20th International Congress on Fibrinolysis and Proteolysis
23-25 August 2010 - Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
For programmes, registration forms or further information, please visit the website www.isfp2010.org

UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation Annual Scientific Meeting
8-9 September 2010 - Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
For programmes, registration forms or further information, please visit the website www.ukneqasbc.org

Micro & Nanovesicles in Health and Disease
23-24 September 2010 - Magdalen College, Oxford, UK
For further information, please visit http://www.micro-nanovesicles.co.uk

42nd Advances in Haematology Course 2010
27 September-1 October 2010. Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London UK.
This course provides an intensive update on the scientific basis and clinical practice of haematology for haematology specialists and those in haematology training. The entire breadth of haematology is covered over 5 days, with emphasis on recent advances and their impact on future research or clinical management. The haemostasis and thrombosis sessions will be held on 27th September and delegates may register on a daily or weekly basis.
Booking: www.w12conferences.co.uk

IX Argentine Congress on Haemostasis and Thrombosis - CAHT 2010
28-30 October 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Congress is organised by the Haemostasis and Thrombosis Cooperative Group of Argentina (Grupo CAHT) chaired by Alicia Blanco PhD. Deadline for abstract submissions: 11th July 2010. For more information, on-line registration and abstract submission, please visit www.grupocaht.com/congreso2010

Fourth International Course on Clinical Epidemiology applied to the Study of Thrombosis and Hemostasis
1-5 November 2010, Florence, Italy.
This one week intensive course is aimed at those involved in clinical research, with a particular focus on observational studies. The course will familiarize the participants with the principles of study design and analytical techniques. These include basic concepts such as incidence, risk measures (rate ratio, odds ratio), hypothesis testing, matching, interaction, bias and confounding. Participants will be taught the theory, but also spend considerable time practicing on paper analytical techniques, such as Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, Mantel-Haenszel estimators and standardised mortality ratios (SMRs), and various regression (linear, logistic, Cox) techniques.

The course fee is €500, and full board is €400. There are still a few places available and interested individuals are invited to send enquiries to f.r.rosendaal@lumc.nl.

The Leukocyte in Cardiovascular Disease
27-28 January 2011, Geneva, Switzerland.
Organizers are Beat Imhof and François Mach. Call for abstracts: Oral: September 26, 2010; Poster: October 31, 2010. For more information please visit www.abcam.com/geneva

4th International Symposium on Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
4-6 February 2011 Berlin, Germany.
The symposium organizers are Prof. Benjamin Brenner and Prof. Ian Greer. Abstract submission deadline is 5 October, 2010. For more information please visit our website at www.palexconventions.co.il/whith2011