55th CONGRESS OF THE LIGA MEDICORUM HOMEOPATHICA INTERNATIONALIS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, MAY 13-17, 2000

Dear Colleagues,

Hungary has been awarded the honour to host the 55th Congress of the Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis to be held between May 13-17, 2000.

In Hungary, where homeopathy has great traditions, a Congress of this kind was organised last time in 1935. Since then - especially during a ban of more than 40 years - no such event could be held here. The Congress in 2000 is meant, among others, to put an end to that long period of silence.

The year 2000 is also the year of the Hungarian Millennium. The Millennium festivities will most probably raise interest in Hungary all over the world. By organising the congress, Hungary may very well find itself in the centre of the attention of the ever-expanding international homeopathic community. In addition to promoting homeopathy, our Congress will also contribute to the fulfilment of the objectives of Millennium festivities.

The year 2000 is at the same time the turn of the century. Many people say that homeopathy is the healing method of the 21st century and will receive its due recognition in the new era. This is the reason why we have decided to select “Homeopathy - Medical Art of the 21st Century” as the main theme of the Congress.

The Congress will be held on the premises of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Count István Széchenyi, founder of the Academy, was known to subject himself to homeopathic treatment. Is there a worthier venue in Hungary for the first lecture by George Vithoulkas, winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize?

Prof. Dr. Mathias Dorcsi, who is Hungarian on his father’s side, will be the Honorary President of the Congress. The Austrian professor, living now in Germany, has done a lot to start the education of classical homeopathy in Hungary.

Homeopathic experts of international fame have been invited to give presentations every day. In addition to George Vithoulkas of Greece, the Congress will feature Farokh J. Master of India, Tatyana D. Popova of Ukraine and Massimo Mangialavori of Italy.

We look forward to a successful and memorable Congress attended by researchers and practitioners of homeopathy from all over the world.

Scientific and Organizing Committee

HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE CONGRESS
Mathias Dorcsi (Austria)

After studying medicine, Mathias Dorsci, whose father is of Hungarian origin, estblished the New Medical Association for Homeopathic Doctors in Austria in 1953. He organized intensive homeopathic courses in Baden/Vienna in 1973. In 1975 he was granted permission by the Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute to carry on homeopathic research in Austria. After a long battle with the Medical Faculty in Vienna, lectures on homeopathy were initiated in 1984, and he received the title of professor in 1985.

He moved to Munich in 1989. Since 1995 he has been the supervisor of the modelproject of “Homeopathy in Pediatrics” in the Dr. von Haunersches Children’s Hospital, University of Munich.

Dorsci is author of numerous books and has received many honours for his work, e.g., the Gold Medal for Sciences and Art of the Republic of Austria, in 1996. Also, he has an important role in rebuilding homeopathy in Hungary. The first Baden-type, three-year homeopathic education in our country started with his lectures in 1993.



INVITED KEY SPEAKERS

Massimo Mangialavori (Italy)
He was a surgeon and beside this he was interested in anthropology. He has been practising homeopathy for 15 years. He has a school for Classical Homeopathy in Italy and also teaches at many other places.
His main interest in Homeopathy is to work on the relationship with the patient and to look over a wide range of remedies that he considers grouped by families, according to different similarities. He doesn’t deny the individuality of each remedy, however says that it is very important to understand the relationship between similar remedies to have a more precise diagnosis and a more precise therapy.


Farokh J. Master (India)
He is a professor of Homeopathic Medical College in Bombay which has been affiliated to Bombay University for the last 19 years. He is Doctor of Medicine in Homeopathy awarded with Gold Medal. He authored about 29 books and has been internationally teaching for the last 16 years in Europe and the United States. Recently, he focused his interst on how the state of mind of the pregnant mother influences the fetus and how we can act in these cases with the aid of homeopathic treatment.


Tatiana Demianovna Popova (Ukraine)
She is the President of the Popov Homeopathic Centre in Kiev. After graduation (1955, Kiev Medical Institute) she immediately started to work as a homeopath. She followed the track of her father, founder of the Kiev Homeopathic School. During the era of the so called “perestroika” which brought official recognition to homeopathy in the country, she established the Homeopathic Center of which she continues to be the tireless leader to date. She is the author of several books and a great number of articles on homeopathy. She was awarded with the Commemorative Medal of OMHI for her outstanding achievements in developing homeopathy in her native country. As a doctor she is a follower of classical homeopathy.


George Vithoulkas (Greece)
He is the Head of the International Academy for Classical Homeopathy in Alonissos, in Greece. He authored several homeopathic books, among them Materia Medica Viva, and is the developer of the expert system VES. He has been an international teacher of classical homeopathy for 20 years. In the year 1996 he was awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize for his work of several years in the field of Classical Homeopathy.



