INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE REGISTRATION Federation of European Societies on Trace Elements and Minerals Bernhard Michalke (Chairperson, FESTEM President) Participation in the symposium is open to all who are Anatoly V. Skalny (co-Chairperson, RUSTEM Chairman) interested in the biological role of trace elements and Paola Borella (FESTEM Vice President) minerals. Registration fee covers attendance at the Montserrat Gonzales Estecha (FESTEM Secretary) conference, welcome party, coffee breaks, last evening Juergen Kruse-Jarres (Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine banquet and one copy of the Abstracts collection. and Biology) Please note the number of participants is limited. Late Paolo Boscolo (AISETOV) registration after 01.05.10 may not guarantee participation. Josef Koehrle (GMS) Margarita G. Skalnaya (RUSTEM) Registration fee: Jose A. Cocho (SEQCET) Early registration : December 15, 2009 Isabelle Hininger-Favier (SFERETE) • Students: 100 € Dominique Bougle (SFERETE) • FESTEM members: 250 € • Non FESTEM members: 320 € TH LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE • Accompanying persons 120 € 4 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON Regular registration: March 15, 2010 TRACE ELEMENTS AND MINERALS IN Anatoly V. Skalny (Moscow) • Students: 150 € Sergei P. Nechiporenko (St.Petersburg) • FESTEM members: 300 € MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Vasily N. Tsygan (St.Petersburg) • Non FESTEM members: 350 €

Valerij G. Maimulov (St.Petersburg) • Accompanying persons 150 € Margarita G. Skalnaya (Moscow) Late registration: until the date of the Congress June 9-12, 2010 Sergey A. Miroshnikov (Orenburg) • Students: 200 € Irina A. Shabunova (St.Petersburg) • FESTEM members: 350 € Andrei R. Grabeklis (Moscow) Pushkin (St.Petersburg), Russia • Non FESTEM members: 400 € Andrew V. Chukarin (Moscow) • Viktoria V. Kudrova (Moscow) Day-Ticket: 150 € • Accompanying persons 150 €

CONTACTS: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Responsible persons: Elena Oskomova (registration, accommodation, social events, Abstracts for oral presentations or posters should be and visa support) submitted via E-mail as files in MS Word format. Abstracts

Tel.: +7 495 917 8591 / Fax: +7 495 917 5140 must be written in English and include abstract title, names

E-mail: [email protected] of all authors (with presenting author’s name underlined), institution of all authors (with corresponding author’s Elena Vyatchanina (submission of abstracts and articles) Tel.: +7 916 679 8860 / Fax: +7 495 916 0138 address and E-mail indicated), body of the abstract (no

E-mail: [email protected] more than 2000 characters with spaces) and indication of

preferable presentation type (oral/poster).

IMPORTANT DEADLINES The scientific part should clearly, but briefly describe the background and motivation, the applied techniques and

the most important results. End of early registration: December 15, 2009. Abstract will be published in a special issue of Abstract deadline: January 31, 2010. international scientific magazine “Mikroelementi v meditsine” Acceptance of abstracts: February 28, 2010. (hard cover version “Trace Elements in Medicine”, Moscow). End of regular registration: March 15, 2010*. It is planned to publish the contributions in a special issue of Last Minute Abstracts: April 1, 2010. the Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. * After this date fees can not to be payed back. Authors are invited to submit their contributions, which will

be subject to the regular review process of the journal. If you are interested in further information please also visit the website: www.festem.eu/festem/congresses. http://www.festem.eu

BACKGROUND AND SCOPE SCIENTIFIC TOPICS VENUE

Investigation of the biological role of trace elements and Trace elements and minerals: The symposium will be held in the park-hotel “Potyomkin” minerals (TEM) has gained outstanding importance in the life • in environmental and biological samples: bulk situated in Pushkin, a town of 85 thousand citizens 24 kilometres sciences. Elements present even at minimal concentrations in determination, speciation and quality control. southward of St.Petersburg city. biological and environmental matrices, in fact, can exert • in physiology, sport medicine and rehabilitation. Transportation by bus from Pulkovo International Airport (ca fundamental influence on vital functions depending on their • in reproductive health and paediatrics. 20 minutes) to the park-hotel will be available for the participants. amounts and species. It is also worth stressing, in this context • in nutrigenomics. Additionally, public transport by bus and railway from/to that new trace elements are being added to the list of those that • in problem of cancer. St.Petersburg city is available. are known or suspected to be essential. • in neurology and psychiatry. The Federation of European Societies on Trace Elements • in cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and metabolic SOCIAL EVENTS and Minerals (FESTEM) was founded in 1997, under the syndrome. initiative of three societies from Italy (AISETOV), Germany • • in intensive care. St.Petersburg city tour (GSM) and from French speaking countries (SFERETE). Two • • and toxicity: aspects of environmental, forensic, St.Petersburg suburb tour (Pavlovsk, Peterhof) other societies joined the Federation in 2002, one from Spain occupational and medical toxicology. • Excursion to Ekaterininsky Palace and Amber Room (SEQCET) and one from Russia (RUSTEM). • in dentistry and osteoporosis research. • White nights welcome party The printed source of FESTEM, Journal of Trace • Special cultural tours (theatres, museums) are available Elements in Medicine and Biology, founded in 1987 by Peter ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC EVENTS on request Braetter, Jurgen D. Kruse-Jarres and Ingrid Lombeck, is one of the most reputable periodical issues on TEM research. Since the FESTEM foundation, three Federation’s Gabriel Bertrand award symposiums were successfully held in Venice (Italy), Round tables: Neuherberg – Munich (Germany), and Santiago de Compostela • Trace elements in food fortification: benefits and (Spain). questions. Now this symposium series will be continued in Russian • Trace element investigations in "omics" era: toward town of Pushkin, a nice suburb of St.Petersburg, providing a the clinical use. forum for the exchange and discussion of information on the • Trace elements, ageing and longevity: what is various scientific aspects of trace elements and minerals possible? research. • Trace elements in modern pharmacology. Workshop on new trends in analytical chemistry of macro and trace elements in medical and biological research.

INVITATION

A major goal of the symposium is to strengthen the connection between fundamental investigations and medical practice by facilitating discussions about role of trace elements and minerals in biology and medicine, including biochemical and clinical applications, analytical aspects, human and animal nutrition, supplementation and epidemiology. The International Scientific Committee invites all scientists involved and/or interested in the biological role of trace elements and minerals to participate in this 4 th FESTEM symposium, to discuss and cooperate with colleagues in a friendly atmosphere. Also we hope on active involvement of CIS countries in TEM research. Welcome to the white-night capital St.Petersburg. Russian hospitality is waiting for you. http://www.springer.com/journal/10534