The Organizing Committee delights in announcing this important meeting of topics related to Animal Health that will be held in San José de las Lajas, Havana, Cuba, on September, 24^th to 26^th, 2003 at the National Center for Animal and Plant Health.

The following scientific meetings will take place during the Animal Health Event:

	IV Latin-American Congress on Mycotoxicology President: Arturo Escobar, e-mail: [email protected]
	I International Workshop on Pharmacology and Veterinary Therapeutics President: Eva Marrero, e-mail: [email protected]
	IV International Workshop on Dairy Laboratories President: Pastor Ponce, e-mail: [email protected]
	II International Workshop on Veterinary Vaccinology President: Siomara Martínez, e-mail: [email protected]
	II Epidemiosurveillance Network of Animal Diseases in the Caribbean President: María Irian Percedo, e-mail: [email protected]
	I International Workshop " Industrial Property and Commercialization of  Veterinary Products" President: Rafael Ramírez Mirabal, e-mail: [email protected]

Scientific Committees have been created for each event. They have carried out the pertinent coordinations for the presentation and discussion of common topics to the different meetings, in order to guarantee the participation of the delegates and to enrich the scientific debate.

Scientists, specialists and students linked to Animal Health, including the members of the Mycotoxicology Society from Latin America, are invited to submit the summaries of the papers to be presented as posters or oral presentations. This invitation is widespread to those who have been previously contacted as invited speakers in our workshops.

When organizing all these meetings, we have taken into account a scientific program including the most actualized topics. All this, together with the programmed social activities, let us think that it will be a fruitful and educational week for all of us.

For more information, please contact:

Executive Sec. Dr. Miguel Pérez Ruano
Tel: (5364) 6-3014, Ext 36 Fax: (5364) 98104 / 6-3897;
e-mail: [email protected]

COMMERCIAL EXPOSITION

Parallel to the seminar, a commercial exposition will be developed, in which Commercial Houses, Laboratories, Firms and Publishing Houses can expose their products, equipments, instrumentals, literature, among others.
You can ask Eng. Ana Ibis Martín email: [email protected] for more information.

Instructions for Abstract Submission

	The abstracts, accepted by the Organizing Committee, will be exposed as poster, or oral contribution, they will be published in electronic version.
	In all the cases, at least one of the authors of the work must be registered in the congress.
	The ending date for the reception of abstracts will be on May 30 th, 2003.
	The abstract should be sent in txt format and by e-mail as attachment.
	Abstract must be at typed single space, Arial 11 characters/inch, 2,5 cm all the margins.
	The entire abstract, should include title in bold capitals, the author(s) first name and surname (typed in normal characters), affiliation and full address(es), specifying city, country, electronic address or fax.
	Abstract must be informative, containing: Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusions with a maximum of 300 words. The inclusion of figures and tables is not accepted. In the case of conferences, there should be a summary of 4 pages (maximum) which can include tables, figures and bibliographic dates.

Instructions for poster confection

	Posters will have available an area of 1.0 m length x 0.70 m wide. In this space, all the data described in the abstract should be shown with the illustrations and graphics every author considers convenient. They will be grouped and discussed according to the topics.
	The audiovisual aids we have are: projector of slides 35mm, transparency projector, video and multimedia projector.

For sending abstracts and any other additional information you should contact Dr. María Teresa Frías. The abstracts should be sent to the Organizing Committee by e-mail, fax or by post (DHL or CUBA-PACK), with copy to coordinators of the respective workshops before May 30^th, 2003

Dra.María Teresa Frías

Address: PO Box 10 San José de las Lajas, Habana, Cuba CP 32700

Tel: (5364)-63206 FAX: (5364) 98104.

Email : [email protected],  [email protected]

	Folder, programme, memories and certificates
	Access to the scientific sessions
	Welcome and closing activities
	Daily lunch and coffee breaks

Participation in the opening and closing activities, welcome cocktail and farewell activity

Payment should be in cash in North American dollars at the moment to be accredited (September 24^th, 2003).

For the lodging of participants, 4 hotels and a student residence, which net price of room packages and included services are specified in details above, have been selected. The costs we are referring to correspond to an only one person, and they should be paid in North American dollars.

	Lodging and feeding 5N/ 6D in the Hotel, in the selected regimen
	Transfers Airport- Hotel- Airport.
	Transfers to the event activities.
	Personalized Attendance.

	Registration
	Airport tax: $20.00 USD
	Medical insurance.

Excursions

Havana Night Excursion: $ 15.00 USD. A visit to Morro Castle with the Traditional Ceremony, a walk for Old Havana and to have a drink at El Patio Restaurant, a walk for the city at night. Transfer included. (Thursday, 25^th)

Varadero Excursion: $35.00 USD. A visit to Varadero Beach with transfer and lunch included. (Tuesday 23^rd and Saturday 27^th)

Las Terrazas Excursion: $35.00 USD. Transfer, a visit to facilities and lunch included. (September 27^th)

Organization of your trip to Cuba:

CENSA Branch Manager

UniversiTUR Travel Agency

Eng. Beatriz Quintero López

Address: Streets Jamaica and National Highway, P.O.Box10,

San José de las Lajas, La Havana, Cuba

Tel: (53 64) 62752, 63206, 63014 ext. 21

Fax: (53 64) 98104, 63897

e-mail: [email protected]

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