Chairs: Sirpa Mäkinen (FI) and Kirsten Simonsen (DK)
13.00-13.45 Environmental effects on epigenome, gene expression and embryonic development epigenetics of fetal alcohol syndrome. Nina Kaminen-Ahola (FI)
13.45-14.30 Environmental and life style determinants of semen quality. Jorma Toppari (FI)
14.30-15.00 Exhibition and coffee break
Session 2: Research and practice Chairs: Arne Sunde (NO) and Kirsten Simonsen (DK)
15.00-15.45 Genomics of oocyte and embryo-endometrium interaction at implantation. Andres Salumets (EST)
15.45-16.30 “Vitrification of oocytes and blastocysts” – The devil is in the details Thorir Hardarson (SWE)
16.30-18.00 Interactive session in exhibition area (including Happy Hour in the end)
18.00-19.00 Break 19.00 –> Dinner in the Restaurant Paasi
Saturday 31st of August Session 3: Embryo selection: How to select best embryos?
Chairs: Susanna Apter (SWE) and Ingela Liljeqvist Soltic (SWE)
09.00-9.45 Morphokinetic assessment of embryos. Inge Agerholm (DK)
09.45-10.30 Update: Methods for prediction of embryo viability. Aisling Ahlström (SWE)
10.30-11.00 Annual General Meeting
11.00-11.30 Exhibition and coffee break
11.30-12.15 Prediction of pregnancy based on blastocyst morphological quality parameters in cycles with compulsory blastocyst transfer. Etienne Van den Abbeel (B)
12.15-13.00 Research on female fertility in cattle and sheep. Jaana Peippo (FI)