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Organized by Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA)

              Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)

Sponsored by Society for Vector Biology and Control (SVBC), CPMA

The Second “International forum for Sustainable Management of Disease Vectors” is going to be hold in 2008 in Beijing, China, which is organized by Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA) and Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), and followed by the First Forum in 2006 in Beijing. This Forum was also launched by Society for Vector Biology and Control (SVBC), CPMA as the first one. The principal goals of this event are to promote further international communication and cooperation on sustainable management of disease vectors, to improve the ability of vector surveillance and control, and to promote the vector research and management network in the world. Experts, scholars, professionals and politicians interested in this subject are all welcome.

International ADVISORY COMMITTEE

AUSTRALIA：Brian Herbert Kay, Peter Ryan

UK：Alan Peter Buckle, Janet HEMINGWAY

USA：Duane J. Gubler, Roger S. NASCI, Charles B. BEARD, Zhijian Jake Tu

WHO（HQ）：Lorenzo JAVIOLI, Michael NATHAN, Morteza ZAIM, Kasuyo ICHIMORI

WHO（WPRO）：John EHRENBERG, Moh Seng CHANG, Jeffrey HII, Roman VELAYUDHAR

WHO（SEARO）：Chusak Prasittisuk

 

Local ADVISORY Committee

YU Yongxin, SUN Ruyong, GUO Yuyuan, SONG Zhanqian, QI Xiaoqiu, BAI Huqun, XIAO Donglou, QI Guoming, CHEN Xianyi, YIN Li, LIU Yanfei, REN Minghui, NAN Junhua, MA Lixin,  ZHANG Zhibin, CHENG Zhuomin, ZHANG Zuowen, ZHANG Zhongning, YE Jiming, YU Ziniu, FANG Jun

 

Organization Committee

Honorary Chairman: HAN Qide

Chairman: WANG Longde

Vice Chairmen: cAI Jiming, WANG Yu, YANG Weizhong, WANG Chengxin, TANG Linhua, XU Jianguo, WANG Baolin, LI Dexin, ZHU Changliang, SUN Xianli, LIU Qiyong

General Secretary: LIU Qiyong (Concurrent)

DEPUTY SECRETARY: ZHAO Tongyan, JIANG Zhikuan, SUN Chenxi, YUAN Guangming, SUN Jun

MEMBERS：XING Jun, HU Xiaomeng, LI Mingzhu, WANG Liying, FENG Zijian, QIANG Zhengfu, ZHANG Jianzhong，CHEN Huaxin, ZHAO Tongyan, JIANG Zhikuan, SUN Chenxi, YUAN Guangming, SUN Jun, XU Erlie, XU Jiajun, TANG Jiayao, LIANG Guodong, ZHOU Xiaonong, YU Senhai, MA Yan, SHI Dazhao, ZENG Xiaopeng, ZHEN Tianmin, LENG Pei’en, QIAO Chuanling, ZHANG Hailin, WANG Hong, WANG Peng, YANG Zhenzhou, GAO Lanying, ZHOU Hongping，ZHENG Liangbiao，MA Xiaoguang

 

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Director: WANG Chenxin

Vice Director: ZHAO Tongyan，LIU Qiyong

Members: CHEN Huaxin, JIAN Zhikuan, SUN Chenxi, SUN Jun, LIANG Guodong, LU Liang

 

SECRETARIAT

DIRECTOR: LIU Qiyong

VICE DIRECTOR: ZHAO Tongyan, JIANG Zhikuan, SUN Chenxi, YUAN Guangming, SUN Jun

MEMBERS: WANG Peng, ZENG Xiaopeng, JIANG Zhikuan, YUAN Guangming, WANG Guofang, MENG Fengxia, WU Haixia, GUO Yuhong, LI Zhenjun, CHEN Xiuli, ZHANG Yi, REN Dongsheng, LIN Hualiang, MA Aimin

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. TOPICS

Global warming, environment change and vector-borne diseases

Vector surveillance and risk assessment of vector-borne diseases

Vector biology, ecology and environment management

Vector and vector-borne disease spread, invasion and prevention

Chemical control of vectors and resistance management of vectors against pesticides

Integrated Vector Management

2. PARTICIPANTS

Most of the participants are scholars, professionals and experts engaged in disease vector research and management practice worldwide. Some officials in charge of public health in countries and WHO will also be invited.

