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<strong>Miami</strong> – <strong>Florida</strong>, <strong>USA</strong><br />
May 23 – 26, 2009<br />
8th World Congress of the<br />
International Cartilage Repair Society<br />
www.cartilage.com<br />
2009<br />
ICRS 2009 <strong>Florida</strong> – Cartilage in Motion<br />
Preliminary Programme & Call for Abstracts<br />
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phone +41 44 390 18 40 – fax +41 44 390 18 41 – office@cartilage.org – www.cartilage.org<br />
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Welcome by the President<br />
We welcome to the 8th ICRS World Congress <strong>Miami</strong> – ICRS<br />
2009, chaired by Tom Minas and Jack Farr! The mission for this<br />
meeting is to create a successful and meaningful experience<br />
that will further the society’s educational, social and strategic<br />
initiatives.<br />
These include:<br />
• To present the comprehensive state of art science and clinical management<br />
of all cartilage related disorders including repair, reconstruction and<br />
arthroplasty.<br />
• To expand more clinician involvement including rheumatologists, radiologists,<br />
and Orthopaedic surgeons worldwide,<br />
• To attract more scientists, graduate students and post doctoral fellows from all<br />
continents,<br />
• To enhance the long-term vision of the ICRS to recognize its globalization role<br />
and to galvanize all disciplines societies and organizations that defines the<br />
science and management of cartilage disorders.<br />
• To foster collaboration between disciplines of the society, regulatory bodies<br />
and industry that will instigate and facilitate more research and development.<br />
• To facilitate this mission this meeting’s focus will be on collaboration, patronage,<br />
partnerships and sponsorships with other societies, organizations and<br />
Industry. To facilitate this mission we are planning simultaneous translation of<br />
a part of the meeting to Spanish for the first time.<br />
The scientific programme committee, chaired by Michael Buschmann and by<br />
Alberto Gobbi have done an outstanding job focusing on innovation and exciting<br />
areas of our very dynamic field.<br />
Session highlights will include: Sports Injuries & Rehabilitation partnered<br />
with FIFA FMARC, Hip Cartilage Interventions, Global Regulatory Challenges,<br />
Honorary Lectures, Outcome Tools, Subchondral Physiology, Learning from other<br />
paradigms as Heart, Bone Nerve and Cranofacial Cartilage, Tissue Engineering<br />
and Gene Therapy, PRP, Stem Cells, Growth Factors, Scaffolds, Imaging as a<br />
primary endpoint in Cartilage Repair, Durability of repair and Osteoarthritis,<br />
Meniscus, Free Paper- and Poster Sessions.<br />
The venue will be the beautiful seaside Hotel Intercontinental in <strong>Miami</strong>. This is<br />
indeed an excellent place to come for an academic meeting and equally as fun for<br />
the family to enjoy the weather, the sea and the wonderful attractions of <strong>Miami</strong>.<br />
Please join us in making this ICRS congress once again a very special academic,<br />
practical and social experience.<br />
Bert Mandelbaum, President
Welcome by the Local Organising Committee<br />
It is our pleasure, as hosts, to invite you<br />
to the 8th World Congress of the International<br />
Cartilage Repair Society, which will<br />
be held in sunny <strong>Miami</strong>, <strong>Florida</strong>, <strong>USA</strong>. The<br />
venue will allow an environment conducive<br />
to after meeting collaborations and<br />
furthering international friendships, while<br />
at the same time offering state of the art scientific presentations during the<br />
formal meeting times.<br />
Since the inception of the ICRS, the volume of cartilage research has exponentially<br />
grown. This growth has been both in the basic science and clinical arenas.<br />
One of the strengths of our society is the rich mixture of basic scientists,<br />
clinical scientists, clinicians, and industry – sharing advances across disciplines.<br />
This Congress will continue the heritage of information exchange and allow<br />
participants to experience the current knowledge set of “all things cartilage”.<br />
With the diligent work of the programme committee, this Congress is set to<br />
deliver a comprehensive and insightful look at “Cartilage 2009” and a great<br />
social programme.<br />
<strong>Miami</strong> is an excellent location, which facilitates easy travel, affordable prices, a<br />
wide variety of hotels, as well as a full spectrum of cultural and tourist attractions<br />
both for the participant and significant others. <strong>Miami</strong> offers easy access to<br />
a variety of ethnic cuisines, sparkling beaches, interesting architecture and the<br />
flavor of the urban hip mixed with southern hospitality: truly a city with<br />
something for every taste.<br />
We hope to see you in <strong>Miami</strong> for a memorable meeting – in and out of the<br />
Congress.<br />
Best Regards,<br />
Jack Farr & Tom Minas, Congress Chairmen
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Welcome by the Scientific Programme Committee<br />
On behalf of the Scientific Programme Committee,<br />
we invite you to participate in the<br />
upcoming 8th World Congress of the International<br />
Cartilage Repair Society taking place<br />
in <strong>Miami</strong>, FL – <strong>USA</strong> from May 23 – 26, 2009.<br />
Our membership and the congresses have<br />
grown considerably in size and scope, permitting us to have 4 parallel sessions<br />
of oral presentations, in addition to both traditional- and elec-tronic poster sessions,<br />
for exciting discussions and an optimal exchange of scientific and clinical<br />
information.<br />
We added new sessions that highlight the contributions of our colleagues from<br />
Japan and South America in dedicated sessions entitled “ICRS meets Japan” and<br />
“ICRS meets South America.” The goals of these sessions are to acknowledge<br />
and encourage participation from Asia and Latin America and to foster a true<br />
global exchange of knowledge to reach our common goal of cartilage repair. We<br />
will benefit from new insights and prospects in tackling common problems for<br />
managing cartilage injuries. Join us and the rest of the ICRS organization in<br />
meeting our colleagues from all over the world and especially from Japan and<br />
South America.<br />
Amongst the special sessions that will be given by expert faculty are those<br />
involving Clinical Outcomes, Durability, <strong>Bio</strong>mechanics and Structure of Repair<br />
Tissue, Rehabilitation, <strong>Bio</strong>materials, Stem Cells, PRP and other new horizons<br />
like Clinical imaging, Controversy of 1 Step vs 2 Step Surgery and the Regulatory<br />
Environment.<br />
Plenary sessions will highlight long term results in cartilage repair studies and<br />
biological repair strategies and mechanisms for tissues other than cartilage in<br />
order to learn from other paradigms.<br />
Overall the program promises to be expansive in scope and deep in content in<br />
order to benefit scientists, clinicians and industry participants. We welcome you<br />
to participate by submitting your abstract to the ICRS abstract online submission<br />
system. Details for submission can be found on our website www.cartilage.org.<br />
Alberto Gobbi & Michael Buschmann, Programme Chairmen
Organisation<br />
