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Welcome
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On
behalf of the City of Genoa I have the honour
and the great pleasure to welcome to Genoa the
"Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 2004"
meeting to be held next year. As the European
Capital of Culture in 2004, the City of Genoa
aims to promote discussion and the exchange
of ideas across a broad range of scientific
disciplines.
This is the reason why starting from this year
Genoa will host every year the Festival of Science,
an event dedicated to the spread of science
through meetings, shows, conferences, exhibits
and dates of various nature.
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The project's main objective is that of stimulating
interest in science and science research especially
in young people creating a tight and deep relationship
between science and forms of artistic creation and underscoring
the strict link between scientific research and applications
of technology.
In this contest we are pleased to include the "Advances
in Neuroblastoma Research" meeting which has stimulated
through the years an enormous increase in research,
conducted in order to achieve more information about
what causes the disease, how to prevent it, and how
to improve treatment. We are aware that each meeting
means that scientists find out more about this unique
class of tumor and that thanks to their investigations
survival rates from cancers have improved. We are really
honoured to host this important symposium and really
hope that it will prove successful.
Giuseppe
Pericu
Mayor of Genoa
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Dear
Colleagues,
Advances
in Neuroblastoma Research 2004 (ANR 2004) is
the eleventh conference of a series initiated
in 1975 in Philadelphia. Subsequent conferences
were held in Philadelphia, Heidelberg, Bath
and Paris. ANR 2004 will take place in Genoa,
from June 16 to 19, 2004, hosted by the Italian
Neuroblastoma Association. Leading researchers
from numerous countries will present the latest
results of their pre-clinical and clinical studies.
The design of the programme includes sessions
focused on genetics, biology, translational
and clinical research.
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Novel techniques and innovative therapies will be widely
covered. An exciting opportunity to informally meet
thecolleagues working in the field of your specific
interest will be thus offered to you! The meeting will
feature morning plenary and afternoon parallel sessions.
Much attention will be given to poster presentations
with dedicated time allocated for in-depth discussion.
ANR 2004 will be of interest for paediatric and medical
oncologists, genetists, molecular biologists, cellular
biologists, tumour immunologists, and other health professionals
and researchers. With pleasure I therefore invite you
to participate in ANR 2004, an Official Event of "Genoa
2004 - European Capital of Culture". I look very
much forward to meet you in occasion of this important
scientific event.
Sincerely,
Bruno
De Bernardi
Chairman of the Local Organising Committee.
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Dear
Sirs,
on
behalf of the Italian Neuroblastoma Association, the
leading Italian no profit society committed to support
scientific research against neuroblastoma, I want to
extend a hearty invitation to attend the Advances in
Neuroblastoma Research 2004 conference, which we are
extremely proud of hosting in Genoa, European Capital
of Culture in 2004. The best scientists from around
the world will be in attendance and, as always, the
ANR meeting will provide the ideal environment to share
and develop ideas and perspectives.
Obviously, the main reason to take part in the conference
is for its high level scientific content but, besides
science, the meeting, held in Italy for the first time,
will offer you and your family an excellent opportunity
to become acquainted with the enchanting places on the
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worldwide known Ligurian Riviera and our beautiful city
which still preserves one of the largest historic city
centre in Europe: you can still walk through its original
medieval narrow alleys and squares, bump into astonishing
churches and visit museums housed inside wonderful richly
decorated palaces erected for families among the most
wealthy and powerful in the 16th and 17th centuries.
It is my sincere hope that you will find your stay with
us both interesting and enjoyable.
Join
us in Genoa in June 2004.
Sara
Costa
President of the Italian Neuroblastoma Association
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Welcome
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Aboard
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For
the first time ever, the Welcome Reception of an oncology
research meeting will be held aboard a tall ship. Exceptionally,
during the ANR 2004 conference an Italian Navy’s
sail training ship, the Amerigo Vespucci or the Palinuro,
will be moored to the "Molo Vecchio" pier
(the congress venue’s pier in the Old Harbour)
to let all of you visit her.
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Amerigo
Vespucci
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Palinuro
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The
pride of the Italian Navy, the Amerigo Vespucci is a
full ship-rigged steel hull (and masts) frigate. One
of the largest sailing ships that is active nowadays,
she is the only square-rigged three-decker sailing ship
still in existence. She was built during 1930-31 in
the former Royal Shipyard at Castellammare di Stabia
(Naples) as a sail-training ship. Inspired by the big
19th century frigates, with high freeboard, stern gallery
and white-painted strakes, her bow and stern decorated
with intricate gilt carvings, the Vespucci is one of
the grandest of the tall ships and a spectacular sight
under full sail. The ship is employed for the annual
Italian Naval Academy training cruise.
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Launched
in 1934 at Nantes as a commercial sailing vessel, she
plied her trade across the Atlantic Ocean between France
and North America. Purchased by the Italian Navy in
1950, she underwent a radical rebuilding in La Spezia
Navy Dockyard and was commissioned in 1955. Since then
she has been used for training apprentice petty officers
of the Navy, taking part in the Cutty Sark Tall Ships
Races as part of her training programme.
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"…
I dived on a northerly course about mid waters of the
Skagerrak and went deep for about an hour. On breaking
surface again with the periscope, I took a quick look
all round and got a shock. I had gone down in the 20th
century and come up again in the 18th, for there, some
miles away, was a majestic man-of-war, under a press
of canvas and sailing proudly …"
A Norwegian submarine commander about an encounter with
the Vespucci in the 1930s.
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