3. DATE & VENUE

Date: 2^nd to 4^th November, 2008

Venue: The Central Garden Hotel, Beijing, P. R. China

4. PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Nov 1:           Arrival and registration; Informal evening reception

Nov 2-4: Opening session, oral and poster presentation, technique and products exhibition, closing session

Nov 5:           Leave

5. LANGUAGE

Official language will be English.

6. WEB-SITE

For the latest information about the forum, please visit the following web sites: www.chinavbc.cn/forum or www.cpma.org.cn

7. SPONSORSHIP

Organized by:

Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA)

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)

Sponsored by:

Society for Vector Biology and Control（SVBC）, CPMA

Co-sponsored by:

National Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (ICDC), China CDC

Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine (CAIQ)

Society for Medical Parasitology (SMP), CPMA

Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control

All institutions related to the matter are very welcome to be involved and your donations would be appreciated very much. Details can be obtained through contacting with the following E-mail: forumvector@yahoo.com

8. Proceedings

The proceedings will include all the abstracts and manuscripts submitted by the participant, and which should accord with the topics of the forum. For the compilation of the proceedings, please send in Microsoft Word file format to the secretariat.

Instructions for submitting abstract or manuscripts:

1) Only English manuscripts will be accepted.

2) Abstracts should be between 1000 and 2000 words and full texts should be less then 6000 words.

3) For format of the abstracts, please refer to “Journal of Medical Entomology” of America.

4) Authors should be responsible for their own manuscript. Only very obvious literal errors may be corrected during the compilation.

9. Oral & poster presentations

The participants have the chance to choose oral or poster presentation in the forum, which will be given to every participant for free. When register, the author may give his preference of oral or poster presentation and should submit the abstract with the same content with the oral or poster presentation at the same time. However the scientific committee will make the definitive decision and will give the notice to the author within 30 days after submit the abstract. The forum will encourage the first-class oral and poster presentations.

 

Oral presentation

Oral presentations should be conducted in English with 15 minutes speaking time for each speaker. Please prepare appropriate slides (preferably using Microsoft PowerPoint) in English in accordance with the speaking time.

The “PowerPoint” or slides of presentations should be submitted to the forum secretariat before 31^st August, 2008.

Posters

Posters should be designed for a space of 872mm×621mm.

Here we would like to remind you to send your posters to our E-mail address before the deadline – 30^th September, 2008, because we have to spare time for compilation.

Thank you very much for your understanding!

10. EXHIBITION

An exhibition will be held concurrently with the meeting at the same venue. Industrial enterprises are welcome to contact IFSMDV for detailed information. Please refer to web-site of the meeting.

11．LOCAL INFORMATION

THE CITY

The host city for the International Forum for Sustainable Management of Disease Vectors is the capital of China, the country’s political, economic, cultural, educational, scientific and international exchange center. As the ancient capital of five dynasties, it boasts numerous historical relics and beautiful scenery. It has become one of the most well-known cities in the world because of its modern facilities. In Beijing, there are a large number of foreign companies and foreign agencies. Many international congresses, exhibitions and trade fairs are held here. Your visit to Beijing will be a wonderful experience to know both the old and the new China.

PASSPORT AND VISA

A valid passport and visa for visiting China are required. Upon receiving your Registration Form, the IFSMDV organizers will send you an official invitation letter, with which you can apply for an entry visa at your nearest Chinese Embassy or consulate.

ARRIVAL IN BEIJING

Taxi service is available at BEIJING International Airport 24 hours a day. The cost from the airport to the Central Garden Hotel is about RMB 100 Yuan. The Taxi Note attached will help you to get to the hotel.

RECONFIRMATION OF AIR TICKET

Departure air ticket (both international and domestic) should be reconfirmed 72 hours in advance by telephoning the airline office in Beijing. Please note that these offices do not work at weekends.

AIRPORT TAX

Domestic flights require RMB 50 Yuan per person and international flights RMB 90 Yuan per person.

12．Registration

Please complete the Registration Form and return it to IFSMDV Secretariat before 31^st July, 2008. It is expected that at least one author per abstract will register for the Congress. Your Registration Form should be accompanied with relevant payment. Registration through the internet is accepted ONLY for this Forum. The Registration Form can be downloaded from our web-site.

Participants must send a “Registration Form” either by regular mail or by fax or preferentially ON LINE, using the text file, the word file or the on-line inscription page available on the conference web-site page.

