 10 rooms or more, RHS includes in the offer the special payment and cancellation conditions for
group reservations.
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Flights, Car rental, Excursions and Airport transfers
The RHS has selected some reputable travel affiliates which offer Flights to/from Amsterdam (including low cost
airlines), Excursions in Amsterdam, Airport transfers to and/from the hotels and Car rental.
These can all be booked online at www.ams2007.org/hotel.php.
www.ams2007.org/hotel.php
HOTELS
The following list shows all the hotels and rates especially contracted for the EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007
Congress. In case the preferred hotel, category or room rate is not listed, please contact RAI Hotel & Travel
Service. Aside from the selected hotels, RAI Hotel & Travel Service has contracts with more than 50 hotels in
Amsterdam and can assist you in making reservations in other hotels as well.
HOTEL
Location
Standard room
single use
Standard room
double use
Breakfast
p.p.p.n.*
City
Tax
5%
5%
5%
5%
5 ***** HOTELS
Bilderberg Garden Hotel
Hilton Amsterdam
Marriott
NH Amsterdam Centre
2
3
3
3
€ 170
€ 170
€ 200
€ 219
€ 200
€ 219
€ 195
€ 195
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
NH Barbizon Palace
3
€ 195
€ 195
excl.
5%
NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Okura
3
1
€ 210
€ 210
€ 210
€ 245
excl.
excl.
5%
5%
incl.
excl.
incl.
incl.
excl.
excl.
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
incl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
Apollofirst
Artemis
Banks Mansion
Best Western Delphi
Bilderberg Jan Luyken - single rooms
Die Port van Cleve
Eden Rembrandt Square
Golden Tulip Inntel Amsterdam Centre
Holiday Inn Amsterdam
Hotel Amsterdam - De Roode Leeuw
Jolly Hotel Carlton
Le Meridien Apollo
Mercure aan de Amstel
Moevenpick Amsterdam City Centre
NH Caransa
NH Doelen
NH Schiller - single rooms
Novotel Amsterdam
Park Hotel
Savoy Hotel - A Hampshire Hotel
Sofitel Amsterdam
Swissotel
The Gresham Memphis
Victoria Hotel
Vondel Park Plaza
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4**** HOTELS
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
€ 133
€ 159
€ 150
€ 150
€ 205***
€ 240***
€ 122
€ 137
€ 140
€ 150
€ 160
t.b.a.
€ 155
€ 180
€ 167
€ 170
€ 175
€ 155
€ 180
€ 140
€ 150
€ 130
€ 165
t.b.a.
€ 120
€ 170
€ 180
€ 150
€ 195
€ 150
t.b.a.
€ 155
€ 180
€ 188
€ 170
€ 175
€ 175
€ 180
€ 140
€ 150
**
€ 185
t.b.a.
€ 120
€ 185
€ 180
€ 150
€ 195
€ 150
**
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Location
Standard room
single use
Standard room
double use
Breakfast
p.p.p.n.*
City
Tax
excl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
excl.
incl.
5%
5%
5%
incl.
€5
€5
5%
5%
3*** HOTELS
Albus Grand Hotel
Arena Hotel
Avenue Hotel - single rooms
Bastion Hotel Amsterdam Amstel
Bastion Hotel Centrum Zuidwest
Bastion Hotel Centrum Noord
Bellevue - single rooms
Best Western Beethoven
Best Western Eden
Best Western Lancaster
Campanile
Hotel de Filosoof
Europa 92
Hampshire Inn Prinsengracht
HEM Hotel Amsterdam
Hestia Hotel - Single rooms
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
€ 125
€ 125
€ 110.50
€ 99
€ 102
€ 102
€ 102
€ 99
€ 115
€ 123
t.b.a.
t.b.a.
€ 84
€ 125
€ 130
t.b.a.
€ 110
€ 87
t.b.a.
t.b.a.
€ 94
€ 135
€ 140
t.b.a.
€ 110
**
incl.
incl.
incl.
