WCN 2003 COMMITTEES

Congress President
E. Ritz (Germany)

Congress Secretary
K.-U. Eckardt (Germany)

Scientific Programme Committee
Extended Scientific Programme Committee
Subcommittee Chairs - Continuous Nephrological Education
Satellites
Training Course in Nephrology
Local Organising Committee
Paper Selection Committee

Scientific Programme Committee

Chairman
H. Murer (Switzerland)

Core group:
A. Davison (Great Britain)
J. Floege (Germany)
U. Frei (Germany)
C. Holmberg (Finland)
K. Kühn (Germany)
F. Lang (Germany)
F. Locatelli (Italy)
P. F. Plouin (France)
S. Sacks (Great Britain)
D. Schlöndorff (Germany)
J. J. Weening (The Netherlands)

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Extended Scientific Programme Committee

Europe:
T. B. Drüeke (France)
M. Goldman (Belgium)
B. Rippe (Sweden)
B. Rossier (Switzerland)
F. P. Schena (Italy)

North-America:
M. L. Halperin (Canada)
B. D. Kahan (USA)
A. Krensky (USA)
N. W. Levin (USA)
E. G. Neilson (USA)

Latin-America:
J. Herrera-Acosta (Mexico)
M. C. Riella (Brazil)
B. Rodriguez-Iturbe (Venezuela)
R. Zatz (Brazil)

Africa:
R. Barsoum (Egypt)
A. M. Meyers (South Africa)

Asia-Pacific:
E. Imai (Japan)
H. Sakai (Japan)
V. Sitprija (Thailand)
K.-T. Woo (Singapore)

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Subcommittee Chairs
Continuous Nephrological Education

CNE English
P. N. Harden (Great Britain)
N. Lameire (Belgium)
W. van Biesen (Belgium)
 
CNE French
M. Godin (France)
C. Tielemans (Belgium)
 
CNE German
B. Osten (Germany)
E. Ritz (Germany)
 
CNE Polish
B. Rutkowski (Poland)
A. Wiecek (Poland)
 
CNE Spanish
E. Bellorin-Font (Venezuela)
J. Cannata (Spain)
F. Carrera (Portugal)

CNE Renal Pathology
J. J. Weening (The Netherlands)
A. Fogo (USA)

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Satellites
H.-H. Neumayer (Germany)

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Training Course in Nephrology
F. Luft (Germany)
W. Zidek (Germany)
J. Hoyer (Germany)


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Local Organising Committee
U. Frei (Germany)
K.-U. Eckardt (Germany)

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Paper Selection Committee


Chairman: J. Floege (Germany)

Core group:
U. Heemann (Germany)
C. Holmberg (Finland)
M. Ketteler (Germany)
U. Querfeld (Germany)
J. J. Weening (The Netherlands)
G. Wolf (Germany)


