On behalf of the Romanian Rhinologic Society, a young but dynamic scientific organization, we are glad to propose  Piatra Neamt , an interesting place where traditions and ancient cultural values join modernism, to host the 2^nd  Congress of the Romanian Rhinologic Society.

            We strongly believe that our proved scientific and organisational expertise  together with the attractions of  this town and moldavian monasteries will help us organizing a fruitful ideas exchange and to offer  the participants nice memories from  this part of the world.

Prof. Codrut Sarafoleanu,
General Secretary of the Romanian Rhinologic Society

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Congress President                   Honorary President

 Mihail Dan  Cobzeanu                      Codrut Sarafoleanu     

Congress Secretary – Claudiu Manea, Dragos Palade

International Scientific Committee

Congress venue:

• CENTRAL PLAZA HOTEL Piata Petrodava, nr. 1-3, Piatra Neamt, ROMANIA
  
  T +40 233 216 230
  M +40 723 250 808
  F +40 233 214 532
  Email: office@centralplazahotel.ro
  http://www.centralplazahotel.ro/

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course – Prof. Ranko Mladina

September 4^th  2013, a hands on dissection Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course will take place during the 2nd Congress of the Romanian Rhinologic Society.

Course Director –  Prof. Ranko Mladina – Zagreb, Croatia.

The number of participants is limited  to 12 persons.

Scientific Programme

The Scientific Program will cover all the main topics in rhinology  in the spirit of the multidisciplinary approach from basic to advanced

Official Language

English will be the official language of the Congress. There will be no simultaneous translations.

Name Badge

A name badge is provided with your registration documents upon arrival at the conference centre.

For security and regulation purposes, the wearing of the badge is compulsory at all times inside the conference centre and at all official events organized within the context of Symposium. You will be asked to show it at each meeting room entrance and exhibition area.

The badges color codes are:

Blue                       Speaker

Red                        Delegate

Green                    Exhibitor

Orange                  Accompanying person

Technical Information for Sessions

Speakers are requested to adhere strictly to the schedule indicated in the program. The indicated lecture time generally includes discussion time. The presentations will be automatically stopped at the ending of the scheduled time. Both rooms will be equipped with a video projector for computer – assisted presentations.

Questions / Discussions during Sessions

There will be standing floor microphones in both session rooms at the disposition of participants wishing to participate in discussions.

Instruction for electronic poster presentation

E-Poster Information & Guidelines

• Computers with the E-posters will be located in Avantgarde room at the first floor
• The presentation must be in PDF or POWER POINT format.
• Use only standard fonts (times New Roman, Arial, Tahoma).
• Please send us MS PowerPoint file saved in 2003 or lower version. We generally do not recommend to use MS PowerPoint 2007 with .pptx extension to create a poster
• It must be no longer 5 slides
• The structure of the poster must be:
  POSTER TITLE – INTRODUCTION &AIM OF THE STUDY – MATERIAL & METHODS – RESULTS – CONCLUSIONS
• Graphics, pictures and tables are accepted
• The presentation must be sent to contact@rinologie.ro as an attachment the e-mail
• Please mention the poster number in the subject of the e-mail
• For easy identification of your file please name it with the number of abstract and name of first author (for example: A-0001-smith.ppt).

Example:

To: e-poster@fessh2010.com

Subject : e-poster A-001

Attachement: A-001 – Smith.ppt

Instructions for oral presentation

Please use the Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2007 (*.ppt), to guarantee they will open successfully on an on-site PC. (VISTA format will work, please come to the Speakers Preview Room at least 2 hours before presentation).

We recommend you to save your PowerPoint presentation using ppt format instead of pps.

Please note that we cannot guarantee the quality of Mackintosh-based presentations; please check in advance their Windows compatibility.

