General Information

CONGRESS VENUE
University of Pavia, Main Building,
Pavia, Piazza L. da Vinci
Aula Magna, Aula del '400

TRAVELLING INFORMATION
Pavia is located 30 Km south of Milan: Milan Airports (Linate and Malpensa) are connected by shuttle services to Milan CentraI Railway Station where hourly trainsfor Pavia are available.

HOW TO GET TO THE CONGRESS VENUE
The streets in the town centre are reserved for pedestrians and public transport; the University Main Building, located in the centre, can be reached either on foot or by public transport (buses 3 and 6 ): therefore we suggest you leave your car in a car parking space outside the centre.

LANGUAGE
The language of the Congress will be English. The simultaneous translation will not be available.

ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE
At the end of the meeting, registered delegates will receive, upon request, an attendance certificate available from the Secretariat.

REGISTRATION FEES (VAT INCLUDED)
DELEGATE ItL. 360,000/€ 185,93
The registration fee includes: attendance at scientific sessions, congress kit, coffee breaks, social dinner, attendance certificate.

STUDENT AND FELLOW IN TRAINING
ItL. I80,OOO*/€ 92,97
( official document required)
*The fee does not include the social dinner

ACCOMPANYING PERSON
ItL. 150,OOO**/€ 77,47
**The fee covers the social dinner only

PAYMENT
All fees are payable in advance.
Payment should be made in Italian or in Euro currency either by cheque, drawn on an Italian bank, by bank wire to Congress Team Project account # 30062/52 at the bank Banco Ambrosiano Veneto - Swift code BA VE IT MM 066 (All charges have to be paid by the registrant) or by credit card (a surcharge of 5% will be applied to all credit charges).

CANCELLATION
Cancellation received in writing prior to May 30, will be refunded, less ItL. 80,000 as an administrative charge.
No refunds will be made on cancellations received after May 30. All refunds will be issued after the meeting.

HOTEL ACCOMODATION
Please refer to the list of Hotel to reserve your room

Horel Ariston****
Via Scopoli, 10
Tel. 038234334 -Fax 038225667

Hotel Excelsior***
P.le Stazione, 25
Tel. 038228596 -Fax 038226030

Hotel Moderno****
V.le Emanuele II, 41
Tel. 0382303401 -Fax 038225225

Hotel Rosengarten***
P.le Policlinico, 21
Tel. 0382 526312 -Fax 0382525186

CIlMATE AND CLOTHING
The weather in June is usually very mild. It is advisable to bring a jacket or dress as evenings may be cooler.

INSURANCE
The Scientific and the Organizing Secretariats accept no liability for any injury sustained during or in transit to or from this meeting. The participants acknowledge that they are attending voluntarily and exempt this organization from any liability.

VARIATIONS
The Scientific and the Organizing Secretariats reserve the right, for technical and/or scientific reasons, to make any change to the Congress programme.

Scientific Information

LUNCH-MEETING WITH THE EXPERT
The lunch-meeting with the expert on Monday, June 25, and Tuesday, June 26 are open only to participants invited by
the Scientific Secretariat.

SLIDES
A double slide projection service is provided: slides must bear the Speaker's name, be numbered in order of projection and handed over to the Slide Centre at least two hours before the starting of the session.

PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings will be published in a supplement of an indexed scientific journal

ACCEPTED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Scientific Secretariat welcomes the submission of abstracts of originaI contributions on any topic relating to the Congress. Participants interested in presenting a poster are invited to submit abstracts, written in English and typed on the abstract form. Please send to the Scientific Secretariat within April 15, 2001 as follows:

DR. A.COSTA
IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation
Via Palestro, 3 - 27100 PAVIA - ITALY
Phone + 39 0382 3801
Fax + 39 0382 38031l
e-mail: alfcosta@libero.it
By air mail: the originai abstract + two copies on a 3.5 floppy disk, saved in Ms-Word x Window
By e-mail: see above

Acceptance of the abstract will be notified.

- the presenting author should be duly registered
- the deadline for abstract submission is April 15, 2001
- Abstracts submitted by fax cannot be accepted

POSTERS
Posters will be displayed for general viewing for the entire Congress in the Posters Area.
Posters (70 cm wide and 100 cm high) will be set up by the Authors in the designated area, starting from Sunday, June 24, at 15.00 and will removed at the end of the Congress.

SELECTED POSTERS PRESENTATION
On the basis of the interest of data being presented, 6 posters will be selected by the Scientific Secretariat for platform presentation (10') on June 26; from 18.00 to 19.00

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM
The Special Symposium of Monday, June 25 (17.30-19.00) will be held in the Conference Room of the Institute "F. Pertusati", V.le Matteotti 63 - Pavia, located within walking distance from the Congress venue.