• Program at a glance
• Tuesday
  April 5th
• Wednesday
  April 6th
• Thursday
  April 7th
• Friday
  April 8th

 

Invited Speakers Peter Andersen Harald von Boehmer Rebecca Cox Ennio De Gregorio Terje Espevik Peter Garred Ron Germain Martin Guilliams Günter Hämmerling Jorma Hinkula Anne Husebekk Wayne Koff Eicke Latz Riitta Lahesmaa Karin Lindkvist Nils Lycke Ludvig Munthe Albert Osterhaus Trevor Owens Susan Pierce Anne Spurkland Freda Stevenson Hendrik Veelken

Provisional Scientific Programme April 5th Pre-congress Winter School on Vaccines HUIMM905 - Advanced Immunology course April 6th to 8th Main symposia Session I: T cells and B cells Session II: T cells and B cells Session III: Innate Immunity Session IV: Tumor Immunology Session V: Immunology of Infectious Diseases Session VI: Autoimmune Diseases

Provisional Programme, SSI Sessions Tuesday April 5th

	Winter School on Vaccines
	HUIMM905 - Advanced Immunology course
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
	Session I
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Inger Øynebråten
14:00-14:05	Welcome	Bjarne Bogen
14:05-14:30	Immunological basis for vaccines	Ron Germain
14:30-15:00	Development of pandemic influenza vaccines	Rebecca Cox
15:00-15:30	Induction and regulation of gut mucosal IgA	Nils Lycke
	responses
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
	Session II
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Siri Mjaaland
16.00-16:30	DNA vaccination against cancer	Freda Stevenson
16:30- 17:00	Innate mechanisms involved in vaccine	Eicke Latz
	adjuvanticity
17:00- 17:30	HIV vaccine development - challenges and	Jorma Hinkula
	opportunities
17:30-18:00	Coffee Break
	Session III
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Ranveig Bråthen
18:00-18:30	Latent Tuberculosis and the next generation	Peter Andersen
	of subunit vaccines
18:30-19:00	The challenges of developing a malaria	Susan Pierce
	vaccine
19:00-19:30	Prevention of type 1 diabetes by negative	Harald von Boehmer
	(Treg) vaccination with an insulin mimetope
19:30-19:50	Coffee break
	Opening of the 40th SSI meeting
19:50-19:55	Welcome address	Bjarne Bogen
19:55-20:00	Message from SSI	Marie Wahren-Herlenius
20:00-20:45	Scandinavian Foundation for Immunology	Ron Germain
	keynote lecture: Revealing the In Situ
	Functioning of the Immune System Through
	Dynamic Intravital Imaging
21:00-	Reception dinner

 

 

Provisional Programme, SSI Sessions Wednesday April 6th

	Session I: T cells and B cells
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Marie Wahren-Hellenius
09:00 - 09:30	Essential molecular pathways downstream of		Harald von Boehmer
	Notch in T-ALL
09:30 - 10:00	Structural biology reveals novel insights into		Karin Lindkvist
	superantigenic T cell activation
10:00 - 10:30	Disentangling the complexity of the network		Martin Guilliams
	of dendritic cells found in the skin
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
	Session II: T cells and B cells
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Zlatko Dembic
11:00 - 11:30	Nordic Foundation for Immunology Annual		Susan Pierce
	Lecture: The initiation of B cell receptor
	signaling
11:30 - 12:00	T cell activation controlled by activation		Anne Spurkland
	induced adapter protein(s)
12:00 - 12:30	Molecular mechanisms of human T helper		Riitta Lahesmaa
	cell differentiation
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:40	Skiing and Social Activities
15:40 - 16:00	Coffee Break
	Workshop Session I: Adaptive Immunology
	Gullvåg 1, Chairpersons: Zlatko Dembic and Sören Buus
16:00 - 18:00	Selected Abstracts
	Workshop Session II: Innate Immunology
	Gullvåg 2, Chairpersons: Tom Eirik Mollnes and Sakari Jokiranta
16:00 - 18:00	Selected Abstracts
18:00 - 20:00	Poster Session 1	18:00 - 19:00	SSI Board Meeting
	Journalisten		Humoristen
18:00 - 20:00	Presentations by	19:00 - 20:00	SJI Editorial Board
	sponsors		Meeting
	Gullvåg		Humoristen
20:00 -	Dinner

 

