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10º Congreso Mundial de Salud del Adolescente del 10 al 13 de junio de 2013. Estambul. Turquía

Más información en http://iaah.org/

 

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We warmly invite you to be part of the most exciting and innovative event in global adolescent health. Our 10 th World Congress on Adolescent Health will be held in Istanbul in June 2013, and will bring together over 1000 participants from a wide range of health disciplines and many countries around the world.

There has never been a greater need for us to focus on improving the health of the world’s young people. Young people 10-24 years of age now number more than 1.8 billion globally, making up 27% of the world’s population. Young people are our future –the future workers, parents and leaders of our nations. Yet over the last 50 years, global social, economic and political changes have adversely affected young people’s health, to the extent that adolescence and young adulthood are no longer the healthiest time of life.Change is urgently needed, both in policy and public health responses and in clinical services for young people around the world. This 10 th International Congress on Adolescent Health provides a unique opportunity to help catalyze change, bringing together clinicians’ detailed knowledge of young people’s lives with the broader perspectives of public health. In Bridging perspectives from public health and clinical medicine to promote adolescent health, , we seek to influence governments, health agencies and founders and clinicians around the world to meet the challenge of improving young people’s health.

This will be the 10 th International Congress on Adolescent Health held by the International Association of Adolescent Health (IAAH). It will build on strengths of previous international congresses in Kuala Lumpur (2009), Lisbon (2005) and Bahia, Brazil (2001), back to the early congresses held in Sydney and Helsinki.

For our 2013 meeting in Istanbul, we are partnering with the Turkish Pediatric Association, who will be holding their 49 th  annual congress at the same time.

A key strength of IAAH congresses is their inter-disciplinarity. The program is designed to be compelling and engaging for a wide range of professionals, from clinicians, public health practitioners and youth workers through to sociologists, psychologists and teachers. As is our tradition, youth participation will be a key element of the Istanbul meeting.

We look forward to welcoming you to Istanbul and hope to meet you in the sessions there.  

Best wishes and warm regards,

 

Committees

Congress Co-Chairs
Prof. Russell Viner, UK
Dr. JC Suris, Switzerland

Scientific Committee
Müjgan Alikasifoglu, Turkey
Robert Brown, USA
Oya Ercan, Turkey
Adesegun Fatusi, Nigeria
Helena Fonseca, Portugal
Verónica Gaete, Chile
Gustavo Girard, Argentina
Elizabeth Ozer, USA
Ellen Rome, USA
Sergey Sargsyans, Armenia
Susan Sawyer, Australia
Kim Scott, Jamaica
Kate Steinbeck, Australia
Suriyadeo Tripathi, Thailand

IAAH
Linda Bearinger, USA, President

Turkish Pediatric Association
Fugen Cullu Cokugras, President
Mehmet Vural, Secretary

General Information

Congress Venue
The congress venue of IAAH 2013 is Istanbul Lutfı Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC). Venue is located in the heart of the city's business and cultural centre, allowing the guests easy access to municipal, domestic and international transportation networks and hotels area. 23 km / 14.3 miles from Atatürk International Airport (30 minutes by taxi)

Language
The official language of the congress is English.

Invitation Letter
Individuals requiring an official letter of invitation in order to attend the congresses can write to the Organizing Secretariat. Registration is required. This procedure is designated to assist participants to obtain a visa or permission to attend the meeting and does not apply to registration fees or other expenses.

Currency
The Turkish currency is Turkish Lira. The exchange rate for Turkish Lira as of November 2011 is; EUR 1= TRL 2,4

Climate
At the June daytime temperatures are in the range of 19-28 Celsius.

Travel Information
The fastest and consequently the least tiring way to get to Turkey is by plane. All major airlines have direct flights to Istanbul.

Time
Turkey is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Banking and Exchange Facilities
Currency is the Turkish Lira. Foreign money can be changed by banks during working days (09.00- 17.00 Monday - Friday) as well as hotels, exchange offices. Exchange rates are set daily by the Central Bank. All major credit cards are accepted in most of the hotels, restaurants and shops. Automated bank machines are available at many points throughout the city and the airport.

Visa Requirements
Participants are requested to check with the Turkish Consulate in their home country or with their travel agency or at www.mfa.gov.tr for visa requirements. Entry visa to Turkey can also be obtained at Istanbul Atatürk Airport for a number of countries.

Restaurants and Turkish Cuisine
There is a wide choice of restaurants in Istanbul offering a broad spectrum ranging from excellent national cuisine to first class international dishes. Traditional Turkish cuisine is famous for its many specialties prepared with fresh vegetables. There are lots of quality restaurants as well as fast-food shops in the vicinity of the hotels reserved for this meeting.

Shopping
One of the most enjoyable parts of a trip to Turkey is shopping for the rich variety of Turkish crafts. Istanbul is a shopping paradise with its Covered Bazaar as well as the modern malls.

Telephones
Pay phones and credit card phones are available at the meeting venue as well as in the city.

Electricity
The electrical power supply in Turkey is 220 volts.

Tipping
Although service charge is included in most restaurants, leaving a tip at one's own discretion is appreciated.

 

  
     

 

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