The 2015 Joint Congress of the IPITA-IXA-CTS is to be held in Melbourne, Australia, 15–19 November 2015. The International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA), the International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA) and the Cell Transplant Society (CTS) reaffirm their strong partnership as leaders in transplantation and promise to provide an outstanding and informative program.
Melbourne, Australia is ideally suited to host the 2015 meeting. In particular, Melbourne is well known for its excellence in medical research and has been home to significant figures in the development of transplantation such as Sir Peter Morris, Kevin Lafferty, Tom Mandel, Tony d’Apice and Ian McKenzie.
Melbourne offers an unusually rich blend of arts, culture, sport, parklands and gardens, shopping, restaurants and festivals.
The charms of Melbourne have led it to be declared the world’s most livable city, with a combination of its affordable cost of living, personal security and green open space. It is an elegant, stylish, cosmopolitan city with many and diverse ethnic influences.