Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science

a. 3rd East Mediterranean ICLAS Symposium Dear Colleagues

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my pleasure to invite colleagues to the Third East Mediterranean ICLAS Symposium on Laboratory Animal Science. The symposium is organized by the Laboratory Animal Science Association-Turkey (LASA-Turkey) in association with International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS) and will be held in the city of Istanbul, Turkey, on June 13 and 15, 2011. The symposium is open everyone interested in Laboratory Animal Science and experimental studies.
During the symposium, many topics will be under discussion, including ethical evaluation, experimental design, new technologies in Laboratory Animal Science, new animal models, methods for reduction etc. We invite you to participate in the meeting and welcome you to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations.
I surely believe that we will benefit from and enjoy this meeting, and I do hope to see you in Istanbul in June 2011. For further information, please visit
http://www.iclas2011istanbul.org/default.asp
With my kind regards,
Siyami Karahan, DVM, PhD
President, Laboratory Animal Science Association-Turkey

a. International Harmonization of Guidance on the Ethical Review of Proposals for the Use ofAnimals, and on the Education and Training of Animal Users in Science

http://www.iclas.org/

The XV ICLAS General Assembly will be held on the afternoon of June 12 and the morning of June 13, 2011, during the Third ICLAS East Mediterranean Regional Meeting in the wonderful city of Istanbul, Turkey.

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Steven P. Pakes, DVM, PhD
Professor of Pathology, UTexas Southwestern Med. Ctr.
5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75390-9072
E-mail: steven.pakes@UTSouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-1684
Fax: 214-648-4096
URL: http://www.iclas.org