> First announcement:
>> European Cooperation in the field of=20
> Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
> and the
> International Organization for Chemistry in Development (IOCD)
>>> =20
> announce:
>> The 6th COST-815/ACRIVAL/IOCD Meeting on=20
> Antiparasitic Chemotherapy,=20
> 14-16 May, 1997
> Louvain, Belgium
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>> For further information on this meeting as well as on COST and IOCD, see
> also our Web page at the following URL:
> "http://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/~opperd/cost.html"> _____________________
>> Location:
> The conference will be held at the University of Louvain on May 14, 15
> and
> 16, 1997 in the 'Lemaire 'auditorium of the Faculty Club "Groot
> Begijnhof"
> 14 at B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
>>> Scientific Programme:
> The purpose of the congress is to review the current state of the "COST
> action 815 on antiparasitic chemotherapy". The scientific programme will
> be
> based on presentations by invited speakers, members of the COST-815
> programme and other scientists. Most presentations will be given orally,
> however, there will also be space available for poster presentations.
>> The 1997 congress will deal with the following topics:
>> - Drug resistance mechanisms
> - Novel targets for antiparasitic drugs=20
> - Rational development of drugs
> - Plants as sources for new drugs
> - Methods for in vitro screening of new drugs
>>> Registration fee:
> Registration will take place in the afternoon and early evening of
> Wednesday, May 14th, and will be followed by a welcome reception. Two
> full
> days of scientific presentations are being planned for Thursday and
> Friday,
> 15 and 16 May. A conference dinner is being planned for Thursday
> evening.
>> Registration fee: 3000 BEF
> Cost members will be charged: 2000 BEF
> Conference Dinner: 2000 BEF
>> Hotels:=20
> Hotel facilities will be available next to the meeting facilities at the
> "Begijnhof Congresshotel" (4000 BEF per night) which has its own private
> parking, or at the Leuven city centre in the Holiday Inn (3000 BEF) with
> underground parking or in the Ibis hotel .
>> Social Programme:
> The meeting will take place just before the week-end of Pentecost or
> Whitsunday and thus will be an excellent opportunity to combine work
> with
> pleasure and extend your visit to Belgium with a small holiday. For
> those
> that would like to stay a bit longer the possibility of organising a
> sight-seeing tour to the medieval cities of Brugge and Gent will be
> studied.
>> =20
> Scientific Committee:
> - Prof. J. Barbe, Marseille
> - Prof. R. Brun, Basel
> - Prof. F.R. Opperdoes, Brussels
>> local organisers:
> - Fred R. Opperdoes
> - Paul.A.M. Michels
> Universit=C8 Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and=20
> International Institute of Cellular and Molecular Pathology (ICP)
>> The abstract form and hotel reservation will be sent out in February
> 1997
> to those who have returned the preliminary registration form.
>> Some travel fellowships may be available for participants from
> developing
> countries.
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>> Preliminary registration form
> Name: ....................................................
>> Institution: .............................................
> ............................................................
>> Address: .................................................
> ............................................................
> ............................................................
>> Phone: .......................Fax: ......................
> Email: ........................
>> I intend to present a paper/poster (tentative title)
> ............................................................
> ............................................................
>> Hotel accomodation required
>>> [=DD] 4 star hotel next to the congress centre
> [=DD] 3 star hotel in centre of town
> [=DD] 2 star hotel
> [=DD] student dormitory
>>> Please copy this form , complete it and send it by mail, fax or email,
> not
> later than February 15th, 1997 to:
>> Dr. F.R. Opperdoes
> 6th COST/ACRIVAL/IOCD Congress
> ICP-TROP 74.39
> Avenue Hippocrate 74
> B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
>> email: opperdoes at trop.ucl.ac.be> Tel: ++32.2.764.74.39
> Fax: ++32.2.762.68.53
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