Local Organising Committee<br />
Meeting Chairmen<br />
• Tom Minas<br />
Associate Professor<br />
Harward Medical School<br />
Director, Cartilage Repair Center<br />
Brigham and Womens Hospital<br />
MA 02467 Chestnut Hill – <strong>USA</strong><br />
Phone: +1 617-732-9967<br />
Email: tminas@partners.org<br />
• Jack Farr<br />
Voluntary Associate Professor<br />
Indiana University School of Medicine<br />
Medical Director<br />
Cartilage Restoration Center of Indiana<br />
IN 46237 Indianapolis – <strong>USA</strong><br />
Phone: +1 317-884-5230<br />
Email: indyknee@hotmail.com<br />
Programme Committee Chairmen<br />
• Michael Buschmann<br />
École Polytechnique de Montréal<br />
Génie Chimique<br />
C.P. 6079, Succ. Centre-Ville<br />
H3C 3AJ Montréal, Canada<br />
Phone: +1 514 340 4711 x 4931<br />
Fax: +1 514 340 2980<br />
Email: michael.buschmann@<br />
polymtl.ca<br />
• Alberto Gobbi<br />
Orthopaedic Arthroscopic<br />
Surgery Intl.<br />
Sport and Medicine<br />
Via Amadeo 24<br />
20133 Milano, Italy<br />
Phone: +39 27610310<br />
Fax: +39 270124931<br />
Email: sportmd@tin.it<br />
Members of the Local Organizing<br />
Committee<br />
Theodore Malinin, <strong>Miami</strong>, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Philip A. Davidson, Park City, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Andrew Levy, Summit, <strong>USA</strong><br />
ICRS Executive Office<br />
ICRS 2009<br />
c/o Stephan Seiler<br />
Executive Director<br />
Seestrasse 53<br />
CH-8702 Zollikon, Switzerland<br />
Phone: +41 44 390 18 40<br />
Fax: +41 44 390 18 41<br />
Email: sseiler@cartilage.org<br />
Meeting Venue<br />
InterContinental <strong>Miami</strong> – Biscayne Bay<br />
100 Chopin Plaza<br />
<strong>Miami</strong>, FL 33131, <strong>USA</strong><br />
www.icmiamihotel.com<br />
Senior Conference Service Manager<br />
Susie Wimpey-Solana<br />
Direct Line: 305 372-4403<br />
Fax: 305 372-4496<br />
susie_wimpey-solana@Interconti.com<br />
Please note: This is a preliminary programme.<br />
The information in this programme is subject to<br />
change without prior notice. For updated information,<br />
please visit frequently our website:<br />
www.cartilage.org
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ICRS Society<br />
ICRS Executive Board<br />
President:<br />
• Bert Mandelbaum, Santa Monica,<br />
<strong>USA</strong><br />
Past President:<br />
• Mats Brittberg, Kungsbacka,<br />
Sweden<br />
Vice President:<br />
• Pierre Mainil, Bern, Switzerland<br />
Secretary General:<br />
• Daniël Saris, Utrecht,<br />
The Netherlands<br />
Treasurer:<br />
• Lisa Fortier, Ithaca, <strong>USA</strong><br />
ICRS General Board<br />
Mats Brittberg, Kungsbacka, Sweden<br />
Michael Buschmann, Montreal, CA<br />
Susan Chubinskaya, Chicago, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Brian Cole, Chicago, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Lisa Fortier, Ithaca, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Wayne Gersoff, Lone Tree, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Alberto Gobbi, Milan, Italy<br />
Pierre Mainil, Bern, Switzerland<br />
Bert Mandelbaum, San Diego, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Rodrigo Mardones, Santiago, Chile<br />
Stefan Marlovits, Vienna, Austria<br />
Norimasa Nakamura, Suita, Japan<br />
Elizaveta Kon, Bologna, Italy<br />
Sally Roberts, Shropshire, UK<br />
Robert Sah, La Jolla, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Daniël Saris, Utrecht, The Netherlands<br />
Scientific Programme Committee<br />
Chairmen:<br />
Michael Buschmann, Montreal, CA<br />
Alberto Gobbi, Milano, Italy<br />
Members:<br />
Jennifer Elisseff, Baltimore, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Jos Malda, Utrecht, The Netherlands<br />
Mark Randolph, Boston, <strong>USA</strong><br />
Wiltrud Richter, Heidelberg, Germany<br />
Sigfried Trattnig, Vienna, Austria<br />
David Wood, Perth, Australia<br />
Educational Committee<br />
Chairman:<br />
Stefan Nehrer, Krems, Austria<br />
Members:<br />
Christoph Erggelet, Freiburg, Germany<br />
Alberto Gobbi, Milano, Italy<br />
Tom Minas, Chestnut Hill, <strong>USA</strong><br />
In Strategic collaboration with:<br />
Administrated by:
Programme Overview<br />
Saturday, May 23, 2009 Sunday, May 24, 2009<br />
08.00 – 09.30<br />
Plenary Session<br />
Point of Origin: Where<br />
are we now?<br />
10.00 – 18.00<br />
Registration<br />
09.30 – 11.00 09.30 – 11.00 09.30 – 11.00<br />
Special Special Special<br />
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3<br />
Back to the Clinical Articular<br />
Future Outcome Cartilage<br />
Measures<br />
11.00 – 11.30<br />
Exhibition / Intermission<br />
13.00 – 14.30<br />
Plenary Session<br />
Sports Injury<br />
11.30 – 13.00 11.30 – 13.00 11.30 – 13.00<br />
Special Special Special<br />
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3<br />
Learning Tissue Travelling<br />
from other Engineering Fellowship<br />
Paradigms<br />
13.15 – 14.15<br />
Industry Satellite Symposia<br />
14.30 – 16.00 14.30 – 16.00 14.30 – 16.00<br />
Special Special Special<br />
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3<br />
Rehabilitation Hip Cartilage<br />
16.00 – 16.30<br />
Exhibition / Intermission<br />
16.30 – 17.30<br />
Opening Ceremony & ICRS Awards<br />
17.30 – 18.30<br />
Plenary Session<br />
18.30 – 20.00<br />
Welcome Reception ICRS 2009<br />
Regulatory<br />
Issues<br />
Honorary Lectures<br />
14.30 – 16.00<br />
Free Paper Sessions<br />
<strong>Bio</strong>materials & <strong>Bio</strong>mechanics<br />
Meniscus Repair<br />
Scaffolds<br />
Cell Therapies<br />
16.00 – 16.30<br />
Exhibition / Intermission<br />
16.30 – 18.00<br />
Poster Session<br />
19.00 – 23.00<br />
ICRS Cruise Party Night with<br />
the Biscayne Lady
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Monday, May 25, 2009 Tuesday, May 26, 2008<br />
06.45 – 07.45<br />
“Meet the Experts Breakfast” Workshops<br />
06.45 – 07.45<br />
“Meet the Experts Breakfast” Workshops<br />
08.00 – 09.30 08.00 – 09.30<br />
Special Session 1 Special Session 2<br />
ICRS Meets Japan<br />
<strong>Bio</strong>materials &<br />
Mechanisms<br />
08.00 – 09.30<br />
Plenary Session<br />
Points & Counterpoints<br />
in Cartilage Repair<br />
09.30 – 11.00 09.30 – 11.00<br />
Special Session 1 Special Session 2<br />
ICRS Meets South New Horizons<br />
America<br />
09.30 – 11.00 09.30 – 11.00<br />
Special Session 1 Special Session 2<br />
<strong>Bio</strong>mechanics:<br />
Quality & Durability<br />
of CR<br />
Meniscus Surgery<br />
11.00 – 11.30<br />
Exhibition / Intermission<br />
11.30 – 13.00 11.30 – 13.00<br />
Special Session 1 Special Session 2<br />
Controversies<br />
Imaging of Cartilage<br />
1- or 2-Step Surgery & Cartilage Repair<br />
for CR<br />
13.15 – 14.15<br />
Industry Satellite Symposia<br />
14.30 – 16.00<br />
Free Paper Sessions<br />
Cartilage <strong>Bio</strong>logy<br />
Clinical Studies<br />
Growths Factors<br />
Animal Models<br />
11.00 – 11.30<br />
Exhibition / Intermission<br />
11.30 – 13.00<br />
Free Paper Sessions<br />
Regulatory Issues<br />
Imaging<br />
Cartilage Pathophysiology<br />
Stem Cells<br />
13.15 – 14.15<br />
Workshops<br />
14.30 – 15.00<br />
General Assembly II<br />
15.00<br />
End of the Meeting<br />
16.00 – 17.30<br />
Poster Presentation Cocktail<br />
17.45 – 18.15<br />
General Assembly I
Preliminary Scientific Programme<br />
Saturday, May 23, 2009<br />
10.00 – 18.00 Registration<br />
13.00 – 14.30 Plenary Session<br />
