Dear Friends and Colleagues,

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 5th Congress of the Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA) to be held in New Delhi from March 14-17, 2012. The theme of the Congress is ‘Translational Immunology in Health and Disease ’. The Congress is being organized under the auspices of FIMSA and the Indian Immunology Society. An International Scientific Advisory Committee will ensure a highly interactive scientifically stimulative and intense program for the congress. The plenary sessions and theme based symposia will be addressed by an outstanding list of international speakers who will highlight recent advances in various facets of immunology with focus on emerging knowledge. It is our endeavour to encourage young researchers and students from the Asia Oceania region as elsewhere to this meeting.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Congress, I am happy to invite you and your colleagues to share and enjoy with us a stimulating scientific congress.

I look forward to welcoming you all to our beautiful country and the vibrant city of Delhi.

Narinder Mehra
President, FIMSA 2012 Congress