Dear Colleagues,

It is a great pleasure to invite you to participate in the VII International Congress on Headache in Children and Adolescents which is scheduled to take place under the auspices of the International Headache Society in İstanbul, May 17 to 21, 2008.

The congress program is designed to cover both the newest advances in the basic and clinical aspect of headache in children and adolescents and collaborates regional clinical experiments in this area. Participants of the teaching course will gain better understanding of the most up-to-date information on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of headache in young patients. The scientific program will include invited lectures, panel discussions, poster and oral presentations. Authors of selected posters will be invited to present their findings also orally in the plenum and the best presentation will be awarded.

During the congress we will offer social events to open new windows in your minds regarding Türkiye. We hope that you will hear the sounds and see the light of both of the past and future in your trips.
We invite to you İstanbul, a unique city where east meets west and it is the bridge between Europe and Asia thriving metropolis of 12 million people-exotic yet distinctively western. You may also see here traditions of Turkish hospitality combined to make Istanbul a perfect meeting city, one that will impress treasured and lasting memories. You may also be introduced to traditional Turkish cuisine, which is one of the richest in the world, appeals to the eye as well as the palate.

We may also together celebrate; the "Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day" which marks the 89th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's. Along the congress we may also together enjoy traditional Turkish music and folk activities. After the last Turkish coffee drunk in İstanbul, we hope that we shall be friends for forty years.

We are looking forward to welcome you to the VII International Congress on Headache in Children and Adolescents in İstanbul and wish you unforgettable times.

* Poems by Orhan Veli, translated by Talat Sait Halman.


Assoc. Prof. Aynur Özge, MD