Lars Peterson, Gothenburg, Sweden

- clinical applications of tissue engineered cartilage

Stephen Minger, London, UK

- embrionic stem cells

Tanja Dominko, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

- regenerative medicine

Giuseppe M Peretti, Milan, Italy

- basic science in meniscus repair

Peter Verdonk, Gent, Belgium

- meniscus transplantation: current concepts

Jill Urban, Oxford, UK

- intervertebral disc degeneration and diagnosis

Christoph Brochhausen, Mainz, Germany

- chondrocyte biology: cartilage development and tissue   engineering strategies

Nico Forrraz, Newcastle, United kingdom

- umbilical cord blood

Colin McGuckin, Newcastle, United Kingdom

- Embryonic-like stem cells from umbilical cord blood

Albert Ramon, Cologne, Germany

- coordination of research in tissue engineering

Mislav Jelić, Zagreb, Croatia

- overwiev of cartilage repair

Miroslav Hašpl, Zagreb, Croatia

- microfractures vs. autologous chondrocyte implantation

Elisaveta Kon, Bologna, Italy

- Osteochondral tissue engineering

Matej Drobnič, Ljubljana, Slovenia

- Surgical aspects of ACI

Damjan Radosavljevič, Ljubljana, Slovenia

- Long-term experience with ACI in Slovenia

Matjaž Jeras, Ljubljana, Slovenia

- Tissue engineered skin substitutes

Matjaž Rode, Ljubljana, Slovenia

- Periodontal bone repair

Andrej Kmetec, Ljubljana, Slovenia

- Treatment of vesicoureteral reflux by autologous chondrocyte   implantation

Darja Marolt, Ljubljana, Slovenia; New york, USA

- Bone tissue engineering

Herbert Gottweis Vienna, Austria

Miomir Knežević, Dragoslav Domanovič, Primož Rožman Ljubljana, Slovenia

Danica Avsec-Letonja Ljubljana, Slovenia

Irma Virant Klun Ljubljana, Slovenia

Zoran Ivanovič, Bordeaux, France