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INVITATION

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Alzheimer's Disease Section of the Hungarian Society of Neurologists and Psychiatrists, I have the pleasure of cordially inviting you to attend the Fourth Hungarian Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders.

The Conference will be hosted by Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University in Szeged. The city of Szeged, often called the "city of sunshine", is situated on the southern edge of the Great Hungarian Plain.

This Conference is designed to serve as a forum for the exchange of scientific information, results, thoughts and future plans concerning different aspects of this terrible disease, where the diagnosis is far more advanced than our understanding of the etiology and the possible therapy. Particular attention will therefore be paid to issues relating to the factors which may cause the disease and to the therapeutic possibilities.

The plenary lectures by invited speakers, the round-table sessions organized by experts in the field, the different symposia and the poster presentations will offer great opportunities for lively discussions. In order to celebrate the Decade of the Brain and the Day of Hungarian Science, it is the intention of the organizers to bring together all Hungarians working on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

We invite and welcome the participation of experts from all countries to facilitate the exchange of views and scientific information. We are confident that, with the participation of leading international scientists, our 4th Hungarian Alzheimer’s disease meeting will prove a success and scientifically rewarding.

We look forward to welcoming you to Szeged in October, 1998.

Peter Kasa
President
 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
 

P.   Kasa, President	(Szeged, Hungary)
K.  Gulya	(Szeged, Hungary)
M. Pakaski	(Szeged, Hungary)
Z.  Rakonczay	(Szeged, Hungary)

 

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
 

I.  Degrell	(Debrecen,	Hungary)
A. Fisher	(Ness-Ziona,	Israel)
Ch. Geula	(Boston,	USA)
E. Giacobini	(Geneva,	Switzerland)
Z. Janka	(Szeged,	Hungary)
L. Leel-Ossy	(Esztergom,	Hungary)
P. G.M. Luiten	(Groningen,	The Netherlands)
B. Penke	(Szeged,	Hungary)
I. Szirmai	(Budapest,	Hungary)
P. Tariska	(Budapest,	Hungary)
L. Vecsei	(Szeged,	Hungary)

CONFERENCE DATES

7 October, 1998

Arrival:	12:00 a.m. - 18:00 p.m.	Registration
Social Programs:	18:00 p.m.	Visit to the National History Memorial Park  at Ópusztaszer
	19:30 p.m.	Get-together party

8-9 October, 1998
Scientific Programs

CONFERENCE VENUE

Building of the Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Szeged, Somogyi B. u. 7.

IMPORTANT ADDRESSES

Conference (Scientific) Secretariat

Mailing address:	Alzheimer's Disease Research Centre
	P.O. Box: 815
	H-6701 Szeged, Hungary
Telephone/Fax:	36-62-312849
E-mail:	alzconf@comser.szote.u-szeged.hu
Conference web site:	http://www.szote.u-szeged.hu/alzheim/alzconf.htm

Administrative Secretariat

Mailing address:	Aktív Tourist
	P.O. Box: 815
	H-6701 Szeged, Hungary
Telephone/Fax:	36-62-481562 or 36-62-431708
E-mail:	aktivtourist@mail.matav.hu
Conference web site:	http://www.aktivtourist.hu

IMPORTANT DEADLINES
 

Deadline for submission of Abstracts:	1 July, 1998
Deadline for Registration Fee:	15 August, 1998

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

The scientific program will cover all fields of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. The meeting program will consist of plenary lectures, symposia, round-table discussions and poster presentations.
 

Opening lecture:
 

Therapy of Alzheimer’s disease. Present and	Ezio Giacobini,
future.	Geneva, Switzerland

Plenary Lectures:
 

Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease.	Changiz Geula,
	Boston, USA
M1 selective muscarinic agonist: from treatment	Abraham Fisher,
toward delaying progression of Alzheimer’s  disease.	Ness-Ziona, Israel
Neurodegeneration and neuroprotection related	Paul G. M. Luiten,
to Alzheimer’s disease.	Groningen, The Netherlands

Amongst the Lecturers
C. Abraham (Boston, USA)
M. Barcikowska (Warsaw, Poland)
K. Beyreuther (Heidelberg, Germany)
N. Bons (Montpellier, France)
I. Hanin (Chicago, USA)
N. Inestrosa (Santiago, Chile)
S. Kar (Quebec, Canada)
Ü. Langel (Stockholm, Sweden)
A. Matsumoto (Kobe, Japan)
J. Miklossy (Lausanne, Switzerland)
M.M. Novak (Bratislava, Slovak Republic)
N. Pomara (New York, USA)
R. Pluta (Warsaw, Poland)
B.H. Schmidt (Koln, Germany)
B. Solerte (Pavia, Italy)
A. Wevers (Koln, Germany)
 
Symposia

Neurodegeneration and neuroprotection (Organized by Chinoin Rt.)
Amyloid and Alzheimer’s disease (Organized by B. Penke)

Round-table discussions

Cholinesterases in Alzheimer’s disease (Organized by Z. Rakonczay)
The role of glial cells in Alzheimer’s disease (Organized by L. Latzkovits)
Trace metals and Alzheimer’s disease (Organized by E. Andrási)

Posters

Particular emphasis will be placed on poster presentations and discussions.
The presenting author must be in the room assigned for posters at the scheduled time of the poster session. Size of poster: 160 cm wide and 150 cm high.

