slovak medical association
slovak neurosurgical society in cooperation
with the czech neurosurgical society
department of neurosurgery of medical school
of the comenius university bratislava
invite you to
under auspices of chairman
of the national council of the slovak republic
pavol paška
1st announcement and call for abstracts
info www neurosurgery sk e-mail neurochirurgia@fnderera sk
the 4th congress
of the slovak
neurosurgical
society
november 23rd 25th 2008
bratislava slovak republic
dear friends
and colleagues we are pleased to invite you to participate in the 4th congress
of the slovak neurosurgical society which will be held
the historical building of the national council of the slovak republic in bratislava from november 23rd 25th 2008 the meeting is being organized at the occasion of the 40th anniversary
of the department of neurosurgery at the medical school of the comenius university bratislava it has been established in 1968 on the basis of the former department
of neurosurgery working since 1962 which continued in the neurosurgical care started by the department of pediatric surgery and neurosurgery in 1946 as the fi rst neuro-
surgical department in czechoslovakia the results of the activities of the department have been recognized by the national
as well as the international neurosurgical societies and the neurosurgeons from
all over the world we are extremely honored to have some of them the most out-
standing experts in neurosurgery at our faculty which guarantees a high scientifi c
level of the meeting we the members of the organizing committee will do our best
to ensure the success of the social aspect of the meeting we are looking forward
to seeing you in bratislava juraj šteňo
chairman of the organizing committee
members
of the organizing committee
ivan bizík juraj klepoch martin novotný
andrej džubera michal kľoc andrej šteňo
juraj chochol oleksandr lysak jozef šurkala
róbert illéš milan líška
venue
historical building of the national council of the slovak republic bratislava slovak republic
november 23rd-25th 2008
all informations and updates related to the congress
are available on the www neurosurgery sk
congress department of slovak
medical association
ing ingrid bieliková
cukrová 3 813 22 bratislava 1
tel 421 2 5292 2017
fax 421 2 5292 2022
e-mail bielikova@sls sk
president of the congress
professor juraj šteňo m d phd
department of neurosurgery
medical school of the comenius university bratislava
limbová 5 833 05 bratislava 37
tel 421 2 5954 2532
fax 421 2 5954 3532
e-mail juraj steno@fmed uniba sk neurochirurgia@fnderera sk
key dates
september 1st 2008 deadline for abstract submission
october 20th 2008 deadline for hotel reservation
topics
cerebral and spinal tumours
cerebrovascular diseases
traumatic brain injuries
degenerative diseases of the spine
scientific committee
vladimír beneš
ivan bízik
andrej džubera
miroslav galanda
robert illéš
jiří náhlovský
juraj šteňo
petr suchomel
igor šulla
invited speakers
vladimír beneš prague czech republic
peter m black boston massachusetts usa
jacques brotchi brussels belgium
miroslav galanda banská bystrica slovak republic
patrick hitchon iowa city iowa usa
engelbert knosp vienna austria
alexander n konovalov moscow russia
chris loftus philadelphia pensylvania usa
l dade lunsford pittsburgh pensylvania usa
istván nyáry budapest hungary
alexander a potapov moscow russia
bernd richling salzburg austria
madjid samii hannover germany
petr suchomel liberec czech republic
juraj šteňo bratislava slovak republic
igor šulla košice slovak republic
geirmund unsgard trondheim norway
preliminary scientific
and social program
sunday november 23rd 2008 19 30 22 00 welcome reception
monday november 24th 2008 08 00 10 00 scientific session 1
10 00 10 20 coffee break
10 20 12 30 scientific session 2
12 30 13 30 lunch
13 30 15 30 scientific session 3
15 30 16 00 coffee break
16 00 18 00 scientific session 4
19 00 23 00 reception
tuesday november 25th 2008 08 30 10 30 scientific session 5
10 30 10 50 coffee break
10 50 13 00 scientific session 6
13 00 14 00 lunch
14 00 17 00 scientific session 7
17 00 closing remarks
all informations and updates related to the congress
are available on the www neurosurgery sk
general information
venue
historical building of the national council of the slovak republic župné námestie 1 811 03 bratislava 1
the official languages of the congress english slovak czech
date
november 23rd 25th 2008
registration
sunday november 23rd 2008 8 00 18 00
monday november 24th 2008 8 00 17 00
tuesday november 25th 2008 8 00 17 00
registration fee until after september 15th 2008 september 15th 2008 on-site registration
participants under 35 years sk 1500 sk 2000
participants sk 2500 sk 3000
accompanying persons sk 1000 sk 1500
registration fee for participants includes admission to the all scientific sessions and exhibition participant bag certificate
of attendance refreshment at coffee breaks admission to the welcome reception admission to the farewell reception
registration fee for accompanying persons includes refreshment at coffee breaks admission to the welcome reception admission
to the farewell reception sightseeing of historical city centre payment by bank transfer vúb všeobecná úverová banka bratislava-mesto nám snp 14 815 79 bratislava slovakia account no 4532-012 0200 iban sk36 0200 0000 0000 0453 2012 bic subaskbx vs 08-0719 031 account owner slovak medical association
