Prion Risk 2008

Risk Assessment and Management Satellite Event in association with Prion 2008
Presented by PrioNet and the NeuroPrion Risk and Control Group
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
13:30 - 19:00
Hotel Auditorium
Avenida de Aragón, 400,
28022 Madrid, Spain

Imported and domestic BSE has been detected in 27 countries around the world. Areas affected include Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Many non-affected countries have also implemented risk control measures for BSE. Canada has experienced the most costly economic outbreak on a per case basis compared to all other countries. In Canada and in other countries, past attempts to manage BSE have been limited by risk management decision-making approaches that have not fully accounted for all of the human health, animal health, economic, social, psychological, and secondary risk issues involved with BSE. The challenges posed by BSE and vCJD, along with the efforts made by national governments and international organizations to respond to these challenges has demonstrated the need to strengthen risk management practices for these important prion diseases.

Building on the work of PrioNet Canada in managing prion disease risks, the goal of this half day satellite session is to discuss how current risk management practices for BSE and TSEs can be strengthened. The target audience includes academics, research scientists, international scientific experts, policy makers, industry leaders and public interest stakeholders. Register today!

Program
To view the event schedule, click here (Adobe PDF).

Registration
Registration for this conference is now closed.

Speakers
To our invited speakers, we wish to have your biography and presentation abstract made available in print for all our delegates attending Prion Risk 2008. Please complete the Invited Speaker Form and e-mail the complete form to Michelle Wong at mwong@prionetcanada.ca no later than September 25, 2008.

Invited Speaker Form (Word, right click to save to desktop)

We request speakers refer to PrioNet's travel policy and use the expense claim form below:

Prion Risk 2008 Travel Policy (Adobe PDF; right click to save to desktop)

Prion Risk 2008 Expense Claim Form (Adobe PDF; right click to save to desktop)

IMPORTANT!
- PrioNet will only be able to cover a maximum of €145,00 for a single room and €166,00 for a double room for 2 nights (October 6 and 7, 2008)
- PrioNet can only reimburse economy level fares (Canada - Tango or Tango Plus; Europe - Tourist or Leisure)

Mail completed expense claim forms with original receipts to:
Dr. Michelle Wong, PrioNet Canada
#200 - 2386 East Mall
Gerald McGavin Building
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, CANADA
V6T 1Z3

Accommodation
Please book your hotel accommodations through the information provided on the Prion 2008 conference web site.
Hotel Auditorium
Avenida de Aragón, 400, 28022 Madrid

Public Bus:
Buses number 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 221, 222, 223, 224, 224A, 226, 227 and 229 (from Avenida América interchange station).

Driving directions:
From Madrid City: Take "Nacional II" road to Zaragoza, take "Via de Servicio Coslada/San Fernando" service road.

From the airport: Take number12 exit ("Via de Servicio Coslada/San Fernando" service road), exit M-21 to "Colonia as Mercedes / Colonia Llorente", and follow to “Calle de Yécora” and to "Avenida de Aragón".
Free shuttle service from/to the airport (T1, T2, T3 y T4) and from/to the city centre (from Avenida de América interchange station).

From A-3 road (Valencia): Take number 6 exit (to M-40), follow to M-40, take number 9ab exit (Zaragoza-Airport), take 9b/M-22 or E-90/A-2 exit to Coslada/San Fernando service road and follow straight ahead to the hotel, 300 meters from a petrol station.

From A-4 road (Andalucia): Take E-5 exit/M-30 M-40 link, follow to M-40 to A-2 road, take 9ab exit (Zaragoza-airport), take 9b/M-22 or E-90/A-2 exit, and follow straight ahead to the hotel, 300 meters from a petrol station.

From A-5 road (Extremadura): Take 28a exit (M-40 to Toledo, A-2), follow to M-40 to exits 9ab or 9b/M-22 (Zaragoza – airport). Take the Coslada/San Fernando service road and follow straight ahead to the hotel, 300 meters from a petrol station.

From A-1 road (Burgos): Take number 13 exit (M-40, airport), take number 9 exit (Zaragoza-airport), take Coslada/San Fernando service road and follow straight ahead to the hotel, 300 meters from a petrol station

From A-2 road (Zaragoza): Take number 12 exit ("Via de Servicio Coslada/San Fernando" service road), exit M-21 2B to "Colonia as Mercedes / Colonia Llorente", and follow to "Calle de Yécora" and to "Avenida de Aragón".

From A-6 road (Coruña): Take number 11 exit to the shopping centre (Burgos direction), follow M-40 road to A-II road, then take A-2 road/E-90, and take "Coslada / San Fernando" service road, and follow straight to the hotel, 300 meters from a petrol station.

Visitor Information
The city is located on the river Manzanares in the center of the country, between the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. Due to its economic output, standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial center of the Iberian Peninsula; it hosts the head offices of the vast majority of the major Spanish companies, as well as the headquarters of three of the world's 100 largest companies.

Madrid is a city of great cultural and political importance. While Madrid possesses a modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the huge Royal Palace of Madrid; the Teatro Real (Royal theatre) with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro park, founded in 1631; the imposing 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; an archaeological museum of international reputation; and three superb art museums: Prado Museum, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, housed in the renovated Villahermosa Palace.

October is autumn in Madrid and although the weather can be pleasant in this month, delegates should be prepared for rainfall. The average temperature is 16oC.

Please refer to the "About Madrid" section on the Prion 2008 website for more information.

Contact
For more information, contact Dr. Michelle Wong by email or at 604-222-3608.

This event is made possible by PrioNet Canada's funding through the Networks of Centres of Excellence International Partnership Initiative (www.nce.gc.ca).

Last Updated: 9/30/2008 6:50:08 PM