TOPICS will include

Amyloid and amyloid precursor protein
Blood-brain barrier
Clinical trials and therapeutic strategies
Dementia
Depression
Diagnosis
Environmental factors (trace metals)
Glial cells
Neuronal degeneration
Neuronal plasticity
Neuroprotection
Neurotoxicity
Pathology
Transmitter systems
Therapy of Alzheimer’s disease

EXHIBITION

An exhibition of drugs and scientific books will be housed at the Conference site in conjunction with the meeting.

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

Abstract book
The abstracts of lectures and posters will be published as a supplement of Clinical Neuroscience (Ideggyógyászati Szemle). The supplement of abstracts will be distributed at the Conference at the time of registration.

Instruction for abstract preparation
The Scientific Committee invites you to submit an extended abstract (up to 1200 words, two Figs or Table). The Scientific Committee will construct the program from the abstracts, assigning them to either the Poster or Free Paper Sessions or one of the Research Symposia.
Abstracts may be submitted either in English or in Hungarian.

The structure required for the abstract is:
 Title of presentation
 Names of authors
 Institution, city and country

 Organize the body of the abstarct as follows:
 Introduction
 Materials and Methods
 Results and Discussion
 Conclusions
 References (up to five)

Please send the original, one copy and the abstract on diskette to the conference (scientific) secretariat.

Important: Abstracts submitted at the last minute by facsimile must be received by 1 July 1998. They will be considered for publication under the following conditions:
a) they must be prepared according to the instructions,
b) the original, one copy and the abstract on diskette (Word 6.0, Times New Roman 12) must be sent simultaneously by mail.
 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Registration
An official registration form is enclosed. All participants must be registered (one form per person, copies accepted). Please complete the registration form and return it with the registration fee to the Administrative Secretariat not later than 15 August, 1998.

Information
For information of any kind, please contact the Administrative Secretariat.

Registration fee
Regular registration fee:  150 USD.
On-site registration fee:  200 USD.

Method of payment
Payment must be made in USD by bank transfer to:

AKTÍV TOURIST, Szeged
SWFT MKKB HUHB  10300002  28514633  00003285

Confirmation
Upon receipt of the full registration fee, each participant will be sent confirmation. Please present this confirmation at the registration desk in Szeged as proof of your registration. After 15 August, 1998, registration will continue to be accepted, but confirmation will not be sent out.

Student prize
A prize will be awarded for the best student poster at the Conference. Only postgraduate Ph.D. students are eligible. The prize will be awarded for scientific merit, as judged by the Scientific Advisory Committee.

Final program
This will be provided to each participant on arrival at the Conference venue.

Languages
The official languages of the Conference will be English and Hungarian

REGISTRATION DESK / SECRETARIAT

Conference venue (Somogyi B. u. 7, Szeged)
All documents will be available to registered participants during the following opening hours:
 

Wednesday	(7 October)	12:00 a.m. - 18:00 p.m.
Thursday	(8 October)	08:00 a.m. - 18:00 p.m.
Friday	(9 October)	08:00 a.m. - 16:00 p.m.

Access to all scientific events and the exhibition will be possible only with your personal badge, which you will receive at the registration desk.

Instructions for Presenters of Oral Presentations
The lecture room is provided with an overhead projector, a double slide projector for 5 x 5 cm slides, a projection operator and a laser pointer. (It is recommended that the slides should be no thinner than 2 mm and be fitted in plastic frames.)

TRAVELING

By air
MALÉV Hungarian Airlines has been appointed Official Airline for the Conference. Budapest Ferihegy terminals 1 and 2 are the international airports of Hungary. Airport Minibus Service is available from Ferihegy airport to central Budapest (1200 HUF ~ 6 USD) or taxi, which is more expensive. Please check the price before, there are some taxis charging very high prices!
For those who will arrive on 7 October, 1998 a minibus shuttle will be organized from the airport to Szeged.

By train
InterCity (IC) from Budapest (Nyugati Railway Station) to Szeged (170 km).
The price of a one-way ticket: 1200 HUF ( ~ 6 USD).
From the railway station in Szeged to the Conference venue (SZAB, Székház, Somogyi B. u. 7) it is easiest to take a taxi.

By car
When traveling by car, from Vienna you follow the M1 (E 75) motorway to Budapest. From Budapest to Szeged you follow M5 (E 75) motorway (Kecskemét, Kiskunfélegyháza).

IN SZEGED

Transportation from the railway station to the city center
By taxi, cost approximately 500 HUF.

Car park
Space for cars is available in front of the Conference venue, but, parking tickets are necessary and should be bought before the car is left at the parking site.

Public transportation in the city
By bus, tram or trolley-bus.

Credit cards
Only major credit cards (Visa, Euro/Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club) are accepted in the banks in Szeged.

