We are pleased to announce the 20th International Workshop on “Surveillance and Screening of Blood Borne Pathogensâ€, jointly organised by the International Plasma Fractionation Association (IPFA) and [url="http://www.pei.de/EN/home/node-en.html?__nnn=true"]the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut[/url] (PEI). The 2013 Event marks the 20th anniversary of the Workshop and will be hosted by the [url="http://www.veripalvelu.fi/www/home_page"]Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (FRC BTS), [/url]where the first of these workshop meetings took place in 1993.
Venue
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 April 2013 at the hotel [url="http://www.crowneplaza-helsinki.fi/crowneplaza-helsinki!/en_GB/"]Crowne Plaza Helsinki[/url], in Finland. The details of the venue are as follows: Crowne Plaza Helsinki | Mannerheimintie 50, 00260 Helsinki, Finland T: +358 9 2521 0000, F: +358 9 2521 3999
Registration
We look forward to receiving your registration for the Workshop. You may use the link for on-line registration or provide us with the completed registration form on[email="info@ipfa.nl"]info@ipfa.nl[/email] or on +31 20 512 3559. This year we are taking steps to encourage greater participation by experts from low and medium HDI countries with the creation of a preferential delegate rate for colleagues in these regions of the world.
Accommodation
The organisers have arranged for a special room rate at the Crowne Plaza Helsinki. Reservations should be made directly with the hotel, by completing and sending in the attached Hotel Reservation Form or by using this link to the hotel’s on-line reservation system.
Scientific Programme
This annual Workshop is widely recognised as the authoritative international scientific meeting for discussion of developments concerning the microbiological safety and quality of blood and blood products. The meeting attracts experts from the international scientific community, regulatory agencies, test kits manufacturers, blood services and plasma fractionators. The Scientific Programme Committee includes the following persons:
Prof. J.-P. Allain (University of Cambridge, UK)
Dr M. Busch (Blood Systems Research Institute, USA)
Dr I. Hewlett (FDA CBER, USA)
Dr T. Krusius (FRC BTS, Finland)
Dr N. Lelie (Lelie Research, France)
Dr M. Nübling (PEI, Germany)
Dr J. Saldanha (Roche Diagnostics, USA)
Mr G. Vincini (NRL, Australia)
Dr H. Zaaijer (Sanquin Blood-borne Infections, The Netherlands)
Dr G. Zerlauth (Baxter, Austria)
Click [url="http://www.ipfa.nl/UserFiles/File/WS%202013/Programme%20IPFA-PEI%20WS%202013%20as%20per%2019.11.2012%20website%20IPFA.pdf"]here[/url] for the current version of the Scientific Programme of the event. Please note that changes may occur.
For more information please visit: http://www.ipfa.nl/events/ipfa-pei-workshop-2013-20th_anniversary
Event details