€4
incl.
incl.
excl.
incl.
5%
5%
Hotel V
2
€ 120
€ 135
incl.
5%
Ibis Amsterdam Airport
Ibis Amsterdam City Stopera
Ibis Amsterdam Centre
Ibis Amsterdam Westcorner
Leidse Square Hotel
Mercure Amsterdam Arthur Frommer
Museum Square
NH City Centre
NH Tropen
Omega Hotel
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
€ 79
€ 79
€ 99
€ 119
€ 99
€ 134
€ 99
€ 99
€ 129
€ 140
€ 129
€ 125
€ 120
€ 129
€ 149
€ 175
€ 149
€ 125
€ 120
€ 149
excl.
excl.
excl.
excl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
excl.
excl.
incl.
6%
5%
5%
5%
5%
incl.
5%
5%
5%
5%
OWL Hotel - single rooms
3
€ 98
**
incl.
incl.
Prinsen Hotel
Ramada Amsterdam City Centre
Rembrandt Residence
Rho Hotel
Terminus
Tulip Inn Amsterdam Centre
Tulip Inn Amsterdam Art
Tulip Inn City West
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
€ 115
€ 130
€ 135
€ 135
€ 129
€ 130
€ 130
€ 165
€ 145
€ 139
incl.
excl.
incl.
incl.
excl.
incl.
5%
incl.
incl.
incl.
t.b.a.
€ 120
€ 99
t.b.a.
€ 120
€ 99
excl.
excl.
5%
5%
Acro Hotel
Amstel Botel
Hotel PC
Hotel New Amsterdam
Trianon Hotel Amsterdam
3
3
3
3
3
incl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
incl.
5%
**
€ 113
€ 113
€ 113
**
€ 115
2** HOTELS
€ 90
€ 105
€ 98
€ 98
€ 89
€ 109
€ 105
€ 125
€ 99
€ 109
All quoted rates are per night and in Euro (€), including VAT
1
2
3
4
5
*
**
***
LEGEND
hotel located walking distance to the RAI (max. 15 minutes)
hotel located near the RAI (5-10 minutes by taxi)
hotel located in the city centre of Amsterdam
hotel located on the outskirts of Amsterdam
hotel in Schiphol Airport area
per person per night
not applicable
incl. minibar drinks, in-house movies, open bar, internet
t.b.a. to be advised - please see www.ams2007.org
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HOTEL
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H o t e l s i n A m s t e r d a m (locate the hotel on the map on page 33 by number)
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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18
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20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
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34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
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54
55
*GRAND HOTEL AMSTERDAM
*HOTEL SCHIPHOL A4
AC RESTAURANT & HOTEL AMSTERDAM
AMBASSADE
AMSTEL INTERCONTINENTAL
HOTEL AMSTERDAM
CROWNE PLAZA AMERICAN
DORINT SOFITEL AMSTERDAM AIRPORT
HOTEL APOLLOFIRST
LE MERIDIAN APOLLO
ARENA
MERCURE ARTHUR FROMMER
HOTEL ATLAS
AVENUE
BASTION HOOFDDORP
BASTION A’DAM AIRPORT
BASTION A’DAM AMSTEL
*BASTION A’DAM-CENTRUM/NOORD
*BASTION A’DAM-CENTRUM-ZUIDWEST
BEETHOVEN SAVOY
BLAKES
AMSTEL BOTEL
*HOTEL GRIL CAMPANILE AMSTERDAM
BANKS MANSION
JOLLY CARLTON
CASA 400
CITADEL
AMS CONCERT INN
NEW AMSTERDAM
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
RAMADA CITY HOTEL & SUITES
RAMADA CITY CENTRE
THE ALBUS GRAND
CROWNE PLAZA CITY CENTRE
CROWNE PLAZA SCHIPHOL
BEST WESTERN DELPHI
DIKKER EN THIJS FENICE
DORINT NOVOTEL AMSTERDAM AIRPORT
BEST WESTERN EDEN
ESTHEREA
EUROPA 92
*GOLDEN TULIP ART
BILDERBERG GARDEN
THE GRAND SOFITEL DEMEURE
HEM HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
HESTIA
HILTON AMSTERDAM
HILTON AIRPORT SCHIPHOL
HOLIDAY INN
AMS HOLLAND
HOTEL IBIS CENTRE
HOTEL IBIS AIRPORT
GOLDEN TULIP INNTEL
BILDERBERG JAN LUYKEN
NH GRAND HOTEL KRASNAPOLSKY
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57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
DE L’EUROPE
RAMADA MUSEUM SQUARE
BEST WESTERN LANCASTER
MARRIOTT AMSTERDAM
THE GRESHAM MEMPHIS
MERCURE A’DAM AAN DE AMSTEL
*MERCURE AIRPORT
AMS MUSEUM
NH CARANSA
NH AMSTERDAM CENTRE
NH DOELEN
NH BARBIZON PALACE
NH SCHILLER
NH SCHIPHOL
NOVA
NOVOTEL AMSTERDAM
OKURA AMSTERDAM
RAMADA CITY CENTRE SOUTH
OWL
PARK HOTEL
PIET HEIN
DIE PORT VAN CLEVE
PRINSEN HOTEL
SHERATON PULITZER
REMBRANDT RESIDENCE
RENEISSANCE AMSTERDAM
RADISSON SAS
RADISSON SAS AIRPORT
RHO
SHERATON AIRPORT
SINGEL
SMIT
SOFITEL AMSTERDAM
IBIS STOPERA
SWISSOTEL
RAMADA LEIDSE SQUARE
TERMINUS
TORO HOTEL
TRIANON HOTEL
*TULIP INN ART
NH CITY CENTRE
NH TROPEN
*TULIP INN CITY WEST
VONDEL
VICTORIA
*IBIS WESTCORNER
TULIP INN AMSTERDAM CENTRE
THE LLOYD
*ARTEMIS
BELLEVUE
SAVOY
HAMPSHIRE INN PRINSENGRACHT
DE FILOSOOF
TOREN
HOTEL V
* Not visible on the map
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HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 - 3/7 June 2007 - Amsterdam RAI convention centre
To make a reservation, complete this form and fax to +31 (0)20 549 1946 or e-mail to hotelservice@rai.nl.
To make your reservation online please visit www.ams2007.org/hotel.php .
Mr
Mrs
First Name
Last name
Company/Institution
Address
Zip or Postal code
Country
Telephone
E-mail
Ms
Title: __________________________________________
City
Fax
HOTEL DETAILS (please select your hotel from the list on page 30 and 31)
Preferred hotel choice:
Second hotel choice:
Arrival date:
Number of rooms:
Additional guest names:
Special requests
Departure date:
n°
Single
n°
Double
Terms and conditions
ο Notification of cancellations and amendments should always be made to RAI HOTEL & TRAVEL SERVICE directly and can only be accepted in
writing. Changes on reservations with arrival in the weekend or on Monday/Tuesday can only be processed if received before Friday 5 pm (CET).
Cancellations will be charged with administration costs of EUR 15. For cancellations received within 48 hours prior to the arrival date and no shows,
the hotel is entitled to charge the first night's room rate.
ο On all our reservations the UVH (the Uniform Hotel Conditions) are applicable. These can be sent upon request. A different cancellation and deposit
policy is applicable on room reservations (10 rooms or more). We will enclose these conditions with the confirmation.
Credit Cards details
All hotel reservations need to be guaranteed by a valid credit card . Guests are responsible for payment
of all charges at checkout.
American Express
Diners
Mastercard
VISA
Credit card n°
Expiration date
CVC/CID*
*last 3 digits on the back of the card (Mastercard, VISA)
I understand the terms and conditions stated above.