STRUCTURE OF THE CONGRESS

Main Programme
One 90 minute presentation by a key-speaker will highlight the Main Sessions every day. Lectures of general interest (20 minutes each) will be selected as part of the Main Programme.


Satellite Programme
Further three sessions (running parallel to the Main Sessions) will also be organized on

• Veterinary Surgery
• Pharmacology
• Dentistry

Topics

• Homeopathy - the Medical Art of the 21st Century
• Prevention and Homeopathy
• New Provings
• Latest Results of Homeopathic Research
• Nosodes of Our Times
• Other

Official Language
The official language of the Congress is English.

IMPORTANT DATES

Sending back the Reply Form ......................................... NOW
Notification of acceptance ..............................................
Distribution of the Preliminary Programme
and Registration Information .......................................... January 5, 2000
Early Registration ............................................................. February 25, 2000
Congress ............................................................................ May 13-17, 2000

If you wish to receive further information and the Preliminary Programme (available in early January 2000), please contact the Congress Secretariat immediately (provided you have not already done so), at the following address:
SCOPE Ltd., Ms. Mariann Kindl
H-1111 Budapest, Kende u. 13-17, Hungary
Phone: +361 209 6001, 209 6442, Fax: +361 386 9378
E-mail: kindl@sztaki.hu
www.sztaki.hu/conferences/ligacongress2000



GENERAL INFORMATION

Host City
Budapest is a unique metropolis on the banks of the majestic Danube river, a city everyone falls in love with at first sight. Budapest is a great place to live, where you will find superb museums, concert halls and theatres, splendid old buildings and medieval churches. A city where food is delicious, wines are full-bodied. The year 2000 marks the 1000th anniversary of the Hungarian statehood. The whole country, and especially Budapest will celebrate, adding to the attractiveness of the city. We invite you to join us for the 55th Congress of the Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis and let us make it an unforgettable experience.
(For more information about Hungary and Budapest see: http://www.fsz.bme.hu/hungary).

Congress Venue the magnificent premises of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, one of the most beautiful historical buildings in Budapest, will accommodate the Congress and its related exhibition between May 13 and 17, 2000. The downtown in the heart of the city is within walking distance.


Hotels
Budapest offers a choice of hotels in all categories. The Congress organization has made block rseervation for the participants at advantageous, special rates in a number of hotels of different categories. Most hotels are located within walking distance from the Congress venue. Hotel reservation form will be sent out together with the registration form in early 2000.


Registration
The preliminary program, registration information and form (including hotel reservation) will be distributed in the first days of January 2000. Early registration fee (paid by February 25, 2000): USD 400-450, depending on sponsorship.

A reduced fee will be offered for participants coming from developing countries and countries in transition (Central and Eastern Europe, CIS).


Exhibition
An exhibition area will be available for international and Hungarian companies, institutions and for all other groups who wish to present their ideas, services or products.

58th CONGRESS OF LIGA MEDICORUM HOMEOPATHICA INTERNATIONALIS, APRIL 22-26, 2003. GRAZ, AUSTRIA

Invitation
Graz - with 250,000 inhabitants Graz is the second largest city in Austria. It has been designated as Europe’s cultural capital in 2003. Graz was once the magnificent residence of the Habsburgs and today it is still one of the best preserved Old Towns in Europe. The Schloßberg (473 m/1,500 feet) rises directly above the Town Centre and with its hanging gardens it provides an inviting place to relax. From the Uhrturm (Clock Tower), Graz’s most famous landmark, one can enjoy a view to the most important sights of the town: Renaissance buildings with well-kept courtyards and buildings with baroque and art nouveau facades. Small bars and shops give the town an almost Mediterranean feel. Graz stands on the river Mur, the largest and most important of Styria’s rivers. This makes it particularly attractive and lively. Only 10 minutes from the Town Centre there are the green hills of the surrounding countryside of Graz. This is a natural landscape with meadows, streams and ponds, hills, fruit plantations and vineyards where you may spend holidays in the countryside and yet remain very close to the City.
The Austrian homeopaths will welcome you in Graz and are looking forward to your visit. It will be an interesting congress in a relaxed atmosphere.


Main Topics

• Families of homeopathic remedies - an alternative path to the Materia Medica
• Integration of homeopathy into public health service
• The homeopathic family doctor
• Provings
• Research in homeopathy

Internet: www.homoeopathie.at


To request a copy of the Preliminary Program (will be issued in September 2002) and Program (January 2003) with all informations about the registration for the congress, for the scientific program and a detailed program of social events, or to request a form for the subscription of the proceedings, please write to:
Ver med, Petrifelderstraße 11a, 8042 Graz, Austria.