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The scope and date of this Conference were carefully chosen to relate to a number of other events. Conference Language: English ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detailed Information The originally posted announcement is included below: WHO/EHG/95.11 ENGLISH, FRENCH & RUSSIAN DISTR.: GENERAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHERNOBYL AND OTHER RADIOLOGICAL ACCIDENTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 20-23 November 1995 Co-sponsored by the Republic and Canton of Geneva, and the Ministries of Health of Belarus, the Russian Federation, and the Ukraine World Health Organization - Geneva - 1995 This document is not a formal publication of the World Health Organization (WHO), and all rights are reserved by the Organization. The document may, however, be freely reviewed, abstracted, reproduced and translated, in part or in whole, but not for sale nor for use in conjunction with commercial purposes. The views expressed in documents by named authors are solely the responsibility of those authors. CONTENTS I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 II. Conference scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 III. Conference objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 IV. Session schedule (day by day) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 V. Session overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 VI. Conference organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 VII. General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 VIII. Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 IX. Participants form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 INVITATION Some six months before the tenth anniversary of the greatest catastrophe in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, the World Health Organization will convene the WHO International Conference on Health Consequences of the Chernobyl and other Radiological Accidents. The scope and date of this Conference were carefully chosen to relate to a number of other events. First, the International Programme on the Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident (IPHECA) will issue a publication on major results to coincide with the Conference. The pilot phase of this programme extended from 1992 to 1994 and covered essential medical care as well as scientific evaluations of the health effects. However, much more needs to be done now and in the future, within a continuing IPHECA project. I would like to extend my thanks to the many scientists who contributed to the IPHECA reports and to the Conference, in particular to those from the three countries most affected - Belarus, the Russian Federation and the Ukraine. I am most pleased that the Ministers of Health from these countries are co-sponsoring the Conference and have accepted my invitation to address the participants. In this connection, I also wish to mention with gratitude, the Conseil d'Etat de GenSve as a co-sponsor, and the governments of France and Switzerland who are additional supporters of the Conference. Second, I wish to convey, on behalf of the World Health Organization, my deep sympathy to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the year of the fiftieth anniversary of their devastation by atomic bombs. My thanks go to scientists from Japan and many other nations around the world who continue, to this day, to evaluate the health effects of these events and who will be contributing their findings to the Conference. I have great pleasure in welcoming Mr Fujita, the Governor of the Prefecture of Hiroshima, as President of the WHO Conference. Third, this Conference is the first of three international conferences related to Chernobyl, and the only one devoted exclusively to health effects. With its wide coverage of many important radiological events it is expected to compare, confirm and/or reveal new scientific findings on health effects of radiation. This Conference will also contribute major conclusions to the Joint WHO/IAEA/EU Conference - One Decade after Chernobyl - which will take place in Vienna in April 1996. An additional international conference, the First International Conference of the European Commission, Belarus, the Russian Federation and the Ukraine on the Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident, to be held in Minsk, Belarus, in March 1996, will provide complementary results to the Vienna Conference. I extend a cordial invitation to all interested scientists and policy makers in the field of radiological health effects to attend the WHO Conference. Hiroshi Nakajima, M.D., Ph.D Director-General I. INTRODUCTION The health and environmental