IACAPAP 2008 "18. Dünya Çocuk ve Ergen Psikiyatrisi Kongresi"

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the 18th World Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 30-May 4, 2008. This Congress will be a multidisciplinary meeting of the professionals working in the field of child and adolescent mental health all over the world, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, teachers and pediatricians. The theme of the Congress is ‘Carrying Hope between East and West for 3 C’s: Children, Cultures, Conflicts’. We are aiming to bring up the issues related to children and adolescents in various cultures and under various conflicts and to rebuild the hopes for the future. Turkey, being a country where the continents meet and bridging the east and west parts of the world, having hosted various cultures along the history, and witnessing so many conflicts across the surrounding three seas will be a good place to discuss child and adolescent mental health problems in scope of both enlarging and by globalization dwindling world. We are looking forward to hosting you in Istanbul, one of the most charming sites of the UNESCO World Heritage, ensuring that your visit will be academically and socially rewarding with a high quality scientific program accompanied by an exciting and attractive socio cultural program. We will be much pleased to offer you the traditional Turkish hospitality. Per-Anders Rydelius President of the Congress, Fusun Cuhadaroglu Cetin Chair of the Organizing Committee, President, International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions President, Turkish Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health