Sports Injury: Articular Cartilage Mechanisms and<br />
Management Potentials<br />
Discuss new concepts, scientific approaches, mechanisms<br />
and management opportunities for athletes with and without<br />
injury and the consequence of Osteoarthritis<br />
• Cartilage Problems in the Athlete: Age and Level<br />
• Importance of Articular Focus from the FIFA Perspective<br />
• Basic Science Mechanisms and Models of Articular<br />
cartilage injury<br />
• Injury Repair Options in the Athlete Special Concerns<br />
• Consequences of Osteoarthitis in the athlete. What can<br />
we do?<br />
14.30 – 16.00 Special Session 1<br />
Rehabilitation after Cartilage Repair Treatments<br />
• Rehabilitation: How important is it?<br />
• To brace or not to brace…<br />
• Return to Sports<br />
• Rehabilitation in a Regulatory Trial<br />
Special Session 2<br />
Hip Cartilage – New Opportunities for early intervention in<br />
Hip Cartilage Injury and Degeneration<br />
• Common Pathologies<br />
• Classification & Mapping Methods<br />
• Application & Early Results<br />
• Future Directions<br />
Special Session 3<br />
Regulatory Issues in Cartilage Repair<br />
• Overview Europe and North America<br />
• Preclinical Requirements for Medical Devices<br />
• Clinical Trial Design & Requirements<br />
• Discussion: Where are the Success Stories?<br />
16.00 – 16.30 Exhibition / Intermission
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16.30 – 17.30 Opening Ceremony & ICRS Awards<br />
Welcome Addresses, Surprise Guest, Abstract & Poster<br />
Awards, Genzyme Lifetime Award & Genzyme Award for<br />
Excellence in Cartilage <strong>Research</strong><br />
17.30 – 18.30 Plenary Session<br />
Honorary Lectures<br />
18.30 – 20.00 Welcome Reception ICRS 2009<br />
At the InterContinental poolside, overlooking Biscayne Bay.<br />
Congress Participants, Accompanying Persons and Industry<br />
Representatives are cordially invited to join this Welcome<br />
Reception, offered by ICRS.<br />
Sunday, May 24, 2009<br />
08.00 – 09.30 Plenary Session<br />
Point of Origin: Where are we now?<br />
Long-term Results<br />
• 1st Generation ACI<br />
• 2nd Generation ACI<br />
• Mosaicplasty<br />
• Other Techniques<br />
09.30 – 11.00 Special Session 1<br />
Back to the Future: Allogenic Therapies, past & present<br />
• General Issues in Allografts<br />
• Large Defects<br />
• Xenografts<br />
• Knee Transplantation<br />
Special Session 2<br />
Clinical Outcome Measures<br />
• Histology<br />
• Visual & Mechanical<br />
• Functional & Patient reported<br />
• Metanalysis of Microfracture<br />
Special Session 3<br />
Articular Cartilage & Subchondral Bone Pysiopathology<br />
• Development<br />
• Physiology – Cartilage, Bone & Synovial Tissue<br />
• Animal Models of Joint Pathologies<br />
• Tissue Engineering
11.00 – 11.30 Exhibition / Intermission<br />
11.30 – 13.00 Special Session 1<br />
Learning from other Paradigms – <strong>Bio</strong>logical Repair<br />
• Cranofacial Cartilage<br />
• Heart<br />
• Bone<br />
• Nerve<br />
Special Session 2<br />
Tissue Engineering – YSOS Session<br />
• Enhancing Intrinsic Repair in Articular Cartilage<br />
• Can cartilage regeneration or substitution prevent further<br />
degeneration<br />
• Can meniscus regeneration or substitution prevent further<br />
degeneration?<br />
• Young people – old knees: treatment options<br />
Special Session 3<br />
Travelling Fellowship<br />
• Variability in cartilage biology within a joint and throughout<br />
the body<br />
• Choosing the optimal biomechanical test for your study<br />
• Why power calculations are so important<br />
• Top 10 mistakes in manuscript authorship<br />
13.15 – 14.15 Industry Satellite Symposia<br />
14.30 – 16.00 Free Paper Sessions<br />
• <strong>Bio</strong>materials & <strong>Bio</strong>mechanics<br />
• Meniscus Repair<br />
• Scaffolds<br />
• Cell Therapies<br />
16.00 – 16.30 Exhibition / Intermission<br />
16.30 – 18.00 Poster Session<br />
19.00 – 23.00 ICRS Cruise Party Night with the Biscayne Lady<br />
Boarding at Bayside Market Place (10 minutes walking<br />
distance from the Hotel Intercontinental)<br />
Boarding time: 19.00 hs<br />
Cruising time: 19.30 – 23.00 hs<br />
Rates: (incl. Cruise, Dinner, Drinks, Entertainment):<br />
70.00 Euros/person for individual congress participants.<br />
(Rate partially sponsored by ICRS)
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Monday, May 25, 2009<br />
06.45 – 07.45 Workshops<br />
1. Meet the Experts Breakfast (Scientists)<br />
2. Meet the Experts Breakfast (Clinicians)<br />
3. How to use Socrates?<br />
08.00 – 09.30 Special Session 1<br />
ICRS Meets Japan<br />
Special Session 2<br />
<strong>Bio</strong>materials & Mechanisms of Cartilage Repair<br />
• Zonal Cartilage Tissue Engineering<br />
• Scaffold Fixations<br />
• New <strong>Bio</strong>materials<br />
• Cell – <strong>Bio</strong>materials Interactions<br />
09.30 – 11.00 Special Session 1<br />
ICRS Meets South America<br />
Special Session 2<br />
New Horizons<br />
• Mesenchymal Stem Cells: a source for Chondrocytes<br />
• PRP Systems<br />
• Stem Cells from Muscle<br />
• Clinical Studies of PRP<br />
11.00 – 11.30 Exhibition / Intermission<br />
11.30 – 13.00 Special Session 1<br />
Controversies: 1- or 2-Step Surgery for CR<br />
• Pro: 1- Step CAIS<br />
• 2 Step CCI<br />
• Pro: 1- Step BMSC<br />
• 2 Step MACI<br />
Special Session 2<br />
Imaging of Cartilage & Cartilage Repair<br />
• From Morphological to <strong>Bio</strong>chemical MRI<br />
• Methodology of <strong>Bio</strong>chemical MRI & Applications<br />
• Morphological Imaging of Cartilage Repair<br />
• Multiparametric in vivo MR for Repair Tissue<br />
13.15 – 14.15 Industry Satellite Symposia
14.30 – 16.00 Free Paper Sessions<br />
• Cartilage <strong>Bio</strong>logy<br />
• Clinical Studies<br />
• Growths Factors<br />
• Animal Models<br />
16.00 – 17.30 Poster Presentation Cocktail (Technical Exhibition and<br />
Poster exhibition)<br />
17.45 – 18.15 General Assembly I (for members only)<br />
Tuesday, May 26, 2008<br />
06.45 – 07.45 Workshops<br />
1. Meet the Experts Breakfast (Scientists)<br />
2. Meet the Experts Breakfast (Clinicians)<br />
08.00 – 09.30 Plenary Session<br />
Points & Counterpoints in Cartilage Repair – Ask the<br />
Experts Clinical Case Discussion Forum<br />
09.30 – 11.00 Special Session 1<br />
<strong>Bio</strong>mechanics: Quality & Durability of CR<br />
• <strong>Bio</strong>mechanics of Repair Tissue<br />
• MRI related to Composition & Structure<br />
• Clinical Outcome vs. Structure<br />
• Integrating Imaging, <strong>Bio</strong>mechanics & Structure<br />
Special Session 2<br />
Meniscus Surgery<br />
• Meniscus <strong>Bio</strong>logy<br />
• Meniscus <strong>Bio</strong>mechanics<br />
• Tissue Engineering<br />
• Allograft & Scaffolds<br />
11.00 – 11.30 Exhibition / Intermission<br />
11.30 – 13.00 Free paper Sessions<br />
• Regulatory Issues<br />
• Imaging<br />
• Cartilage Pathophysiology<br />
• Stem Cells
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13.00 – 14.15 Workshops<br />
• Clinical Trials<br />
• <strong>Bio</strong>materials<br />
• Meet the Editors<br />
• Socrates<br />
14.30 – 15.00 General Assembly II (for Members only)<br />
15.00 End of the Meeting<br />
Mark your Agenda!<br />
October 30 – November 01, 2008<br />
2 nd ICRS Laboratory Skills Course “Starting at the Bench”,<br />
Utrecht, NL<br />
From the Bench to the Bedside – Laboratory practices leading<br />
