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How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
around 2000 scientists |
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Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? (please name at least 5 countries) : |
United Kingdom-Netherlands-United States-Germany-France-Italy- Estonia-Cyprus-Belgium-Canada-Portugal-Poland-Finland. |
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Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : |
Yes |
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Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
I participate at ESHG conference almost all every year. I book the ticket and accommodations through agency in Iran. The hotel was Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers which was far from the congress hall about 20 minutes by walk. |
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If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : |
Martina Cornel,in Mawi DNA Technologies. |
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What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
Yes, I wanted to know more about PPPC on genetic testing in case of sudden cardiac death., and also about fast technical developments including CRISPR-CAD9 technology that raises many policy questions. |
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If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
Prof. Anita Brridge, chair of the ESHG PPPC. She was the Chair of the ESHG PPPC. She is the member of the PPPC in 2016-2017. She is working on post-modern genetic testing and gene editing with the other members. |
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Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
No, thanks I am in touch with the PPPC organization workshop committees consist of 12 experts in pathology, cardiology, genetics and law through the e-mail. |
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Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
A total of 138 out out of 2389 submitted abstract have been selected for oral presentations and 40 abstracts for e- posters.The conference was firmly focus on education and training. and scientists were met to to provide an introduction to the topic providing all attendees with an up to date knowledge of the developments in the particular field. |