Xiamen | China 2008

• Programme at a Glance
• Main Sessions
• Post-main Sessions
• Parallel Sessions
• Satellite Symposia
• Didactic Lectures
• Platform Sessions
• Pre-congress Activities
• Masakazu Seino Memorial Lecture
• Chinese Language Session

 

PRE CONGRESS SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

ASEPA EEG Certification Examinations

Part I (Written) Examination:
The next Part I Examination will be conducted on Thursday, 15th May 2008 from 08:30 – 11:30 in Xiamen during the 7th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress. Application for this Part I Examination must be submitted by 15th April 2008. For an application form, please click here. Please fax the application form and the verification form from a candidate’s trainer(s) to the Secretariat Office (Fax: +65-6220-3321).

Part II (Oral) Examination:
For those who have passed the Part I Examination and wish to sit for Part 2 Examination on Sunday, 18th May 2008 from 13:30 – 18:00 in Xiamen, during the 7th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress, please write to Dr Shih-Hui LIM directly at lim.shih.hui@sgh.com.sg for more details.

ASEPA Educational Course in Translational Research; in conjunction with the Subcommission on Basic Research of the Educational Commission: Ion Channels and Epileptogenesis.
A special highlight of this congress is the Educational Course “Ion Channels and Epileptogenesis” on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th May and the morning of Thursday 15th May which is held under the auspices of Asepa and organized by the Subcommission on Basic Research of the Educational Commission of the ILAE. The target group are young postgraduates and PhD students with a research interest (clinical or basic science) in epilepsy. They will receive lectures from a selection of senior international scientists that focus on the role of channelopathies in epilepsy, their contribution to the genetics of epilepsy and their impact on our nosological understanding of the epilepsies. In the evening of 14th May, the participants will have the possibility to further pursue discussions with the lecturers at a light diner.

In addition, the course will set the scene for the establishment of international research cooperation in the region and beyond. The focus will be on South-South networking in liaison with the Academy of Science of the Developing World (TWAS), represented by one of the course directors, Dr. Esper Cavalheiro.

Institutes and Centres who are interested in this project are invited to a brainstorm discussion in the evening of 14th May and a planning meeting at the end of the course. We therefore hope that the course will provide an important step forward with the development of a global research agenda in epilepsy.

To download the full course programme, click here.

The registration fee for this course is US$40 including a light dinner and two coffee breaks. To register please visit www.epilepsyxiamen2008.org/registration.html or contact registration@epilespycongress.org

 
ILAE / CAOA Chapter Convention
The ILAE / CAOA Chapter Convention will take place on Thursday 15th May from 11:30 to 14:00, with participants gathering from 11:00. The Agenda of this Convention will be sent to all Chapter Representatives before the meeting.