Invitation to Manila for ASEAN region primary care conference

The  Third ARPaC Biennial Conference  is fast approaching. AS previously mentioned, this will be done jointly with  the 52^nd Anniversary and Annual Convention of the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians.    The conference will be held from March 7-9, 2013  at the Philippine International Convention Center  with the theme “Best Practice in Universal Health Care.”

I  strongly  encourage you to  submit abstracts  for  research poster presentation. There is daily contest for best research poster.  Winners  shall be invited to submit  full paper for possible publication in the Asia Pacific Family Medicine journal.  If and when accepted for publication after peer review,  the article processing fee can be waived.  Please be reminded that deadline for submission is  February 5, 2013. Visit www.arpac2013.info for online submission of abstract. You can also submit  by email toarpac2013@gmail.com.

In addition,   I hope you can avail of pre-registration rate.  You can now pay on line and rate is up to February 14, 2013.  There is also group discount of  10 plus one free  for paying delegates up to  February 14, 2013.  You can  register online at www.arpac2013.info.

We have  10  official hotels and they are listed in the website.  You can  communicate directly with hotel of choice  for reservation.

Lastly, we have  a welcome dinner for  foreign dignitaries and gusts at the Manila Hotel Pandango Room  on March 6, 2013  from 6:30 to 9:30.  Manila Hotel is a historic hotel by the bay where  heads of states stay. It is one of the official hotels.

Thank you and I look forward to welcoming you to Manila.

Sincerely yours,

Dada

Zorayda E. Leopando

Conference Secretary  and Past President and Chair of International Affairs, PAFP