دعوة لتقديم الملخصات والتسجيل للمؤتمر

Call for Abstracts and Registration

(FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT)

THE 6^TH ARAB CONFERENCE FOR ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

October 16-18, 2008, Rabat. Morocco

الجمعية العربية للاستخدام الأمثل للمضادات الميكروبية

القاهرة - مصر

الجمعية المغربية للميكروبيولوجيا الطبية- جامعة محمد الخامس (السويسي)

الرباط – المغرب

بالأشتراك مع الجمعية العالمية للعلاج الكيميائى

The Arab Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antimicrobials

(ArAPUA) Cairo, Egypt

Morrocan Society of Clinical Microbiology, Mohamed -V University (Souissi), Moroccan Medical Bacteriologicy Society , Rabat, Morocco

In collaboration with

the International Society for Chemotherapy

أكتوبر 16 – 18 - 2008 الرباط - المغرب

Dear Colleagues

The Arab Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antimicrobial Agents has decided to organize the coming 6^th Arab Conference for Antimicrobial Agents in Rabat, Morocco. Therefore, we have great pleasure of inviting you to attend and participate in the different activities of the conference which will deal with all important aspects of antimicrobial agents including keynote lectures, symposia, short oral presentation and poster discussions. A detailed program will be made available to you in due course.

We sincerely look forward to your presence and participation.

Organizing and Scientific Committee

Dr. Fatma Amer (President of ARAPUA, Egypt)

Dr. Asem A Shehabi (Vice President of ARAPUA, Jordan)

Dr. Abed M ElAbassi (Vice President of ARAPUA, Iraq)

Dr. Amina Benouda (member, Morocco)

Dr. Salah Shehada (member Syria)

Dr. Ghassan Matar(member, Lebanon)

Dr. G. F. Araj ( member, Lebanon)

Dr. Zainalababideen A. Abdulla ( member, Iraq)

Dr. Jaffar A Al-Tawfig (Saudi Arabia)

Dr. Nadjia Ramdani-Bouguessa ( member, Algeria)

Dr. Amel Bakri (member, Jordan)

Dr. Ahmed Ashraf Wegdan  (member, Egypt)

Local Organizing Committee

Dr. Amina Benouda (Chairman)

Dr. Mohamed Adnaoui

Dr. Sakina Elhamzaoui

Dr. Mustapha Elounesse

Dr. Mustapha Mahmoud

Dr. Laila Boumhil

Dr. Mohamed Rida Tagajdid

Conference Secretary:

Dr. Boumhil laila

Dr. Tagajdid Mohamed Rida

Kenza Dahani

Zhor Boujdiya

Widad Kabbaj

Conference Topics

· Antimicrobial use and resistance

· Antimicrobial treatment of infections

· Antimicrobials for hospital-acquired infections

· Antimicrobials for community-acquired infections

· Antimicrobials use in dentistry

· Antimicrobials use in food and animals

· Antifungal agents, antiparasitic agents and antiviral agents

· Antimicrobial policies and education of public

Abstract Submission

Deadline for submission: 30 July 2008

Abstracts must be submitted via internet to: Chairman of the Scientific Committee Dr. Amina Benouda email:

laila-b@hotmail.com

or

reg@arapuaarapua.org

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

Please write your abstract using the following headings: Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. The abstract text should be no longer than 2'500 characters, including spaces and tables. Abstracts should include name, affiliation and address of the main correspondent and must be sent as attached Microsoft word file. Authors should indicate their presentation preference oral or poster. Authors will be notified of acceptance within two weeks of receiving their abstracts.

Conference Language

Arabic, English and French

Registration to conference is free for all participants with accepted abstracts.

Deadline for registration

30 September 2008

Mail your registration without submitting abstracts to:

Conference secretary:

e.mail: benjilali@menara.ma

Hotel accommodation.

The accommodation and the post congress trips are organized by the FAN TOURS agency

Fan TOURS; Fan_tours@hotmail.com;

Tel : +212 37 20 32 72-73-74 ou 061 14 91 15; Fax : +212 37 20 32 75

Hotel Room Rate (Propositions)

Single room: 4* Hotel (breakfast included): 580 DH / night (≈ 70 $)

Double room: 4* Hotel (breakfast included): 800 DH / night (≈ 100 $)

Social and cultural events will be announced in the final

program.