Provisional Programme, SSI Sessions Thursday April 7th

	Session III: Innate immunity
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Arno Hänninen
09:00 - 09:30	Activation of inflammasomes in chronic		Eicke Latz
	inflammatory diseases
09:30 - 10:00	Regulation of Toll-like receptor 4 signalling from		Terje Espevik
	the phagosome
10:00 - 10:30	The ficolins, new players in innate immunity		Peter Garred
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
	Session IV: Tumor Immunology
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Alexandre Corthay
11:00 - 11:30	Control of tumor infiltration and immunity by		Günter Hämmerling
	the microenvironment
11:30 - 12:00	The influence of the B-cell receptor on the		Freda Stevenson
	behaviour of human B-cell tumors.
12:00 - 12:30	Mutual interactions between B-cell lymphoma		Hendrik Veelken
	and the immune system in man
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:40	Skiing and Social Activities
15:40 - 16:00	Coffee Break
	Workshop Session III: Autoimmune Diseases
	Gullvåg 1, Chairpersons: Ludvig Munthe and Anna Fogdell-Hahn
16:00 - 18:00	Selected Abstracts
	Workshop Session IV: Tumor Immunology of Infectious Diseases
	and Immunology
	Gullvåg 2, Chairpersons: Alexandre Corthay and Marita Troye-Blomberg
16:00 - 18:00	Selected Abstracts
18:00 - 20:00	Poster Session 2	18:00 - 19:00	SSI General Assembly
	Journalisten		Gullvåg
20:00 -	Congress Dinner

 

Provisional Programme, SSI Sessions Friday April 8th

	Session 5: Immunology of infectious diseases
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Anders Örn
09:00 - 09:30	The HIV neutralizing antibody problem	Wayne Koff
09:30 - 10:00	Mechanism of action of the flu vaccine	Ennio De Gregorio
	adjuvant MF59
10:00 - 10:30	Fetal/neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia	Anne Husebekk
	and the immune response against human
	platelet antigen 1a
	Session 6: Autoimmune diseases
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Anna Fogdell-Hahn
11:00 - 11:30	Idiotype-driven T cell - B cell collaboration in	Ludvig Munthe
	autoimmunity and mature B cell neoplasms
11:30 - 12:00	Immune-CNS interactions in EAE -	Trevor Owens
	implications for MS
12:00 - 12:30	Influenza vaccines: where do we stand?	Albert Osterhaus
12:30 - 12:35	Closing Ceremony	Bjarne Bogen
12:35 - 14:00	Lunch and departure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Conference will be held at Dr. Holms Hotel in Geilo, Norway, which will also be the location of accomodation. For your ease, we have made arrangements with Dr. Holms Hotel, who will handle both registration for the conference and hotel booking.

Registration and Accomodation: Please contact Ellisiv Tveit by e-mail (ellisiv (at) drholms.no) and you will receive the appropriate instructions in response.

 

Registration Fee	Rates
Early registration fee (before December 20th 2010)
SSI member	200€
Non-member	300€
Late registration fee (before January 20th 2011)
SSI member	300€
Non-member	400€
The registration fee includes: Admission to scientific sessions Admission to Winter School of Vaccines Meeting materials All breaks and meals Welcome reception Congress Dinner

 

Accommodation rates
Arrival on Monday, departure on Friday (including Winter School of Vaccines)
Dr. Holms Hotel, one person in single room	NOK 5560
Dr. Holms Hotel, per person in double room	NOK 3960
Arrival on Tuesday, departure on Friday (main conference only)
Dr. Holms Hotel, one person in single room	NOK 4170
Dr. Holms Hotel, per person in double room	NOK 2970
Two extra nights after the conference, departure Sunday
Dr. Holms Hotel, one person in single room	NOK 3390
Dr. Holms Hotel, per person in double room	NOK 2990
The listed rates are for one person in indicated rooms for the length of the entire conference/weekend. All meals are included.

 

Abstract submission

Authors are invited to submit abstracts to the 40th Scandinavian Society for Immunology meeting.

Abstracts should be submitted as attachments by e-mail to abstracts (at) ssi-geilo2011.com.

The deadline for abstract submission is December 1st 2010. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by referees, and submitting authors will reveive notice of acceptance by December 15th 2010. The presenting author must register for the meeting and pay the registration fee before January 20th 2011. Accepted abstracts will be rejected if the submitting author fails to pay the registraiton fee on time.

All accepted abstracts will be published in the Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Abstract Editor: Zlatko Dembic

 

Abstract format and submission guideline

Abstracts must be written in English with Times New Roman in 12 pt.

The abstract should confer to the following guidelines.

Title
The title should not be longer than 100-200 characters including spaces and punctuation marks.(max 200 characters)

Author(s)
Keep the number of authors to a minimum. The format of the authors list should contain 1) first name initials 2) last name/surname 3) number(s) referring to the affiliation below. The authors should be separated by a comma. (max 200 characters)

Affiliation
Give only a short description of affiliations of the authors, not the full address. The affiliation fields should contain 1) affiliation number corresponding to the author number above, 2) department/group, 3) institution, 4) city/region and 5) country. (Buildings and Zip codes are not necessary). Separate each affiliation which a carriage return/new line.(max 200 characters)

Abstract/Summary
The abstract should not exceed the maximum length of 2000 characters including spaces and punctuation marks. (max 2000 characters)

Table and figures are not allowed in the abstract. References may be added to the end of the abstract on a new line, one reference in short version per new line.

Submission of abstracts, preferrentially in Microsoft Word, is by e-mail attachments to abstracts (at) ssi-geilo2011.com only.

Please state the number and title of your preferred Workshop:

Workshop I	Adaptive Immunity
Workshop II	Innate Immunity
Workshop III	Autoimmune Diseases
Workshop IV	Tumor Immunology and Immunology of Infectious Diseases

 

 

 

 

How to get to Geilo:

By Air:
The closest airports are
Oslo Airport Gardermoen
Sandefjord Airport Torp
Bergen Airport Flesland
Airport shuttle buses from Gardermoen and Torp take you to Oslo City Centre. Shuttle buses from Flesland take you to Bergen City Centre.

By Train:
The easiest and fastest way to get from either Bergen or Oslo to Geilo is by train. This is also the cheapest if you order well ahead of time. Ticket sales start approximately 3 months before departure. Participants arriving by air to Oslo may take the train from Oslo Airport Gardermoen with a change of trains in Oslo.

By Car:
Geilo is located halfway between Oslo and Bergen along the scenic Rv7 crossing Hardangervidda.

By Bus:
Nor-Way Bussekspress have daily departures from Oslo to Geilo.

 

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The Scandinavian Society for Immunology will offer travel grants for SSI members attending the 40th Scandinavian Society for Immunology meeting.
Members of Scandinavian National Societies for Immunology are automatically SSI members.

This year, SSI offers 50 travels grants of 500€ each. Exceptions are Icelandic grants at 1000€ and Norwegian grants at 250€.

To be eligible for grants the applicant must:
1. Be a member of SSI for the conference year, as well as the year before, i.e. 2010 and 2011.
2. Be a Master student, PhD student, or Post doctoral fellow up to 5 years after PhD
3. Have submitted and received acceptance of an abstract for the meeting

Application is by e-mail to Anna Fogdell-Hahn (Anna.Fogdell-Hahn (at) ki.se)

Applications must include:
1. Abstract submitted to the meeting
2. CV + list of publications

Evaluations and decisions are made by the SSI council, after recommendation of the national representatives of the council.  Priority will be given to applicants early in their immunological career. If there are more applications than travel grants priority will be given to applicants being first authors of their abstract

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In good tradition, there will be arranged an immunology course for students prior to the conference. Due to the time of year, in 2011 the course will be a Winter School of Vaccines.

 

Provisional Programme, SSI Winter School on Vaccines, Tuesday April 5th

HUIMM905 - Advanced Immunology course

This course will give 3 study points for students at the medical faculties at the University of Bergen and University of Oslo. Students from other
faculties and Universitites will have to apply to their respective institutions in order to be credited with study points.

 

	Winter School on Vaccines
	HUIMM905 - Advanced Immunology course
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
	Session I
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Inger Øynebråten
14:00-14:05	Welcome	Bjarne Bogen
14:05-14:30	Immunological basis for vaccines	Ron Germain
14:30-15:00	Development of pandemic influenza vaccines	Rebecca Cox
15:00-15:30	Induction and regulation of gut mucosal IgA	Nils Lycke
	responses
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
	Session II
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Siri Mjaaland
16.00-16:30	DNA vaccination against cancer	Freda Stevenson
16:30- 17:00	Innate mechanisms involved in vaccine	Eicke Latz
	adjuvanticity
17:00- 17:30	HIV vaccine development - challenges and	Jorma Hinkula
	opportunities
17:30-18:00	Coffee Break
	Session III
	Gullvåg, Chairperson: Ranveig Bråthen
18:00-18:30	Latent Tuberculosis and the next generation	Peter Andersen
	of subunit vaccines
18:30-19:00	The challenges of developing a malaria	Susan Pierce
	vaccine
19:00-19:30	Prevention of type 1 diabetes by negative	Harald von Boehmer
	(Treg) vaccination with an insulin mimetope

 

 

 

Geilo is beautifully located near the Hardangervidda National Park halfway between Oslo and Bergen. In session breaks and evenings there will be ample opportunities for social activities.

