Joint World Congress on Stroke:International Stroke Society,Mediterranean Stroke Society and the Southern African Stroke Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa, October 26-29, 2006 Joint World Congress on Stroke:International Stroke Society,Mediterranean Stroke Society and the Southern African Stroke Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa, October 26-29, 2006

COMMITTEES

Executive Committee
N.M. Bornstein, Israel, co-chairman
W. Hacke, Germany, co-chairman
T. Yamaguchi, Japan
V. Fritz, South Africa

Local Organizing Committee
V. Fritz, South Africa, chairperson
A. Bryer
R. Eastman
B. Kies
M. Connor
J. Mielke
N. Miladi

Scientific Committee
W. Hacke, Germany, chairperson
M. Brainin, Austria
A. Bryer, South Africa
G. Donnan, Australia
E. Diez-Tejedor, Spain
M. Fisher, USA
V. Fritz, South Africa
M. Hennerici, Germany
L.J.Wong
T. Yamaguchi, Japan

Honorary Committee
H. Barnett, Canada
T. Brandt, Germany
S. Davis , Australia
F. Gotoh, Japan
W.D. Heiss, Germany
J. Toole, USA

International Advisory Committee

F. Aichner, Austria
F. Barinagarrementeria , Mexico
A. Buchan, Canada
L. Caplan, USA
L. Csiba, Hungary
A. Czlonkowska, Poland
A. Culebras, USA
O. Del Brutto, Ecuador
M. El-Tamawy, Egypt
A. Etribi, Egypt
J. Ferro, Portugal
O. Fustinoni, Argentina
L. Goldstein, USA
V. Hachinski, Canada
G. Hankey, Australia
D.F. Hanley, USA
M. Hennerici, Germany
M. Kaste, Finland
J-S. Kim, South Korea
G.L. Lenzi, Italy
D. Leys, France

Xin-Feng Liu, China
M-H. Mahangne, France
A. Massaro, Brazil
M. Matsumoto, Japan
G. Meneghetti, Italy
J.P. Mohr, USA
J. Matia-Guiu, Spain
B. Norrving, Sweden
G. Ozdemir, Turkey
P. Prati, Italy
G. Regesta, Italy
D. Russell, Norway
A. Seneghini, Italy
Y. Shinohara, Japan
B. Singhal, India
V. Skvortsova, Russia
R. von Kummer, Germany
N.G. Wahlgren, Sweden
W.J. Wong, Taiwan
F. Yatsu