Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the 15th International Symposium on Contact Dermatitis (ISCD) in conjunction with the 5th International Symposium on Irritant Contact Dermatitis (ISICD), which will take place in Paphos, Cyprus on November 6-9, 2005.

The aim of the Symposium is to stimulate discussion between clinicians and researchers, to exchange ideas and to spread knowledge on contact dermatitis.

The Symposium will open with an all day Contact Dermatitis Course and a meeting of the Israeli German Dermatological Society.

The Contact Dermatitis Course will be led by experienced experts in contact dermatitis and will focus on theoretical and practical aspects of contact dermatitis.

Plenary sessions, symposia and poster sessions will cover the different aspects of contact dermatitis. You are invited to submit your abstract online via this website

An attractive social program will complement the scientific activities and will include post symposium tours and a special program for accompanying persons.

The Symposium will take place in Elysium Beach Resort, a five star deluxe hotel. Cyprus, known as the "Island of Love", and a new EU Member State, is sure to be a wonderful setting for the symposium, with its warm people, fascinating landscapes, beautiful sandy beaches and colorful towns. Cyprus is a perfect location to hold our Symposium. The Cyprus Society of Dermatology (President: C. Demetriou) kindly supports this meeting.

We look forward to welcome all of you in Paphos, Cyprus!

Best regards,

The Organizing Committee
Thomas Diepgen, M.D. (ESCD)
Peter Elsner, M.D. (ICDRG)
Arieh Ingber, M.D.(ICDS)
Akiva Trattner, M.D. (ICDS)