to clinical applications<br />
Cell Isolation Procedures – Cell Culture Systems<br />
****<br />
October 31 – November 01, 2008<br />
2 nd ICRS Surgical Skills Course – Pursuing Joint preservation with<br />
Cartilage Repair, <strong>Miami</strong> – <strong>USA</strong><br />
Wet-Lab Hands-on Cadaver Course<br />
The possibility of joint preservation in young patients is close<br />
at hand<br />
For information on the scientific programme, faculty, course<br />
registration and hotel booking, please visit our website<br />
www.cartilage.org
Information for Autors<br />
Scientific Contributions<br />
The Scientific Programme Committee<br />
accepts your scientific contributions<br />
for:<br />
Oral Presentations<br />
Free papers related to the main topics<br />
of cartilage repair will be presented<br />
during 12 free paper sessions. Speaking<br />
time: 7 minutes and 3 minutes for<br />
discussion. The speaking time must<br />
strictly be observed by the presenters.<br />
The overall best rated abstract will be<br />
awarded by the Society.<br />
All session rooms are equipped with<br />
computer projection. All presenters<br />
are requested to bring their Power-<br />
Point presentation (Windows XP) on a<br />
CD-ROM or USB stick and to check in<br />
at the Audiovisual Center 3 hours prior<br />
to their presentation. Detailed information<br />
will be sent to the presenters on<br />
time.<br />
Electronic Posters<br />
One of the main benefits of an electronic<br />
poster exhibit is the post-congress<br />
availability of the ICRS 2009 electronic<br />
scientific exhibition in the member’s<br />
area. This database will be fully<br />
searchable by title, poster ID, authors,<br />
full text and image annotation. Information<br />
on how to use the electronic<br />
poster submission system will be sent<br />
to the authors of the accepted abstracts.<br />
An independent jury will judge<br />
the electronic posters by online grading<br />
with regard to scientific content, educational<br />
value and visual impression.<br />
Awards for the best electronic posters<br />
will be given during the ICRS Opening<br />
& Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May<br />
23, 2009, at 16.30 hs.<br />
Traditional Posters<br />
In addition to the electronic posters<br />
which must be submitted mandatory,<br />
the authors have also the possibility to<br />
produce optionally a traditional paper<br />
poster for the poster walls. If your abstract<br />
is accepted as a poster, you must<br />
submit your electronic poster to the<br />
ICRS online poster submission system<br />
and you may bring with you a traditional<br />
poster for the poster exhibit.<br />
Submission of Abstracts<br />
Abstracts must be written according to<br />
the abstract submission instructions to<br />
be found on the ICRS abstract online<br />
submission system. Abstract length is<br />
limited to 250 words. For experimental<br />
clinical studies and animal studies, a<br />
copy of the approval received by the<br />
local Ethical Committee must be sent<br />
to the ICRS Executive Office. Abstracts<br />
may be submitted online from September<br />
15, 2008 through November 15,<br />
2008 at midnight CET. Access the online<br />
submission system on the website<br />
www.cartilage.org. No submissions by<br />
letter, fax or email will be accepted. No<br />
extension of the submission period will<br />
be allowed.<br />
Confirmation of Scientific<br />
Contributions<br />
Scientific contributions will be confirmed<br />
beginning of February 2009.<br />
Should you remain without notice, please<br />
contact the ICRS Executive Office<br />
at office@cartilage.org
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Awards and Honors ICRS 2009<br />
• Overall best rated abstract<br />
• 6 best electronic posters<br />
2 Magna Cum Laude<br />
2 Cum Laude<br />
2 Certificate of Merit<br />
• 1 ICRS/Genzyme Award for<br />
Excellence in Cartilage <strong>Research</strong><br />
US$5000.00)<br />
• 1 ICRS/Genzyme Lifetime Award<br />
Credit Allowance – CME Credits<br />
Information on accreditation and if<br />
credits will be available, can be found<br />
soon at www.cartilage.org<br />
Publication<br />
Congress abstracts may be published<br />
electronically in the official ICRS Journal<br />
and in a special Congress Abstract<br />
Book. Therefore, published ICRS congress<br />
abstracts will be citable.<br />
Important Dates & Deadlines<br />
Abstract Submission Deadline November 15, 2008<br />
Abstract Notification Letters Mid February 2009<br />
Cancellation of Registration (Refund 80%) before February 28, 2009<br />
Early Bird Registration Fee February 28, 2009<br />
Confirmation of Registration<br />
immediate online<br />
Hotel Reservation Deadline March 20, 2009<br />
Hotel, Tours, Social Event Cancellation Deadline before April 10, 2009<br />
Late Registration Fee as from May 1, 2009<br />
Cancellation of Registration (Refund 50%) before May 1, 2009<br />
Cancellation of Registration (no refund) after May 1, 2009
General Information<br />
ICRS Executive Office<br />
ICRS 2009<br />
Seestrasse 53<br />
8702 Zollikon, Zurich<br />
Switzerland<br />
Phone: +41 44 390 18 40<br />
Fax: +41 44 390 18 41<br />
office@cartilage.org<br />
Congress Venue<br />
Hotel InterContinental <strong>Miami</strong><br />
Biscayne Bay<br />
100 Chopin Plaza<br />
<strong>Miami</strong>, FL 33131, <strong>USA</strong><br />
www.icmiamihotel.com<br />
Senior Conference Service Manager<br />
Susie Wimpey-Solana<br />
Direct Line: 305 372-4403<br />
Fax: 305 372-4496<br />
susie_wimpey-solana@Interconti.com<br />
Official Hotel & Tour Booking Agency<br />
AlliedTPro Inc.<br />
Kuoni Destination Management<br />
c/o Mrs Gisa Kusserow-Hanson<br />
2101 Park Center Drive, Suite 250<br />
Orlando, FL 32835<br />
Phone: +1 (407) 996-8200<br />
Fax: +1 (407) 996-8205<br />
icrs2009@ch.kuoni.com<br />
www.alliedtpro.com<br />
Star Alliance Convention Code:<br />
UAo3S09<br />
Official Airline Network<br />
SAVE UP TO 20% ON TRAVEL WITH THE<br />
STAR ALLIANCE NETWORK<br />
The Star Alliance Members Airlines<br />
are pleased to be appointed as the<br />
Official Airline Network for ICRS 2009.<br />
To obtain the Star Alliance Conventions<br />
Plus discounts, please call the reservation<br />
office of a participating Star<br />
Alliance Member Airline and quote the<br />
following Convention Code: UAo3S09.<br />
Registered participants plus one accompanying<br />
person travelling to the<br />
event are automatically granted a discount<br />
of up to 20%, depending on fare<br />
and class of travel booked.<br />
The participating airlines for this event<br />
are: SWISS International Air Lines,<br />
Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Air<br />
Canada, bmi, TAP Portugal, United,<br />
Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, LOT<br />
Polish Airlines, Spanair, Air China,<br />
ANA, Asiana Airlines.<br />
For booking office information please<br />
visit: www.staralliance.com/conventionsplus<br />
Discounts are offered on published<br />
business and economy class fares,<br />
excluding website/internet fares, senior<br />
and youth fares, group fares and<br />
Round the World fares.<br />
Please note: For travel from Japan and<br />
New Zealand special fares or discounts<br />
are offered by the participating airlines<br />
on their own network.<br />
When making your travel plans please<br />
present confirmation of your registration<br />
or proof of attendance.
