The 1st Cherry Blossom Symposium Clinical Laboratory Automation and Robotics

MARCH 29–APRIL 1, 1998, TOSA ROYAL HOTEL GEISEI-MURA, AKI-GUN, KOCHI 781–57 JAPAN

Following exponential interest in clinical laboratory automation over the last 6 years, since the premier world conference, the symposium will be offered for the first time in Kochi, Japan. This unique event provides a forum where scientists, diagnostic manufacturers, consultants and clinical systems integrators can meet to exchange ideas which promote the use of automation in today's laboratories. Many diverse automation disciplines will be represented including robotics, artificial intelligence, machine vision, and process control. After the symposium registrants will have an opportunity to tour operating automated laboratories in Kobe, Osaka, and Tokyo.

In the scientific program, an international group of experts will be featured to present a wide variety of subjects related to clinical laboratory automation, including:

Cost justification of automation

Providing faster through-put and higher quality through-put automation

Automation technologies likely to shape the next century of clinical laboratories

A commercial exhibition will be open each day of the conference featuring hardware and software produced by international companies. Customers will have the opportunity to discuss their specific needs with sales persons who specialize in laboratory automation. The registrants may also present their latest work in this field at the poster session. Posters are an ideal forum to share challenges and success with other scientists interested in laboratory automation.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN

MASAHIDE SASAKI , Kochi Medical School, Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783, Japan

CO-CHAIRMEN

JUTARO TADANO , Saga Medical School, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga 849, Japan

TAKASHI KANNO , Hamamatsu University, School of Medicine, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, 3600 Handa-cho, Hamamatsu 431–31, Japan

SPECIAL ADVISOR

ROBIN A. FELDER , Ph.D., University of Virginia, Department of Pathology, Box 168, HSC, Charlottesville, VA 22908,

GENERAL MANAGER

KYOKO TAKEDA , Kochi Medical School, Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783, Japan

INFORMATION

JAPAN

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SUPPORTED BY

• Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA)

• Japan Society of Clinical Pathology (JSCP)

• Japan Society of Clinical Chemistry (JSCC)

• Japan Society for Clinical Laboratory Automation (JSCLA)

• International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, applied to analytical chemistry and laboratory medicine (ICAR)

• International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) and Advanced New Technology (ANT)

EXHIBITION

Hardware and software will be displayed along with working applications

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Plenary Lecture: Concerning the Fuzzy Theory, by Prof. Takeshi Yamakawa, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

TUTORIAL SESSION

The Consolidated, Integrated, and Automated Clinical Laboratory

SYMPOSIUM SESSION

• I Total Laboratory Automation

• II Fundamental and Advanced Technology

• III Robotics

  Applications for laboratory automation

• IV Laboratory Performance

  Post analytical systems and future communication teleboratory and telecommunication

AWARDS

The following awards will be presented at the 1^ST Cherry Blossom Symposium ′98

The Sasaki Award: for significant contributions to total laboratory automation

The ALA Clinical Laboratory Award: for innovative contributions to clinical laboratory automation

The Cherry Blossom Award: for special contributions to the Cherry Blossom Symposium

The Becton Dickinson Award: for excellence in pre-analytical Automation in Japan

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Registration Fee:

USS 450. (US$ 500, after November 30)

Company:

USS 150 (USS 200, after November 30)

The registration covers attendance at the scientific program, lunch, welcome reception, refreshments, coffee breaks and a Gala Evening.

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