IPFA/PEI 22nd International Workshop on Surveillance and Screening of Blood Borne Pathogens, Prague, Czech Republic

The International Plasma Fractionation Association (IPFA) and the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) are pleased to announce the arrangements for the 22nd annual International Workshop on “Surveillance and Screening of Blood Borne Pathogens”. The Workshop will be held in Prague on 20 - 21 May 2015 at the Corinthia Hotel Prague and will be hosted by the Czech Society for Transfusion Medicine.

This annual international Workshop will, as usual, address key issues concerning the availability, regulation and risk benefit of existing and potential new developments, designed to ensure the microbiological safety of blood components and plasma derivatives. The Workshop has evolved to become a highly regarded international event, regularly attracting contributions from recognized international experts and opinion formers and delegates from blood establishments, industry, regulatory authorities and academia throughout the world.

Venue
The meeting will take place on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 May 2015 at the Corinthia Hotel Prague in Prague, Czech Republic. The details of the venue are as follows: Kongresová 1, Prague 4, 140 69, Czech Republic, T. +420 261 191 111. Accommodation arrangements for a reduced rate for our delegates are made with the Corinthia Hotel Prague. The rates are as follows: single occupancy EURO 99,-, double occupancy EURO 114,-, exclusive of 15% VAT. Breakfast and internet access in guest room and meeting rooms are included. For reservations please contact Ms Renata Pulpanova by email:renata.pulpanova@corinthia.com.
Please note only a small number of rooms is still available.

Registration
We look forward to receiving your registration for the Workshop. The registration fee is EURO 895 and includes full attendance of the Workshop, lunch on both days and a Conference dinner. Please use the link for on-line registration or provide us with aregistration form. This year again we are taking steps to encourage greater participation by experts from low and medium HDI countries with the creation of a preferential delegate rate of EURO 195 for colleagues in these regions of the world. IPFA members and their staff can take advantage of a special IPFA Member delegate rate of EURO 695.

Final Scientific Programme
The Programme has been developed by our Scientific Committee and is available. As always the meeting will cover developments in the field but also the application and value of risk based decision making tools.
The Scientific Programme Committee, which is involved in the development of the Scientific Programme of the event, includes the following persons.

Sponsorship
As a corporate sponsor you may be interested in the fact that our event offers great networking opportunities. We expect over 200 experts and the structure of the meeting will allow time for discussion and interaction with all interested participants, including your own experts should they wish to attend. In addition the size and informal atmosphere of the meeting facilitates dialogue with guest speakers and other delegates both in the meeting forum and during breaks and social events.
We have identified a number of categories of sponsorship, to profile and represent your company. Should you be interested in sponsorship of the meeting or have any questions or suggestions, please contact Ms Mariska Mooijekind at info@ipfa.nl.

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We warmly invite you to attend this meeting and look forward to welcoming you to Prague.