BUSINESS MEETINGS
IBMS/ECTS 2001 - PROGRAM and ABSTRACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
AWARDS
On the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the IBMS/ ECTS 2001 meeting, the following IBMS Society Awards will be presented:
2001 IBMS John G. Haddad, Jr. Award
In recognition of outstanding contributions to clinical research in bone and mineral metabolism.2001 IBMS-Elsevier Award
In recognition of a distinguished career as scholar, educator and leader in the bone and mineral field,
and service to IBMS.2001 IBMS D. Harold Copp Award
In recognition of exceptional scientific contributions to bone and mineral research.
BUSINESS MEETINGS
- Business Meetings of the International Bone and Mineral Society and the European Calcified Tissue Society will be held on:
- Friday, June 8, 2001 at 12:30 p.m.
IBMS - Room 7, ECTS - Room 8
POSTER VIEWING
Poster sessions with authors will take place from 12:30 to 14:00 on Wednesday (June 6), Thursday (June 7), and Saturday (June 9) in the poster areas. For additional information, please refer to the program overview.
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
In order to accommodate more oral presentations, the IBMS/ECTS 2001 Scientific Program Committee introduces "Short Communications Sessions" with 11 presentations in one-hour time slots. Presenters will focus their presentations on the most important findings. In addition, all short communications will also be presented as posters and displayed in a special area of the scientific exhibition.
INTERNET CAFE
For the convenience for IBMS/ECTS 2001 attendees, an Internet Cafe will be available on site in room Anticcis.
The Internet Cafe is made available thanks to the kind support of Merck Sharp and Dohme
SUPPORTERS
IBMS and ECTS are grateful to the following companies and organisations for their support:
- Major Sponsors
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Merck Sharp and Dohme
- Nycomed Pharma in co-operation with Shire Pharmaceuticals
- The Alliance for Better Bone Health - Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals and Aventis Pharma
- Supporters
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd.
- ICN Iberica
- Lunar Europe
- Norland Medical
- Pronosco
- Vitro /IDS
VENUE
- Palacio de Congresos de Madrid
- Paseo de la Castellana, 99
- 28046 Madrid,
- Spain
- URL: http://www.madridconventioncenter.com
ONSITE REGISTRATION
- The registration desk will be open at the following times:
Tuesday June 5, 2001
Wednesday June 6, 2001
Thursday June 7, 2001
Friday June 8, 2001
Saturday June 9, 2001
Sunday June 10, 200108.30 – 18.00 h.
07.30 – 17.30 h.
08.00 – 15.30 h.
08.00 – 17.30 h.
08.00 – 17.30 h.
08.00 – 12.30 h.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME)
IBMS/ECTS 2001 is approved for 42 CME credits for full attendance. If you wish to claim these points, please be sure to sign the register at the meeting. This CME approval has been given by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and applies to all European delegates who are registered for CME.
TRAVEL GRANTS
IBMS/ECTS 2001 has made available funds to support attendance of young investigators.
Travel Grants were awarded based on application and scientific merit.The following individuals were selected for IBMS/ECTS 2001 Travel Grants:
P. H. Anderson (Adelaide, Australia)
K. J. Armour (Aberdeen, UK)
M. V. Aseev (St-Petersburg, Russia)
C. Baldi (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
E. Bonnelye (Toronto, Canada)
S. J. Brown (Oswestry, UK)
L. Canaff (Montreal, Canada)
R. D. Chapurlat (San Francisco, USA)
F. P. Coxon (Aberdeen, UK)
K. R. Dobson (York, UK)
O. Dardenne (Montreal, PQ, Canada)
V. El Ghouzzi (Paris, France)
L. Espinosa (Lyon, France)
K. D. Evans (Davis, USA)
A. Gartland (Liverpool, UK)
T. S. Grewal (York, UK)
J. M. Halleen (Turku, Finland)
L. J. Hocking (Aberdeen, UK)
K. Ikari (Aomori, Japan)
S. Kakonen (San Antonio, USA)
A. Katushkina (Minsk, Belarus)
K. Kayan (Sheffield, UK)
B. D. Kuizon (Los Angeles, USA)
J. Lam (Saint Louis, MO, USA)
J. M. Lean (London, UK)
R. M. Locklin (Rochester, MN, USA)
V. Mann (Aberdeen, UK)
H. M. Massey (London, UK)K. E. McDougall (Bristol, UK)
N. W. A. McGowan (Aberdeen, UK)
F. E. A. McGuigan (Aberdeen, UK)
I. N. Nakamura (Tokyo, Japan)
S. A. New (Surrey, UK)
E. Patterson (London, ONT, Canada)
A. Plant (Bristol, UK)
H. Plotkin (Montréal, PQ, Canada)
S. M. F. Pluijm (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
C. Roggia (St. Louis MO, USA)
A. V. Rousselle (Nantes, France)
N. Rucci (L'Aquila, Italy)
D. Rucker (Calgary, Canada)
G. Sabatakos (Yale, CT, USA)
A. Sanjay (Yale, CT, USA)
A. F. Schilling (Hamburg, Germany)
A. Seth (Toronto, Canada)
G. J. Spencer (York, UK)
M. Staresinic (Zagreb, Croatia)
S. P. Tuck (Middlesbrough, UK)
M. van der Klift (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
P. Vestergaard (Aarhus, Denmark)
Y. W. Wang (Beijing, P.R.China)
F. A. Welsh (Aberdeen, UK)
H. W. Woitge (Heidelberg, Germany)
Y. Xue (Beijing, P.R.China)
M. R. D. Zebaze (Yaoundé, Cameroon)
Travel Grants have been kindly provided by:
- The International Bone and Mineral Society (funded by Merck Sharp and Dohme)
- The European Calcified Tissues Society
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
Exhibits will be located in the Main Foyer, Exhibition Hall A, and the First Floor Foyer of the conference centre.
The opening hours of the exhibition are:
Wednesday June 6, 2001 11.00 – 17.30 h. Thursday June 7, 2001 11.00 – 15.30 h. Friday June 8, 2001 11.00 – 17.30 h. Saturday June 9, 2001 11.00 – 17.30 h. Sunday June 10, 2001 11.00 – 12.30 h. List of exhibiting companies (current as per date of printing):
Main Foyer: Booths Eli Lilly and Company Ltd. 1 to 6 F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. A2 Merck & Co. Inc. A1 First Floor Foyer: European Calcified Tissues Society (ECTS) 12 ICN Iberica 7 & 8 International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS) 11 International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) 13 Norland Medical Systems 9 SIBOMM / SEIOMM 14 VITRO S.A./ IDS 10 Exhibition Hall A (First Floor): Academic Press tbd Faxitron X-Ray 19 Nycomed Pharma A/S 20-21 & 32-33 Pronosco A/S 24-25 GE Lunar/Lunar Europe NV 26-27 Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals/Aventis A4 Endocrine Pharmaceuticals Limited tbd BoneKEy-Osteovision tbd