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Welcome to <strong>Miami</strong><br />
ICRS is going to <strong>Miami</strong> – Southern<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>’s ultimate congress destination!<br />
<strong>Miami</strong> is truly one of the world’s most<br />
vibrant tropical playgrounds. In this<br />
stunning locale, a pulsing nightlife,<br />
brilliant white-sand beaches, and sizzling<br />
culture combine for the perfect<br />
getaway. <strong>Miami</strong> is a sub-tropical city,<br />
climatically very different from most<br />
places in the <strong>USA</strong>. The city is a cosmopolitan<br />
playground that attracts more<br />
visitors than any other US destination<br />
Greater <strong>Miami</strong>’s unique South <strong>Florida</strong><br />
flavor beckons travelers from all over<br />
the world for both business and pleasure.<br />
And, whether you’re interested in<br />
the hot pulsating atmosphere of South<br />
Beach, the old-world charm of Coral<br />
Gables, South <strong>Miami</strong> and Coconut<br />
Grove, or the ultra-luxurious Brickell<br />
area, world-famous restaurants, nightclubs,<br />
shopping and sports activities<br />
abound.<br />
Location of Venue<br />
• Near Bayside Marketplace and only<br />
a few minutes-drive from South<br />
Beach, the Port of <strong>Miami</strong>, Coconut<br />
Grove, and Coral Gables<br />
• 7.5 miles or 20 minutes drive away<br />
from <strong>Miami</strong> International Airport<br />
(MIA)<br />
• Overlooking Biscayne Bay, in the<br />
heart of <strong>Miami</strong>, <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Language<br />
The official course language is English.<br />
Simultaneous translation to Spanish of<br />
a part of the meeting.<br />
Climate<br />
Subtropical annual average daily temperature:<br />
76 degrees Fahrenheit / 23<br />
degrees Celsius “Year-round-sunshine”<br />
Credit Cards<br />
All major credit cards are widely accepted.<br />
Time Zone<br />
Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -4 hours.<br />
Time zone abbreviation: EDT – Eastern<br />
Daylight Time<br />
Health Care<br />
Vaccinations are not required for entry<br />
into the US but an individual traveland<br />
health- insurance is highly recommended.<br />
Weights and Measures<br />
Electricity: 110 volts 60 hz, Feet and<br />
Ounces System.<br />
Entry Formality / US Visa<br />
The United States Department of State<br />
implemented a major policy change requiring<br />
that everyone seeking a visa to<br />
enter the U.S. schedule a face-to-face<br />
interview at a U.S. Consulate office.<br />
With this in mind, we strongly recommend<br />
that all participants needing to<br />
obtain a visa to attend the Course in<br />
<strong>Miami</strong> start the application process as<br />
soon as possible. We also advise contacting<br />
the local U.S. Consulate before<br />
beginning the process to obtain and<br />
follow all instructions. Most consulates<br />
and embassies have web sites that can<br />
be accessed through www.state.gov.<br />
This new policy will not affect citizens<br />
from the 27 countries currently participating<br />
in the Visa Waiver Programme
(including, but not limited to Canada,<br />
Japan and many European countries),<br />
who by law do not need visas for tourist<br />
or business travel to the United<br />
States.<br />
The Department of Homeland Security<br />
(DHS) announces implementation of<br />
the Electronic System for Travel Authorization<br />
(ESTA), which will begin to<br />
accept voluntary ESTA applications starting<br />
on August 1, 2008. ESTA is a new<br />
fully automated, electronic system for<br />
screening passengers before they begin<br />
travel to the United States under<br />
the Visa Waiver Program. ESTA applications<br />
may be submitted at any time<br />
prior to travel to the United States, and<br />
VWP travelers are encouraged to apply<br />
for authorization as soon as they begin<br />
to plan a trip to the United States. It<br />
is anticipated that ESTA will become<br />
mandatory for VWP travelers on January<br />
12, 2009. Learn more about ESTA<br />
on the DHS Customs website. www.<br />
dhs.gov or www.travel.state.gov/visa<br />
Disclaimer<br />
ICRS and the congress organiser cannot<br />
accept any liability for the acts of<br />
any suppliers to this meeting nor the<br />
safety of any attendee while in transit<br />
to or from this event. All participants<br />
are strongly advised to carry proper<br />
travel and health insurance as the ICRS<br />
cannot accept liability for any accidents<br />
or injuries that may occur. The information<br />
in this programme is subject to<br />
change without prior notice.<br />
Cancellation of the Congress by the<br />
Organiser<br />
Congress fees will be reimbursed if the<br />
congress is cancelled for other reasons<br />
than war, warlike events, acts of terrorism<br />
or sickness epidemies. In the latter<br />
circumstances only a proportion of<br />
the congress fee would be refundable.<br />
Technical Industry Exhibition<br />
A technical exhibition will take place at<br />
the Convention Centre Foyer. It will be<br />
open every day throughout the meeting,<br />
Exhibitors will present a wide range<br />
of orthopaedic- and cartilage related<br />
products. Participants are encouraged<br />
to take advantage of this opportunity<br />
to be updated with the most recent<br />
advances and latest news of our industry<br />
partners. Companies may contact<br />
the ICRS Office for further exhibit- and<br />
sponsoring information.<br />
Intermissions<br />
During intermissions, coffee, tea and<br />
refreshments will be served in the exhibition<br />
area as a courtesy from ICRS.<br />
Services for Persons with Disabilities<br />
Please indicate on the registration<br />
and accommodation online forms any<br />
special requirements you may have to<br />
allow us to best serve you. The Hotel<br />
InterContinental has internationalstandard<br />
facilities for the physically<br />
challenged, including access ramps,<br />
elevators and toilets for people with<br />
special needs.<br />
Security<br />
The safety of all congress attendees is<br />
of the utmost importance to the Society.<br />
ICRS and the Intercontinental <strong>Miami</strong><br />
have taken security precautions to<br />
ensure the maximum possible safety<br />
for all the participants. Identity check<br />
controls may occur at any time.
