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Welcome Letter
 Along with Congress President Hong Xu and Scientific Program Chair Franz Schaefer, I look forward to seeing the IPNA membership at the 16th Tri-Annual IPNA Congress, to be held from August 30 to September 3, 2013, in Shanghai, China. The meeting will take place in the Shanghai International Convention Center, a perfect venue with conference rooms seating up to 2,000 attendees. There will be 8 state-of-the-art and keynote lectures, 40 scientific symposia, and 12 CME sessions. A total of 160 abstracts will be selected for oral or oral-poster presentations. Awards will be given for the best oral and poster presentations. There will be reduced registration fees and up to 100 travel grants for junior attendees. As currently projected, 16th IPNA Congress registration fees will be $500US for IPNA members, and $200US for trainees/fellows.
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The Congress will be complemented by half- and full-day satellite workshops devoted to CKD, dialysis, hypertension, pathology, patient education, charity activities, and rare inherited kidney diseases, including Alport syndrome, cystinosis, and oxalosis.
To keep up to date on the meeting, please bookmark the conference web site: www.ipna2013.org.
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Professor Isidro B.Salusky
Secretary General of IPNA
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Welcome Letter
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the 16th Tri-annual Congress of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association in Shanghai, one of the most dynamic and exciting cities in the world.
In keeping with IPNA's long standing tradition of providing a friendly international venue for an up-to-date review of the advances in pediatric nephrology, this meeting will bring together clinicians and basic scientists from around the globe to share their knowledge and latest research results. Shanghai, China's 'window to the world', the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai, will be the perfect place for a fruitful and stimulating intercultural exchange regarding scientific concepts, practical approaches and ethical views towards children's kidney diseases.
Eight state-of-the-art and keynote lectures, forty scientific symposia and twelve educational sessions will cover a wide spectrum of topics including developmental nephrology, the genetic and molecular causes of inherited kidney disorders, prevention, screening and treatment of acute and chronic kidney disease, ground-breaking novel therapies for specific kidney disorders, and the latest developments in pediatric organ replacement therapy. There will be ample opportunity to present and discuss original research results. The best contributions will be awarded!
We are particularly devoted to facilitating the participation of our junior colleagues around the world by providing travel grants, reduced registration fees and cheap accommodation.
Be assured that we will do anything to make your visit an unforgettable experience in any respect.
Looking forward to seeing you in Shanghai.
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Professor Hong Xu
Congress President
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Professor Franz Schaefer
Scientific Program Chair
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