consequences attributed to the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on 26 April 1986 have been subject to extensive investigation. However, opinions on the real consequences still differ. The pilot phase of the International Programme on the Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident (IPHECA) was structured to clarify some of the underlying issues. This phase came to an end in 1994 and a comprehensive report will be published soon. The report will describe the actions taken in medical care, as well as the scientific findings during the first phase of IPHECA (1992-1994). An executive summary will be available at the Conference. Concurrently with the publication of the report, the World Health Organization will convene an international conference. While focusing on IPHECA results, the Conference will also include results from other investigations of Chernobyl health effects as well as from other radiological accidents. The Conference will thus provide a forum for comprehensive discussion and comparison of scientific findings in the field of health effects from ionizing radiation and will indicate where further research is required. The WHO Conference has to be seen in the context of two additional internationally sponsored conferences, namely the "First International Conference of the European Union, Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine on the Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident", to be convened in Minsk, 18-23 March 1996, and the Conference, "One Decade after Chernobyl: Summing Up the Radiological Consequences of the Accident", which is jointly sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Commission of the European Community (CEC) and WHO, and will be held in Vienna 8-12 April 1996. The CEC Conference will deal primarily with the results of 16 CEC projects, of which six focus on health consequences and dose assessment. Both the CEC and the WHO Conferences will provide conclusions and summaries to the Joint Vienna Conference, which addresses in particular decision- and policy-makers. II. CONFERENCE SCOPE The WHO Conference will provide world-wide updating and exchange of information on health consequences from radiological events and emergencies such as: Chernobyl Hiroshima/Nagasaki Windscale Altai Area Techa River, radioactive waste disposal (1949-1952) Kyshtym Accident (1957) Chelyabinsk Area, explosion of high- level radioactive waste tank Bravo Test, Bikini Atoll (1954): a) Japanese fishermen b) Marshall Islanders/US investigation Hanford Site Utah Weapons Tests, consideration of recently declassified material UK Weapons Tests Selected incidents with exposure of workers and/or the public, such as: a) Goiania, Brazil b) Algeria c) Mexico III. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES Highlight major findings from IPHECA Phase I Compare IPHECA Phase I results with those of other studies on Chernobyl health effects Obtain improved (updated) understanding of the type, magnitude and severity of presently known and expected future health effects from the Chernobyl accident Add new results from investigations of health effects of other radiological accidents to complement the health effects picture Examine the effectiveness of remedial measures regarding health during and after accidents and propose future improvements Advance and/or confirm the state-of-the-art on the knowledge of radiation-related health effects Provide information to the ongoing or new investigations of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) Point out interesting trends and developments which need research attention in the future IV. SESSION SCHEDULE (DAY BY DAY) 10:00 Plenary Session 1: Opening Addresses, Major Programme Overviews 1. Dr H. Nakajima, Director-General, World Health Organization 2. Mr Y. Fujita, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan 3. Dr Guy-Olivier Segond, Vice President of the Government of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, Minister of Social Welfare and Health 4. Mr Martin Griffiths, Director, United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva 5. Dr I. Drobyshevskaya, Minister of Health, Belarus 6. Professor E.A. Nechaev, Minister of Health and Medical Industry, Russian Federation 7. Dr Y. Korolenko, Minister of Health, Ukraine 8. Dr N.A. Krysenko, Deputy Minister of Health and National Coordinator for IPHECA, Belarus 9. Professor A. Tsyb, Director, Medical Radiological Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, National Coordinator for IPHECA, Russian Federation 10. Dr V.M. Ponomarenko, Deputy Minister of Health, National Coordinator for IPHECA, Ukraine 11. Mr B. LefSvre, Coordinator, Chernobyl Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 