Words of Welcome

The Organizing Committee is happy to invite you to attend the 22nd International Congress of Chemotherapy

The International Society of Chemotherapy (ISC) is delighted that its 22nd International Congress of Chemotherapy is scheduled for Amsterdam in 2001

The 22nd ICC is the first in the new Millennium. As our logo shows, we will look to the future. A future that will bring many changes: old ways to treat infections will vanish; completely new tailor made drugs will be designed; the resistance problem will grow, but new strategies to combat resistant micro-organisms will be developed.
The way we practice medicine may change but the way we care for the patient will remain the same. Therefore our slogan is: "Compassion and Science". We will try to incorporate these issues in the programme. We would also give the audience in the developing countries the opportunity to participate (partly) in the programme through internet communication. We will indeed make more use of new techniques: interactive sessions, electronic posters, etc.
We hope to combine cutting edge science for the basic scientists with new information, important for the practising physician, and a forum where the drug industry can discuss their new compounds in an informal atmosphere.
We look forward to welcoming you in Amsterdam.
 
Jan Verhoef
President Executive Organising Committee

The Society is becoming increasingly international and now has more than 60 national and regional Member Societies from all over the world from where delegates will, undoubtedly, converge in numbers on such an enticing city as Amsterdam in the heart of Europe.
The term "chemotherapy" sensu strictu relates to both anti-infectious and anti-neoplastic treatment. For many years, there was a different connotation to the word "chemotherapy" for which it was intended; for the general public, cancer and leukemias would come to mind when "chemotherapy" is mentioned. In Amsterdam, however, dedicated programmes directed especially towards neoplasms will be included, together with updated topics of key concern for antimicrobial treatment. The good collaboration between the local organizers in the Netherlands and the ISC serves as a further guarantee for an upcoming event, which I heartily invite you to attend.
 
Tom Bergan
President ISC