Options for the Control of Influenza VII

Launched in 1985, Options for the Control of Influenza has grown into the largest international conference devoted exclusively to influenza, covering every imaginable topic from basic science to health care policy.
Whatever your domain of expertise science, human medicine, animal medicine, public health policy, industry or media Options for the Control of Influenza VII will provide comprehensive scientific guidance for all disciplines involved in influenza prevention, control and treatment, including seasonal and pandemic planning.
On behalf of the conference chairs, Professor Malik Peiris, Dept of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong and and Scientific Director HKU-Pasteur Research Center, and Professor Yi Guan, Dept of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong and Director of State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, we invite you to attend in the Options for the Control of Influenza VII conference
The Options conference series is held approximately every three years and is the largest meeting that brings together scientists working on all aspects of influenza, from basic science to healthcare policy.
Options for the Control of Influenza will celebrate its 25-year anniversary since its inception and first meeting in Keystone, Colorado in 1985. The influenza situation today is far more complex and demanding with the advent of the first pandemic declared in 25 years. Options has a history of strong scientific content and the 2010 meeting will continue this tradition of answering the call for the latest scientific information on ALL aspects of influenza. Plan to attend all four days and experience the spectacular scientific and cultural program. This year`s schedule will begin on Friday 3 September at 0900.00 with an exciting opening ceremony celebrating 25 years of the Options for the Control of Influenza conference series.
Due to the recent declaration of the influenza pandemic and the space constraints at the HKECE, the 2010 meeting will be limited to no more than 1200 attendees, so we urge you to please register early.
The goal of Options VII is to showcase recent advances in the basic science and control and prevention of influenza. At the same time, we invite all of the attendees to experience the heritage and cultural diversity of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a unique fusion of Eastern and Western cultures where the old and the new live side by side. Hong Kong combines gourmet culinary delights, renowned cultural activities, a shopper s paradise, and the latest technological advances.

We invite you to come early and stay over after the meeting to take in the many wonders of the city. We look forward to seeing you in Hong Kong!