Welcome Message On behalf of the organising committee, it gives us immense pleasure to invite you to participate in the 6th ISMAAR World Congress on Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction, which will be take place in a historic and beautiful city Nanjing, China from March 22-24, 2013. The field of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and Reproductive Medicine are witnessing a significant progress and change, especially after Professor Robert G. Edwards won the 2010 Nobel Prize. The world s first in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby was born from natural cycle. Superovulation became a common practice in IVF later, which has been considered as standard or conventional procedure. Conventional IVF is widely used globally. However, concerns regarding side-effects and risks of gonadotropin stimulation on women s health and embryo safety have initiated a scientific movement towards a more physiological and milder approach in ART. Furthermore, there is an urgent need to make ART accessible, affordable and patient-friendly. Therefore, a non-profit making scientific society was created in 2007 called The International Society for Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction (ISMAAR). This society is dedicated to exchanging knowledge and ideas in this field and making ART more physiological and affordable. After the 5th World Congress of ISMAAR in Copenhagen, Denmark in May 2012, the next congress will be held in Nanjing, China. Nanjing is one of the famous cities in China. The historical background of the city is very attractive with so many antique places to visit. We trust the meeting will not only be scientifically rewarding but also socially very enjoyable. We look forward to seeing you in Nanjing in 2013. Welcome to Nanjing! Sincerely yours, Jia-Yin Liu, MD, PhD Congress President 6th World Congress on Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction Ri-Cheng Chian, MSc, PhD Congress Chairman 6th World Congress on Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction
Local Organizing Committee Honorary President: Hong Wang Congress President: Jia-Yin Liu Congress Chairman: Ri-Cheng Chian, Members: Yun-Xia Cao Zi-Jiang Chen Yu-Gui Cui Zhi-Bin Hu Jack YJ Huang He-Feng Huang Xiao-Yan Liang Yun-Dong Mao Jie Qiao Jia-Hao Sha Ying-Pu Sun Zuo-Min Zhou Executive Board Members of ISMAAR President: Geeta Nargund (UK) Chairman: Rene Frydman (France) Members: Stuart Campbell (UK) Ri-Cheng Chian (Canada) Bart Fauser (Netherlands) Osamu Kato (Japan) Svend Lindenberg (Denmark) Willem Ombelet (Belgium) Pasquale Patrizio (USA) National Advisory Board Xiu-Cheng Yu (Beijing) Shu-Yu Wang (Beijing) Huan Shen (Beijing) Yun-Shan Zhang (Tianjin) Xiu-Juan Chen (Neimeng) Wen-Yu Qu (Liaoning) Ji-Chun Tan (Liaoning) Zhuo-Ran Wang (Heilongjiang) Yun Sun (Shanghai) Hai-Xiang Sun (Jiangsu) Song-Ying Zhang (Zhejiang) Yue-Fan Kang (Fujian) Shu-Hua Zou (Shandong) Li-Qing Fan (Hunan) Fang-Fang He (Beijing) Wen-Hong Lu (Beijing) Yuan-Qing Yao (Beijing) Su-Xin Xu (Hebei) Xu-Qing Wu (Sanxi) Xiao-Guang Shao (Liaoning) Rui-Zhi Liu (Jilin) Yun Feng (Shanghai) Xiao-Ming Teng (Shanghai) Hong Li (Jiangsu) Xue-Feng Huang (Zhejiang) Qiong-Fang Wu (Jiangxi) Han-Wang Zhang (Hubei) Kai-Jun Zhang (Hunan)
Can-Quan Zhou (Guangdong) Dongzi Yang (Guangdong) Bo Zhang (Guangdong) Yan-Wen Xu (Guangdong) Guo-Ning Huang (Congqing) Ke-Hui Xu(Sichuan) Cong-Rong Zhou (Guizhou) Juan-Zi Shi (Shanxi) Xue-Hong Zhang (Ganshu) Xian Xu (Ningxia) Song Quan (Guangdong) Yong Zeng Guangdong) Mu-Jun Li(Guangdong) Yuan-Hua Huang(Hainan) Ying Zhong (Sichuan) Yan-Ping Ma (Yunnan) Zhuo Ge (Xizhang) Xiao-Hong Wang (Shanxi) Xiao-Hong Dang (Qinghai) Mayinuer (Xinjiang) Topics (Tentative) Natural cycle IVF Natural cycle IVF/M IVM Mild stimulation PCO/PCOS Embryo culture Andrology Pregnancy loss Poor responder Cryopreservation Fertility preservation PGD/ PGS Folliculogenesis Spermatogenesis Reproductive Endocrinology Reproductiv Biology Confirmed Invited Speakers: David Albertini (USA) Jongjate Aojanepong (Thailand) Stuart Campbell (UK) Luis Arturo Ruvalcaba Castellón (Mexico) Yun-Xia Cao (China) Zi-Jiang Chen (China) Ri-Cheng Chian (Canada) Yu-Gui Cui (China) Bart Fauser (Netherland) Robert Fischer (Germany) Rene Frydman (France) Aisaku Fukuda (Japan) Aucky Hinting (Indonesia) Jack JY Huang (USA) He-Feng Huang (China) Zhi-Bin Hu (China) Guo-Ning Huang (China) Usanee Jetsawangsri (Thailand)
Yan-Ping Kuang (China) Milton Leong (Hong Kong, China) Jin-Ho Lim (Korea) Xiao-Yan Liang (China) Svend Lindenberg (Denmark) Yun-Dong Mao (China) Yoshiharu Morimoto (Japan) Geeta Nargund (UK) Willem Ombelet (Belgium) Hisao Osada(Japan) Pasquale Patrizio (USA) Yannis Prapas(Greece) Patrick Quinn (USA) Jie Qiao (China) Zev Rosenwaks (USA) Giovanni Ruvolo (Italy) Jorge Eduardo Montoya Sarmiento (Mexico) Jia-Hao Sha (China) Yun Sun (China) Lai-Lan Too (Malaysia) Teraporn Vutyavanich (Thailand) Sergey Yakovenko(Russia) Dong-Zi Yang (China) Hiroaki Yoshida (Japan) Peter Uzelac (USA) Yan-Wen Xu (China) Kang-Pu Xu (USA) Zuo-Min Zhou (China) Official Language English will be an official language. Important Dates Abstract Submission Deadline: December 31, 2013 Abstract Publication: A Special Issue for Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Registration Fee Early-bird registration: Before January 31, 2013 $350 Regular registration fee: After January 31, 2013 $500
Congress Secretariat ISMAAR 2013 Congress Secretariat Address: The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine Nanjing Medical University Nanjing city, Jiangsu Province P. R. of China 210029 E-mail: ismaar2013@gmail.com URL: http://www.ismaar2013.org