12. Mr Jaak Sinnaeve, Science, Research and Development - Joint Research Centre, Energy, European Commission 14:00 Plenary Session 2: National Programmes 1. The United States Department of Energy experience in research on the health effects of radiation accidents (Mr F. Hawkins, P.E., Director of the Office of International Health Studies, U.S. Department of Energy) 2. The effects of the Chernobyl accident on human health; preliminary results and research programmes of the National Research Council of Italy (Professor G. Ravagnan, Instituto of Experimental Medicine, National Research Council, Italy; co-authors; T. Parasassi, P. Volpe, O. Sapora, V. Bebeshko, A.E. Romanenko) 3. The French programme of understanding and mitigating the effects of radiation (Professor J.F. Girard, Directeur G,n,ral de la Sant,, MinistSre de la Sant,, France) 4. Advances and challenges in understanding radiation effects - the Japanese programmes (Dr I. Shigematsu, Chairman, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan) 5. Cuban program for the comprehensive medical attention of children from areas affected by the Chernobyl Accident (C. Dotres, O. Grandio and R. Llanes) 6. Measures planned and taken after Chernobyl (M. le Ministre, J. Mouyabi, MinistSre de la Sant, et des Affaires Sociales de la R,publique du Congo, charg, de la r,insertion sociale des sinistr,s et des personnes handicap,es) 7. The Russian Federation national programmes on alleviation of consequences of radiation accidents (Dr V. Voznyak, First Deputy Minister, Ministry for Emergency Situation of the Russian Federation; co-authors: V.S. Sorokin, N.B. Trojitskaya, and A.F. Tsyb) 9:00 Main Session 1: Acute radiation effects 1. New developments in the treatment of the acute radiation syndrome (G. Wagemaker) 2. Acute gastrointestinal dysfunction and pathology following accidental irradiation (N.M. Griffiths, C. Linard, I. Dublineau, P. Scanff, C. Joubert, P. Gourmelon) 3. Treatment of localized induced lesions: The Goinia experience (A. Oliveira) 4. Experience in the management of victims of accidents: lessons and perspective for the future (A.Guskova) 11:00 Main Session 2: Late effects 1. Time trends study on cancer morbidity in Belarus before and after the Chernobyl accident (A.Okeanov, I. Jakov, G. Yakimovitch) 2. Chromosomal aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes of people in the Bryansk region of Russia (Sisko Salomaa, A. Sevankaev, E. Kumpusalo, A. Zhloba, S. M,kinen, C. Lindholm, L. Kumpusalo, S. Kolmakow, A. Nissinen ) 3. Cytogenetic survey on liquidators (A.M. Nikiforov, N. Slozina, E. Neronova, T. Harchenko) 4. Effects of ionizing radiation on mental health of children exposed in utero (A. Nyagu, K. Loganovsky, A. Cheban, V. Podkoritov, Y. Plachinda, K. Iouriev, E. Antiptchouk, T. Loganovskaya) 5. Childhood cancer incidence in immigrants from the former Soviet Union to Israel, 1989-1992 (J. Iscovich, I. Nemirovsky, D. Vigdorovich, P.E. Slater, E. Lubin) Parallel Session 1: Epidemiological registry and data management, is to include presentations by A. Donath, M. Eglite, Z.P. Kamarly, V. Ivanov, A.M. Nikiforov, A. Sevankaev, Y. Shibata, Y. Shimizu, Ya. Shoyhet, Y.D. Skoropad, A. Tsyb and G. Vasilev Poster Session 1: Radiation effects, Epidemiology, Doses 13:30 Main Session 3: Epidemiology 1. Epidemiological research on health consequences of the Chernobyl accident (V. Buzunov, N. Strapko, E. Pirogova, L. Krasnikova, V. Bugaev, N. Korol, T. Treskunova, B. Ledostchuk, N. Gudzenko, E. Bomko, O. Bobyleva, G. Kartushin) 2. Profiles of non-cancer diseases in the atomic bomb survivors (K. Kodama, S. Fujiwara, M. Yamada, F. Kasagi, Y. Shimizu, I. Shigematsu) 3. Cancer mortality for the exposed population of the Techa River area (M. Kossenko) 4. Health effects of the Chernobyl accident in Russia: Health status of the population and the Chernobyl Emergency accident workers, and the role of the radiation factor (E.A. Nechaev) 5. Population health in contaminated areas (I. Drobyshevskaia) 6. Evaluation of the effects of the Chernobyl accident on population health (Y. Korolenko, A. Serdiuk, A.Vosianov, V.M. Ponomarenko, Y.A. Zozulia, O. Bobyleva, L.G. Rosenfeld) 7. Epidemiological studies of the Chernobyl accident: Results of joint CIS/EU activities (E. Cardis) 16:30 - Panel: The impact of accidents on the local population, with the mayors and regional representatives* of Pripyat, Bryansk, Gomel, Chelyabinsk, Hiroshima, Harrisburgh, and Seveso. Parallel Session 2: Assessment of individual and population exposure, is to include presentations by L. Kovgan, V.A. Kutkov, L. Van Middlesworth, M. Hoshi, Y. Okumura, D. Osanov, V. Pitkevich, K. K"nig, V. Shevchenko, V. Skvortsov, V. Stepanenko, N. Nakamura and L. Anspaugh