Pharmaceutical companies, booksellers and other institutions are invited to participate in the 7th World Congress of WSPID in 2011, Melbourne, Australia.
A sponsorship- and exhibition brochure can be downloaded from here. This brochure containes all information on organization of sponsored symposia, packages for international and local sponsors, on individual sponsorship items, exhibition facilities, prices, registration, booking, conditions, addresses, etcetera.
ONLINE EDUCATION
We are happy to inform you that WSPID has started with an educational program on PID. It will consist of 6 modules with CME accreditation and it is prepared by experts on pediatric infectious diseases.
Please go directly to
www.pediatric-respiratory-infection.com
or via "Links" of this website.
WSPID 2011 REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION
Registration forms and details on accommodation, please visit the website
www.kenes.com/wspid
1ST ANNOUNCEMENT WSPID 2011
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 7th World Congress on Pediatric Infectious Diseases which will take place in Melbourne, Australia, November 16-19, 2011.
We invite you to attend this congress, where renowned speakers will fascinate us with the latest discoveries in our field, and ample time will be provided for discussion, interaction and social activities in a friendly and congenial environment.
Come join your colleagues in pediatric infectious diseases from around the world, present your latest discoveries and gain insight from theirs.
We look forward to welcoming you in Melbourne for WSPID 2011.
Yours sincerely,
Shabir Madhi, MD
President, World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Congress Venue
Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre
1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf 3006
Melbourne, Australia
Website: www.mcec.com.au
Language
The official language of the congress is English.
Sponsorship and Exhibition
Pharmaceutical companies are invited for sponsorship and exhibition during the Congress. Details on sponsorship items, satellite symposia, workshops and exhibition facilities can be found in the Brochure for sponsors. Potential sponsors and exhibitors can request information from
Prof Mieke Hoogkamp-Korstanje, secretary general of WSPID, e-mail: m.hoogkamp@xs4all.nl.
Accommodation
Kenes International is the official travel agent for WSPID 2009 and will be offering special reduced rates for accommodation as well as pre and post tours. Further information will be available on the
official website and in the Second Announcement.
Abstracts
All abstracts will be accepted and published in the abstract book.
They will be judged for oral or poster presentation
Important dates
Submission of abstracts June 10, 2011
Notification of presentation form July 15, 2011
Early registration fee July 29, 2011
Registration fees in USD
Full Registration Fee (from countries on list A)*
until July 29, 2011: $440
from July 30, 2011: $660
Reduced Registration Fee (from countries on list B)*
until July 29, 2011: $170
from July 30, 2011: $350
Local Fellows, Students and Nurses
until July 29, 2011: $110
from July 30, 2011: $200
* for a complete listing of countries please refer to the website www.kenes.com/wspid
WSPID Secretariat
Prof. Mieke Hoogkamp-Korstanje
Heyenseweg 48, 6591 HD Gennep
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 485 51 9146
Fax: +31 485 51 4040
E-mail: m.hoogkamp@xs4all.nl
Homepage: www.wspid.com
Congress Secretariat
Kenes International / WSPID 2009
1-3 Rue du Chantepoulet, PO Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 732 2850
E-mail: wspid@kenes.com
Preliminary program
Wednesday, November 16, 2009
• Arrival and registration
• Sponsored symposia
Thursday, November 17 - Saturday, November 19, 2011
• Plenary sessions with topics of global interest
• Symposia by international and national societies
• Consensus meetings
• Sponsored symposia
• Meet the Professor sessions
• Free papers
• Poster sessions
• World Congress Lecture
Main Topics
• Ambulatory Management of Invasive Infections
• Antibiotics and drug resistance
• Bacterial infections
• Bone, joint and soft tissue infections
• Central nervous system infections
• Congenital and perinatal infections
• Day-care associated infections
• Diagnosis and monitoring of infectious diseases
• Emerging infections
• Epidemiology
• Fungal infections
• Gastro-intestinal infections
• Global networking in PID
• Governmental commitment
• HIV/AIDS
• Hospital and health-care associated infections
• Immunology
• Infections in the immunocompromised host
• Infections in migrants and travellers
• Influenza including avian flu
• Modalities and indications for old and new drugs
• Parasitic infections
• Research and development
• Respiratory tract infections
• Sepsis and septic shock
• Surgical infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Vaccines and prevention
• Viral infections
• Zoonoses
WSPID 2011
The 7th World Congress of the WSPID will be held in Australia, Melbourne, from November 16 - 19, 2011
