SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Thursday, April 29, 2010
15.00 - 17.00 On-site Registration
Friday, April 30, 2010
08.00 – 09.00 Hands on Workshop
09.00 – 09.45 Keynote Lecture-1
Chairpersons: Başak Balaban, Peter Fancsovits
The evolution of cryopreservation
Stanley Leibo
Session I- Embryo Cryopreservation
09.45 - 10.15 Selecting a method and embryo for successful cryopreservation
David H. Edgar
10.15- 10.20 Discussion
10.20- 10.50 Coffee Break
Session II- Embryo Cryopreservation 2
Chairpersons: Daniel Brison, Agnes Bali Papp
10.50-11.20 Optimizing FET success: A critical assessment of assisted hatching,lysed cell removal and clinical aspects of frozen-thawed embryo transfer
Peter Nagy
11.20- 11.25 Discussion
11.25-11.55 Safety of embryo cryopreservation: Outcomes and long term follow-up
Etienne Van Den Abbeel
11.55-12.00 Discussion
12.00-12.45 Lunch
12.45- 13.45 Satellite Symposia (IBSA)
Session III- Sperm Cryopreservation
Chairpersons: Aidita James, Szilard Bodo
13.45-14.15 Outcomes, safety and effectiveness for cryopreservation of ejaculated, testicular and epididymal sperm
Greta Verheyen
14.15 -14.20 Discussion
14.20-14.50 Cryopreservation of sperm for oncology patients. Pre + post treatment quality, utilization and success
Herman Tournaye
14.50-14.55 Discussion
14.55-15.25 Molecular assessment of cryopreserved sperm: FISH, fragmentation, methylation and more…..
Juan G. Alvarez
15.25-15.30 Discussion
15.30-16.00 Coffee Break
Session IV- Free Communications
Chairpersons: Daniel Brison, Balazs Balyi
16.00-16.15 FC-1
16.15-16.30 FC-2
16.30-16.45 FC-3
16.45-17.00 FC-4
17.00-17.15 FC-5
17.15-17.30 CFAS Exchange Lecture
*FCs will be 10 minutes presentation followed by five minutes discussion
17.30-18.30 Poster Session
19.00 Opening Ceremony
20.00 Welcome reception
Saturday, May 1st., 2010
07.45 – 08.45 Hands on Workshop
08.45 – 09.30 Keynote Lecture-2
Chairpersons: Lynette Scott, Csaba Pribenszky
Cryopreservation for wildlife conservation: Lessons for human IVF
David Whittingham
Session V- Oocyte Cryopreservation
09.30 – 10.00 When and how to cryopreserve oocytes? Analysis of oocyte physiology and molecular markers to improve cryopreservation methods
Laura Rienzi
10.00 - 10.05 Discussion
10.05 – 10.35 Optimising clinical protocols for successful oocyte cryopreservation
Andrea Borini
10.35- 10.40 Discussion
10.40-11.10 Coffee Break
Session VI- Oocyte Cryopreservation 2
Chairpersons: Lisa Cowan, Gabriella Faludi
11.10-11.40 Cryopreservation of oocytes for social or medical reasons: Is there a difference?
Gillian Lockwood
11.40 - 11.45 Discussion
11.45-12.15 Safety of oocyte cryopreservation: Lessons from donor banking
Peter Nagy
12.15-12.20 Discussion
12.20 -12.50 Lunch
12. 50- 13.50 Satellite Symposia
Session VII- Cryopreservation of Ovarian Tissue
Chairpersons: Laura Rienzi, Janos Urbancsek
13.50-14.20 Collection, processing and storage of ovarian tissue: Clinical indications and best practice
Erik Ernst
14.20 - 14.25 Discussion
14.25-14.55 Recent developments: Ovarian tissue transplantation versus in-vitro maturation of immature oocytes
Evelyn Telfer
14.55-15.00 Discussion
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
Session VIII- Regulation, Law and Ethics of Cryopreservation
Chairpersons: Alan Thornhill, Kalman Szucs
15.30 – 16.00 Regulatory aspects of cryopreservation around the world: Global village or dystopia?
David Mortimer
16.00 - 16.05 Discussion
16.05- 16.35 Whose embryo is it anyway? Death, disposition and other dilemmas
J. Lawford-Davies
16.35 - 16.40 Discussion
16.40-17.40 Alpha AGM (Annual General Meeting)
20.30 Gala Dinner
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Session IX- How Do I Know When It’s Working? - Training and Quality Management Aspects of Cryopreservation
Chairpersons: Peter Nagy, Andras Dinnyes
09.00-09.30 Optimizing cryopreservation - What’s critical, what’s not?
Maureen Wood
09.30 - 09.35 Discussion
09.35-10.05 Keeping cool in the IVF laboratory: KPIs for cryopreservation
David Mortimer
10.05 - 10.10 Discussion
10.10-10.40 Panel Discussion:
Open forum for delegates to ask questions and share their cryopreservation experiences
10.40-11.15 Coffee Break
11.15-11.30 Prize Paper Awards (Oral+Poster)
Chairpersons: Chairman of the Alpha Society, Presidents of the International Scientific Committee
11.30-12.15 Keynote lecture 3 (Closing lecture)
Chairpersons: Başak Balaban, Peter Fancsovits
The future of cryopreservation in assisted reproduction
Alan Handyside
12.15-12.30 Closing remarks