Name
Signature of cardholder
34
or 4 digits printed on the front of the card (AMEX)
Date
HOTEL RESERVATION FORM MUST BE SENT TO
RAI Hotel & Travel Service
P.O. Box 77777, 1070 MS Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)20 549 1927 - Fax: +31 (0)20 549 1946 - E-m
m ail: hotelservice@rai.nl
EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007 - 3/7 June 2007 - Amsterdam RAI convention centre
Mr
Mrs
Family Name
Institution
Department
Institution address
City
Business Phone
Home address
City
Private phone or Mobile
E-mail (block letters)
Ms
Title: __________________________________________
Given name
Zip or Postal code
Country
Fax
Zip or Postal code
Country
Preferred mailing address:
Institution
Home (mark one)
ACCOMPANYING PERSON(S)
Family name
Family name
Family name
I will attend the tour on
4 June (N°___)
Given name
Given name
Given name
6 June (N°___) -please see page 28 for information-
REGISTRATION FEES (see page 23 and 24 of programme) - all amounts in Euro
FULL
REGISTRATION
ACCOMPANYING
PERSON
BEFORE
15 March 2007
AFTER
15 March 2007
€ 480
€ 690
€ 200
€ 200
Daily fees
BEFORE
15 March 2007
DAY
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION ON
THURSDAY
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
€ 230
€ 100
€ 170
OPENING CEREMONY AND
GET-T
T OGETHER PARTY
Sunday 3 June 2007
CONCERT
Monday 4 June 2007
YES - NO
YES - NO
YES - NO
YES - NO
n°______
n°______
(FULL registration)
ACCOMPANYING
PERSON
AFTER
15 March 2007
€ 160
SOCIAL EVENTS (included in some registration fees)
DELEGATE
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REGISTRATION FORM
For further information on the social
events included in the registration
fee please see page 21.
IM
M PORTANT NOTICE
It is necessary that all delegates
indicate whether they will take part to
social events or not.
SEE BACK
CONGRESS PARTY
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( not included in the registration fee - for full registered participants and accompanying persons only)
Family name
Family name
Family name
E-mail address:
Congress Party fee: € 40 p.p. -
Given name
Given name
Given name
N° of tickets:
Total: €
REMITTANCE
Registration fee and Congress Party shall be paid:
by bank transfer to: MZ Congressi s.r.l. - EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007
Dresdner Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.
2, Place du Rhone - Case Postale 5525 - CH-1211 Geneva 11
Account n° 8.401688.0071 - IBAN: CH42 0873 6084 0168 8007 1
SWIFT CODE: DRESCHZZ
IMPORTANT please make sure to indicate the name of the delegate on the transfer order
by credit card:
American Express
VISA
Mastercard
Credit card n°
Expiration date
CVC/CID*
*last 3 digits on the back of the card (Mastercard, VISA)
or 4 digits printed on the front of the card (AMEX)
Total to be charged (Registration fee and Congress Party): €
Date
Signature
See page 24 for the CANCELLATION POLICY of the Congress.
DETAILS FOR RECEIPT
Receipt addressed to:
Address
City
(if different from personal data)
Zip or Postal code
State & Province:
PRIVACY
I authorise to handle my personal data for the services connected to this form. MZ Congressi declares that these data won't
be given to anyone who is not strictly connected to the pursuit of the aim of this form.
IMPORTANT: if this authorisation is denied, it won't be possible to proceed with the registration to the event.
Date
Signature
I authorise to handle my personal data for marketing purposes (mailing of information material on congresses and events
organised by MZ Congressi) MZ Congressi declares that these data won't be given to anyone who is not strictly connected to the
pursuit of the aim of this form.
Date
Signature
REGISTRATION FORM MUST BE SENT TO
MZ Congressi s.r.l.
Via Carlo Farini 81 - 20159 Milano (Italy)
Tel:
m ail: registrations@ams2007.org
Tel +39 02 66802323 - Fax: +39 02 6686699 - E-m
A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S
up to April 2006
P R I N C I P A L
M A J O R
s p o n s o r s
s p o n s o r s
O F F I C I A L
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