Dearest Friends,

as Chairmen of the great upcoming event, promoted by ISL-International Society of Lymphology, we have the pleasure and the honour to welcome you all to the 29th ISL World Congress of Lymphology in 2023 (September 11-15).
The Congress will be held in the beautiful city of Genoa, an ancient Italian Maritime Republic. The Congress aim is to bring together the International Lymphology Community: scientists, physicians, surgeons, therapists, researchers, industry and healthcare providers will share the most updated news on a subject that is getting more and more attention.

You can look forward to an exciting Scientific Program spanning 5 days consisting of plenary lectures, expert panel discussions, free paper sessions, and instructional courses. A Special Section will be dedicated to Patients and their Associations. Satellite Symposia and Joint Sessions will be organized with other National, European and World related Societies.
Join us, dearest Friends, and enjoy the beautiful and charming atmosphere of our Congress in Genoa!
Our Congress will take place at “Magazzini del Cotone”, the prestigious Conference Centre located in one of the historic piers of the Ancient Port of Genoa. An attractive Social Program will be offering unforgettable and unique opportunities of special relax in the most famous and wonderful sites of Genoa and the “Riviera Ligure”.

FORTE, as the European Federation of Orthopaedic Trainees, represents the interests of European Orthopaedic Residents & Young Orthopaedic Surgeons, organizes scientific events and gives fellowship opportunities to its members. The last years, a European Orthopaedic Summer School specially designed for orthopaedic trainees with high motivation to improve their knowledge has been established by FORTE.

The Summer School aims to serve the needs of orthopaedic trainees of any stage; either as an annual update or as a preparation tool for National/European orthopaedic board exams. Exchange of ideas and comprehension of diversities between the different countries will be also encouraged, not only during the scientific sessions but also the social events.  

The previous edition of Summer School in Athens in July 2022 demonstrated a remarkable success due to the gathering of 50 renowned experts and more than 130 trainees from 20 different European Countries, in a highly scientific and friendly environment.

This unique scientific event could not be possible without the support of EFORT, of all major European Orthopaedic Subspecialty Societies (EORS, Eurospine, SECEC, FESSH, EHS, ESSKA, EFAS, EMSOS, EPOS) and most importantly the support of National Orthopaedic Societies.

We are proud to announce you the sixth edition of FORTE Summer School that is going to be held again in Athens, Greece, from July 24 - 28, 2023. As in the previous years, three levels of sponsorship are available:

- 1100€ - one registration with all-inclusive accommodation and meals

- 4000€ - four registrations with all-inclusive accommodation and meals

- 6700€ - seven registrations with all-inclusive accommodation and meals

*Larger group registrations (more than 7 participants): 950 € / participant

We kindly invite your National Society to participate in the sixth edition of FORTE Summer School. We welcome you to support your Orthopaedic Residents, as well as the international scientific cooperation, through this high-level educational project. For more information please visit our website http://www.forteortho.org or contact us at info@forteortho.org.

Sincerely, 

Vasilis Igoumenou

FORTE Vice-President

Chair Summer School Committee

Venue: Chateau Nové Hrady in South Bohemia
https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nov%C3%A9_Hrady
Date: 12th – 15th July 2023

Organized by the Czech Immunological Society – CIS in the frame of its 30th Anniversary celebrations, together with the Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i.

Designed for Ph.D. students and recent graduates of doctoral studies.
The capacity of the Summer School is 42 places.

The lectures (in English) are focused on the interactions between tumor micro-environment structures and immunity, from basic to translational research; perspective approaches to cancer investigation and therapy will be also discussed.

International speakers:

Germany: Graham Pawelec, Viktor Umansky, Stephen
Todryk
Czech Republic: Blanka Říhová, Karel Smetana, Daniel Smrž,
Luca Vannucci, Daniel Hadraba, Jiřina
Bartůňková
Israel: Angel Porgador
Italy: Gennaro Ilardi, Antonio Sica
USA: Paul Lehmann

BD lecture: to be communicated

C.T.L.: mini-course on ELISPOT.

Posters are also admitted.

The registration fee is 6000 Kč/250 EUR comprehensive of: accommodation (shared rooms) + lectures + poster session + ELISPOT mini-course + meals + coffee breaks. We suggest to quickly do your registration to get your place.

Registration form (with information) at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgUVFBDhd5UE7BvJQpvoxcwzKStcZFJhtX__O1pe6OVGnU_w/viewform?usp=sf_link

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JULY 4, 2023

Further information at the Czech Immunological Society - CIS web page: https://cis.mbu.cas.cz/en/events

Contacts: vannucci@biomed.cas.cz ; cis@biomed.cas.cz

LOOKING TO SEE YOU!

Dr. Luca Vannucci, M.D., Ph.D.
CIS President, organizer