cancellation conditions cancellation received before november 5th 2008 refund of 75 of amount paid cancellation on or after november 5th 2008 no refund
exhibition
medical and pharmaceutical industrial exhibition will be held at the congress venue transportation
bratislava is situated on the slovak-austrian border 45 km from vienna airport which operates flights to all continents there is a regular bus connection between vienna airport and bratislava bratislava airport can be reached directly by sky europe flights from london paris zu-
rich milan stuttgart berlin split and via prague by czech airlines from all continents there is a connection with the city centre by regular bus or by taxi besides air traffic there is a train and bus connection with capitals of many european countries accomodation
information on hotels
hotel crowne plaza ✱ ✱ ✱ ✱ hodžovo námestie 2 bratislava www crowne-plaza sk
the crowne plaza a first class deluxe hotel is situated in the heart of the city opposite the presidential residence renovated hotel offers 224 comfortable guest rooms&suites boarding possibilities restaurants fusion magd a lena
five minutes by walk from conference venue the price 1 1 180 - eur 5 380 - sk 2 2 206 - eur 6 180 - sk
hotel danube ✱ ✱ ✱ ✱ rybné námestie 1 bratislava www hoteldanube com
the hotel is situated in the historical centre of the city all rooms have a view on to the danube river the castle or the old town and are equipped with bath and wc boaeding possibilities restaurants bars
fifteen minutes by walk from conference venue the price 1 1 130 - eur 3 900 - sk 2 2 140 - eur 4 200 - sk
hotel ibis bratislava centrum ✱ ✱ ✱ zámocká 38 bratislava www ibis-bratislava sk
www ibis-hotel sk the hotel ibis is located in the old city centre the rooms equipped by air conditioning telephone television mini bar bath and wc boarding possibilities restaurant five minutes by walk from conference venue pay attention queen size bed only no twins available
the price date 20 - 21 11 2008
1 1 79 - eur 2 530 - sk
2 2 88 - eur 2 820 - sk
date 21 24 11 2008
1 1 72 - eur 2 305 - sk
2 2 81 - eur 2 595 - sk
date 24 26 11 2008
1 1 79 - eur 2 530 - sk
2 2 88 - eur 2 820 - sk
hotel tatra ✱ ✱ ✱ námestie 1 mája 5 bratislava www hoteltatra sk
the hotel tatra is located in the city centre comfortably equipped rooms with bath shower and wc radio tv boarding possibilities restaurant daily bar ten minutes by walk from conference venue the price 1 2 solo use 90 - eur 2 880 - sk 2 2 92 - eur 2 950 - sk
hotel súza ✱ ✱ drotárska cesta 46 bratislava www suza sk
the hotel is located in an attractive quiet district of bratislava with a nice view on the city and the river danube the rooms are equipped with shower and wc colour tv and minibar boarding possibilities restaurant daily bar
twenty minutes drive from conference venue
the price 1 1 38 50 eur 1 155 - sk 2 2 62 50 eur 1 870 - sk
hotel družba ✱ botanická 25 bratislava www hotel-druzba sk
the hotel is situated near the city centre the rooms are equipped with bathrooms and wc tv radio refrigerator and a telephone for incoming calls boarding possibilities canteen havana bar
teen minutes drive from conference venue
the price 1 1 36 30 eur 1 089 - sk means single room night 2 2 66 - eur 1 980 - sk means double room night
breakfast vat and city tax are included in the prices booking procedure to make a booking please complete the hotel reservation form and return it to the address of emily tours before october 20th 2008 if reservation is mailed by the required date accommodation will be confirmed by preliminary invoice with the total price of the services requested payment must be made prior to the departure for the conference by bank transport or credit card visa euro master card dinners club after payment emily tours will issue a voucher confirming the reser-
vation and the final invoice cancellation and changes of reservation
must be made only in writing cancellation conditions a cancellation before october 20th 2008 full refund b cancellation received between october 21st and november 03rd 2008 full refund minus administrative fees 6 50 eur c cancellation received between november 04th and november 11th 2008 full refund minus fees for 1 night of accommodation d cancellation received between november 12th and november 19th 2008 refund of 30 of amount paid e cancellation on or after november 20th 2008 no refund
key dates september 1st 2008 deadline for abstract submission october 20th 2008 deadline for hotel reservation
call for abstracts
authors are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations all contributions will be reviewed before inclusion in the program we ask the authors to submit the abstracts electronically via the website www neurosurgery sk
an acknowledgement of receipt of your submission will be sent
to your e-mail address after the submission is successfully completed deadline for submission of abstract september 1st 2008 instructions for abstract preparation see the website www neurosurgery sk
venue of the congress
historical building of the national council of the slovak republic národná rada sr historická budova župné námestie 1 bratislavaa