APRIL 2008 UPDATE

EIC Meeting 2008

 

 

To be held at St Gallen Switzerland

17th –19th September 2008

Located one hour from Zurich International Airport, St Gallen is located at the corner of four countries: Switzerland, Germany, Austria and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

 

 

 

   
 

 

A comprehensive programme will be arranged which will include:


Iron supplementations, Anaemia, when to supplement or not, Food fortification, Genetic Haemochromatosis, Hepcidin, Neurodegeneration, Iron chelators, Microbial iron uptake as well as other subjects chosen from submitted abstracts.

The meeting will be held in the architectural acclaimed Forum Pfalzkeller

Scientific Committee:

Chairman: Peter Geisser
Susanna Burckhardt
Franz Dürrenberger
Felix Funk
Erik Philipp
Roberta Ward (Université Catholique de Louvain)

Local e-mail address for EIC2008
wardrobertaj@gmail.com

 

Speakers:

Clara Camaschella (Italy)
Volkmar Braun (Germany)
Torben Moos (Denmark)
Peter Geisser (Switzerland)
Oliver Loreal (France)

 

Abstracts:

Instructions for the submission of abstracts is available here.

Abstracts should be presented on the form available here.


 

 

Included in the Registration fee of €250:
• Scientific programme
• Coffee breaks
• Social events
• Abstract book
• Lunches
• Conference gala dinner
• Posters will be displayed throughout the meeting in Forum Pfalzkeller


 

The Conference Gala Dinner on Friday is sponsored by Vifor (International) Inc.


Accommodation will be provided at nearby local hotels, 1* – 4*, as well as cheaper accommodation at youth hostels. The prices for these accommodations will range from 80-240 Swiss francs/night.

 

For further details on the hotels and to book accommodation directly, please click here.


 
An excursion will be made to the mountains to Appezell


 

A free bus pass will be given to each registered participant prior to their arrival in St Gallen which will entitle the bearer to free travel on the bus services thought out St Gallen for the period of the EIC Meeting.



How to get to St Gallen from Airports:

Basle - www.sbb.ch

Zurich - http://www.st.gallen-bodensee.ch/en/accessing_resorts.cfm?