IRDiRC - International Rare Disease Research Consortium Shenzhen Conference 2014

The second conference organized by IRDiRC in collaboration with the BGI is gathering stakeholders active in the field of rare disease from across the globe. It will be held on 7-9 November 2014, China

This conference aims to raise awareness of the topic of rare diseases around the world and to foster international collaborations involving Chinese researchers and clinicians. It will provide unmissable opportunity to network with different rare disease communities from Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. We hope this will encourage and motivate investment of research and social resources in the field of rare diseases, to ultimately improve the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients and their families.

It will be held with two days of conference - where four exciting parallel tracks will take place in the topics of Diagnostics, Interdisciplinary-Technologies, Therapies, and Educational - and one day of valuable training course

Highlights of the Conference
The educational track on 7-8 November
A training course on genetics on 9 November
A matchmaking workshop to facilitate collaboration between clinicians and scientists

Registration opens from 18 June onwards!

Price:
Early registration: until 15 August: CAD 450
Regular registration: 16 August - 5 November: CAD 600
On-site registration: 6 - 9 November: CAD 675
Training course on 9 Novevmber: CAD 150
Conference banquet on 8 November: CAD 75

Speakers: Brett Monia (Isis Pharmaceuticals, USA), Christine Eng( Baylor College of Medicine, USA), Han Brunner ( Nijmegen, The Netherlands), Helen Firth (Cambridge University, UK), Kym Boycott (CHEO, Canada), Michael Brudno (University of Toronto, Canada), Nigel Laing (UWA, Australia), Paul Lasko (McGill University, Canada), Petra Kauffman (NCATS, USA), Yann Le Cam (EURORDIS, France)