Banks and money-exchange possibilities in the city
In Szeged there are 15 banks and numerous money-exchange sites (hotels, travel agencies). They are open from 08:00 a.m. to 15:00 p.m. on weekdays. On Saturdays and Sundays, all banks are closed.

Post office/telephone
Post office opening hours: 08:00 a.m. - 18:00 p.m. on weekdays. Telephones operate with coins or a telephonecard. You can buy telephonecards in post offices, in hotels and at the Conference venue.

Climate
The weather in Szeged in October is usually warm and sunny.

ACCOMMODATION

Hotels
Hotels are situated near the Conference venue (within walking distance) or in the city center. An official accommodation booking form is enclosed. Please complete this form and send it to the Administrative Secretariat with the hotel deposit not later than 15 August, 1998.

 

Category	Single room/night	Double room/night
Category B	7,000 - 10,000 HUF	9,000 - 12,000 HUF
Category C	5,000 -   7,000 HUF	6,000 -   8,000 HUF
Category D	3,000 -   5,000 HUF	4,000 -   6,000 HUF

 
 

Category B:	hotel room in the city center (with TV, minibar, telephone,  bathroom or shower-bath/WC)
Category C:	hotel and residential hotel room (with shower-bath/WC)
Category D:	hotel and residential hotel room (with hot and cold running  water only - shower-bath and WC on the floor)

 

1 USD ~ = 200 HUF (Hungarian Forints)  Hotel deposit: 50 USD
Bookings cannot be confirmed before receipt of your hotel deposit.

Price category
The hotel room rates are indicated in HUF and include breakfast (except at category D), service charges, VAT and all local taxes.
 

SOCIAL PROGRAMS

Wednesday, 7 October

18:00 to 19:30:	Visit to the National History Memorial Park at   Ópusztaszer (entrance fee included in the Registration  Fee for Conference participants and registered  Accompanying Persons.)
19:30 to 22:00:	Get-together party

 
Thursday, 8 October

19:00 onward:  Conference Dinner

19:00 onward:  Farewell party

ABOUT SZEGED

Szeged's name first appeared as Cigeddin in a document dating from 1183. The area, however, was already inhabited by the Illyrians from the 8th to the 7th centuries B.C. They were followed by Celts, Huns and Avars. In the very earliest years of Hungary, Szeged was an important shipping center, particularly for salt. But there were hard times, too. The Mongols swept through the town in the 13th century, and the Turks plundered Szeged in 1543, then staying on for almost 150 years.
Between the 13th and 19th centuries, Szeged had a fortress built by King Béla IV, which provided the inhabitants with defence for centuries.
Few traces of the old times have remained. The concentric boulevards and
gridwork of central streets are too efficient to be very ancient. Everything can be explained by the city's situation on the River Tisza, near the lowest-lying point in all Hungary.
In the spring of 1879, Szeged took the full brunt of the angry, swollen river. It was almost completely swept away. After the deluge, the city center was raised to a safer level, embankments were built and boulevards and squares were laid out for Hungary's first planned city, funded with generous help from many countries in Europe, which came to the aid of Szeged.
Today, the riverfront, once so menacing, is Szeged's most relaxed feature, with tree-shaded promenades, excursion boats, and floating swimming pools.
Szeged's most monumental landmark, the Votive Church, is a neo-Romanesque marvel of the 20th century, with enough pinnacles and arches for a dozen ordinary churches. The great facade of the Cathedral, with mosaics of the apostles flanking a tall marble statue of the Virgin Mary, provides the backdrop for the Szeged Summer Open-air Festival of opera, musicals and ballet.
The square in front of the Cathedral, which holds over 4000 seats during the one month of the festival, is surrounded by University departments including chemistry, microbiology, physics, hygiene, epidemiology and biochemistry. The Pontifical Aula and Theological College are also sited here.
The city center (Széchenyi tér) is a city park rather than a conventional main square, with old trees, lawns, flower-gardens, fountains, monuments and benches. The most prominent building here, the City Hall, was rebuilt in Eclectic Baroque style after the great flood.
Szeged's Moorish Art Nouveau glory is the ''new'' synagogue, with every style from the Byzantine to the Baroque represented in its turrets and fretwork. The cupola symbolizes the world with its gradually darkening cobalt-blue glass strewn with stars.
The synagogue, as an astonishing mixture of devoutness and opulence, is surrounded by a garden created by its former chief rabbi, who was also a botanist.
Today, Szeged has a population of 186,000. It is at once a cosmopolitan University town with approximately 50,000 students in its two Universities, five Colleges, many high schools, secondary vocational schools and primary schools, and the provincial capital of the Hungarian Great Plain.
When Hungarians think of Szeged, three products usually spring to mind: the tasty Szeged salami, the highly seasoned Szeged fishermen's soup and the brightly decorated slippers manufactured locally. As a University town, the atmosphere is uncommonly cheerful and youthful.
At the confluence of two cultures, of eastern and western Europe, Szeged is permeated by what residents call a Mediterranean attitude.
 

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