Guidelines International Network conference 2011 8 28 8

Guidelines International Network conference 2011. 8. 28 – 8. 31 Seoul, Korea www. gin 2011. org

Korea Location: 125° 04’~131° 52’, 36° 06’~38° 27’, Temperate zone Dimention: 99, 646 km 2 , forest : 65%

About Seoul Location: Heart of the Korea Peninsula Population: 10. 4 million Climate: Coastal Climate The Center for economy, finance, the arts and culture

WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL. SEOUL .

WORLD HERITAGE PALACE, MUSEUM, TEMPLE . .

ECO FRIENDLY CITY SEOUL

NY TIMES THE 31 PLACES TO GO in 2010

3, 683 161 63 WEEKLY AIRLINES CITIES FLIGHTS

INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Conference Venue Inchon Memorial Hall, Korea University

Conference Venue Inchon Memorial Hall The gothic stone building is built on Inchon Hill, Korea university Facility: 1, 000 -seat auditorium, several conference rooms, restaurants and a lounge Opened: April, 1991

Transportation Destination Inchon Memorial Hall Location Korea University, 126 -1 Anam Dong, Seong-Buk Gu, Seoul, Korea Incheon Airport to Inchon Memorial Hall

Accommodation

WO S A L C RLD S L E T S HO

Accommodation Holiday Inn(Seongbuk) Location : Adjacent to the Inchon Memorial Hall venue Rooms : 128 Rooms now reborn after 20 -month remodeling efforts as an five-star business hotel Shilla Hotel(Seoul) Location : 5. 9 km from Inchon Memorial Hall Rooms : 465 rooms Opened : March, 1979 preferred lodging for royalty, heads of state, dignitaries, celebrities, leaders and decision makers Grand Ambassador(Seoul) Location : 5 km from Inchon Memorial Hall Rooms : 409 Rooms Variety of ball rooms and conference rooms (10)

Program Highlights Presentations by international leaders in guideline, health-care research and policy. Preconference methodologies workshop on evidence synthesis and guidelines development. Discussion on emerging and underrepresented topics of scientific significance. Cutting-edge advances in scientific development, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of guidelines to advance health care. Network opportunity with guideline developers, implementers, and users from around the world.

Scientific Committee members Richard Rosenfeld (US) Tae-Hwan Lim (KR) Maria Eugenia Esandi Paul Glasziou (AR) (AU and UK) Keng Ho Pwee (SG) Nandi Siegfried (SA) Melissa Brouwers (CA) Hyunjung Kim (KR) Jako Burgers (NL) Ken N Kuo (TW) Edwin Chan (SG) Sue Lukersmith (AU) Philip van der Wees Naohito Yamaguchi (NL) (JP)

Optional Tours § Korean Folk Village § DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) § Temple life

Post Conference Tours § Gyeongju § Jeju World Natural Heritage § Hahoe Folk Village § Mt. Seoraksan National Park

Venues for Social Program • Gala Dinner at Samcheonggak traditional venue

Venues for Social Program • Samcheonggak, traditional venue • Experiencing Tea Ceremony

DINING. KOREAN DELICACIES .

Performances. KOREAN TRADITIONAL DANCE .

Hosting Organization Korean Academy of medical Sciences Institute for Evidence-based Medicine

Meet in Seoul! Contact: Info@gin 2011. org www. gin 2011. org