K.C. Abbott (USA)
D. Abramowicz (Belgium)
P. Ackrill (United Kingdom)
D. Adu (United Kingdom)
T. Akiba (Japan)
T. Akizawa (Japan)
P. Aljama (Spain)
P. Altieri (Italy)
T.E. Andreoli (USA)
V.E. Andreucci (Italy)
J.C. Ayus (USA)
L.R.I. Baker (United Kingdom)
A. Basci (Turkey)
L. Baud (France)
G.J. Becker (Australia)
G.M. Bell (United Kingdom)
J.H.M. Berden (The Netherlands)
M.G. Bianchetti (Switzerland)
R.J. Bindels (The Netherlands)
R.C. Blantz (USA)
J. Bommer (Germany)
W.A. Border (USA)
E.L. Boulpaep (USA)
H.R. Brady (Ireland)
E. Briganti (Australia)
J.D. Briggs (United Kingdom)
J. Briggs (USA)
M. Burnier (Switzerland)
L. Cagnoli (Italy)
V.M. Campese (USA)
G. Camussi (Italy)
B. Canaud (France)
J. Cannata-Andía (Spain)
G. Cannella (Italy)
F. Carrera (Portugal)
T. Cavallo (USA)
J. Chanard (France)
J.W. Coburn (USA)
C. Combe (France)
W.D. Comper (Australia)
T. Cook (United Kingdom)
M. Cooper (Australia)
R. Coppo (Italy)
R.A. Coward (United Kingdom)
J.J. Curtis (USA)
M.R. Daha (The Netherlands)
B. Dainys (Lithuania)
A. Dal Canton (Italy)
B.G. Danielson (Sweden)
A. Davenport (United Kingdom)
J.C. Davin (The Netherlands)
M.E. De Broe (Belgium)
J.A. Diaz-Buxo (USA)
N. Dimkovic (Yugoslavia)
L. Djukanovic (Yugoslavia)
M. Dracon (France)
T.B. Drüeke (France)
R. Dzurik (Slovak Republic)
J. Egido (Spain)
J.H.H. Ehrich (Germany)
G. Eknoyan (USA)
O.E. Emovon (USA)
F.H. Epstein (USA)
E. Erek (Turkey)
V.L.M. Esnault (France)
B. Faller (France)
J. Feehally (United Kingdom)
B. Fellstrom (Sweden)
A. Felsenfeld (USA)
F. Ferrario (Italy)
C.M. Ferrario (USA)
R.N. Fine (USA)
F.O. Finkelstein (USA)
A. Fogo (USA)
D. Fouque (France)
U. Frei (Germany)
G. Friedlander (France)
E.A. Friedman (USA)
G. Fuiano (Italy)
M. Fukagawa (Japan)
V. Gattone (USA)
M. Gherman (Romania)
E. Girardin (Switzerland)
E. Goffin (Belgium)
C. Gronhagen-Riska (Finland)
V.E. Hadjiconstantinou (Greece)
A. Hartmann (Norway)
H.J. Helderman (USA)
W.H. Hörl (Austria)
U. Hopfer (USA)
T.H. Hostetter (USA)
P. Hoyer (Germany)
K.A. Hruska (USA)
I. Ichikawa (Japan)
C.F. Jacquot (France)
M. Jadoul (Belgium)
J. Janda (Czech Republic)
J.C. Jennette (USA)
A. Joerres (Germany)
C.G.M. Kallenberg (The Netherlands)
R. Kalluri (USA)
B.S. Kasinath (USA)
J.A.B. Keogh (Ireland)
M. Kessler (France)
K. Kimura (Japan)
R. Kitching (Australia)
N. Knoers (The Netherlands)
H.A. Koomans (The Netherlands)
B. Krämer (Germany)
M. Kretzler (Germany)
U. Kunzendorf (Germany)
G. Lama (Italy)
N. Lameire (Belgium)
C.B. Langman (USA)
M. Laville (France)
N.W. Levin (USA)
J. Leypoldt (USA)
T. Linne’ (Sweden)
F. Locatelli (Italy)
G. London (France)
M. Luman (Estonia)
Q. Maggiore (Italy)
R.B. Mannon (USA)
K.J. Martin (USA)
M. Martinez-Maldonado (USA)
A. Martin-Malo (Spain)
P. Mathieson (United Kingdom)
K. Matsumoto (Japan)
G. Mayer (Austria)
E. McGregor (United Kingdom)
O. Mehls (Germany)
R.L. Mehta (USA)
H.-U. Meier-Kriesche (USA)
P. Mene’ (Italy)
Q. Meulders (France)
W.E. Mitch (USA)
J. Morales (Spain)
D.E. Müller-Wiefel (Germany)
P. Mundel (USA)
S. Mutsaers (Australia)
J. Nagy (Hungary)
A. Nakamura (Japan)
M. Navarro Torres (Spain)
T.J. Neuhaus (Switzerland)
C.G. Newstead (United Kingdom)
D.J. Nikolic-Paterson (Australia)
K. Olgaard (Denmark)
W.C. O’Neill (USA)
L.C. Paul (The Netherlands)
E.B. Pedersen (Denmark)
M. Pestana (Portugal)
T. Petitclerc (France)
A.O. Phillips (United Kingdom)
L. Piera (Spain)
Y. Pirson (Belgium)
R. Pisoni (USA)
M. Polenakovic (F.Y.R.M.)
C. Pollock (Australia)
C. Ponticelli (Italy)
A. Pozzi (USA)
L. Raij (USA)
D.S.C. Raj (USA)
G. Remuzzi (Italy)
G. Reusz (Hungary)
A. Rifai (USA)
S. Rigden (United Kingdom)
M.V. Rocco (USA)
B. Rutkowski (Poland)
T. Saito (Japan)
A. Santoro (Italy)
F. Santos (Spain)
A.M. Sarmento (Portugal)
S. Sasaki (Japan)
F.P. Schena (Italy)
R.E. Schmieder (Germany)
J. Schnermann (USA)
C. Schroder (The Netherlands)
G.P. Segoloni (Italy)
M.S. Sever (Turkey)
K. Sharma (USA)
F. Shimizu (Japan)
J.G. Silva (Portugal)
G. Smith (United Kingdom)
S. Schwartz Sorensen (Denmark)
J.P. Squifflet (Belgium)
C.J. Stefanidis (Greece)
G.E. Striker (USA)
F. Strutz (Germany)
M. Suthanthiran (USA)
T. Tagushi (Japan)
V. Teplan (Czech Republic)
V. Tesar (Czech Republic)
G. Tesch (Australia)
V. Thongboonkerd (USA)
P. Tipping (Australia)
Y. Tomino (Japan)
N. Topley (United Kingdom)
R. Trompeter (United Kingdom)
G. Tufveson (Sweden)
T. Tulassay (Hungary)
Y. Utsunomiya (Japan)
A.J. van der Heijden (The Netherlands)
F.J. van der Woude (Germany)
C.H. van Os (The Netherlands)
C. van Ypersele (Belgium)
R. Vanholder (Belgium)
Y.Vanrenterghem (Belgium)
F. Verrey (Switzerland)
K. Verrier Jones (United Kingdom)
C. Wanner (Germany)
R.A. Ward (USA)
B. Watschinger (Austria)
J.-P. Wauters (Switzerland)
A. Wiecek (Poland)
R.P. Wüthrich (Switzerland)
H. Yokoyama (Japan)
G. Zilleruelo (USA)
F. Ziyadeh (USA)
C. Zoccali (Italy)
A. Zurowska (Poland)

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