The highlights are:

• Ski in and ski out Downhill Cross country • Dr. Holms Hotel can offer Bowling Spa Exercise room Ski rental and  pass for ski lifts Participants at the 40th SSI meeting can rent skis/boots/poles (alpine, cross country, snowboard,telemark etc) at 50% reduction at Geilo Skishop in the basement of Dr Holms hotel. 3 hour passes for ski lifts can be bought in the reception of the hotel at a reduced price (NOK 160)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congress President		Congress Secretary
Bjarne Bogen		Even Fossum
Organizing Committee		Local Organizing Committee		Contact information:
Bjarne Bogen Anne Lise Hestvik Inger Sandlie Oddmund Bakke Ole Henrik Brekke Lundvig Munthe		Jan Terje Andersen Kristina Berg Lorvik Axel Berg-Larsen Zlatko Dembic Tone F. Gregers Terje Frigstad Anders Sandvik		Even Fossum Institute of Immunology Rikshospitalet 0027 Oslo Norway e-mail: info (at) ssi-geilo2011.com

 

 

 

40th Scandinavian Society for Immunology meeting (2011) and the Winter School of Immunology
Geilo, Dr Holms Hotel
Norway, April 5th-8th 2011

SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS

 

The Organizing Committee for the 40th Scandinavian Society for Immunology meeting (2011) and the Winter School of Immunology welcomes international, regional and local companies and organizations to join the meeting as a sponsor and experience the many benefits from this partnership.

During the Meeting an exhibition of pharmaceutical companies and medical laboratory equipment will be held. Several commercial and exhibition possibilities are offered to sponsors. Refreshment points and Poster Area will be integrated into the exhibition area to maximize the time delegates spend in this area. The exhibition area is also part of the day-to-day traffic flow.

More information on sponsorship options:
In case you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the meeting please contact the Meeting Secretariat for further information:
E-mail: j.t.andersen (at) imbv.uio.no, ohbrekke (at) vaccibody.com

 

GOLD SPONSOR:
- The name of the Company with the title Gold Sponsor will be used before and during the Congress
- Company has the right to use the title of a Gold Sponsor of the 40th Scandinavian Society for Immunology meeting, also in all its materials not directly connected with the Congress.
- Logo of the Company will be used at the congress homepage and in the Congress Programme Book
- Company has the right to use free advertising space (one page, A5 format) in the Congress
Programme Book with the right to choose page for the advertisement.
- Company has the right to include promotional materials of the Company in the congress kit (max 2 pages, max format A4).
- Company has the right to use 10 m2 of exhibition space at the Congress exhibition.
- Two representatives of the Company can participate at the Congress, exhibition and reception without any additional charge.
- Company has the right to receive and use for its own benefit the list of participants before the Congress.
Contribution of Gold Sponsor is 4000 EUR.

SILVER SPONSOR:
- The name of the Company with the title Silver Sponsor will be used before and during the Congress.
- Company has the right to use the title of a Silver Sponsor of the 40th Scandinavian Society for Immunology meeting, also in all its materials not directly connected with the Congress.
- Logo of the Company will be used at the congress homepage and in the Congress Book
- Company has the right to use free advertising space (1/2 page, A5 format) in the Congress
Programme Book.
- Company has the right to use 8 m2 of exhibition space at the Congress exhibition.
- Two representatives of the Company can participate at the Congress, exhibition and reception without any additional charge.
- Company has the right to receive and use for its own benefit the list of participants before the Congress.
Contribution of Silver Sponsor is 3000 EUR. 

SPONSOR:
- The name of the Company with the title Sponsor will be used before and during the Congress.
- Company has the right to use the title Sponsor of the 40th Scandinavian Society for Immunology meeting also in all its materials not directly connected with the Congress.
- Logo of the Company will be used at the congress homepage and in the Congress Programme Book.
- Company has the right to use 6 m2 of exhibition space at the Congress exhibition
- Two representatives of the Company can participate at the Congress, exhibition and reception without any additional charge
- Company has the right to receive and use for its own benefit the list of participants before the Congress.
Contribution of a Sponsor is 2000 EUR.

SUPPORTER:
- The name of the Company with the title Supporter will be used before and during the Congress
- Company has the right to use the title Sponsor of the 40th Scandinavian Society for Immunology meeting also in all its materials not directly connected with the Congress.
- Logo of the Company will be used at the congress homepage and in the Congress Programme Book.
- One representative of the Company can participate at the Congress, exhibition and reception without any additional charge.
- Company has the right to receive and use for its own benefit the list of participants before the Congress.
Contribution of a Supporter is 1000 EUR.