The Second Congress, Expo and Workshops of the International Federation of Apitherapy
The Second Congress, Expo and Workshops of the International Federation of Apitherapy
September 23-25, 2016 (Conferences, Expo and Workshops)
September 26, 2016 Post – Congress Tour
Main theme of the Congress:
„Apitherapy and Bee Products: Problems and Challenges”
Venue: Best Western “Santakos hotel”, J. Gruodzio g. 21, LT-44293 Kaunas, Lithuania
Organizing committee (national): Organizing committee (international)
MD, Prof. Jurate Jankauskiene Dr. Andres Castillo Montenegro (Ecuador)
Donatas Vasiliauskas Dr. Stefan Stangaciu (Romania)
Sigitas Vasiliauskas
Pharm. Prof. Sonata Trumbeckaitė
Pharm. Assoc. Prof. Jurgita Dauksiene Workshop organizing commitee (national)
Vilma Stankute MD. Prof. Jurate Jankauskiene
Povilas Rimkus Biol. Sigitas Vasiliauskas
Dr. sci. med. MD D. Stasytyte-Buneviciene
Scientific Committee (national) Donatas Vasiliauskas
MD, Prof. Jurate Jankauskiene
Dr.sci.med.,MD. Dalia Stasytyte-Buneviciene International Workshop organizing commitee
MD, Assoc. Prof. Algirdas Baltuskevicius Dr. Andres Castillo Montenegro
Pharm. Prof. Antanas Gendrolis Dr. Stefan Stangaciu
Pharm. Prof. Sonata Trumbeckaite
Important Dates:
15 June 2016: deadline for abstract submission
01 July 2016: deadline for full papers submission.
15 July 2016: deadline for Power Point Presentations submission.
01 August 2016: deadline for early registration fee
Call for Abstracts
The scientific committee is pleased to invite you to submit your abstracts to us. The call for abstracts will close on 15 th of June, 2016. Please prepare your abstract in Word format and sent it as attachment to the following e-mail addresses: ifa@apiterapija.eu cc: drstangaciu@gmail.com Please send the abstract from the e-mail address to which notification of acceptance may be sent.
Abstract Topic: Please choose the most relevant abstract topic from the main themes of congress:
Medicinal Bee Plants
Bee Biology
Bio-Pharmacological Properties of Bee Products and their Compounds
Bee Products in Clinical Practice
Apitherapy in Preventive Medicine
Guidelines for Abstract
Abstracts must be submitted in English using Times New Roman, Font size 12 point, single-spaced. Margin: top (3 cm), bottom (3 cm), left (2 cm), right (2 cm).
Title (in bold): must not exceed 200 characters. No abbreviations are allowed in the title.
Authors and Institutions: These should appear below the title, with the first or middle name of each author given in full. The institutions/laboratories/clinics where the work was carried out should be given below the authors’ names. Main corresponding author’s name should be underlined. E-mail address must be given for corresponding author.
Abstract Body: Abstract should consist of the following sections: Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusion, Keywords (max 5 keywords). The abstract must follow this content and order. Please make sure to start a new paragraph for each section.
a.Capacity of the Abstract body – no more than 2000 characters (no spaces);
b.Please use standard abbreviations for units of measure; other abbreviations must be spelled out in full at the first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis;
c.Tables, charts, photos or other figures are not permitted in the abstract.
All abstracts will be reviewed by the reviewers selected by the organizing committee.
The final decision (for oral presentation) will be taken only after you will submit us your abstract, your full paper and your PowerPoint. If approved, your abstracts, your full article and PowerPoint/PDF presentations will be included in the Congress-CD that will be given to the participants.
Abstract and full paper acceptance notifications will be sent until 15 of July, 2016.
Power Point presentations acceptance notifications will be sent until 20 of August, 2016.
Preliminary Program
THURSDAY, 22 September, 2016 Arrival of participants
FRIDAY, 23 September, 2016
08:00 – 10:00 Registration of participants
10:00 – 10:45 Official Opening of Api-Expo 2016
11:00 – 12:00 Congress official opening.
12:00 – 13:00 Medicinal Bee Plants and Bee Biology
13:00-14:30 Lunch break
14:30-16:00 Bio-pharmacological Properties of Bee Products and their Bio-active Compounds
16:00 – 16:30 Honey-Tea Break
16:30 – 18:00 Bee Products in Clinical Practice (Part I)
18:00 – 19:30 General Assembly of the International Federation of Apitherapy.
20:00 Festive dinner
SATURDAY, 24 September
09:00 – 11:00 Bee Products in Clinical Practice (Part II)
11:00-11:30 Honey-Tea Break
11:30-13:00 Apitherapy in Preventive Medicine
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 16:00 Apitherapy in different countries: History, Experience and Education.
16:00 – 16:30 Honey-Tea Break
16:30 -17:30 Apitherapy in different countries: History, Experience and Education.
17:30 – 18:00 Congress conclusions and Closing Ceremony
Preliminary program in PDF is here
SUNDAY, 25 September (from 09:00 to 18:00 h.)
Apitherapy and Apipuncture Workshop in the daily practice
Main themes
Apitherapy in Ophthalmology
Practical methods to prevent and treat bee venom and other bee products allergies
Apipuncture und Micro-Apipuncture in the daily practice
Honey detox massage, honey nebulizations, apitherapy preparations, treatment protocols, etc., etc.
Other topics at the simple request of our registered participants
09:00 – 13:00 Apitherapy Workshop (Part I):
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 18:00 Apitherapy Workshop (Part II):
25 September – Post-Congress mini-Tour
5 Euro/person
Optional, for those who will not attend the workshop, like family members of participants.
Guided Tour of Kaunas Old Town (walking, about 3 hours). Group will be formed non less than 10 participant.
The details on this tour will be announced here as soon as possible.
26 September – Post-Congress Tour
55 Euro/person
Tour to Trakai
1 step. Wilara is one of the leading apiculture enterprises in Lithuania, having plentiful beekeeping product offer and the largest store in the Baltic states.
2 step. Lietuviškas midus („Lithuanian mead“), JSC organises excursions, tasting sessions (of mead) and cold snacs for its guests. We cordially invite you to visit the recently renovated 19th century malt drying tower of the former Gintaras brewery, where a new mead museum has been set up.
You will have the opportunity to hear the stories of how mead came into being and how it i sproduced, as well as to see the crockery from which mead was consumed back in the olden days. At the museum, you will be able to take a stroll through all of the floors of the tower and to look at the authentic extant spaces and equipment. During the excursions, you will be shown how Lithuanian mead is made today. If possible, you will also be granted the opportunity to visit the mead cellars, where the beverages are ripened. We value your opinion. Therefore, once the excursion is complete, we will be offering you a sample of some of our beverages and will introduce you to mead drinking traditions. During the tasting session, you will be able to evaluate how the different beverages taste and to share your thoughts on them.
3 step. Public institution Trakai Employment Center for People with Disabilities (beekeeper Juozas Norikevičius). Their vision – to provide social services and ensure fully fledged environment for people with disabilities for integration into the labor market, as a guarantee of the quality of life.
4 step. The lunch in the Trakai Karališkoji Senoji Kibinine („Trakai Royal Old Kibinine“)
5 step. The visit of Trakai Castel. Trakai Island Castle (Lithuanian: Trakų salos pilis) is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania on an island in Lake Galvė. The construction of the stone castle has begun in the 14th century by Kęstutis, and around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great, who died in this castle in 1430. Trakai was one of the main centres of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the castle held great strategic importance.
Registration
Registration form to conference is here
Registration form to Api-Expo is here
Please send all your filled registration forms to: ifa@apiterapija.eu
Payments
Bank transfer can be done only after your registration to our event is confirmed by us.
The registrations fee should be paid only in Euros (€).
Details you need in order to make your payment to the Lithuania Apitherapy Society’s bank account:
Beneficiary: “Lietuvos apiterapeutų asociacija”
Fiscal code (CIF): 190910610
Beneficiary address: Žarijų 2B, LT-02300, Vilnius
Beneficiary Bank: SWEDBANK AB
Bank address: Konstitucijos pr. 20A, LT-03502 Vilnius, Lithuania, Tel. +370 5 268 44 44, faks. (+370 5) 258 2700
Swift Code (live BIC): HABALT22
IBAN Code: LT817300010002264906 (Eur)
Money transfer purpose: *
* – Please mention here the technical details of your payment like wire transfer number …… / date ………….. / name of the person/institution paying your Congress entry fee / Apiexpo fee: …………………………..for (name of participant/ name of firm/company):………………………………
Accommodation in Kaunas
To make hotel room reservation, we recommend you to choose BEST WESTERN “Santakos Hotel” or BEST BALTIC „Kaunas Hotel“, and fill up the attached form.
Reservation form BEST WESTERN “Santakos Hotel”
Reservation form BEST BALTIC „Kaunas Hotel“
Hotels contact information you will find in hotel reservation forms. This reservation is needed to identify you as participant of IFA Congress.
Filled form please send directly to hotel.
Transfer
How to reach BEST WESTERN “Santakos hotel”
from Kaunas airport here
from Vilnius airport here
How to reach “Best Baltic Kaunas” hotel, ex. “Daniela” hotel
from Kaunas airport here
from Vilnius airport here
Official language. The congress will be held in English, but questions and comments can be made in other languages too like Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian.
All information about this congress you can find also in:
http://api-terra.org/wp/activities/congresses/