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Congress Registration<br />
All attendees must register online at<br />
www.cartilage.org for the meeting.<br />
Students and Residents must provide<br />
a proof of their training /residency<br />
status. The document must be sent<br />
to office@cartilage.org immediately<br />
after registration.<br />
Register before February 28, 2009<br />
in order to receive a highly reduced<br />
registration fee!<br />
Registration Fees<br />
Early – Prior to February 28, 2009<br />
ICRS – Members ! 390.00<br />
Non – Members ! 490.00<br />
Resident/Students* ! 290.00*<br />
Acc. Persons ! 90.00<br />
Late – March 1 – April 30, 2009<br />
ICRS – Members ! 490.00<br />
Non – Members ! 590.00<br />
Resident/Students* ! 390.00*<br />
Acc. Persons ! 100.00<br />
On-Site – as from May 01, 2009<br />
ICRS – Members ! 590.00<br />
Non – Members ! 690.00<br />
Resident/Students* ! 490.00*<br />
Acc. Persons ! 110.00<br />
*to be accompanied by a certificate<br />
signed by the head of department or<br />
valid student ID<br />
Attendees who apply for ICRS membership<br />
2009 right before their congress<br />
registration will immediately<br />
profit from our highly reduced members’<br />
fee. ICRS Members who are not in<br />
good-standing with their membership<br />
dues 2008 / 2009 will automatically be<br />
charged with the non-member fee.<br />
Included in the registration fee:<br />
• Access to all scientific Sessions<br />
(except Meet the Experts Breakfast<br />
Workshops)<br />
• Access to the technical Industry<br />
Exhibition<br />
• Access to the Scientific Poster<br />
Exhibition<br />
• Welcome Reception<br />
• Coffee Breaks<br />
• Congress Bag with Main Programme<br />
& Abstract Book<br />
• Badge and Certificate of Attendance<br />
Accompaning persons do not have<br />
access to attend scientific sessions but<br />
they can visit the industry exhibition<br />
and are cordially invited to attend the<br />
Welcome Reception and to the Opening<br />
& Closing Ceremonies.<br />
Payment – Fees<br />
Registration fees are accepted in Euros<br />
by:<br />
• Bank Remittance to:<br />
Berner Kantonalbank – 3001 Bern<br />
“ICRS 2009, <strong>Miami</strong>”<br />
Account: 16 493825050<br />
BIC: KBBECH22<br />
IBAN: CH86 0079 0016 4938 25050<br />
• VISA or Euro-/Mastercard<br />
• AMEX
Cancellation of Congress Registration<br />
Written notification is required for all<br />
congress cancellations. Cancellations<br />
of registrations should be sent by email<br />
to the ICRS Executive Office in Zollikon<br />
– Zurich, Switzerland and are subject to<br />
cancellation fees as follows:<br />
Refunds for registration fees are as<br />
follows:<br />
• 80% before February 28, 2009<br />
• 50% from March 1 – April 30, 2009<br />
• No refunds thereafter<br />
Name Changes<br />
Name changes are possible but will be<br />
charged with an administrative fee of<br />
Euro 100.00.<br />
Internet/ WLAN<br />
As a special courtesy, ICRS will provide<br />
free WLAN Hot Spots and a public<br />
Internet Corner with 20 stations to all<br />
attendees and exhibitors.<br />
Smoking<br />
The ICRS World Congress is a non-smoking<br />
congress. Smoking is not permitted<br />
at the Conference Centre except in<br />
designated smoking areas.<br />
Mobile Phones<br />
All attendees will be requested to turn<br />
off their mobile phones during the<br />
scientific sessions.<br />
Recording/Pictures<br />
Taking photos or video / audio recording<br />
during the scientific presentations<br />
is strictly prohibited without specific<br />
authorization from the presenting<br />
author. Note that the majority of the<br />
Power Point Presentations and many<br />
officially filmed sessions will become<br />
available online after the congress at<br />
the ICRS website in the Members area.<br />
Speaker Service / AV Centre<br />
Please note that only digital material<br />
will be allowed for oral presentations.<br />
The material must be in English and<br />
must be provided on CD-ROM or USB<br />
memory stick in (Windows 2000 or XP<br />
format) to be placed on the central server<br />
on-site. Presentations cannot include<br />
any promotional commercial messages.<br />
It will not be possible to use<br />
your own laptop or notebook for your<br />
presentation in the session rooms.<br />
It is mandatory that the data carriers<br />
are delivered to the Speaker Ready<br />
Room at least 120 minutes prior to the<br />
session. Computers are available in<br />
each session room for accessing the<br />
speakers’ presentations.<br />
The network of our computers in the<br />
session rooms and the AV Center are<br />
equipped and run with Microsoft Windows<br />
XP and Microsoft Office XP. Macintosh<br />
formats are not recommended.<br />
If you prefer to use Macintosh formats,<br />
please contact the AV Centre 3 hours<br />
before your presentation. Our technicians<br />
will have enough time to verify and<br />
adapt your presentation, if needed.<br />
Speaker’s presentations should be delivered<br />
as a standard in Microsoft Office<br />
format to avoid any technical problems<br />
with the presentations. If you have videos<br />
included in your PP presentation,<br />
make sure well in advance that they<br />
run in the most common video formats.<br />
If you have any doubt, please contact<br />
the ICRS Office at least 15 days before<br />
the congress. It is your responsibility to<br />
make sure that your video runs on the<br />
standardized congress IT / AV system.
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Official Hotel & Tours Booking<br />
AlliedTPro Inc.<br />
Kuoni Destination Management<br />
c/o Mrs Gisa Kusserow-Hanson<br />
2101 Park Center Drive, Suite 250<br />
Orlando, FL 32835<br />
Phone: +1 (407) 996-8200<br />
Fax: +1 (407) 996-8205<br />
icrs2009@ch.kuoni.com<br />
www.alliedtpro.com<br />
AlliedTPro Inc./ Kuoni Destination Management<br />
has been designated as the<br />
official ICRS Agency for ICRS 2009 and<br />
will take care of your accommodation<br />
needs, transfers & tours in <strong>Miami</strong>. An<br />
adequate number of rooms have been<br />
reserved and special room rates have<br />
been obtained to your advantage. An<br />
overall reservation handling fee of US$<br />
20.00 will be additionally charged for<br />
each individual accommodation reservation.<br />
Hotel Reservations<br />
Rooms will be allocated on a firstcome,<br />
first-serve basis in each hotel.<br />
For individuals only online registration<br />
will be accepted at www.cartilage.org.<br />
The hotel reservation must be submitted<br />
by March 20, 2009, latest.<br />
Your reservation will be confirmed<br />
by AlliedTPro Inc./ Kuoni Destination<br />
Management directly. Reservations<br />
received after that date can only be<br />
confirmed upon availability.<br />
Credit Card Guarantee / Payment<br />
A credit card guarantee is required to<br />
secure your individual hotel room reservation.<br />
Please note that your Hotel<br />
invoice shall be settled directly to the<br />
hotel upon check-out. The tours will be<br />
charged directly to your credit card by<br />
AlliedTPro Inc./ Kuoni Destination Management.<br />
Group Reservations – Industry<br />
AlliedTPro Inc./ Kuoni Destination Management<br />
is pleased to receive group<br />
reservations requests (10 and more<br />
rooms) for accommodations in <strong>Miami</strong>.<br />
Please contact AlliedTPro Inc./ Kuoni<br />
Destination Management for assistance<br />
and special arrangements under<br />
icrs2009@ch.kuoni.com.<br />
Hotel & Tour Cancellations<br />
Hotel Reservations:<br />
• Until Jan. 15, 2009: Charge of the<br />
handling fee of USD 20.00<br />
• Until April 15, 2009: Charge of one<br />
night plus handling fee<br />
• After April 15, 2009 and No-Shows:<br />
Charge of the entire reservation<br />
period plus handling fee<br />
Tours:<br />
• Until April 15, 2009: Cancellation free<br />
of charge<br />
• After April 15, 2009: No refund<br />
All cancellations are to be addressed in<br />
writing to AlliedTPro / Kuoni Destination<br />
Management only. All necessary refunds<br />
will be made after the congress.<br />
Changes<br />
Hotel reservation changes must be directed<br />
to AlliedTPro in written. Room<br />
night reductions of existing reservations<br />
are subject to the cancellation<br />
conditions described above. The number<br />
of nights booked serves as a basis<br />
for your hotel invoice.