Poster Session 1: Radiation effects, Epidemiology, Doses * To be confirmed 9:00 Main Session 4: Thyroid Diseases 1. Radiation and the thyroid (S. Nagataki) 2. Thyroid structure and function in radiation-exposed children after the Chernobyl accident (nine-year follow-up) (N.D. Tronko, Y. Epstein, T. Bogdanova, V. Oleinik, I. Komissarenko, V. Tereshchenko, E. Bolshova, I. Likhtarev, B. Wachholz, D. Becker, J. Robbins) 3. Thyroid Cancer in Populations exposed to radioactive fallout (K. Baverstock) 4. Epidemiology of Chernobyl-related thyroid cancer (T. Abelin, Y.I. Averkin, A.E. Okeanov, and J.P. Bleuer) 5. Histopathology of thyroid (D. Williams) 6. Joint thyroid studies between the U.S. and Belarus and Ukraine: Cohort study design and methods (R.E. Shore, G. Beebe, B. Wachholz) 11:45 - Panel: Thyroid Cancer after Chernobyl: implications for prevention and treatment, with A. Pinchera, S. Nagataki, N.D. Tronko, D. Williams, A. Tsyb, and D. Becker Parallel Session 3: Specific health effects of radiation is to include presentations by L.A. Schieve, B.V. Worgul, D. Arndt, A. Nyagu, R. Fedortseva, G. Laziuk, R. Boudagov, A. Nazarov, M.Fatome, S. Songsheng, A. Prisyazniuk and A. Romanenko Poster Session 2: Psycho-social effects, Haematology, Thyroid 14:00 Main Session 5: Haematology 1. The hemopoietic system: Its significance in radiation accident management (T.M. Fliedner) 2. Chernobyl fallout and incidence of childhood leukaemia in Finland (A. Auvinen, M. Hakama, H. Arvela, T. Hakulinen, T. Rahola, M. Suomela, B. S"derman, T. Ryt"maa) 3. Proposed study of leukemia and related disorders in Chernobyl clean-up workers in Ukraine (V. Bebeshko, S. Finch) 4. Chernobyl Sasakawa Health and Medical Cooperation Project. Report 3: Haematological findings (K. Fujimura, T. Shimomura, S. Kusumi, Y. Shibata, S. Yamashita, M. Hoshi, A. Kuramoto, K. Kiikuni, I. Shigematsu) 5. Haematological diseases in the Belarus Republic after the Chernobyl accident (E. Ivanov, D. Parkin, G. Tolochko, L. Shuvaeva, V. Ivanov, V. Lazarev, R. Iaroshevich) 6. Leukemia and lymphomas in population of Bryansk oblast after the Chernobyl accident (I.V. Osechinsky, A. Martirosov, B. Zingerman, V. Popov, L. Mescheryakova, A. Proshin, G. Milutina, G. Sidorovich) Parallel Session 4: Specific aspects of thyroid diseases is to include W. Paile, L. Astakhova, G. Beebe, K. Fujimura, A. Tsyb, C. Schlumberger, M. Orlov, L. Lyasko, E. Lushnikov, A. Poverenny, V. Parshin, and N. Afanasyeva Poster Session 2: Psycho-social effects, Haematology, Thyroid 9:00 Main Session 6: Psycho-social effects (jointly with UNESCO) 1. Social and psychological rehabilitation: A review of the UNESCO and other projects (T. Lee) 2. Mental disorders in Chernobyl "liquidators" and some approaches to their therapy (V. Krasnov, M. Yurkin, B. Petrenko, V. Kryukov, E. Olenicheva) 3. Indicators of radiation effects on the neuro-physic development of children (according to the results of the pilot project, "Brain damage in utero" in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia) (I. Kozlova, V. Korolev, A. Nyagu, G. Chernikov, E. Antipchuk, F. Gaiduk, A. Ghelda, I. Grinevich, T. Dakukina, I. Jeldak, A. Kachalko, K. Loganovski, Yu. Plachinda, V. Podkoritov, K. Iuriev) 4. Perceived quality of life in a contaminated and non-contaminated village seven years after the Chernobyl accident (M. Myllykangas, E. Kumpusalo, S. Salomaa, H.Viinam,ki, L. Kumpusalo, S. Kolmakov, I. Ilchenko, G. Zhukowski, A. Nissinen) 5. Chernobyl accident and psychological distress (G.M.Rumyntseva, T. Levina, M. Lebedeva, T. Melnichouk, O. Chinkina, D. Pliplina) 6. Report on Project No. 64 of the UNESCO Chernobyl Programme: Community Development Centers for Psychological and Social Rehabilitation (O. Garnets) Parallel Session 5: Remedial and public health measures is to include presentations by R. Masse, A. Vosianov, C. Ito, V.A. Jila, V. Bebeshko, E. Parshkov, R. Hille, L.A. Ilyin and J. Lipsztein 13:00 Plenary Session 3: Basic research and health effects 1. Studies on germline mutations in the children of atomic bomb survivors (C. Satoh, N. Takahashi, J. Asakawa, M. Kodaira) 2. Molecular markers of stress in the accident recovery workers (liquidators) two and four years after their stay in the Chernobyl area (G. Souchkevitch, L. Lyasko) 3. Activation of RET oncogene in thyroid cancer among children residing in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl accident and among atomic-bomb survivors (T. Seyama, T. Ito, K.S. Iwamoto, T. Mizuno, N.D. Tronko, I.V. Komissarenko, E.D. Cherstovoy, N. Takeichi, K. Dohi, Y. Satow and M. Akiyama) 4. Critical review of radiobiological studies of the effects of radiation exposure. Results and prospects (S. Yarmonenko) 15:00 Plenary Session 4: Summarizing