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31stIEC – Session Proposal Form

Please return this form to:

no later than Friday November 22nd 2013.

Session Proposed by:
Name / Jaime Fandiño-Franky
Name of ILAE Chapter / Commission / Colombia
Email /
Suggested Session Title: (please include a short outline of the session on the third page of this form) / Organization of Equatorial Countries as a new region for ILAE and IBE

Please note that the International Organising Committee will be responsible for the final selection of sessions and that chairs, speakers and talks may be changed or amended whenever it is deemed appropriate.

Proposed Chair:

(Please name only one at this stage – a chair may also speak in the session)

Name: / Marco Tulio Medina
Affiliation:
Address:
Country: / Honduras
Tel.: / Fax:
e-mail:

Presentations:

(Please list of up to 4 presentations, including suggested speakers)

Speaker 1:

Title of Presentation:
Name: / Manuel Campos
Affiliation:
Address:
Country: / Chile
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e-mail:

Speaker 2:

Title of Presentation:
Name: / SperCavalheiro
Affiliation:
Address:
Country: / Brazil
Tel.: / Fax:
e-mail:

Speaker 3:

Title of Presentation:
Name: / Arturo Carpio
Affiliation:
Address:
Country: / Ecuador
Tel.: / Fax:
e-mail:

Speaker 4:

Title of Presentation:
Name:
Affiliation:
Address:
Country:
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Short summary (200-300 words) of the proposed session:

About 50 countries belong to the so called “tropical zone”. It compromises CentralAmerica and South America (except Argentina, Chile and Uruguay). Also Far East as India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Philippines, etc. Arabian countries.

These countries have very similar health problems, similar causes for epilepsy, and similar problems in treatment, diagnosis and rehabilitation.

These countries appear too dependent from north and south, and don’t have any chance in leadership which may decrease research in very specific and critical topics, as tropical diseases, infections, food , customs and habits. I propose to create a fifth region: “equatorial zone.”

Please return this completed form to: no later than Friday November 22nd 2013.