Preface

Article Outline

• About AST (Asian Society of Transplantation)
• About CAST (Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation)
• CAST 2011
• CAST 2013
• Copyright

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About AST (Asian Society of Transplantation) 

The leading transplantation society in Asia, the Asian Society of Transplantation (AST) is an Affiliated Society of The Transplantation Society (TTS). AST has been organizing the CAST meeting biannually since the inaugural conference in Bali, Indonesia in 1989. A similar society is the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT) which organizes a conference biannually in even years. A total of 23 persons from 19 countries are currently serving as Council Members.

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About CAST (Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation) 

CAST held its inaugural conference in Bali, Indonesia in 1989. Its last meeting was in Lebanon in 2009. Korea successfully hosted the 4th CAST in 1995, and once again had the honor to organize the 12th CAST in 2011. CAST aims to encourage the presentation of research results—theory and application—and promote the exchange of knowledge and information in the field of transplantation, ultimately contributing to raising the presence of Korea as a global leader in the field.

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CAST 2011 

CAST 2011 was attended by 1,623 participants from 51 countries. The scientific program consisted of 12 Early Morning Symposiums, 6 Plenary Sessions, 32 Oral Presentation Sessions, 11 State-of-the-Art Symposiums, 5 Poster Graduate Educations, 1 State-of-the-Art Video Symposium, 1 Luncheon Symposium, 1 Korean Society for Transplantation Session, 7 Luncheon Satellite Symposiums, 2 Dinner Satellite Symposiums, Poster Presentations, Video E-Learning Center, and other Satellite Symposiums.

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CAST 2013 

CAST 2013 will be held in Kyoto, Japan. We expect to share the latest knowledge and information in the field of transplantation and look forward to meeting you at CAST 2013.