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Biotechnology Havana 2003
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Biotechnology
Havana 2003
“Medical Applications of Biotechnology”
November 23-28, 2003
Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba |
In
the framework of the series of annual meetings Biotecnología
Habana, the 2003 edition will be devoted to the medical applications
of biotechnology. The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
of Havana will be the best place to see, hear and discuss the latest
news in Cancer, Immunomodulation, Infectious diseases and Bio Computer
Science. The five-day congress will give you the chance to exchange
on these topics with some of the world's top researchers and specialists,
key business and investment leaders. |
Symposia and main topics
Cancer
Molecular Oncology
Genes and cancer
Immunotherapy of cancer (Vaccines)
Immunotherapy of cancer(Antibodies)
Immunomodulation
Immunomodulation and inflammation
Autoimmunity
Growth factors and wound healing
Transfer factor
Infectious diseases
Adjuvants and antigen presenting systems
Bacterial vaccines
Therapeutic vaccines
Application and clinical trials of vaccines
Viral vaccines
Bio Computer science
Functional genomics
Protein structure
Functional proteomics
Drug design
Glycomics
Biocomputer science
Mathematical and statistical methods
Bioethics
Workshops:
Meningoccocal disease
AIDS
Hepatitis C
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| Official languages: Spanish and English |
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General
Program
| NOVEMBER |
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23/11
Sunday |
24/11
Monday |
25/11
Tuesday |
26/11
Wednesday |
27/11
Thursday |
28/11
Friday |
| Morning |
Registration |
oral sessions and posters |
oral sessions and posters |
oral
sessions
and posters |
oral sessions and posters |
oral sessions and posters |
| Afternoon |
Opening ceremony and opening lecture |
oral sessions and posters |
oral sessions and posters |
oral
sessions
and posters |
oral sessions and posters |
closure |
| Evening |
Welcome Cocktail |
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cultural night |
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Preliminary scientific program
Lectures and oral presentations (Could be
modified)
| Room/Sessions |
24/11
Monday |
25/11
Tuesday |
26/11
Wednesday |
27/11
Thursday |
28/11
Friday |
Room
1 |
Morning
8.30 to
9.15 |
Afternoom
2.30 to
3.15 |
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Key
Lecture |
Key
Lecture |
Key
Lecture |
Key
Lecture |
Key
Lecture |
Key
Lecture |
Key
Lecture |
Key
Lecture |
Key
Lecture |
Key
Lecture |
Room
1 |
Morning
9.30 to
12.30 |
Afternoom
3.20 to
6.40 |
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Viral
Vaccines |
Applications
and Clinical
Trials |
Bacterial
Vaccines |
Protein
Structure |
Immunomodu_
lation and
Inflammation
(2) |
| Adjuvants |
Therapeutics
of Infectious
Diseases |
Transfer
Factor |
HIV/AIDS
(Workshop) |
Closing
Ceremony |
Room
2 |
Morning
9.30 to
12.30 |
Afternoom
3.20 to
6.40 |
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Cancer
Basic
Biology |
HPV
and
Cancer |
Immunomodu_
lation and
Inflammation
(1) |
Cancer
Immunothe_
rapy |
Bioethics |
Cancer
Basic
Biology |
Cancer
Immunotherapy |
Hepatitis
C
(Workshop) |
Gene Therapy:
progress and
perspectives |
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Room
3 |
Morning
9.30 to
12.30 |
Afternoom
3.20 to
6.40 |
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Growth
Factors
and Wound
Healing |
Bio Computer Science
(1) |
Bio Computer Science
(2) |
Functional
Genomics
(1) |
Drug
Design |
Autoimmunity
Celiac
Disease |
Statistical and
Mathematical
Methods In
Bio Computer Science |
Functional
Proteomics |
Functional
Genomics
(2) |
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Room
4 |
Morning
9.30 to
12.30 |
Afternoom
3.20 to
6.40 |
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Glycomics
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Meningococcal
Disease
(Workshop) |
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Glycomics
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Meningococcal
Disease
(Workshop) |
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Posters:
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24/11
Monday |
25/11
Tuesday |
26/11
Wednesday |
27/11
Thursday |
28/11
Friday |
9.30 AM
till
6.30 PM |