the Conference 1. Summaries of chairpersons and rapporteurs 2. Panel: Lessons Learned with H.P. Jammet, I. Shigematsu, A. Guskova, V. Vosnyak and V.M. Ponomarenko 3. Closing remarks: Claude Haegi, Conseiller d'Etat de la Republique et du Canton de GenSve, charg, du d,partement de l'interieur, de l'environnement et des affaires regionales V. SESSION OVERVIEW (table) VI. CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION President: Mr Y. Fujita, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Vice Presidents: :Professor A. Guskova, Chief, Clinic for Acute Radiation Injuries, Institute of Biophysics, Russian Federation Professor H. Jammet, President, International Centre of Radiopathology, France Secretaries: Dr N.P. Napalkov, Assistant Director-General Dr W. Kreisel, Executive Director Scientific Staff: Mr R. Schmidt Dr G. Souchkevitch Dr M. Repacholi Dr R. Bertollini (WHO-EURO, Rome) Dr T. Kjellstr"m Mr S. Ozolins Advisors from Member States, Sponsors & International Organizations Technical Advisory Meeting on the Programme of the WHO International Conference on "Health Consequences of the Chernobyl and Other Radiological Accidents" - Geneva, 9- 10 February 1995 Participants Dr T. Abelin, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland Dr Olga Bobyljova, Head of Department for Medical Problems of Chernobyl Accident, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine Mr A.J. Gonzalez, Deputy-Director, Division of Nuclear Safety, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria Dr J.R. Harrison, Assistant Director, National Radiological Protection Board, Oxford, United Kingdom Mr Kaltenecker, Modernization and Innovation Unit, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France Dr A. Karaoglou, Science, Research and Development, Directorate General XII, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Dr N. Krysenko, Deputy Minister of Health, Minsk, Belarus Dr J. Lipsztein, National Commission of Nuclear Energy, Institute of Radioprotection and Dosimetry, Rio de Janiero, Brazil Dr Pellerin, Consultant, Office de protection contre les Rayonnements Ionisants, Le V,sinet, France Dr V. Sakharov, Senior Programme Officer, Joint United Nations Environment Programme/DHA, Geneva, Switzerland Dr Sisko Salomaa, Department of Research, Laboratory for Biological Dosimetry, Helsinki, Finland M. Jean Simos, Department of the Interior, the Environment and Regional Affairs, R,publique et Canton de GenSve, Geneva, Switzerland Dr A. Tsyb, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Obninsk, Russia Dr Bruce Wachholz, Chief, Radiation Effects Branch National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA Dr Ute Wolf, The Robert-Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany Dr Shun-ichi Yamashita, Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Atomic Disease Institute, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan Observers Dr L. Malishev, Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations at Geneva Mrs M. Opelz, Representative of the International Atomic Energy Agency Office in Geneva Paper Selection Meeting of the WHO International Conference on Health Consequences of the Chernobyl and Other Radiological Accidents - Geneva, 17-18 July 1995 Participants Dr W. Burkart, Bundesamt fr Strahlenschutz, Salzgitter, Germany Dr Alfred Donath, H"pital cantonal universitaire de GenSve Dr J.R. Harrison, Assistant Director, National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton,(Oxford), United Kingdom Dr H.P. Jammet, President, Centre International de Radiopathologie, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France Dr J. Lipsztein, Comiss o Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Instituto de Radioprote| o e Dosimetria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dr A. Tsyb, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Medical Radiological Research Centre, Obinsk, Russia Dr A. Yakovlev, Department of Statistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA Dr Shun-ichi Yamashita, Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Atomic Disease Institute, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan VII. GENERAL INFORMATION Conference venue The International Conference Centre of Geneva (ICC/CICG) Rue de Varemb, 15 1211 GenSve 20 - Switzerland Telephone: +41 22 791-9111 (Conference direct phone and fax numbers will be in registration packages at sign-in) Registration The registration form is attached to this programme. Please complete it and return it to the Conference Secretariat as early as possible. Confirmations will be sent to all participants whose registration has been accepted. Expenses No fee will be charged to attend the Conference. However, participants will