Hotel Reservations<br />
Official Hotel & Tour Booking Agency<br />
AlliedTPro Inc.<br />
Kuoni Destination Management<br />
c/o Mrs Gisa Kusserow-Hanson<br />
2101 Park Center Drive, Suite 250<br />
Orlando, FL 32835<br />
Phone: +1 (407) 996-8200<br />
Fax: +1 (407) 996-8205<br />
icrs2009@ch.kuoni.com<br />
www.alliedtpro.com<br />
Official Congress Hotels<br />
Tap into the electricity and energy of<br />
the “Gateway to the Americas.” The<br />
34-story downtown <strong>Miami</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> hotel<br />
provides dazzling skyline views<br />
and spacious guest rooms and suites.<br />
Rejuvenate with a vigorous workout in<br />
our state-of-the-art fitness center. Take<br />
a refreshing dip in our heated outdoor<br />
pool. Whether you‘re visiting for business<br />
or pleasure, this deluxe hotel in<br />
downtown <strong>Miami</strong> offers everything you<br />
need for an unforgettable stay, including<br />
641 spacious rooms and 34 suites,<br />
offering views of the skyline and Biscayne<br />
Bay, high-speed Internet access,<br />
modern fitness center and three stylish<br />
restaurants and cocktail lounges.<br />
J.W. Marriott <strong>Miami</strong><br />
1109 Brickell Avenue<br />
<strong>Miami</strong>, FL 33131<br />
www.marriott.com<br />
Phone: +1 305 329 3500<br />
Fax: +1 305 371 8820<br />
Toll Free +1 800 228 9290<br />
InterContinental <strong>Miami</strong> - Biscayne Bay<br />
100 Chopin Plaza, <strong>Miami</strong>, FL 33131, <strong>USA</strong><br />
www.icmiamihotel.com<br />
Phone: +1 305 577 1000<br />
Fax: +1 305 577 0384<br />
Rates:<br />
Sgl: US$ 169.00 + Taxes<br />
Dbl: US$ 189.00 + Taxes<br />
Breakfast included<br />
Rates:<br />
Sgl: US$ 225.00 + Taxes<br />
Dbl: US$ 251.00 + Taxes<br />
Breakfast included<br />
Sleek architecture, spectacular artwork<br />
and warm wood tones make a stunning<br />
first impression as you enter the 5-star<br />
amenity JW Marriott Hotel <strong>Miami</strong>. Rising<br />
22 stories from the heart of the<br />
financial district on prestigious Brickell<br />
Avenue, this downtown <strong>Miami</strong> hotel<br />
blends the features of a premier conference<br />
and meeting facility with timeless<br />
elegance, thoughtful amenities<br />
and award-winning service. As one of<br />
the most respected luxury hotels in <strong>Miami</strong>,<br />
elegantly furnished guest rooms<br />
and suites hold the finest of details,<br />
including marble tubs, high-speed Internet<br />
and flat-screen technology.
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Social Events<br />
Saturday, May 23, 2009<br />
19.00 – 20.30<br />
Welcome Reception<br />
The Welcome Reception takes place<br />
at the InterContinental poolside, overlooking<br />
Biscayne Bay. Congress Participants,<br />
Accompanying Persons and<br />
Industry Representatives are cordially<br />
invited to join this Cocktail Reception,<br />
offered by ICRS. After the Cocktail<br />
you have free time to discover <strong>Miami</strong><br />
Downtown or <strong>Miami</strong> Beach and have<br />
dinner in one of the many charming<br />
restaurants which <strong>Miami</strong> offers to you.<br />
Sunday, May 24, 2009<br />
19.00 – 20.30<br />
ICRS – Exclusive Cruise Party Night<br />
The Biscayne Lady, with its catamaran<br />
designed twin hulls, offers the most<br />
stable and comfortable cruising experience<br />
on Biscayne Bay. The vessel’s 45-<br />
foot beam and 8-foot ceilings maximize<br />
its ultra-modern interior and exterior<br />
spaces to provide three grand decks<br />
guaranteed to meet most demanding<br />
party needs.<br />
Boarding at Bayside Market Place<br />
(10 minutes walking distance from the<br />
Hotel Intercontinental)<br />
Boarding time: 19.00 hs<br />
Cruising time: 19.30 – 23.00 hs<br />
Rates: 70.00 Euros/person for individual<br />
congress participants. (Rate is<br />
partially sponsored by ICRS and incl.<br />
Cruise, Dinner, Drinks, Entertainment)<br />
Monday, May 25, 2009<br />
Free evening for participant’s individual<br />
programs and for industry related<br />
events. ICRS will be pleased to recommend<br />
and book a table for you at your<br />
favorite restaurant. Restaurant reservations<br />
can be done during the congress<br />
at the Hotel & Tour booking desk.<br />
ICRS has chartered the Biscayne Lady,<br />
South <strong>Florida</strong>’s Premier Luxury Charter<br />
Yacht – Built in 2003. South <strong>Florida</strong> is<br />
most magical when seen from the emerald<br />
waters that surround it onboard<br />
a luxury boat or yacht charter. Enjoy<br />
luxury, comfort, flavorful menu items,<br />
and first-class customer service as<br />
you and your family; friends and colleagues<br />
create memories that will last a<br />
lifetime.
Tours<br />
1. City Tour with Bay Cruise<br />
Saturday, May 23, 2009<br />
from 9.00 h – 14.00 h<br />
Monday, May 25, 2009<br />
from 13.00h – 18.00h<br />
Ever popular South Beach; the glitz<br />
and glamour of the roaring twenties<br />
and thirties in the <strong>USA</strong>’s only Art Deco<br />
Historic District; the tree-lined avenues<br />
and stunning Mediterranean-influenced<br />
architecture of Coral Gables;<br />
quite elegance and sweeping ocean<br />
views of Key Biscayne; fashionable<br />
and bohemian Coconut Grove, you will<br />
experience it all on this tour.<br />
At the end of the City Tour enjoy some<br />
Cuban coffee on Little Havana’s / Calle<br />
Ocho (no included in the tour price),<br />
the center of the vibrant and pulsing<br />
Latin commerce and social life in <strong>Miami</strong>.<br />
We will then venture on to Bayside<br />
Marketplace where you will board<br />
a boat and delight in the fresh ocean<br />
breeze with a narrated sightseeing tour<br />
of the Port of <strong>Miami</strong>, Fisher Island and<br />
Biscayne Bay. The Cruise passes by the<br />
homes of the many of <strong>Miami</strong>’s Rich and<br />
Famous known as “Millionaire’s Row”.<br />
A definite must-see tour to really get to<br />
know <strong>Miami</strong>!<br />
Tour duration: Duration is approx. 5 h<br />
Price Person: USD 69.00 p.p.<br />
Note: Includes transportation in private, modern<br />
Minibus or Motor Coach; Expert Tour Guide; Admission<br />
to 90-minute Sightseeing Cruise. All tips<br />
and taxes are included. Minimum number of participants<br />
15.<br />
Discover all the beautiful sides of the<br />
fashionable and exciting international<br />
Hot Spot that is <strong>Miami</strong>. No matter if you<br />
have seen it on TV in such shows as<br />
<strong>Miami</strong> Vice or CSI: <strong>Miami</strong>; if you know<br />
it from Magazine Covers and Fashion<br />
photos; or simply from the vacation<br />
pictures of friends or family, you will be<br />
surprised and delighted to discover the<br />
many different faces of <strong>Miami</strong>.<br />
2. City Tour with Everglades<br />
Monday, May 25, 2009<br />
from 09.00h – 14.00 h<br />
At the end of the City Tour (see tour nr.<br />
1) we will continue on into the center<br />
of the vibrant and pulsing Latin commerce<br />
and social life in <strong>Miami</strong>. We will<br />
then continue on into the beautiful and<br />
mysterious Everglades and you will<br />
discover a way of traveling in relative<br />
comfort over extremely difficult terrain<br />
... the airboats. Developed for frog and<br />
alligator hunting, the airboat takes you<br />
speeding safely over the wetlands with
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minimal impact on the environment.<br />
Only your wildlife guide and airboat<br />
captain can slow the pace of this adventure<br />
