Session 1: Inaugural keynote
Place: Salón Pendón de Baeza
Welcome
4:00 pm Registration
5:30-6:00 pm Welcome message from the Council of Leon by Councillor for Culture, Heritage and Tourism (Miss Margarita Torres Sevilla)
6:00-7:00pm Keynote speaker: Dr. Gerald Spaeth, Département de Parasitologie et Mycologie Institut Pasteur, Paris, France "TARGETING HOST/PARASITE INTERACTION FOR ANTI-LEISHMANIAL DRUG DISCOVERY". Chairperson, Dr. Babu L. Tekwani
7:00-8:00pm Keynote speaker: Dr. Jorge Alvar, DNDi Geneva, Switzerland "ADVANCES IN VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS TREATMENT: SUCCESSES, PITFALLS AND HOPES". Chairperson, Dr. Francisco A. Rojo Vázquez
8:00-9:00pm Guided tour to Old City of León.
9:00-10:00pm Opening Reception.