ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

President of the Organizing Committee:

Prof. Dr Milena Petrovska

Secretary General:

Dr. Vaso Taleski

Members:

Meri Piruzeva, Tatjana Grdanoska, Ana Kaftandzieva, Venko Pasaliski, Sveto Djordjevski, Ivanka Hadzi-Petruseva - Meloska, Gordana Mircevska, Dane Milosevski, Trajanka Ilievska, Violeta Iceva, Elena Bogoeska Miloskoska, Liljana Hadzi-Petruseva, Marija Mitrovska, GjorgiTerziev, Tome Delev, Biljana Kjurcic-Trajkovska, Lence Puzderliska, Trajce Spasenovski

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:

President of the Scientific Committee:

Prof. Dr Nikola Panovski

Secretary General:

Ass. Gordana Jankoska

Members:

Djoko Kungulovski, Kakja Popovska Jovanovska, Elena Trajkovska Dokic, Zaklina Cekovska , Vesna Kotevska, Danica Cvetkovic, Jane Markov, Elizabeta Krsteva, Milka Kalajdziska, Snezana Maslovaric

Contact persons:

Ass. Dr. Ivanka HadjiPetruseva-Meloska
Dr. Gordana Mircevska

Registration fees (for the Congress and Symposium, together):

Macedonian Medical Association Members	50 EUR
Other participants	100 EUR
Students	25 EUR
Accompanying Person	25 EUR

 

Fees for the participants include: Participation in scientific sessions, Congress and Symposium materials, Welcome reception (cocktail), cultural event, gala dinner, and half-day tour.

Fees for the accompanying Person include: Welcome reception (cocktail), cultural event, gala dinner, and half-day tour.

Payment should be made on the Registration Desk or on the following account:

1-01418-1
Investbanka A.D. Skopje,
Street "Makedonija" 9-11, 1000 Skopje
Swift code INSBMK22
Beneficiary: MLD, Skopje, Zdruzenie na mikrobiolozite
- Correspondent bank for DEM, EUR Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt- Deutdeff -Correspondent bank for USD The Bank of New York, New York Banker Trust, New York

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE ACTIVE
PARTICIPANTS AT THE CONGRESS

Official languages at the Congress will be Macedonian or English language. The entire Symposium will be held in English language with a simoultaneous translation provided. The papers will be presented oraly in the Hall A and Hall B and as a posters in Hall C1 and Hall C2 of hotel Metropol.

Oral presentation: the time sheduled for a paper presentation is limited in accordance with the prepared Programme. The participants will have at their disposal a slide projector, one overhead and LCD projector. For the purpose of easier overcoming of the possible technical problems, the disks and the floppies for the Power Point presentations should be hand over to the person in charge in the Congress Office the day before the day of the presentation. The slides, pholios and video tapes, duly scheduled and enumerated should be hand over in the Congress office not later than 15 minutes before the beginning of the Session for which the paper is being scheduled.

Poster presentation: posters, made in dimensions up to 85 sm in width X 120sm in height, should be placed on the panels which will be have the same number as the number of the poster marked in the Programme, immediately next to the Paper title. The Posters should be fixed on the panels with a sticky tape and/or small pins, which would be provided by the Organizer. The Posters shoulod be put on by 8.30 AM at the lataest and they should be taken down after 20.00, each day. At least one of the Aurhors should be present near to his/her Poster in the Poster Hall at the time provided for discussion. (according to the Programme).

All the accepted abstracts will be printed in the Abstracts Book which will be published as a supplement to the Macedonian Medical Review and will be delivered together with the Symposium and Congress materials at the payment of the Registration fee.

To the Authors

We are grateful to You for Your active participation in the Symposium and II-nd Congress of Microbiologists. This Programme includes the titles of all the papers accepted for printing in the Abstract Book. You will receive a copy of the Abstract Book during the Congress. Regretfully, we did not manage to meet all the requirements regarding the way of presentation, due to the limited time and the big number of the plenary sessions. The Scientific Committee has reserved its right to make a correction of some grammar and printing errors in the abstract, and also has replaced all the commercial names of medicines with the generic ones. Should You notice any errors in the text of your paper, please be as kind as to alert us about that immediately after you receive the program. Your corrections will be included in the Abstract Book.

Scientific Committee

 

The Republic of Macedonia
Cradle of culture, Land of nature

The Republic of Macedonia is a small country situated in the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is a natural bridge between the East and the West, the North and the South.

The majority of the population are the Macedonians, while the most numerous among the minorities are the Albanians, Turks and Serbs.

The Republic of Macedonia abounds in natural beauties and rarities and that’s why many have named it "The Pearl of the Balkans".

Rich in water resources, the country, has about fifty large and small lakes. The most significant ones are the lakes of Ohrid, Prespa and Dojran.

The high mountains, with impressive and spectacular landscapes embrace a great variety of plant and animal species.

There are various climatic zones in the country, temperately Mediterranean in the south (warm summers and mild winters), and moderately continental in the north wit more marked seasonal extremes.

The main administrative center of the country is Skopje, with a population of more than 541.000 inhabitants. It is a place where many roads and civilizations have met and mingled.

The town of Ohrid, situated on the shore of the Lake of Ohrid, with its natural beauties, historical and cultural heritage enjoys the protection of UNESCO. Ohrid abounds with a large number of historical and cultural monuments, lovely beaches, and accommodation facilities.

The position of the country and its configuration, climate and hydrography provide favorable conditions for the development of the tourism. The most popular tourist destinations are Lake Ohrid, Lake Prespa and Lake Dojran where 80% of the total accommodation capacities are located.

For winter tourism there are several winter sport centers: Popova Shapka, Mavrovo, Krushevo, Pelister, which provide all the necessary facilities for sports and recreation. There are also more than 60 thermal springs tapped and several spas: Katlanovo Spa, Kosovrasti Spa, Bansko, Negorci with facilities for treatment, rehabilitation and recreation.

Nowadays, the Republic of Macedonia is a veritable treasure of cultural heritage, represented by numeral cultural and historical monuments: churches, monasteries, icons, old crafts, archeological sites, mosques, national costumes, old books and other items. The first Slavic alphabet and literature also have their roots here.

Many internationally recognized events are held in our country: Ohrid Summer festival, Struga Poetry Evenings, Skopje Jazz Festival, May Opera Nights, Manaki Film Festival, Balkan Festival of Folk Songs and Dances, Galicnik Wedding.