Information about the
School
The school will start on
Friday 20 September at 18:00 h and will end on Monday 23 September at
12:00 h.
The
school will be held at Hotel
Legends in Sofia (http://hotel-legends.bg),
location: 54-56,
"Cherni vrah" Blvd., Sofia, 1407.
The Hotel can be easily
reached by public transportation. It is just 300 m from the Metro-Station
"James
Bourchier". Details about the way to the hotel from
Airport or trains station will be given here.
How to reach
the hotel
..... from the
airport
In front of the airport you must take bus N84. Tickets you can buy
from the shops inside the airport or from the driver. The single ticket
costs 1 lv (1 Euro = 2 leva), but if you have big second baggage you
should have one extra ticket. The controllers are very sensitive for
that.
You must get out in the stop before the last one - the name is Orlov
most.
Near is the entrance of the metro - the ticket you can buy from the
machine or from the casher. The price is the same - 1 lv. You must take
the train for direction Obelya (?????) and to get out in the next stop
Serdika. Here you must change the train - you do not need a new ticket.
The direction is James Bourchier and you must get out at this station,
it is the last stop.
Climbing up you will find the main Boulevard "Cherni vrah"
. Turn with face to the mountain and follow the boulevard. After crossing
the main boulevard "Nikola Vaptsarov" you must continue on
the same direction and 100 m later You can reach the hotel - it is situated
on right side of the boulevard.
... from the main train and bus-station
It is easier to reach the hotel from here. In front of the Central
station is the entrance of the metro - the ticket you can buy from the
machine or from the casher. The price is 1 leva. You must take the train
for direction James Bourchier and you must get out at this station,
it is the last stop.
Climbing up you will find the main Boulevard "Cherni vrah"
. Turn with face to the mountain and follow the boulevard. After crossing
the main boulevard "Nikola Vaptsarov" you must continue on
the same direction and 100 m later You can reach the hotel - it is situated
on right side of the boulevard.
Rooms will be shared
by 2 participants.
Concept
of the School
The primary aim of this summer school is to teach immunology to young
investigators in immunology from South-East Europe, i.e. Croatia, Serbia,
Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania.
This region needs help to establish a state-of-the-art immunology. Infrastructure
and equipment of most of the institutes of immunology in the South of
this region are still underdeveloped, but immunological societies in
these countries have been or are being formed.
Another aim of the school is to foster contact of these young investigators
with other immunological societies. They will meet foreign speakers
both from abroad and from other countries in the region, and also young
investigators from the region. The region also urgently needs a network
of immunologists between the different countries. The common interest
in immunology will be a bridge for mutual communication.
The topic of the school is "Concepts in Immunology". Lectures
will deal with current concepts in immunology that are of special importance
for basic but also for clinical immunology. The last school has shown
that many participants have a medical background. Also controversially
discussed topics will be presented. To provide an optimal discussion
the participants will form small working groups according to their knowledge
and interests that will be guided by the speakers. Methodological aspects
will also be discussed, and a practical microscopy course will be organized
by Euroimmun. Presentation of the work of the young investigators themselves
in a special workshop is an important part of the school.
Four previous EJI-EFIS immunology schools were held in Macedonia, Croatia
and Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. They got a very positive feedback
from the participants. One reason to hold the fifth school in Sofia,
is that we hope that this location will also allow other young investigators
from other countries of the more Eastern countries to participate (Bulgaria,
Romania, Macedonia, Ukraine and Greece) that were less represented in
the last schools. But the school is of course open to all young immunologists
from the entire region.
Information about previous schools: