ESTOOLS - Advances with human embryonic stem cells - First Annual Consortium Meeting

• Lisbon International Symposium
  & 3rd Ethics Workshop
• Theatre premiere
  Staminalia: a Dream and a Trial
• partner-organised events
• PREVIOUS EVENTS ORGANISED BY ESTOOLS ⬇
• Sofia Stem Cells Symposium - Софийски Отворен Симпозиум за Стволовите Клетки
• Third Annual Meeting & Open Symposium - Rome May 2009
• Winter School - Lapland January 2009
• Second Ethics Workshop - Lund October 2008
• Second Annual Meeting - Budapest June 2008
• Media Training Workshop - Turku April 2008
• Scientific Communication Workshop - Edinburgh October 2007
• Recombineering workshop - Dresden September 2007
• First Annual Meeting - Brno May 2007
  • Public Symposium "Understanding the Biology of hESCs" - Brno
• FACS workshop - Sheffield May 2007
• First Ethics Public Workshop - Berlin April 2007
• Summer School - Sheffield August/September 2006

 

First Annual Consortium Meeting

Brno, Czech Republic 29 May - 1 June 2007

This meeting, hosted by the Institute of Experimental Medicine, brought together researchers from all 20 ESTOOLS partners for four days of concentrated scientific exchange.
Tuesday 29 May / Wednesday 30 May / Thursday 31 May was a closed meeting, for ESTOOLS participants only.

The public attended the all-day Symposium on Friday 1 June "Understanding the Biology of Human Embryonic Stem Cells" - more info.

There was extensive Czech TV and radio coverage of the meeting and of why ESTOOLS was in Brno - watch and listen to the broadcasts (in Czech!) on the ESTOOLS in CZ page in the Discovery section of this site.

Some comments from participants:

"I think everyone left Brno with the sense that this network can really do a great job"

"Easy communication among people and smiles and sense of sharing accompanied the two meetings"

"The atmosphere was clearly of a very high profile meeting but also very supportive and encouraging also toward those that are indeed at the beginning with human embryonic stem cells" 

"It really gives the feeling that ... this consortium can work well together and establish new collaborations" 

"...all the talks were excellent and the organization went very smoothly, so that everyone enjoyed themselves" 

"... such a great scientific feast.  I personally enjoyed it very much and learned a lot.  I am sure that this meeting will launch many new scientific collaborations that will lead to seminal discoveries" 

"We all profited so much from close and friendly, four days lasting contacts with ESTOOLS members" 

"... very successful meeting in spite of the almost killing time schedule"

"... it worked very well" 

Did you attend the meeting? we would like to have your feedback! 

ESTOOLS acknowledges its Czech Republic partner - Masaryk University and the Institute of Experimental Medicine in Brno - for hosting a fabulously successful first Annual Meeting and Public Symposium - click here and here