The registration fees* for the conference are as follows:

	Before 30 April, 2008	From 30 April, 2008 to 31 July, 2008	After 31 July,2008
Standard participants	US$300	US$350	US$400
Students (full time)	US$200	US$200	US$250
Accompanying Person	US$100	US$120	US$140
*Standard participants and students are entitled to: a. Attendance to all sessions and exhibitions; b. Forum kit; c. Coffee/Tea breaks; d, Full board (three meals/day); Accompanying Persons are entitled to full board (three meals/day).

ENTITLEMENTS OF REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS

1. Opening Ceremony and welcome Reception

2. Visit the Exhibition

3. A volume of abstract and Forum kit

4. Tea breaks

ENTITLEMENTS OF REGISTERED ACCOMPANYING PERSON

1. Opening Ceremony

2. Welcome Reception

CONFIRMATION

Your registration for the Forum and hotel reservation will be confirmed upon receipt of your Registration Form and payment. Please present the confirmation letter to the Registration Desk when registering during the Forum.

REGISTRATION DESK

All attendees must register at the Forum Registration Desk, which will be located in the lobby of the site of the forum Hotel. It will be open during the following hours:

1^st Nov, 2008: 09:00-12:00, 14:00-18:00

13．HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation and meals will be available in the Central Garden Hotel (http://www.centralgardenhotel.com/english/index.htm. IFSMDV has reserved a number of rooms at advantageous rates in the Central Garden Hotel for the participants.

The room reservations could be made by completing the Registration Form and sending it to IFSMDV before 1^st September, 2008. To guarantee the room reservation, payment of deposit US$100 or all room cost together with the registration fee is required. Rooms at various hotels will be allotted on a first-come first-served basis. Any change made to the reservation prior to arrival must be communicated to IFSMDV, but not to the hotel.

HOTEL ROOM RENT AND DEPOSIT

Level	Single person	Double person
Standard Room (Twin beds)	US$95	US$103
Deluxe Room (Double bed)	US$110	US$118
Standard Suite (Double bed)	US$160	US$168
Deposit	US$100

 

Reservation Table for the Central Garden Hotel
Surname				Given Name
Gender
Tel				Fax
E-mail
Nationality				Passport Number
Check in Day (D/M/Y)				Flight No.
Check out Day (D/M/Y)
Number of Accompanying
Accompanying Person(s) Name(s)
Room Type			Number of Rooms
Please mark if the deposit has been paid ( Yes □   No □ )
Special Requirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES

1. The room rate includes service and breakfast.

2. For those who intend to share rooms, please write down your roommate’s name on the Registration Form.

3. The deposit will be forwarded to your hotel and deducted from your account when you check out.

Hotel information

The Central Garden Hotel is a Four-star standard hotel with 435 rooms. It is surrounded by classical temples, scenic parks, a modern gymnasium and famous universities, right alongside of Gaoliangqiao road, and has a very good location in north-west part of Beijing downtown area. In the vicinity of the hotel, you can easily reach many must-see scenic sites of Beijing, including Five-pagoda Temple, Beijing Zoo, Purple Bamboo Park, Summer Place, Ruins of Yuanmingyuan, Fragrant Hill and so on. Furthermore, some other interesting places, such as Capital Gymnasium, Beijing Exhibition Center, Central University For Nationalities, Beijing Jiaotong University etc. are also nearby. Several streets around the hotel can lead you quickly to Xizhimen Bridge on the 2nd Ring Road or Lianxiang Bridge on the 3rd Ring Road which are main traffic lines around Beijing.

Address: 18 Xie Street Gaoliangqiao Xizhimen Wai Beijing 100081

Tel: 86-10-51568888, Fax：86-10-51566789

Distance from hotel to:：Xidan Shopping Arcade: 5 km

Capital International Airport: 32 km

West Railway Station: 8 km

14. PAYMENT

The Registration Form should be returned to IFSMDV before 31^st July, 2008，with appropriate payment, which must be in US dollars and payable to it in one of the following ways:

 

A. Payment in advance

Payment can be made through telegraphic transfer, which can be sent through:

1. PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE OF HONGKONG AND THE SEOUL

INTERMEDIARY BANKER’S NAME: JPMORGAN CHASE, NEW YORK BRANCH, NEW YORK

SWIFT CODE: CHASUS33

BENE BANKER’S A/C NO.: 001043718

BENEFICIARY BANKER’S NAME: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, BEIJING MUNICIPAL BRANCH, BEIJING, PRC

SWIFT CODE: ICBKCNBJBJM

BENEFICARY

BENEFICIARY’S NAME: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, BEIJING MUNICIPAL BRANCH, BEIJING, PRC

Swift Code: ICBKCNBJBJM

Name on the bank account: CHINESE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATION

Bank Name: INDUSTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, BEIJING GULOU SUB-BRANCH

ACCOUNT NO.: 0200003209014447984

ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.: NO. 31, DEWAI STREET, XICHENG DISTRICT, BEIJING, phone no. 86-10-64075082

Address of IFSMDV: National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, P.O.Box 5 Changping, Beijing 102206, China

2. PAYMENT FROM HONGKONG

INTERMEDIARY BANKER’S NAME: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, (ASIA) LIMITED, HONG KONG

SWIFT CODE: UBHKHKHH

BENE BANKER’S A/C NO.: 860159000078

BENEFICIARY BANKER’S NAME: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, BEIJING MUNICIPAL BRANCH, BEIJING, PRC

SWIFT CODE: ICBKCNBJBJM

BENEFICARY

BENEFICIARY’S NAME: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, BEIJING MUNICIPAL BRANCH, BEIJING, PRC

Swift Code: ICBKCNBJBJM

Name on the bank account: CHINESE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATION

Bank Name: INDUSTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, BEIJING GULOU SUB-BRANCH

ACCOUNT NO.: 0200003209014447984

ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.: NO. 31, DEWAI STREET, XICHENG DISTRICT, BEIJING, phone no. 86-10-64075082

Address of IFSMDV: National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, P.O.Box 5 Changping, Beijing 102206, China

3. PAYMENT FROM THE SEOUL

INTERMEDIARY BANKER’S NAME: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, SEOUL BRANCH

SWIFT CODE: ICBKKRSE

BENEFICIARY BANKER’S NAME: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, BEIJING MUNICIPAL BRANCH, BEIJING, PRC

SWIFT CODE: ICBKCNBJBJM

BENEFICARY

BENEFICIARY’S NAME: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, BEIJING MUNICIPAL BRANCH, BEIJING, PRC

Swift Code: ICBKCNBJBJM

Name on the bank account: CHINESE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATION

Bank Name: INDUSTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, BEIJING GULOU SUB-BRANCH

ACCOUNT NO.: 0200003209014447984

ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.: NO. 31, DEWAI STREET, XICHENG DISTRICT, BEIJING, phone no. 86-10-64075082

Address of IFSMDV: National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, P.O.Box 5 Changping, Beijing 102206, China

NOTES

1.       If your remittances are from Hong Kong Import Export, and you must choose path 2;

2.       If your remittances are from Seoul Import Export, and you must choose path 3;

3.       If your remittances are from other regions outside Hong Kong and the Seoul remitted, and you must choose path 1.

4.       Please do write “International Forum” and the participant’s NAME in the place of “Message”.

5.       In order to avoid any trouble in money transfer, please do send a copy of your remittance invoice or receipt together with your Registration Form, and give clear indication of the money you paid including the registration fee, the accompanying person(s) registration fee and the deposit of the hotel.

6.       No personal checks are acceptable for payments.

7.       All bank charges will be borne by the participants.

B. Payment On-site

Cash and credit cards (Master, Visa, American Express, Diners Club, JCB) are acceptable.

15. CANCELLATION & REFUNDS

Any change or cancellation must be notified in writing to Forum Secretariat. Refund with remittance charge deducted will be processed after the Forum. The refund policy is given below:

	Before 30 September, 2008	After 30 September, 2008
Registration Fee	75% refund	No refund
Hotel Deposit	90% refund	Refund deducted One-night room rate

16. VISA INFORMATION

For those participants who need a Visa to come to China, the Organizing Committee will send the necessary invitation letters upon request.

 

17. CORRESPONDENCE

All the invited speakers and any request about free paper submission are requested to contact the Secretariat below for your questions about the abstract submission, presentations program and any request about free paper submission, registration, visa application, meeting facility, hotel reservation, payment and confirmation, please contact:

Dr. WU Haixia or Dr. GUO Yuhong

National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention,

P.O.Box 5 Changping, Beijing 102206

P. R. China

Tel/Fax: +86-10-61739460

e-mail (preferred method): forumvector@yahoo.com

 

For the UPDATE INFORMATION about the Forum, please visit the following web-site: www.chinavbc.cn/forum or www.cpma.org.cn

 

Secretariat for

International Forum for Sustainable Management of Disease Vectors

25. Dec. 2007

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES