Message from the Organizing Committee

Dear colleagues, This coming May, we will have the opportunity to meet in Porto Alegre, at the 11th Annual Meeting of BCTRIMS. The main topics of the Congress will be:

Biomarkers in multiple sclerosis
Therapeutic advances in MS
New knowledge in neuroimaging
Etiopathogenesis
Multidisciplinary approaches in MS
Neuromyelitis optica
Interactive clinical case discussion
Controversial topics

For this, several Brazilian speakers will be invited, along with a record number of international invitees. The following speakers from abroad have already confirmed their participation:

Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Tumani, Germany
Prof. Dr. Kazuo Fujihara, Japan
Prof. Dr. Jerry Wolinsky, United States
Prof. Dr. Mark Freedman, Canada
Prof. Dr. Paulo Fontoura, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Georges dos Santos, Martinique/France
Prof. Dr. Fernando Cáceres, Argentina
Dr. Marcelo Mattielo, United States

For this event, some new features are planned. Three new conferences have been created, resulting from partnerships formed with international organizations within the field of multiple sclerosis:

ACTRIMS Conference
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Conference
Portugal-Brazil Conference

Other new features:

In addition to these conferences, a space will be reserved for the first time for discussions on Clinical Cases sent in by physicians who are interested in discussing difficult, rare and/or challenging cases. Shortly, we will put a specific link on the website for physicians to be able to send in their cases. Finally, a Pre-Congress Course will be held, in which important aspects of multiple sclerosis will be discussed. In addition, there will be opportunities to discuss scientific methodology and how to analyze scientific papers within the field of neuroimmunology.

We will soon be giving further details of the event. Get ready, because May is just round the corner...

Organizing Committee for the 11^th BCTRIMS - Porto Alegre 2010

Enrollment

Period for online enrollment: open

For enrollment in all categories with reduced price, proof of status is required during the enrollment process.

Attention: Enrollments can only be cancelled up to April 30, 2010. The amount paid will be returned after deducting a 30% cancellation charge..

Enrollment fees

	Congress (after Feb 28)	Pre-Congress event
Physicians affiliated to BCTRIMS	R$ 400,00	Isento
Physicians not affiliated to BCTRIMS	R$ 600,00	R$ 50,00
Residents	R$ 120,00	R$ 50,00
Students	R$ 60,00	R$ 25,00
Other healthcare professionals	R$ 120,00	R$ 50,00

Bank details:
Deposit in the name of “BCTRIMS - Comitê Brasileiro de Tratamento e Pesquisa da Esclerose Múltipla”

Banco Real
Branch: 0471 – Current account: 0741174-8

Send proof of deposit by e-mail to: celma@mktone.com.br

Or send by fax to the number +55 11 3876 8700 or to the address :
Rua James Watt 84, 6º andar, Brooklin, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04576-050, Brazil,
for the attention of Celma Sammarco.

Official travel agents:

MKTOne
São Paulo, SP

Further information about the event:
Telephone: +55 11 3876 8700. Ask to speak to Celma (celma@mktone.com.br)

*Name:
*Specialty:
*Name / Credentials:
CRM:
*Adress:
*City / State:
Country:
*Phone/Mobile:
Fax:
*E-mail:
* obligatory information

All studies submitted will be assessed for presentation at the Congress and will be presented in poster form.
Abstract of scientific studies should only be sent to the address celma@mktone.com.br
Abstracts will only be accepted in English.
The text in English will be reviewed by the Organizing Committee and may undergo modifications, which will be communicated to the author.
The deadline for submitting studies is March 31, 2010.
Study abstracts must be submitted in a file in doc format, written using Arial font, size 12, singly spaced, with a maximum of 300 words. The file name must be the same as the study title.
The study title should be given on the first line of the abstract, in capital letters.
Do not use tables, figures or diagrams in the abstracts.
The authors’ names should be given in the following form: first name, followed by initials and then the last name (example: Paulo AL Silva).
Type the name of the institution in italics.
If one of the authors is an invitee, prior enrollment will not be necessary.
The main author will receive, by e-mail, a proof of receipt of the scientific study, and another e-mail confirming whether the study was accepted or not.
The person presenting the study is responsible for compiling the poster, putting it up at the event site and removing it afterwards. This person must stay at this location for the oral presentation on the date and at the time that will be communicated.
The poster should occupy a space of 90 cm (width) by 120 cm (height).
Abstracts that are accepted will be published in the MEDLINE-indexed journal “Arquivos de Neuro-psiquiatria”.

*Main Author:
*Co-Authors:
*Institution:
*City / State:
Country:
*E-mail (1):
E-mail (2):
*Fone / Celular / Fax:
Abstract
*Title:
*Background:
*Objectives:
*Methods:
*Results:
*Conclusions:
*Abstract:
* obligatory information