8th Asian Congress of Pediatric Nephrology

The 8th Asian Congress of Pediatric Nephrology washeld 9–11 September 2002, on Jeju Island, Korea. TheCongress was organized by the Korean Society of Pedi-atric Nephrology. The Chairman of the local organizingcommittee, Pyung-Kil Kim, and the Vice Chairman, JaHoon Koo, as well as the Secretary General, Jae-SeungLee, were responsible for the overall program. Honoraryadvisors included Matthias Brandis, Secretary General ofthe International Pediatric Nephrology Association, andCarmelo Alfiler, Secretary General of the Asian Pediat-ric Nephrology Association. The Congress theme was“Better Care, Better Life, Better Future for Children withRenal Diseases.” An excellent blend of scientific and so-cial programs highlighted this 3-day congress. Dr. YongChoi, Chair of the Scientific Committee, reported thatthere were 271 participants to the 8th Asian Congress ofPediatric Nephrology. One hundred and fifty-four ab-

stracts were submitted and 49 invited lectures were pre-sented. Participants and presenters came from 26 coun-tries. Also featured were two pre-congress symposia andtwo pre-congress special lectures. This successful andvery well attended congress highlights the excellent levelof discourse within the Asian Pediatric Nephrology As-sociation and the high level of scientific and clinical dia-logue among its members.

36th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology

The 36th Annual Meeting of the European Society ofPaediatric Nephrology was held in Bilbao, Spain, from20 to 24 September 2002. This vibrant educational andscientific meeting had 617 delegates and also providedthe delegates with a wonderful social program high-lighted by a visit to the new Guggenheim Museum. Themeeting was also an opportunity to honor the Presidentof the 36th Annual Meeting, Dr. Juan Rodriguez Soriano. The Scientific Committee and the arrangementsprovided by Dr. Soriano made for an excellent scientificas well as clinical interchange for all the delegates. Thenext meeting of the European Society of PaediatricNephrology will be held in conjunction with the WorldCongress of Nephrology in Berlin in June 2003.

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Published online: 29 January 2003© IPNA 2003