Posters may be presented electronically, and a computer link-up with other scientists for discussion may be available. To view a short scientific programme click here . The plaque is transported from ICC to ICC as a symbol of the ISC and is displayed during each Congress. There are currently 40 societies in the Federation from all over Europe and the Middle East. After 60 years of remarkable achievement with antibiotics, we are running into some serious problems.
New solutions are always on the horizon, however, and many exciting prospects remain.
Contributors will be expected to provide ways of finding solutions to existing problems. Directions for future research, improvements in antibiotic evaluation and more information on clinical practice will be developed in the scientific sessions. The challenge of infections since the discovery of antibiotics still remains, even though we have entered the new millennium, and the usage of antibiotics is ever more intricate and complex. Crucial issues will be addressed at the Congress and participants will be encouraged to join in the discussions. There will also be a unique opportunity to understand further the problems and challenges in Mainland China, the most populace nation on Earth.