that takes you through the<br />
grasslands, mangrove jungles, lakes<br />
and islands while watching for American<br />
alligators, snakes, raccoons, possum,<br />
armadillo and a sheer endless<br />
variety of birds. There is nothing else<br />
like it on our planet!<br />
Tour duration: Duration is approx. 5 h<br />
Price person: USD 66.00 p.p.<br />
Note: Includes transportation in private, modern<br />
Minibus or Motor Coach; Expert Tour Guide; Admission<br />
to Airboat Ride and Gator Show in the<br />
Everglades. All tips and taxes are included. Minimum<br />
number of participants: 15<br />
3. Key West Tour<br />
Sunday, May 24, 2009<br />
from 07.00h – 18.00 h<br />
and discover gingerbread mansions,<br />
tin-roofed conch houses, lush tropical<br />
gardens and Ernest Hemingway‘s<br />
home (admission not included). Walk<br />
in the footsteps of Thomas Edison, Lou<br />
Gehrig, Harry Truman, and Tennessee<br />
Williams. Gaze at the fabled treasure<br />
of the galleon Atocha or be amazed by<br />
tomorrow‘s fine art treasures by Key<br />
West‘s well-known and unknown artists<br />
or visit the southernmost point in<br />
the continental United States – there is<br />
something different to do for everyone<br />
to experience and above all, there is<br />
never a rush to do anything – it’s Key<br />
West!<br />
Tour duration: Duration is approx. 12 h<br />
Price person: USD 95.00 p.p.<br />
Note: Includes transportation in private, modern<br />
Minibus or Motor Coach; Expert Tour Guide; Walking<br />
Tour of Old Key West. All tips and taxes are<br />
included. Minimum number of participants: 15<br />
No visit to South <strong>Florida</strong> is complete<br />
without a tour to Key West. You will enjoy<br />
one of America’s most scenic drives<br />
across 42 bridges and 32 islands of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Keys to Key West. Once you arrive,<br />
the Caribbean atmosphere, street<br />
artists and outdoor cafes are just waiting<br />
to enchant you. During the Guided<br />
Walking Tour of the Historic Areas<br />
you will stroll the palm-lined streets
Shopping Tours<br />
Sunday, May 24, 2009<br />
from 10.00h – 16.00 h<br />
Tuesday, May 26, 2009<br />
from 12.00 – 18.00h<br />
What better way to spend an afternoon<br />
than browsing through beautiful shops<br />
and boutiques? Choose from one of the<br />
following locations for the chance to<br />
take part of <strong>Miami</strong> home with you! We<br />
will provide and coordinate transfers<br />
from the hotel to shopping and give<br />
you a detailed map of the chosen mall.<br />
With such a great selection of restaurants<br />
available in the shopping areas<br />
you will have a difficult time to decide<br />
between the many different types of<br />
cuisine.<br />
• Sawgrass Mills Mall<br />
Fort Lauderdale<br />
If you want to put in some serious<br />
mall time, this is the place for you - a<br />
huge outlet mall with great bargains.<br />
Sawgrass Mall features more than<br />
350 name brand stores and outlets<br />
like Coach, Miss Sixty <strong>USA</strong>, Nordstrom<br />
Rack, Off Saks 5th Avenue and numerous<br />
other outlets with savings of<br />
up to 70%. It also features full-service<br />
restaurants like Cheesecake Factory,<br />
Grand Luxe Cafe, cinemas and high<br />
quality entertainment venues.<br />
• Aventura Mall<br />
North <strong>Miami</strong> Beach<br />
This is arguable one of the premier<br />
places to shop in South <strong>Florida</strong>.<br />
Boasting over 2 million square feet of<br />
space, this Mediterranean-style mall<br />
offers over 200 stores, including mega<br />
stores Macys, Bloomingdales as well<br />
as movie theatres and a plethora of<br />
restaurants. This mall offers moderate<br />
to high-priced merchandise. The price<br />
includes round-trip transportation to<br />
Aventura Mall.<br />
Tour duration: Duration is approx. 6 h<br />
Price Person: USD 35.00 p.p.<br />
Note: Includes transportation in private Motor<br />
Coach to ONE Mall; Mall Map and Shopping Discount<br />
Coupons. All tips and taxes are also included.<br />
Minimum number of participants:15<br />
<strong>Miami</strong> GoCar Tours<br />
Saturday, May 23, 2009<br />
from 14.00 h – 18.00 h<br />
Sunday May 24, 2009<br />
from 14.00 h – 18.00 h<br />
Enjoy the latest in innovative sightseeing,<br />
when you join this state-of-the-art<br />
experience. This custom narrated tour,<br />
guided by GPS, is the only tour of its<br />
kind and offers all the great sites and<br />
locations <strong>Miami</strong> has to offer. The GoCar<br />
takes you on an unforgettable journey<br />
around beautiful <strong>Miami</strong> Beach - with<br />
you in the driver‘s seat! The directions<br />
are clear, concise and informative. It‘s<br />
a unique sightseeing experience very<br />
few people will experience.
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Tour highlights include: Ocean Drive,<br />
Española Way, Lincoln Road Mall, Venetian<br />
Causeway, Downtown <strong>Miami</strong>,<br />
The Carnival Center, Holocaust Memorial,<br />
Botanical Gardens, Collins Avenue,<br />
South Pointe Park, Flamingo Park, Washington<br />
Avenue, Exclusive residential<br />
neighborhoods, Performing arts centers,<br />
Beautiful views across Biscayne<br />
Bay … and the stories and other points<br />
of interest along the way!<br />
Tour duration: Duration is approx. 4 h<br />
Price Person: USD 199.00 p/car<br />
(based on 2 pax per vehicle)<br />
Note: Includes transportation in private, modern<br />
Minibus or Motor Coach; Expert Tour Guide;<br />
2 hour GPS guided Go Car Tour. All tips and taxes<br />
are also included.<br />
Minimum number of participants 10 in 5 Go Cars<br />
Post Congress Tour<br />
Deep Sea Fishing Adventure<br />
Wednesday May 27, 2009<br />
from 7.00h – 14.00h<br />
serving <strong>Miami</strong> for over 40 years and<br />
whose captains grew up in <strong>Miami</strong> and<br />
have extensive knowledge of fishing<br />
<strong>Miami</strong> waters. You will board and experience<br />
private use of their newest<br />
boat “Another Reward”, which is 70<br />
feet long by 22 feet wide, and could<br />
accommodate up to 100 anglers. This<br />
vessel is air conditioned, has a galley,<br />
T.V., stereo, upper viewing deck, and<br />
is equipped with all of the latest fish<br />
finding and directional electronics.<br />
Afterwards you will be relaxing for a<br />
refreshing Lunch in a local Fish Restaurant<br />
in <strong>Miami</strong> and then enjoy a short<br />
City Tour on your way back to the<br />
hotel.<br />
Tour duration: Duration is approx. 7 h<br />
Price Person: USD 189.00 p.p.<br />
Note: Includes transportation in private,<br />
modern Motor Coach; Expert Tour<br />
Guide; Private Fishing Boat Charter<br />
including fishing equipment, bait, instructions<br />
by the crew; Lunch in a local<br />
Fish Restaurant and Short <strong>Miami</strong> City<br />
Tour. All tips and taxes and local charges<br />
are also included. Minimum number<br />
of participants: 35.<br />
Note:<br />
Minimum Participation:<br />
All tours require a minimum number<br />
of participants. If minimum number of<br />
participants is not reached 3 – 4 weeks<br />
prior to excursion date, a tour may be<br />
cancelled and all booked participants<br />
will be reimbursed in full.<br />
Get ready for a fun filled adventure<br />
fishing the beautiful waters off <strong>Florida</strong>‘s<br />
spectacular coastline, with the experts<br />
of Reward Fishing Fleet, who have been<br />
See you in 2009 in<br />
beautiful <strong>Miami</strong>!
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