Welcome
We are pleased to invite you to the 5th MIM Pan- African Malaria Conference, to be held November 2-6, 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya. MIM Pan-African Conference (PAC) is open to all malaria researchers and control experts from malariaendemic countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as malaria researchers, science administrators, and representatives from private foundations, governments and international organizations throughout the world. We expect a broad variety of participants from universities, research institutions, ministries of health, private sector groups, international agencies, and nongovernmental organizations.
Themes
The 2009 MIM Pan-African Malaria Congress is a meeting created for you and, most importantly, by you. We invite you to submit abstracts of your most recent results in the following areas in malaria:
- Parasite biology;
- Vector biology and control;
- Antimalarial drugs; Malaria vaccines;
- Immunology; Malaria epidemiology;
- Case management and control;
- Research capacity strengthening;
- Health research ethics;
- Health systems research;
- Socio-economic aspects.
Podium presentations will be structured into plenary sessions, roundtable panel discussions and parallel sessions, with the location and timing coordinated to optimize your access to thematically-related topics.
Location
Nairobi is a sprawling city, the metropolis of Kenya and the business centre for East and Central Africa. It is in this city that Africa’s most modern convention complex – The Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) which is sandwiched in between two lane highways bustling with traffic, numerous shopping centres and markets, good security. International standard hotels and sophisticated entertainment in clean and evergreen surroundings add to its charm. Just outside of the city centre is the Nairobi National Park, and the nearby Bomas of Kenya host performances of traditional dancing and singing. The Langata Giraffe Centre offers visitors the chance to handfeed the Rothschild giraffes inhabiting the area. Nairobi is also the safari capital of Africa and a good base for travel in Kenya.
Conference Venue
The KICC is a global centre of excellence in conferencing. Designed by the gifted Norwegian Architect, Karl Henrick Nostivic, in 1967, the KICC stands out in Nairobi’s skyline. It is a timeless landmark that evokes pride in all Kenyans. It remains the largest Conference Centre in Eastern and Central Africa and one of the largest in Africa.
Accommodation
A block of rooms in a variety of hotels in the vicinity of KICC will be reserved for congress participants. Hotel reservation information will be available on the conference website after January 2009.
Call for Abstracts
The deadline for abstract submission is November 28, 2008. The scientific committee welcomes submissions of original work for both oral and poster presentations. Abstracts must be submitted as an electronic file in MS Word and must adhere to the abstract guidelines. Please visit the conference website for abstract preparation guidelines and online submission:: http://www.mimalaria.org/conference2009
Scientific Committee
Adrian Luty, Abdoulaye Djimde, Aceme Nyika, Adrian Hill, Andreas Heddini, Barbara Sina, Bernhards Ogutu, Charles Mbogo, Christopher Plowe, David Schellenberg, Dominic Kwiatikowski, Eric Achidi, Francis Crawley, Gilbert Kokwaro, Godfrey Tangwa, Henry Vial, John Gyapong, John Waitumbi, Julia Royall, Kevin Marsh, Louis Miller, Lucien Manga, Maria Teresa Bejarano, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Martin Akogbeto, Martin, Alilio, Mats Wahlgren, Maureen Coetzee, Malcom Molyneux, Michael Makanga, Michael Theisen, Moses Kamya, Olayemi Omotade, Ole Skovmand, Patrick Duffy, Peter Olumese, Sodiomon Sirima, Theonest Mutabingwa, Tom Smith, Thomas Nchinda, Wilfred Mbacham, Yeya Toure.
International Liason Committee
Andreas Holtel (European Commission), Andreas Hedinni (Sida/SAREC), Alain Moka (OCEAC), Awa Marie-CollSeck (WHO/RBMP), Barbara Sina (FIC), Carter Diggs (USAID), Charles Mgone (EDCTP), Monique Wasunna (KEMRI-Nairobi), Francine Ntoumi (MIM Secretariat), Gary Aslanyan (CIDA), Georges Ki-Zerbo (WHO/AFRO), Grace Kalimugogo (AU), James Oloo (AMANET), Jean-Francois Girard (IRD), Jessica Milman (Gates Foundation), Jimmy Whitworth (Wellcome Trust), Joel Breman (Fogarty International Center), John Rodgers (US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), John Waitumbi (KEMRI-Kisumu), Louis Miller (US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), Julia Royall (US National Library of Medicine), Marcel Tanner (Swiss Tropical Institute), Maria Troye-Blomberg (Stockholm University), Mary Galinski (Malaria Foundation International), Mats Wahlgren (Karolinska Institutet), Michael Gottlieb (FNIH), Mohamed H.A. Hassan (TWAS), Odile Leroy (EMVI), Olumide Ogundahunsi (MIM/TDR) Ripley Ballou (GSK), Robert Ridley (WHO/TDR), Rose Leke (Yaounde University), Simon Kariuki (KEMRI), Timothy Stedman (American Type Culture Collection), Wen Kilama (AMANET), Yves Charpak (Institut Pasteur)
Conference Fee
This covers access to scientific sessions,
refreshment breaks, lunch, and the opening and
closing ceremonies.
| Fee Structure (USD) |
Early |
Late |
Endemic country delegates |
150 |
200 |
International delegates |
300 |
500 |
Kenya delegates |
50 |
80 |
