Dear Colleagues,

     On behalf of the Organizing Committee it is our great pleasure and privilege to invite you to attend the 8 Baltic Congress of Laboratory Medicine to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, 18-20 May, 2006.
     This Congress is organized by the Lithuanian Society of Laboratory Medicine, Lithuanian Society of Human Genetics and Vilnius University together with the Latvian and Estonian Societies.
     The 8 Baltic Congress of Laboratory Medicine will be devoted to a very challenging programme focusing on the recent advances in different areas of laboratory medicine and human genetics. To create the opportunity to discuss the lates research findings, submission of abstracts would be much appreciated. Asusual exhibition of laboratory equipment and supplies will form an integral part of the meeting.
     We are confident that the 8 Baltic Congress of Laboratory Medicine will satisfy you scientifically, culturally and socially, and that you take home new ideas and new friendships.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Vilnius for the 8 Baltic Congress of Laboratory Medicine

Professor Zita Aušrelė Kučinskienė
President of the Congress