in general be responsible for, and bear the costs of, travel and accommodation. These expenses will not be reimbursed by the World Health Organization. Travel within Geneva Taxis can be called by telephone by dialling 141, which is the main taxi pool in Geneva, or one of the following numbers: 342-4646, 320-2202, 774-1818, 721-3333, 733-3377, or 794-7177 or, for limousine service, 731-3262. The ICC/CICG Reception Desk will do this for you. Bus service ("8") - with destination board beside entry door indicating "OMS" - runs frequently from Veyrier via Rive in the centre of the town to the Place Cornavin (railway station), the ICC/CICG and the United Nations (Palais des Nations) all days, and to the WHO Headquarters on Avenue Appia from Monday to Friday. Bus 5 runs from the H"pital Cantonale to the Palexpo via Place Cornavin and the ICC/CICG. Bus 18 runs from Lignon to the Place des Nations via the Airport, Palexpo and the ILO/BIT (bus stop close to WHO), every 15 minutes from Monday to Friday, and every 30 minutes on weekends. Change at the Place des Nations to the No. 8 or No. 5 to reach downtown (Place Cornavin) via ICC/CICG. Tickets are available from vending machines (instructions in French, German, Italian and English) at the main bus stops, and multiple-use tickets can be purchased at a reduced price from newsagents bearing the TPG sign. One ticket is good for one hour, and just keep it with you in case they do check; you do not need to show it to the driver. Parking A limited number of covered parking spaces are available at the ICC/CICG (see map), free of charge. Parking cards are available at the ICC/CICG Reception Desk (not the Conference desk) from 7 a.m. each day and will require a 55 SFr deposit (to be refunded when the parking card is returned on the last day). ICC/CICG Facilities Coffee Bar - Cafeteria - Newsstand - Coat stands (unattended) - ICC/CICG Post Office (PTT) - Telephones - Fax - Telex - Telegrammes - ICC/CICG Bank Facilities - There is an office of the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) in the ICCG building with all national and international services including exchange of currencies (available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Medical services A nurse will be on duty at the ICC/CICG during normal day hours, at the Infirmary located on Level F. Wheelchairs There is full access for persons in wheelchairs, with restroom facilities on level D. Shuttle Service to WHO Headquarters Most UN facilities, including the WHO Headquarters, are within walking distance from the ICC/CICG. However, a shuttle service to and from Headquarters will be available every day from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., except 12:30 - 13:30. There are additional facilities available at WHO, such as restaurants, post-office, bank, travel agency and library. Also, there is a line No. 8 bus stop at WHO. No smoking at WHO or in the ICC/CICG Conference rooms VIII. MAP IX. Participants Form - International Conference on Health Consequences of the Chernobyl and Other Radiological Accidents 20 - 23 November 1995, Geneva, Switzerland Registration Form (please copy and type if possible) Title ................ Family Name .......................... First Name .................. Position ...................... Division ...................................................... Company/Organization .......................................... Address ....................................................... City ................................ Post Code ............... Country ................... Phone .......................... Fax .......................... E-mail ....................... Major topics of interest to me are: .............................................................. ............................................... Please do ... do not .... send me a brochure on hotels in Geneva. I understand that the Conference Secretariat will not be able to make arrangements with hotels on my behalf. Signature ...................... Date ..................... Send to: Conference Secretariat Office of Global and Integrated Environmental Health World Health Organization 1211 Geneva 27 Fax: +41-22-791 4123 Switzerland E-mail: johnsonj@who.ch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This announcement was submitted by johnsonj@who.ch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impressum: The Conference Archive is maintained at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO), Stuttgart (http://www.iao.fhg.de). Disclaimer: Announcements are provided as submitted, in particular, no liability for the accuracy of dates or other contents is assumed by the maintainers of this server. 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