STI WorldCongress 2013July 14–17 Vienna
STI WorldCongress 2013July 14–17 Vienna
STI WorldCongress 2013July 14–17 Vienna
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Dear colleague,<br />
We are pleased to invite you to the <strong>STI</strong> World Congress 2013 in<br />
<strong>Vienna</strong>, which will be held as a joint meeting of the 20 th Meeting<br />
of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted<br />
Diseases Research (ISSTDR), and the 14 th World Congress<br />
of the International Union against Sexually Transmitted<br />
Infections (IU<strong>STI</strong>).<br />
The conference will take place from July 14 to 17, 2013, in<br />
<strong>Vienna</strong>’s most famous conference venue the Hofburg Congress Center (former<br />
winter palace of the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I) located in the heart of the<br />
city.<br />
During the conference, you will experience a scientific program of very high quality,<br />
reflecting the broad range of <strong>STI</strong>/HIV science and clinical practice.<br />
We are expecting the largest attendance of all ISSTDR/IU<strong>STI</strong> joint conferences and a<br />
large number of abstracts on the current research work.<br />
We believe that the historic ambience of the Hofburg Congress Center and the<br />
hospitable atmosphere of <strong>Vienna</strong> with its great variety of cultural offers as well<br />
as the scientific and social programme during the meeting will make your stay a<br />
memorable one.<br />
We trust you will find the 20 th ISSTDR Conference / 14 th IU<strong>STI</strong> World Congress both<br />
professionally and personally rewarding.<br />
Join us for the <strong>STI</strong> Congress <strong>Vienna</strong> 2013!<br />
Angelika Stary<br />
Chair of the <strong>STI</strong> World Congress 2013<br />
on behalf of the Local Organizing Committee<br />
Congress Chair<br />
Angelika Stary<br />
Co-Chair<br />
IU<strong>STI</strong>-world President<br />
International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR)<br />
President and Board Members, www.isstdr.org<br />
International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IU<strong>STI</strong>)<br />
President and World Board Members, www.iusti.org<br />
European Advisory Board<br />
Executive Board and Council Members of IU<strong>STI</strong>-Europe<br />
www.iusti.org/regions/europe/<br />
Local Organizing Committee<br />
Chair: Claudia Heller-Vitouch<br />
Board of the Austrian Society for Sexually Transmitted<br />
Diseases and Dermatological Microbiology:<br />
Alexandra Geusau<br />
Gabriele Ginter-Hanselmayer<br />
Claudia Heller-Vitouch<br />
Reinhard Höpfl<br />
Reinhard Kirnbauer<br />
Peter Komericki<br />
Local Advisory Board:<br />
Josef Auböck<br />
Maria Geit<br />
Katharina Grabmeier-Pfistershammer<br />
Bernhard Haas<br />
Judith Hutterer<br />
International Scientific Committee:<br />
Chair: Thomas Quinn - Baltimore, Maryland, USA<br />
Six comprehensive topical areas have been identified<br />
to address the evolving landscape of <strong>STI</strong>/HIV research,<br />
clinical care, prevention and public policy:<br />
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Zsuzsanne Palfi<br />
Angelika Stary<br />
Josef Söltz-Szöts<br />
Georg Stingl<br />
Erwin Tschachler<br />
Elmar Joura<br />
Armin Rieger<br />
Georg Stary<br />
Norbert Vetter<br />
Robert Zangerle<br />
Basic Sciences Track<br />
Clinical Sciences Track<br />
Epidemiology and Prevention Sciences Track<br />
Social and Behavioral Sciences Track<br />
Translational and Implementation Sciences Track<br />
Health Policy and Program Sciences Track<br />
www.<strong>STI</strong>vienna2013.com www.<strong>STI</strong>vienna2013.com
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