Organizers

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Balkan Cities Association of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation and Artificial Organs BANTAO

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10th BANTAO CONGRESS ORGANIZERS

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PRESIDENT
D. Tsakiris, Thessaloniki

HONORARY PRESIDENT
Ch. Stathakis, Athens

VICE PRESIDENT
K. Sombolos, Thessaloniki

SECRETARY
I. Boletis, Athens

DEPUTY SECRETARY
P. Kiriklidou, Thessaloniki

TREASURER
E. Sarris, Athens

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B O A R D S

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BANTAO BOARD

BOARD OF THE HELLENIC SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY

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President:	A. Basci, Izmir	President:	Ch. Iatrou, Athens
Secretary General:	C. Utas, Kayseri	Vice President:	P. Passadakis, Alexandroupolis
President-Elect:	D. Tsakiris, Thessaloniki	Secretary:	D. Goumenos, Patras
BJ Editor-in-chief:	G. Spasovski, Skopje	Treasurer:	E. Sarris, Athens
Members:	L. Djukanovic, Belgrade D. Nenov, Varna V. Nesic, Belgrade M. Polenakovic, Skopje	Members:	G. Bamihas, Thessaloniki K. Fourtounas, Patras G. Visvardis, Thessaloniki
Honorary Members:	H. Klinkmann, Germany J. Vienken, The Netherlands E.J. Dorhout Mees, The Netherlands

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

F. Carrera, Portugal A. Covic, Iasi N. Dombros, Thessaloniki K.-U. Eckardt, Germany J. Feehally, UK J. Floege, Germany D. Goldsmith, UK V. Hatzikonstantinou, Athens K. Jager, The Netherlands G. London, France N. Madias, USA

F. Mallamaci, Italy D. Memmos, Thessaloniki D.G. Oreopoulos, Canada E. Ritz, Germany P. Ronco, France B. Rutkowski, Poland A. Schiller, Timisoara P. Stenvinkel, Sweden R. Vanholder, Belgium A. Wiecek, Poland C. Zoccali, Italy

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C O M M I T T E E S

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LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

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A. Aggelou, Tessaloniki F. Christidou, Tessaloniki A. Kelesidis, Veria E. Kokolina, Tessaloniki E. Manou, Tessaloniki I. Minasidis, Tessaloniki E. Mitsopoulos, Tessaloniki D. Oikonomidou, Tessaloniki A. Sioulis, Tessaloniki

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Chairmen: K.C. Siamopoulos, Ioannina / V. Vargemezis, Alexandroupolis
Members:

N. Afentakis, Athens F. Akçiçek, Izmir M. Barbullushi, Tirana N. Dimkovic, Belgrade F.F. Ersoy, Antalya M. Gafenku, Timisoara L. Garneata, Bucharest E. Giannatos, Argostoli P. Gusbeth, Iasi B. Kiperova, Sofia A. Koroshi, Tirana N. Kotsadamis, Veria I. Kyriazis, Chios V. Liakopoulos, Thessaloniki M. Malovrh, Ljubljana K. Mavromatidis, Komotini V. Nenov, Varna

N. Nikolopoulou, Athens V. Orthopoulos, Athens I. Papadakis, Athens A. Papagianni, Thessaloniki M. Pappas, Ioannina M. Radovic, Belgrade H. Resic, Sarajevo K. Serdengeçti, Istanbul A. Sikole, Skopje D. Stamatiadis, Serres V. Stefanovic, Nis G. Süleymanlar, Antalya N. Theresca, Tirana E. Thodis, Alexandroupolis E. Vaselov, Sofia S. Ziakka, Athens N. Zoumbaridis, Edessa

PAPER SELECTION COMMITTEE
Chairman: N. Papagalanis, Athens
Deputy Chairman: N. Kaperonis, Athens