| Dear Colleague 
 It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in the 35th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues, to be held in the exciting city of Barcelona, Spain, from 24-28 May 2008.
 The 2008 meeting will offer a high quality scientific programme of interest to both clinical and basic scientists.
 
 Deadline for abstracts:  7 December, 2007
 
 Abstract submission details can be found on the web here - http://www.ectsoc.org/barcelona2008/prog/abstract.htm
 
 AWARDS AND GRANTS:
 There will be three different categories of award for those intending to submit abstracts:
 
 1. YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
 These will be awarded to the highest scoring eligible authors and will be presented during an awards ceremony at the meeting.
 
 2. TRAVEL GRANTS
 The next level of awards, again based on abstract submissions from eligible authors.
 
 3. POSTER PRIZES
 For the first time at an ECTS meeting, there will also be a number of Poster Prizes, to be judged at the meeting.
 
 SYMPOSIA:
 Advances in the physiopathology, diagnosis, and treatment of bone metastases
 Bone repair and regeneration
 FGF23: hypophosphatemia and beyond
 Genetics of bone disease
 Long-term effects of antiresorptives
 Novel targets in osteoarthritis
 Osteoclast/osteoblast relationships
 
 WORKSHOPS:
 Arterial calcification
 Clinical trials
 In vivo molecular imaging
 Low bone mass in young adults
 Notch signalling
 Osteoimmunology
 
 JOINT ECTS-ASBMR DEBATE:
 Vitamin D insufficiency
 
 MEET THE PROFESSOR SESSIONS
 
 ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SESSION
 
 ECTS TRAINING COURSE: BONE MARKERS
 
 We hope that you will be able to join us for what promises to be an exciting meeting, both scientifically and culturally, and we look forward to seeing you in Barcelona!
 
 Richard Eastell
 ECTS President and Scientific Programme Chair
 Nuria Guańabens and Xavier Nogues
 Local Organising Committee Co-Chairs
 
 Web-site: http://www.ectsoc.org/barcelona2008/index.htm
 
 Organiser:
 MCI Suisse SA
 75, rue de Lyon
 PO Box 502
 CH-1211 Geneva 13
 Switzerland
 Tel: +41 (0)22 33 99 595
 Fax: +41 (0)22 33 99 621
 E-mail: ects2008@mci-group.com
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