UNESCO has declared 2013 as the millennium year of the writing of the Qanun fi al-tibb (Canon of Medicine) by Ibn Sina (Avicenna). A commemorative symposium will be held on June 21, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The symposium will focus on the philosophy, medical therapy, materia medica and scientific works of Ibn Sina, with particular reference to his monumental work Al-Qanun fi al-tibb which he begun to write in 1013.
The one-day symposium will consist of 6 parallel sessions with plenary and oral presentations, and a separate poster session.
Those who are interested are cordially invited to attend this important event with or without scientific contribution.
TR
