Organized by	African Society of Radiology & Egyptian Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
Date	3-6 April 2012.
Venue	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.

Alexandria

Conference hosting city, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and its largest seaport. Alexandria extends about 20 miles (32 km) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in north-central Egypt. Home of the Ancient and Modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina; known with its one of the "7 Wonders of the world", "The Lighthouse of Alexandria; Alexandria was one of the famous cities in the world, founded around 331 BC by Alexander the Great and remained Egypt's Capital for nearly a thousand years.

ESRNM president
Prof. Fathy Tantawy

ASR President
Prof. Hassen Gharbi

Conference President
Prof. Ali Abdel Karim

Conference General Secretary
Prof. Tarek El-Diasty

ESRNM Honorary President
Prof. Mohamed Abdel Wahab

Conference Honorary Presidents
Prof. Abdel Kader El Deeb
Prof. Mahmoud Rgai Elmeligy

ASR Board

President
Hassen Gharbi (Tunisia)

President-elect
Sudhir Vinayak (Kenya)

Past President
Jan Labuscagne (South Africa)

Secretary General
Michael Kawooya (Uganda)

Treasurer
Azza Hammou (Tunisia)

Members
Rabiou Cisse (Burkina-Faso)
Mohamed ElFortia (Libya)
Ahmed Jusabani (Tanzania)
Henry Wanga (Kenya)

ESRNM Board

Fathy Tantawy

Ali Abdel Karim

Magdy El-Rakhawy

Saleh El-Essawy

Mahmoud Dawoud

Sayed Ghoneim

Mohamed Abo Elhoda

Wahid Tantawy

Khaled Shawky

Ahmed Farid

Awad Bisar

Hany Hafez Lotfy

Tarek El-Diasty

Hosny Abdel Ghany

Hossam Zaytoun

Conference Organizing Committee

Prof. Ali Abdel Karim

Prof. Michael Kawooya

Prof. Azza Hammou

Prof. Mohamed Abo ElHoda

Prof. Tarek Rashad

Prof. Hany Hafez Lotfy

Scientific Committee

Abdominal and GIT imaging
Prof. Reda Darwish

Cardiothoracic imaging
Prof. Adel Rezk

Film reading sessions
Prof. Ahmed Emad Mahfouz

Interventional Radiology
Prof. Ahmed Sami
&
Prof. Ahmed El-Dorry

Genitourinary imaging
Prof. Sameh Hanna

Head and Neck imaging
Prof. Ahmed Abdel Khalek

Musculoskeletal imaging
Prof. Salwa Fathy

Neuro Imaging
Prof. Yasser Abdel Azeim

Pediatric imaging
Dr. Mohamed Eltoumy

Resident teaching program
Prof. Mamdouh Mahfouz

Technical session
Prof. Badr Hegazy

Women imaging
Prof. Ashraf Selim

French group
Prof. Sayed Ghoneim

Guest Speakers

Prof. Nicolas Gourtsoyiannis (Greece)

Prof. Jan Labuscagne (Australia)

Prof. Eric Stern (USA)

Prof.Vikram Dogra (USA)

Savvas Andronikou (RSA)

Mickel Kawooya (Uganda)

Sudhir Vinayak (Kenya)

Dr. Ahmed Gharib (USA)

Prof. Richard Semilka (USA)

Prof. Suresh Mukherji (USA)

Hassen Gharbi (Tunisia)

Tarek Yousry (UK)

Henery Wanga (Kenya)

Dr. Khaled Elsayes (USA)

Prof. Sameh Morcos (UK)

Prof. Gertraud Heinz-Peer (Austria)

Dr. Rola Shaheen (USA)

Azza Hammou (Tunisia)

Haitham El Samaloty (USA)

Recent Advances in Medical Imaging in:

Head and Neck
Neurology
Musculoskeletal
Cardiothoracic
Abdominal and GIT

Resident Teaching Program

Film Reading Program

Technical and Basic Radiology Program

Francophone Program

Genitourinary
Pediatric
Women's Imaging Healthcare
Vascular and Intervention

About Egypt

History & Geographic Characteristics

Egypt is a country in North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia. The northern coast borders the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coast borders the Red Sea, which makes Egypt’s geographical place a very strategic one.

Overview of Egypt

The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for the next three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians in 341 B.C., who in turn were replaced by the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines. It was the Arabs who introduced Islam and the Arabic language in the 7th century and who ruled for the next six centuries. A local military caste, the Mamluks took control about 1250 and continued to govern after the conquest of Egypt by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. Following the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, Egypt became an important world transportation hub, but also fell heavily into debt. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914.
Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty following World War II. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honored place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt. A rapidly growing population (the largest in the Arab world), limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress society. The government has struggled to ready the economy for the new millennium through economic reform and massive investment in communications and physical infrastructure.

Cultural side of Egypt

Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's most famous monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex and the Great Sphinx; the southern city of Luxor contains a particularly large number of ancient artifacts such as the Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings. Today, Egypt is widely regarded as an important political and cultural centre of the Middle East. In addition to much more monuments returning to Coptic Christian Egypt, Islamic Egypt, and Modern Egypt

About Alexandria

Conference hosting city, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and its largest seaport. Alexandria extends about 20 miles (32 km) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in north-central Egypt. Home of the Ancient and Modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina; known with its one of the "7 Wonders of the world", "The Lighthouse of Alexandria; Alexandria was one of the famous cities in the world, founded around 331 BC by Alexander the Great and remained Egypt's Capital for nearly a thousand years.

Transportation in Alexandria

Airports

Bus

Train Station

Tramway

Taxi

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Conference is held at the Alexandria Main Convention Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is located on a magnificent site in the Eastern Harbor, facing the sea on the north, and Alexandria University Complex on its southern side, close to the location of the Old Library in the Brucheion (the Ancient Royal Quarter).
It is built in the shape of a chessboard and divided into five districts; the most important is the Royal District which holds the Museum, the Great library of Alexandria, the lighthouse and the Sema, which is the funerary temple where Alexander the Great was buried. The Library of Alexandria complex includes: The Main Library, Young Peoples' Library, Library for the Blind, Planetarium, Science Museum, Calligraphy Museum, Alexandria Archeological Museum, International School of Information Studies (ISIS), Conservation and Restoration Laboratory, Conference Center of Alexandria and Ancillary Services.

Currency banking

(rates are subjects to market fluctuations)

Egyptian Pound is the official currency in Egypt. Foreign currency exchange is available in most of the hotels, banks and currency exchange offices.
Exchange rate of 1 US$ = 5.95 EGP
Exchange rate of 1 € = 8.40 EGP
ATM machines are available all through the city, at the convention center and at the vicinity of all conference hotels.

Electricity

The electricity supply in Egypt is 220 Volts, 50 Hz.Most hotels also provide 110 Volts outlets for shavers.

Language

Conference official language is English All lectures and presentations will be held in the English language only.
There will be no translation available. A specialized program in FRENCH for francophone attendees.