On behalf of the Organizing Committee and the Swedish Papillomavirus Society, it is
my pleasure to welcome you to Malmö, Sweden for the 25th International
Papillomavirus Conference. The conference will start with a two and a half day Clinical Workshop on 8-10th May 2009. The main conference will commence on 10th May and continue until 14th May 2009. The Conference Program will feature state-of-the-art keynote lectures, thematic sessions, poster session and selected papers. Topics will include: HPV vaccination, HPV screening, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Immunology,
Molecular Pathogenesis, Transcription and Treatment.
Virology in Sweden
One of the first international papillomavirus conferences was successfully hosted in Sweden, at Örenäs Castle outside Malmö, and with the current proposal the papillomavirus community will once again visit Sweden more than two decades later.
The Swedish papillomavirus research community has during the past 2 decades had an active input to the papillomavirus field in a variety of areas – ranging from detection of new papillomaviruses, transcriptional control, immune responses, molecular diagnostics, epidemiology and gynecology to treatments – and prevention and is committed to offering a conference of high scientific quality providing you with the latest quality information on all aspects of papilloma-virus research.
An international scientific committee of distinguished papillomavirus virologists will be appointed to handle the scientific programme.
Lund University is the largest university in Scandinavia
Today, Lund University is the largest centre for research and higher education in Scandinavia with seven faculties, science centres and special university colleges. More than 34,000 students are enrolled at the University, of which 3,200 are graduate students.
At the undergraduate level 60 different programmes of education and about 850 courses are offered. About 6.000 people are employed by the University. Malmö is a mixture of many different parts. More than one in four residents in the city are of foreign origin and speak some 100 languages and belong to 164 different nationalities.
Programme outline
Scientific programme
Friday HPV Clinical workshop
Saturday HPV Clinical workshop
Sunday HPV Clinical workshop–morning 25th
Papillomavirus Conference–afternoon Opening reception at Malmö Opera and Music Theatre
Monday 25th Papillomavirus Conference
Evening - Optional Meet the Vikings and experience how they lived or Choir singing in the Lund Cathedral or Reception in Malmö Konsthall (Contemporary Art)
Tuesday 25th Papillomavirus Conference
No social events planned
Wednesday 25th Papillomavirus Conference
Farewell Party at Tivoli Amusement Park in Copenhagen
Thursday 25th Papillomavirus Conference
Malmö is easy to reach from the rest of Europe, regardless if you choose to go by plane, train, ferry or car. The excellent infrastructure in the Øresund region makes travelling between Sweden, Denmark and the Continent fast and smooth