AASD2010:
The 2nd Scientific Meeting of the Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes

DATE:
    May 28 (Friday) and 29 (Saturday), 2010.

VENUE:
    ANA Hotel Okayama, 3F, Sky Banquet Hall (Oral Session)
    Okayama Digital Museum, 4F (Poster Session)

Program:
    May 28 (Friday)
        Symposium I: Cutting Edge Diabetes Research form Asia
        Symposium II: Diabetes Foot Care in Asia
        Special Luncheon Lecture: TBA
        Poster/Oral Presentations
    May 29 (Saturday)
        AASD-JDS Joint Symposium: Metabolic Syndrome in Asia
        Special Luncheon Lecture: TBA

        * The official language is English.

Registration:
No registration is required for The 2nd AASD Annual Meeting, while registration for the 53rd JDS Scientific Meeting is essential to attend the 2nd AASD meeting. To register for the 53rd JDS Scientific Meeting, please access JDS website at: http://apollon.nta.co.jp/53amjds/

Abstract Submission:
We welcome abstract submission for the Poster Presentation. Accepted abstracts might have opportunity for the Oral Presentation based on their excellence in the peer-review process. All applicants for the poster presentations are requested to submit abstracts from the submission website at http://apollon.nta.co.jp/perl/aasd_abst/entry.pl in accordance with the instructions. The submission website is open during October 30-December 1, 2009, and no submission will be accepted after December 1, 2009. The results of the peer-review will be e-mailed to all applicants at registered e-mal addresses.

Invited speakers for AASD symposium I & II and AASD-JDS Joint Symposium is also encouraged to submit abstracts from the submission website at http://apollon.nta.co.jp/perl/aasd_abst/entry.pl. Please indicate that you are one of invited speakers in "Remarks" section in the same website. Invited speakers are not eligible for AASD travel grant.

Travel Grant:
We offer financial support to participants from Asian countries with accepted abstracts in order to cover a part of the cost to attend the meeting. If you wish to apply for the travel grant, please select "Consider this submission for AASD travel grant" at the end of the abstract submission webpage. Awarding the travel grant or travel support will be based on peer review of the submitted abstracts and the result will be sent to the winners via registered e-mail by the end of January 2010.

Travel grant: 100,000 yen (approx. 10 awards)
Travel support: 50,000 yen (approx. 15 awards)
　　　　　 　
Accommodation:
    Please access JDS website at: http://apollon.nta.co.jp/53amjds/

Contact:
        For further inquiries, please contact
        Secretariat for AASD.
        c/o Plando Japan Desk,
        Sales Promotion Department,
        West Japan Regional HQS,
        NIPPON TRAVEL AGENCY CO.,LTD.
        e-mail: aasd@nta.co.jp