The symposium was held at the traditional location,
Brdo, near the town
of Kranj in central Slovenia. Over 130 participants (from 24 countries)
presented their latest results from the field of proteinases and their
inhibitors, their involvement in diseases and protein catabolism.
On July 31 we sent many further useful
information to all registered participants. Also included is a form for
registration fee payment and a flight details form (required for an efficient
organisation of the shuttle service between Ljubljana airport and Brdo).
Please fill the forms and send them by fax or attach them to your abstract
and mail. All those who did not register yet, please do so as soon as possible.
(August 19) The Symposium will start on Saturday
evening (October 4) with an opening lecture, presented by the Nobel Laureate,
Prof. Robert Huber. Registration will be possible from Saturday afternoon
in the entrance hall, just opposite the hotel reception desk. The regular
programme will continue with a morning session on Sunday morning and will
end on Wednesday (October 8) after the morning session at about noon time.
(August 29) For those of you who are not sure
about whether you need a visum to enter Slovenia, here is the information
provided by the Slovenian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
(September 26) A link onto the conference programme
has been established.
Principal topics:
Biochemical principles of proteolysis
Biological role of proteolysis in various diseases
New ideas and prospects
Useful travel information for Slovenia is provided by the Institute. Brdo is situated 10 km from the Ljubljana airport, 70 km from the nearest road border crossing to Italy and 25 km from the Austrian border.General information about Slovenia can as well be found on the CityNet pages and first-time visitors will find some general tourist information on the Welcome to Slovenia page.
Brdo is a renaissance castle in the vicinity of Kranj and 30 km NW from Ljubljana. It was built in 1510 by the Provincial Sovereign of Gorizia and Vicedom of Carniola, J. Egkh. In the 17th century the castle was owned by the families Schrattenbach and Gallenberg and in the middle of the 18th century it passed into the hands of the Barons Zois. Around the castle, there is a large parc (5 sq. km) with forests, tended gardens and ponds, offering opportunities of playing tennis, horse riding, fishing and jogging.
The address of the conference centre is:
Hotel Kokra
Brdo pri Kranju
Predoslje 39
SI-4000 Kranj
Slovenia
phone: + 386 64 221 133
fax: + 386 64 221 551
Send
Email to the local organising committee.
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Last updated August 29 (November 7), 1997. Links checked by InfoLink
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Send comments to Marko.Dolinar@IJS.SI.
