Dear colleagues, It is my pleasure to send you greetings from Amsterdam, also on behalf of the organising committee of the 17th ICDMFR. The theme for the 17th ICDMFR is "Imaging in Perspective". Currenly we are experiencing many changes and developments in maxillofacial radiology. The theme of the conference will offer many opportunities to focus on various aspects of new imaging modalities, as well as, the role of maxillofacial radiologists in dentistry and medicine and on new teaching methods, which are especially helpful in our field, to mention just a few "perspectives". The pre-congress course will take place on Sunday 28th June, 2009. The congress itself will commence on Sunday 28th June late afternoon with the Opening Ceremony and Reception until Thursday 2nd July, 2009. In keeping with the tradition of our congresses, the planned social events will be extra special. Amsterdam is easy to reach by plane and train, and for people living in Europe also by car. More than 90 airlines have regular flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport, providing direct connections with hundreds of other airports all over the world.
The city has plenty to offer for accompanying persons and is a good place to start if you want to spend some more time in Europe after the conference. The city centre is very compact (everything within walking distance) and public transport is excellent. The conference will take place in the RAI congress and exhibition centre. Facilities are state-of-the-art. We will have plenty of space for both the scientific presentations and the technical exhibition. On this website links to other websites about Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Europe. bookmark this site as later the website will also offer the possiblilty to submit abstracts and register for the congress. These options will be available in October 2008.
We look forward to meeting all of you in Amsterdam in 2009. Paul F. van der Stelt, DDS, PhD
President IADMFR * | 