Bioinformatics |
Viral
Vaccines |
Cancer
Immunotherapy |
Autoimmunity |
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Functional
Genomics |
Bacterial
Vaccines |
Cancer
Basic
Biology |
Immunomodu_
lation and
Inflammation |
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Functional
Proteomics |
Adjuvantes |
HPV
and
Cancer |
Growth
Factors
and Wound
Healing |
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Drug
Design |
Application
and Clinical
Trials |
Gene
Therapy |
Transfer
Factor |
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Protein
Structure |
Therapeutics
of Infectious
Diseases |
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Glycomics
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Invited speakers
Approximately 100 national and foreign invited speakers will be in charge
of the key lecture and oral presentations in symposia, workshop and round
tables. Among those that have confirmed their participation are:
| Immunomodulation:
Stanley Cohen(USA)
Raymond Playford(UK)
Aziz Ghahary(Canada)
Robert Goodlad(UK)
Willem van Eden(The Netherlands)
Huub Schellekens(The Netherlands
)Salvatore Cuzzocrea(Italy)
Claus Scheidereit(Germany)
Daniela N. Maennel(Germany)
Pekka Collin(Finland)
José A. Garrote Adrados(Spain)
Carlo Cattasi(Italy)
Asa Torinsson Naluai(Sweden)
Fernando Arenzana-Seisdedos(France)
Jorge Berlanga(Cuba)
Celia Fernández (Cuba)
Manuel Araña (Cuba)
José A. Cremata(Cuba)
Luis Sorel(Cuba)
Stefan Blaess(Germany)
Moncef Zouali(France)
Jerome Pugin(Switzerland)
Cristina Rodríguez(Mexico)
Sonia Mayra Perez Tapia (Mexico)
Cancer:
John Hiscott(Canada)
Wolf H. Fridman(France)
Iduna Fitchner(Germany)
Laszlo Radvanyi(Canada)
Tony Kouzarides(UK)
Karen Vousden(UK)
Nic Jones(UK)
Jonathon Pines(UK)
Gerard Evan(UK)
Chris Marshall(UK)
Sandro J Souza(Brazil)
Gloria Sánchez(Colombia)
Silvio Perea(Cuba)
Giselle Sáurez(Cuba)
Tania Crombet(Cuba)
Marta Ayala(Cuba)
Gertrudis Rojas(Cuba)
Jorge Gavilondo(Cuba)
Margarete M.S. Heck(UK)
Xavier Bosch(Spain)
Marco Presta(Italy)
Bill Earnshaw(UK)
Pidder Jansen-Dürr(Austria) |
Bio Computer
science:
Robert Huber(Germany)
Pauline Rudd(UK)
Rene Roy(Canada)
Hans Kamerling(The Netherlands)
Rolf Apweiler(UK)
Joël Vandekerckhove(Belgium)
Luis Serrano(Germany)
Ian Humphrey-Smith(The Netherlands)
Anna Tramontano(Italy)
Richard Perham(UK)
Gerrit Vriend(The Netherlands)
Jacques van Helden(Belgium)
Joaquín Dopazo(Spain)
Vladimir Brusic(Singapore)
Hanno Langen(Switzerland)
Christian Schonbach(Japan)
Jane Loveland(UK)
Martín Farral(UK)
Pankaj Sharma(UK)
John McCafferty(UK)
Roy Jefferis(UK)
Gabriel Padrón(Cuba)
Franca Fraternali(UK)
Ricardo Bringas(Cuba)
Jens Kleinjung(The Netherlands)Pankaj Sharma(UK)Chris Jones(UK)Alexander
I. Archakov(Russia)Fernando Albericio Palomeras(Spain)Louise N.
Johnson(UK)
Bio Ethics:
Marcelo Palacios(Spain) |
Infectious
diseases:
Brigitte Autran(France)
Jean Dubuisson(France)
Andrew Gorringe(UK)
Tony Schryvers(Canada)
Juan C Saíz(Spain)
Diana Martin(New Zealand)
Patrizia Farci(Italy)
Julio Vázquez(Spain)
Carlos Duarte(Cuba)
Santiago Dueñas(Cuba)
Herve Bercovie(Israel)
Gerardo Guillén(Cuba)
Verena Muzio(Cuba)
Eduardo Pentón(Cuba)
Julio C. Aguilar(Cuba)
Lynn Morris(South Africa)
Loek van Alphen(The Netherlands)
Gerd R. Pape(Germany)
Bárbara Ensoli(Italy) |
Commercial Exhibition
The organizing committee of Biotechnology Havana 2003 is very pleased
to invite you to the trade fair on reagents, materials, equipment,
and products related to the field of biotechnology to be held at
Centre for Genetic Engineer and Biotechnology as part of this International
Congress November 23 - 28.
On this occasion Biotechnology Havana 2003 is devoted to medical
applications of biotechnology and we are certain that it will be
a good opportunity for specialist, researchers, and business people
from all over the world to contact each other. More than 1 500 delegates
from 43 countries attended the last congress on this topic in 1998
and 72 national and foreign firms were present in its trade fair.
A large participation is expected this time.
The fee for exhibitors at the trade fair will be 150.00 USD a square
meter. As previous fairs they will have the opportunity to arrange
directed technical chats in the intervals between scientific sessions.
Properly equipped rooms will be available for this purpose.
We are just awaiting your requests for participation as soon as
possible to organize an activity program according to your interests.
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Organizing Committee
- President : Luis Herrera
- Vice-Presidents : Gerardo Guillén,
Carlos Borroto, Francisco Machado and Sonia Negrín Scientific
- Secretary : José A. Cremata
- Head of symposia and general program :
Verena Muzio, Carlos Duarte, Gabiel Padrón, Celia
Fernández, Jorge Berlanga, Nelson Santiago, Diana García,
Jorge Gavilondo and Marta Ayala
- Information and registration : Vladimir
Torres, Eric Castro and Raquel Montesino
- Commercial exhibition: Alfredo
Zambrano and Orestes Cabañas
- Publications : Santiago Dueñas
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EduToursToCuba.com has been given the mandate by the Organizing
Committee of Biotechnologia Habana 2003 to facilitate the venue of the
Canadian delegation to this Congress.
We have worked out a package with Canadian departures that
includes:
- The delivery of all travel documents and information from our Montreal
office to participants anywhere in Canada
- Personalized travel service and suggestions based on Canadian needs
and preoccupations, including extended stays
- Return air from Toronto or Montreal
- Canadian taxes and Canadian airport departure tax
- Cuban tourist card
- Reception at the Havana airport by Congress representatives
- All transportation and transfers in modern air-conditioned buses
dedicated to Congress delegates, accompanied by guide. Transfers airport/hotel/airport,
daily transfers to the headquarters of the Congress (except for Bellocaribe
hotel close to the headquarter) and transfers to all the official
activities of the Congress.
- Seven nights and 8 days at the hotel of your choice (from two to
five star hotels) in single or double occupancy
- Breakfast every day
- Assistance of specialized Cuban guide in Cuba
- Payment by credit card or by check in Canada for the full air/hotel/transport
package.
Rates in Canadian
dollars
Toronto and Montreal departures: air, hotel and all services indicated
above |
| Hotel |
Category (star) |
double occupancy |
single supplement for 1 week |
| Mariposa |
2 |
1160 $ CA |
85 $ CA |
| Bellocaribe |
3 |
1220 $ CA |
160 $ CA |
| Neptuno |
3 |
1235 $ CA |
170 $ CA |
| Palco |
4 |
1415 $ CA |
250 $ CA |
| Novotel Miramar |
4 |
1520 $ CA |
315 $ CA |
| Nacional |
5 |
1700 $ CA |
385 $ CA |
For description and images of the three star BelloCaribe Hotel, the four
star Novotel Miramar Hotel and the five star Nacional Hotel, see the VCC
web site, Hotels in Havana
The rates do not include the registration fee which is payable in Cuba
only and in US dollars cash.
| Registration fees |
| Academic Delegates: |
380 $ US |
| Non Academic Delegates: |
550 $ US |
| Students: |
190 $ US |
| Accompanying persons: |
200 $ US |
The Registration fee includes the welcome cocktail, entry
to the full program, the Congress documents, participation in all the
scientific sessions and the business exhibition. The accompanying people
have the right to participate in the Opening ceremony and the Welcome
cocktail.
Our rates do not include:
- Cuban airport departure taxes (25 $US)
- Two meals per day
- Drinks
- Insurance- complete cancellation, interruption, baggage, health
and accident deluxe package insurance available from VCC on request.
Please indicate your age and date of birth.
- Tips
Extended stay for holidays in Havana or Varadero is also
possible: On request.
Air is with Cubana de Aviacion, an Airbus 320, leased from
LACSA, Costa Rican airlines, with a crew trained and licensed in Costa
Rica. First class is available on request. LACSA airline flights are also
available on request, however, it is more costly.
Itinerary with Cubana de Aviacion. Direct flight from Canada
to Havana.
Schedule subject to change.
| Montreal (Dorval) |
Departure: Saturday November 22 at 6 P.M. arriving in Havana
at 10 P.M.
Return: Saturday November 29 at 1 P.M., arriving in Montreal (Dorval)
at 5 P.M. |
| Toronto (Terminal 3) |
Departure: Sunday November 23 at 6 P.M. arriving in Havana at
10 P.M.
Return: Sunday November 30 at 1 P.M., arriving in Toronto (Terminal
3) at 5 P.M. |
| If you are interested, how do you proceed? |
| 1. |
If you have any questions, e-mail
EduToursToCuba.com. This is the official education tours web site
of Voyage Culture Cuba (VCC), the registered and licensed travel agency
that is authorized to process registrations and payments. |
| 2. |
Complete our
Registration form and send it in to VCC with a down payment of
200 $ CA. In order to assure that you procure the hotel of your choice,
we suggest that you register with VCC and make the down payment as
soon as possible. Payment to VCC can be made by Credit Card or by
check made out to VCC in Trust.Please note that insurance must be
purchased at the same time as the down payment. |
| 3. |
Once the registration and air/hotel reservations are confirmed by VCC,
Register your participation directly with VCC. We will send you the form.
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| 4. |
Final payment to VCC is due at the latest 45 days before
the departure, that is October 8, 2003. |
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