Preview speakers room

The preview speaker’s room will be located at the ground floor and will be available starting with 7.30 AM until 6.00 PM 

 Exhibition

An exhibition of technical equipment, pharmaceutical products, solutions, and literature related to rhinologywill be presented and demonstrated to professional visitors at the first floor, in Avantgarde Restaurant. Coffee break and lunches will be served in the same area

It is a good opportunity to meet experts, opinion leaders, decision makers and young professionals

The exhibition will be opened within the same hours and days as the Congress programme. 

• Opening Ceremony and Welcome Cocktail – Wednesday, 4th of September

                                6.30 PM – Opening Ceremony – Conference Room Atrium + Milenium

                                7.30 PM – Welcome Cocktail – Central Plaza Hotel, Clasic Restaurant – Dress Code: Casual

Romanian Traditional Dinner – Thursday, 5th of September, 7.30 PM – Cozla Hill (the departure from the hotel lobby at 6:30 PM). Dress Code – Sport Casual

Gala Dinner – Friday, 6th of September – 8.00 PM – Central Plaza Hotel, Clasic Restaurant – Dress Code: Formal

For more details, please contact: 

Congress Secretariat – Romania Travel Plus (PCO)

56th Tudor Stefan St., District 1

011658, Bucharest, Romania

Tel: +40 21 230 51 10/ +40 21 230 42 82

Fax: +40 21 230 50 42

Contact person: Ioana Lazarescu

E-mail: ioana.lazarescu@rotravelplus.com

Hotels agreed:

·         Central Plaza Hotel **** – Congress venue

·         Ceahlaul Hotel ***

The hotels agreed have preferential prices for Congress participants.

For accomodation please contact the Congress Secretariat:

Congress Secretariat – Romania Travel Plus (PCO)

56th Tudor Stefan St., District 1

011658, Bucharest, Romania

Tel: +40 21 230 51 10/ +40 21 230 42 82

Fax: +40 21 230 50 42

Contact person: Ioana Lazarescu

E-mail: ioana.lazarescu@rotravelplus.com

* After registration, the Resident must send by e-mail (contact@rinologie.ro) the proof of status. If forms certifying status are sent after the early registration deadline, late fees will be applicable even when the registration forms are received before the deadline.  

The official language of the Congress is english.

Methods of payment

All fees can be paid online, by credit card or bank transfer after registration. You can find specific instructions about payment on the Congress website. Please note that registration without payment will NOT be processed as registration.

On Site – On site payments can be made in cash-EURO, RON or by credit card (Visa, MasterCard).

Abstract Submission

Abstracts may only be submitted by the on line abstract submission system.

The abstract can be submitted only by a registered person.

The abstracts will be published in the Abstract book. All abstracts and communications are to be presented in English.

Carefully read the guidelines before submitting your abstract.

Your Abstract will be reviewed by the scientific committee. Deadline for Abstract Submission is 15^th of June, 2013. The confirmation of acceptance will be sent by e-mail until 30^th of June, 2013. on behalf of the Scientific Committee .

Submission guidelines

Abstracts must be submitted in English. Use only the English alphabet.

Abstract title: not capitalized, maximum length: 200 characters. Abbreviations must not be used in titles.

Format text: Times New Roman 12
Presenter name: full name of the presenter, no title or affiliation or initials.

Underline presenting authors. List co-authors (max 5)
Name of all authors: initials precede surnames (spaces – not full stops – between initials), presenter name should be listed here again, authors will be published as it is written here
Affiliation: institute’s name, city, country, no addresses or email addresses
Abstract text: maximum of 250-word not including the title, names and affiliations.
A plain text should be used. Do not use any formatting elements (bold or italics typefaces, bullets, list elements, symbols, borders, lines, etc.)

Charts, tables, graphics or photos are not accepted in the abstract, only text formatted abstracts can be sent.
Please use the following structuring:
Purpose – Methods – Results – Conclusions

Presentation types

·         oral presentations (lecture time: 8 min)

·         poster presentations

Oral presentation

Computer projection facility will be available in the meeting rooms. Presenting authors will receive all technical instructions prior to the Congress in order to ensure a smooth running of the session.

