4. Hrvatski kongres kliniËke citologije 4th Croatian Congress ... - Penta

Final programme and abstract book
WELCOMING ADDRESS
Dear colleagues, dear friends,
We are honored and pleased to invite you, on behalf of the Organizing Committee, to the
Fourth Croatian Congress of Cytology, First Croatian Symposium of Analytical Cytology,
and Second Symposium of Cytotechnologists with International Participation to be held
on October 11-14, 2009 in Split, Croatia.
We are very glad that the First Croatian Symposium of Analytical Cytology is organized
within the scope of the Congress, thus providing an opportunity to integrate the elements
of classic cytology and cytochemistry, biology, histology, pathology, image analysis, flow
cytometry and informatics, with a common endpoint of cell research for scientific and
applied purposes.
The already established Second Symposium of Cytotechnologists offers an additional
opportunity for experience exchange and informal meetings of the cytologic team as a
whole.
We do hope that the topics selected and active participation of renowned international
and Croatian experts will arouse great interest among physicians of various specialties
involved in morphology or using these results in their daily routine. The work of the Congress
will include plenary lectures, symposia, seminars, oral presentations and poster
sections.
It is our wish to use part of the time for pleasant contacts during the Congress and for
Split sight-seeing including boat excursion and dinner.
As the Split Tourist Office website says, the citizens will be proud to present Split as
“the most beautiful town in the world and its surroundings”, and you are advised not
to challenge this statement because the millennial Split of alert and keen spirit you
will readily feel will certainly make you believe it. This forever young town with about
200,000 inhabitants of warm, Mediterranean mentality has been living its urban rhythm
for more than 1700 years now, with its heart rooted in the famous Palace of Diocletian
and its soul embracing you sincerely and heartily. Split is a cultural, political, economic
and communications miracle in the center of Dalmatia, a town of long-standing history;
dig wherever you want, you will find some relic - paradise for archeologists. Today, Split
is the second largest city in Croatia and an important tourist destination for numerous
tourists because of its rich history, natural beauties, and ideal position relative to the
many picturesque places, excursion resorts and beautiful beaches in its surroundings.
We do hope that we will meet your expectations, however, the full success of the Congress
will also depend on your active participation.
We look forward to meet you in Split.
Assist. Prof. Ika Kardum-Skelin, PhD
President, Croatian Society
for Clinical Cytology
Professor Drago Batinić, PhD
President, Section for
Analytical Cytology
Veronika Anić, Cytotechnologist
President, Croatian Society
for Cytotechnology
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4 th Croatian Congress of Clinical Cytology / 1 st Croatian Symposium of Analytical Cytology / 2 nd Croatian Symposium of Cytotechnology