Date

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - Friday, September 5, 2008
11th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (11WCES)
September 1 - 2, 2008
21st Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES21)
September 5 - 6, 2008
Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA2008)

Venue

Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama,
Kanagawa 220-0012, Japan
TEL:+81-45-221-2155 (General Information)
URL: www.pacifico.co.jp/index_e.html

Theme

"Innovation for Surgical Endoscopy and Harmonization with Open Surgery"

Important Dates (tentative)

*January 18, 2008: Starts dates of Abstract Submission and Early Registration
*March 17, 2008: Deadline for Abstract Submission
*July 1, 2008: Deadline for Early Registration
*August 1, 2008: Deadline for Standard Pre-Registration

Congress Schedule

Date	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday September 1		JSES Business Meetings	JSES General Assembly
Tuesday September 2	Registration Starts JSES Symposia JSES Video Sessions JSES Poster Sessions Trade Exhibition	JSES Luncheon Seminars JSES Poster Sessions Trade Exhibition Opening Ceremony	Welcome Reception Trade Exhibition
Wednesday September 3	Special Programs Symposia/Workshops Poster Sessions Trade Exhibition	Special Programs Symposia/Workshops Poster Sessions Trade Exhibition JSES Educational Seminar
Thursday September 4	Special Programs Symposia/Workshops Poster Sessions Trade Exhibition	Special Programs Symposia/Workshops Poster Sessions Trade Exhibition JSES Educational Seminar	Yokohama Night (Banquet for All Participants)
Friday September 5	Special Programs Symposia/Workshops Poster Sessions Trade Exhibition Opening Ceremony ELSA Sessions	Symposia/Workshops Closing Ceremony ELSA Sessions Trade Exhibition	ELSA Banquet
Saturday September 6	ELSA Sessions Trade Exhibition	ELSA Sessions Trade Exhibition ELSA Closing Ceremony

World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery

The World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery is staged every other year. As the meeting rotates between the different continents, it consequently is hosted by the member organization of the International Federation of Societies of Endoscopic Surgery (IFSES) relevant to the region.
JSES takes great pride and pleasure in hosting the 11th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, 2 – 5 September 2008, Yokohama, Japan.

Scientific Secretariat

Department of Surgery I, Oita University Faculty of Medicine
Norio Shiraishi, M.D., Masafumi Inomata, M.D.
Masayuki Ohta, M.D., Kazuhiro Yasuda, M.D.
E-mail: wces08@med.oita-u.ac.jp

Congress Secretariat

Miki Ikeda, Jun Yamamoto, Chika Takahashi
Mayumi Nomura, Yuriko Fujimoto
c/o Japan Convention Services, Inc.
Daido Seimei Kasumigaseki Bldg. 18F
1-4-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3508-1214 Fax: +81-3-3508-1302
E-mail: wces@convention.jp

Secretariat of ELSA2008

Department of Surgery I
Nippon Medical School
E-mail: elsa2008@convention.jp
Web Site: www.elsa2008.com