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February 11-14, 2008
All sessions and meal functions will be held at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort at One Monarch Beach, Dana Point, California, 92629 USA

Monday, February 11, 2008
8 am–12 pm   Concurrent Closed Working Group Meetings
Groups Meeting:
• Development & Pathology
• Classification & Epidemiology
• Inflammation, Growth Factors & Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling
• Diagnosis & Assessment of PAH
• Interventional & Surgical Modalities of Treatment in PAH
• Medical Treatment
12 pm–2 pm  Luncheon
2 pm–6 pm  Concurrent Closed Working Group Meetings Continued
 
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
8 am–12 pm  Concurrent Closed Working Group Meetings
Groups Meeting:
• Cellular & Molecular Basis of PAH
• Genetics & Genomics of PAH
• Diagnosis, Assessment & Treatment of Severe Non-PAH PH
• End Points & Clinical Trial Design in PAH
• Future Perspectives
12 pm–2 pm  Luncheon
2 pm–6 pm   Concurrent Closed Working Group Meetings Continued
 
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
8 am-12 pm  Plenary Session:
Welcoming Remarks

Robyn J. Barst (New York, New York, USA) and Lewis J. Rubin (La Jolla, California, USA), Steering Committee Co-chairs
 
Task Force Reports and Discussion: Basic Science
Marc Humbert (Clamart, France), Committee Chair
• Development and Pathology
Sheila G. Haworth (London, UK) and Rubin Tuder (Baltimore, Maryland, USA), Moderating
• Classification and Epidemiology
Ivan M. Robbins (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) and Gerald Simonneau (Clamart, France), Moderating
• Inflammation, Growth Factors, and Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling
Paul M. Hassoun (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) and Marc Humbert (Clamart, France), Moderating
• Cellular and Molecular Basis of PAH
Nicholas W. Morrell (Cambridge, UK) and E. Kenneth Weir (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), Moderating

12 pm-2 pm
 
Luncheon and Poster Presentations

2 pm-6 pm
 
Plenary Session:
Task Force Reports and Discussion: Basic Science

Marc Humbert (Clamart, France), Committee Chair
• Genetics and Genomics of PAH
John H. Newman (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) and Richard C. Trembath (Leicester, UK), Moderating

Task Force Reports and Discussion: Clinical Science
Vallerie V. McLaughlin (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA), Committee Chair
• Diagnosis and Assessment of PAH
Adam Torbicki (Warsaw, Poland) and David B. Badesch (Denver, Colorado, USA), Moderating
• Interventional and Surgical Modalities of Treatment in PAH
Anne M. Keogh (Sydney, Australia) and Eckhard Mayer (Mainz, Germany), Moderating
• Medical Treatment
Robyn J. Barst (New York, New York, USA) and Nazzareno Galie (Bologna, Italy), Moderating
 
Thursday, February 14, 2008
8 am-12 pm  Plenary Session:
Welcoming Remarks

Robyn J. Barst (New York, New York, USA) and Lewis J. Rubin (La Jolla, California, USA), Steering Committee Co-chairs
 
Task Force Reports and Discussion: Clinical Science
Vallerie V. McLaughlin (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA), Committee Chair
• Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of Severe Non-PAH PH
Marius M. Hoeper (Hannover, Germany) and Michael D. McGoon (Rochester, Minnesota, USA), Moderating
• End Points and Clinical Trial Design in PAH
Vallerie V. McLaughlin (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) and Werner Seeger (Giessen, Germany), Moderating

Task Force Reports and Discussion: Future Perspectives
Lewis J. Rubin (La Jolla, California, USA) and Ardeschir Ghofrani (Giessen, Germany), Committee Co-chairs

12 pm-2 pm
 
Luncheon and Poster Presentations

2 pm
 
Adjournment