On-site Registration      
Keynote Lectures (Lecture Nr. 1)
Chairpersons    B. Balaban , M. Vandenberg

How did IVF Change the Practice of Reproductive Medicine?
Victor Gomel   

Molecular Profiling of ART: A Challange for the Future
Joep Geraedts

                              

COFFEE BREAK 

Mini Symosium Nr:1    
Title: Production of Gametes from Stem Cells
Chairpersons: A. Handyside, E. Enginsu

Oocytes
Karin Huebner

Discussion

Sperm
Harry Moore    

Discussion  

When, Why and Safety Aspects
Keith Campbell

Discussion

LUNCH

Satellite Symposium                     
Chairperson Y. Menezo
Co-cultures : Why Consider Them as the Future
Y Menezo          
Overview of the Vitrification of Human Embryos and Blastocysts
E. Van Den Abbeel
Endocell : a New Autologous GMP Co-culture System for Blastocysts Development
S.Viville
A New Co-culture Process in ART, Endocell. Expected Results on an ART Cohort and Economic implications
J. De Mouzon

Lecture Nr. 2
Title: Day of Embryo Transfer 
Chairpersons    J. Hreinsson, A. Isiklar 

Cleavage Stage Embryo Transfer
Thomas Ebner

Discussion

Blastocyst Transfer
Marius Meintjes

Discussion

Free Communications

Title: Mechanisms Determining Embryo Quality
Chairpersons    K.Erb,  B. Ozsait

Epigenetics and Chromosomal Abnormalities in Human Oocytes
Van Doorninck Hikke

Impact Of Specific Embryo Characteristics on Ongoing Implantation in Unselected Embryos Derived from Modified Natural Cycle IVF
Eus Arts

Reducing The Time of Sperm-Oocyte Exposure Does Not Improve Convetıonal in Vitro Fertilization Cycles Outcome
Leyre Herrero

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Ovarian Follicle Aging: The Potential Role of Ages, The Advanced Glycation End-Products
Carla Tatone

Satellite Symposium  VITROLIFE              
Optimization of Culture Systems
Marius Meintjes
Ultra Rapid Vitrification of Human Embryos
Hubert Joris

Title: Infection and IVF in ART
Chairpersons    K. Elder, T. Gurgan

Clinical Aspects
Oriol Coll  

Discussion

Laboratory Aspects
Anne Kiesling

Discussion

Openning Address
by Basak Balaban
Cultural Show
“Fire of Anatolia”

Welcome Reception

Lecture Nr. 4    
Title: Does ART Affect/Influence Imprinting?
Chairpersons    U. Ritter, N. Başak

Clinical and Biological Data in Humans
Jacqueline Mandelbaum 

Discussion

Evidence from Animal Models
Thomas Haaf

Discussion

COFFEE BREAK

Mini Symposium Nr.2 
Title: Getting Better Oocytes
Chairpersons    C. Plancha, E. Kervancıoglu   

Role of Stimulation in Oocyte Quality
Johan Smitz

Discussion

Defining and Identifying the Developmentally Competent Oocyte
Mitochondria and Their Role in a Functional Oocyte
Jonathan Van Blerkom

Discussion

Satellite Symposium
SAGE   

Free Communications
Title: Testing for Competent Oocytes
Chairpersons    J.Van Blerkom, E. Dönmez

Gene expression analysis on cumulus cells: a new tool for embryo quality assessment?                            
Aafke van Montfoort

Level of Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor reflect a successful stimulation and is a predictor of IVF outcome
Ali Salmassi

Spindle position; a comparison of in vitro and in vivo matured human oocytes. A prospective comparative study in humans
Svend Lindenberg

Studies on Transcriptional Profiling of Granulosa Cells from Patients Undergoing Infertility Treatment
Serdar Coskun

Annual General Meeting & Travel Grant Winners 

COFFEE BREAK

Satellite Symposium
MediCult

Lecture Nr. 5   
Title: Unresolved Questions in ART
Chairpersons    V. Gomel, S. Ziebe

Does PCOS Affect ART Results
Hakan Yaralı    

Discussion

Failed Implantation: The Clinician's View
Bülent Urman

Discussion       

Failed Implantation: The Embryologist's View
Dominique Royere

Discussion

Gala Dinner 

Lecture Nr. 7    
Title: The Influence of Lifestyle on Fertility
Chairpersons    E. Van den Abbeel, B. Urman

Obesity in Women: Effects of The Epidemic on Oocytes and Embryos
Rebecca Robker 

Discussion

Fertility Preservation Strategies in Male and Female
Kutluk Oktay

Discussion 

COFFEE BREAK 

Free Communications  
Title: Sperm Biology and İnfertility / Oocyte Cryobanking
Chairpersons    L. Cowan, E. Ergin

Telomere elongation in spermatogenesis
Pernille Jorgensen

Cryobanking for oocyte donation programs by the use of Cryotop vitrification method      
Tugce Pehlivan Budak

Psychological impact of infertility in healthy infertile (HI) male and their partners in comparison with spinal cord injured (SCI) male and their partners
Mansoureh Karimzadeh

Membrane-based electrophoresıs: an equally effıcıent method of sperm preparatıon for ıvf and ıcs
Steven Fleming

CFAS Exchange Lecture
Regulation of rat preantral development by FSH and Thyroid hormone: involvement of growth differentiation factor 9 
Noriko Kobayashi 

Discussion 

Mini-Syposium Nr: 3    
Title: Emerging Laboratory Technologies to Better Culture and Select Embryos
Chairpersons    K. Lundin, C. Halicıgil 

New Views on Chromosome Analysis
Dagan Wells

Discussion

Molecular Biometrics
Zsolt Peter Nagy

Discussion 

Microfluidics: Thinking Big by Thinking Small
Jason E. Swain

Discussion

Best (Oral/Poster) Presentation Awards 

LUNCH

Satellite Symposium
SANYO 

Mini-Symposium Nr: 3 (cont.)
Chairpersons    A. Thornhill, L. Delilbasi

Monitoring Embryo Metabolism
Daniel Brison

Discussion

Embryo Respiration Measurements
Lynette Scott

Discussion 

Spindle Analysis 
Laura Francesca Rienzi

Discussion

Zona Analysis
Marcus Montag

Discussion

COFFEE BREAK

Lecture Nr. 8   
Title: Organisational Aspects:Clinical Embrylogists and Their Labs, Certification,
Masters and Courses
Chairpersons    M. Grondahl, S.  Sertyel 

Accreditation of Human Reproduction Laboratories
David Mortimer 

Discussion

Alpha Priorities: Continuing Education
Kay Elder

Discussion 
Closing Lecture (Lecture Nr. 9)
Chairpersons    J. Smitz, L. Scott

The Challenge of Introducing Scientific Advances into the ART Laboratory
Alan Handyside

The dialogue between clinicians and embryologists that should lead to healthy singleton pregnancy & delivery
Timur Gürgan