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Welcome to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia!
It is a great honour for the Indonesian Association of Clinical Pathologists to have the opportunity to hold the 11th International Congress of Asian Society of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (ASCPaLM XI) in Jakarta.

This meeting will concurrently be held with the 7th National Congress of the Indonesian Association of Clinical Pathologists at the Hotel Indonesia Kempinski, exactly 19 years since the first Congress was held in the same city of Jakarta.

The theme of the congress is: "Best Laboratory Practices for Patient Safety"

Which will be the emphasis of the presented topics. We hope to provide all participants a valuable opportunity to discuss, exchange, share your experience, and to come to new understanding, horizon and eventually to set new targets of accomplishment in the fields of Clinical Pathology and Clinical Medicines. The program will consist of exciting lectures and presentations by distinguished scientists, covering major highlights in both basic and clinical research in Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

This will not be complete without giving you the opportunity to bring back some memory from Jakarta as a metropolitan city as well as from the “old Jakarta” which is also known as Betawi or Batavia. Therefore the organizing committee invites you to the cultural night and exciting tour around Jakarta to give you a taste of the old town of Batavia.  You will also have the chance to interesting shopping because Hotel Indonesia Kempinski is located adjacent to the Grand Indonesia Shopping Town. The whole complex was once the first and the only international hotel in Indonesia during the period of President Sukarno.

We look forward to meeting you at this important scientific event to initiate discussion, collaboration and friendship and we do hope this will be a very memorable time of your visit to Jakarta, Indonesia.

 

Welcome address from President of Indonesian Association of Clinical Pathologist  (IACP) - PDS PATKLIN

It is a great honor for us that Asian Society of Clinical Pathologist and Laboratory Medicine (ASCPaLM) has chosen and given the chance to IACP to be the host of the 11^th International Congress of ASCPaLM on October 2010. It is our pleasure to welcome all delegates in Jakarta the capital city of Indonesia.

Our organizing committee has arranged interesting activities on each days of  congress. There will be an up to date scientific session and friendly organization meeting to discuss important issues on Laboratory Medicines , such as education and accreditation in Asia.

We also has prepared many leisure and tour packages around Jakarta so you can enjoy the unique and beauty of Indonesian culture.

Hopefully this year visit to Indonesia will bring along an unforgettable memories to all delegates.

We look forward  to seeing you all in Jakarta…

Sincerely yours,

dr. Lia G.Partakusuma, SpPK(K),MM

President of IACP

Ketua Umum PDS PATKLIN

Jakarta, a short history

The present day metropolis was founded by the Dutch Governor Jan Pieterzoon Coen in the year 1619 on the site of an existing Javanese village known as Jayakarta. Renamed Batavia it was located on coastal flatlands near the mouth of the Ciliwung River because it provided a safe harbor for the trading ships of the Dutch East India Company. Following the customs of their homeland, the Dutch built gabled houses and narrow streets and dug canals. Unfortunately, what worked in Northern Europe was a disaster in the tropics and the canals have been a source of foul odors and disease since they first appeared.

The very first 5 star hotel, Hotel Indonesia* was opened in 1960. In 1966 Sukarno was “replaced” by a little known general, named Suharto. Under Suharto’s “Guided Democracy” there was a thirty two year period of economic growth and industrial development. Most obvious to residents and tourists alike, was the variety of architectural styles reflected in the skyline of this modern looking metropolis. Long, wide thoroughfares with shrubs and flowers planted in the medians now cut through the Central Business District (CBD), and toll roads crisscross over the slower moving traffic. Skyscrapers, office buildings, high rise apartment buildings pierce the sky and shopping malls and five star hotel complexes dot the landscape. *) since middle of 2009 renamed as Hotel Indonesia Kempinski – the venue