Presentation of accepted abstracts

At least one author of each accepted abstract must be registered for the Congress. If the author fails to register the paper will no longer be included in the programme.

Deadline for abstract submission : June 15^th , 2013

Abstract Evaluation Announcement: June 30^th ,2013

 Deadline for hotel booking : August 15^th, 2013

Final Programme

2nd – 5th of November 2011,  Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bucharest

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Scientific Committee

C. Sarafoleanu  – Bucharest                               D. Sarafoleanu – Bucharest                  

E. Tomescu – Cluj-Napoca                                 M.D. Cobzeanu – Iasi 

V. Ciuchi – Bucharest                                           V. Zainea – Bucharest 

Elena Ionita – Craiova                                        D.C. Gheorghe – Bucharest                                

V. Budu – Bucharest                                             C. Codreanu – Galati

Adriana Neagos – Targu Mures                       S. Baschir – Arad

Mihaela Mitroi – Craiova                                     I. Anghel – Bucharest

S. Sabau – Brasov                                               G. Mincu – Bucharest       

C. Manea – Bucharest                                                                               

Local Organising Committee

Amalia Neagu                            Raluca Enache

Roxana Duda                              Gabriela Musat

V. Postelnicu                              D. Lupoi

Monica Voineag                         Andreea Negrila Mezei  

Cristina Sanda                           Isabela Lupu

International Advisory

• David Kennedy – Philadelphia, USA
• Desiderio Passali– Siena, Italia
• Eugene Kern – Rochester, USA
• P.J. Catalano – Boston, USA
• Hesham  Negm– Cairo, Egipt

International Faculty

• Andreas Leunig – Munchen, Germania
• Luisa Belussi – Sienna, Italy
• Marco Piemonte – Udinese, Italy

• Klaus Vogt – Germany

• Yves Kamami – Paris, France
• Tomislav Baudoin– Zagreb, Croatia                           
• Imre Gerlinger– Pecs, Hungary
• Stephane Vlaminck– Oostende, Belgium
• Ranko Mladina – Zagreb, Croatia
• Philippe Eloy – Yvoir, Belgium
• Jacques Daele – Liege, Belgium
• Ercole Di Martino – Bremen, Germany
• I.C. Kiricuta – Lymburg, Germany
• Patrice Tran Ba Huy – Paris, France
• Claus Bachert – Gent, Belgium
• Francesco Passali – Rome, Italy
• Leo Tomacelli – Lecce, Italy
• Guilermo Sanjuan De Moreta – Madrid, Spain
• Gaetano Paludetti – Rome, Italy
• Pasquale Cassano – Foggia,Italy
• Dan Fliss – Tel Aviv, Israel
• Andrei Marinescu – Winnenden, Germany
• Gorazd Poje – Zagreb, Croatia
• Katarina Vukovic – Zagreb, Croatia
• Carlo Antonio Leone – Rome, Italy
• Christian Milewski – Frankfurt, Germany
• Hans Peter Zenner – Tuebingen, Germany
• Liliane Michels – Tuebingen, Germany
• Fabian Fehlauer – Hamburg, Germany
• Michael Popp – Germany
• Giancarlo Vesperini – Rome, Italy
• Ion Ababii – Chisinev, Republic of Moldavia
• Eusebiu Sencu – Chisinev, Republic of Moldavia
• Bajram Shaqiri – Gjilan, Kosovo
• Beqir Abazi – Gjilian, Kosovo 
• Inara Bagirova –  Kyev, Ucraine  Topics 
  • State of the art in CRS and URTI
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Fungi and superantigens – still a debate?
  • Nasal poliposis – surgical/conservative treatment
  • RF vs LASER in OSAS treatment
  • Nose and sinuses tumoral pathology
  • Skull base surgery
  • Endoscopic DCR
  • Rhinoplasty – state of the art, controversies, techniques
  • Headache – a multidisciplinary approach  

• Congress Venue – CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL – Bucharest, Romania – Poligrafiei Bvd, No.1

Full program here.

Extended final programme