Welcome Address. Dear Colleagues:

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2 Welcome Address Dear Colleagues: I am delightful to invite you to attend the 8 th Pan-Pacific Continence Society (PPCS) Meeting which will be held in Busan, Korea on September 27, On behalf of the organizing committee of the Korean Continence Society (KCS), the Taiwanese Continence Society (TCS), the Chinese Continence Society (CUCS), and the Japanese Neurogenic Bladder Society (JNBS), I welcome you to the city where the largest port is filled with endless excitement and pleasant surprises. PPCS has provided opportunities to discuss about various approaches to managing Neurogenic bladder, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Female urologic diseases for the members and foster closer friendship among the members from Taiwan, China, Japan and Korea. I am in the process of preparing a social activity in Dongbaek Island where the beautiful scenery is surrounded by tall camellias and think pine groves. I thank you for your continuous interest and support and look forward to seeing you all in the 8 th PPCS Meeting in Busan.. Organizing Committee Kyu-Sung Lee M.D., Ph.D. President of the 8th PPCS Meeting Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Korea Won Hee Park, M.D. Inha University Jeong Zoo Lee, M.D., Busan National University Jeong Gu Lee, M.D. Korea University Duk Yoon Kim, M.D., Daegu Catholic University Myung-Soo Choo, M.D. Ulsan University Kyu-Sung Lee, M.D., Sungyunkwan University Taiwan Alex T.L. Lin, M.D. National Yang Ming University; Taipei Veterans General Hospital Hann-Chorng Kuo, M.D. Tzu Chi University; Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital China Wang Dongwen, M.D. SHANXI Medical University First Hospital Hong-Jeng Yu, M.D., Henry Shing-Hwa Lu, M.D. Liao Limin, M.D., National Taiwan University; National Taiwan University Hospital National Yang Ming University Beijing BOAI Hospital Japan Tomonori Yamanishi, M.D. Dokkyo Medical University Osamu Yamaguchi, M.D., Nihon University Osamu Yokoyama, M.D. University of Fukui Osamu Nishizawa, M.D., Shinshu University Masayuki Takeda, M.D. University of Yamanashi Momokazu Gotoh, M.D., Nagoya University

3 Pre-meeting Program September 26(Thu), 2013 Time Subject Chairperson Presenter 18:00-18:45 Dinner symposium 18:00-18:05 Welcome remarks 18:05-18:35 Sponsor Lecture 18:35-18:45 Q&A 19:00-20:30 Dinner Main Program September 27(Fri), 2013 Time Subject Chairperson Presenter 08:00-08:30 Registration 08:30-08:40 Opening remarks Symposium I: Female voiding dysfunction 08:40-09:00 Pathophysiology 09:00-09:20 Diagnosis 09:20-09:40 Treatment 09:40-10:10 State-of-the-art lecture I 10:10-10:30 Break (General poster and booth visit) Free rounding 10:30-12:00 Podium session I 12:00-12:30 State-of-the-art lecture II 12:30-13:30 Lunch Symposium II: Treatment of IC/PBS 13:30-13:50 Optimized medical therapy 13:50-14:10 Cystoscopic finding & Hydrodistention 14:10-14:30 Intravesical instillation therapy 14:30-15:00 State-of-the-art lecture III 15:00-15:20 Break (General poster and booth visit) 15:20-16:50 Moderated poster session I 16:50-17:00 Welcome message from the Chairman of the 9 th PPCS Meeting in :00-17:10 Closing Remarks

4 Information for participants [Registration Guidelines] The 8 th PPCS is pleased to offer a special discount an Early bird registration period. All delegates are required to register. Online registration in advance is strongly recommended. For online registration, please go to web-page ( Registration Fees Korean Japanese Others KRW 30,000 JPY 3,000 USD 30 Registration deadline: July 30, 2013 Method of Payment All payments must be made by cash at the Registration Desk on the Conference day (September 27, 2013). Although currencies only JPY, USD and KRW are accepted, regretfully payment by bank transfers or credit cards are not acceptable.

5 Meeting Venue Busan Exhibition & Convention Center (BEXCO) BEXCO, a landmark of world-famous port city-busan, has emerged as the most competitive exhibition and convention center in Northeast Asia. BEXCO s impressive convention facilities are capable of simultaneously accommodating 5,340 people. It consists of conference rooms on the first and second floors with 21 conference rooms and a grand ballroom on the third floor which can accommodate up to 2,400 seats. Address: #43 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan , South Korea Phone: Fax: Website: [Exhibition Center 2] Exhibition Center 1 Meeting Rooms Exhibition Center 2 Convention Halls Auditorium [Exhibition Hall II 3F] [Meeting Rooms 3F]

6 Accommodation The Organizing Committee of the 8 th PPCS Meeting in Busan has reserved sufficient rooms at discounted convention rates to accommodate all participants. Reservations will be made on first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, early hotel reservation is highly recommended. Reservation Process 1. Choose hotel 2. Download and fill up the hotel s reservation form, then send the written reservation form DIRECTLY to the hotel manager by Fax or . *You can download reservation form from web-page( The List of Hotels Hotel Room Type Rate(KRW) Haeundae Centum Hotel Deluxe Double/Twin KRW 154,000 Distance from Venue (BEXCO) 221m (5min. by walk) Paradise Hotel Busan Deluxe City View KRW 242,000 Deluxe Ocean View KRW 266,200 Deluxe Ocean Terrace View KRW 302, km (10min. by car) Hotel Information

7 [The Haeundae Centum Hotel] At Haeundae Centum City, a landmark of Busan, is located Haeundae Centum Hotel that serves happiness and satisfaction to you with deluxe-hotel facility and best service. Haeundae Centum Hotel has 543 rooms in total, of which various types of rooms have built-in electronic appliances and kitchenette for your convenience. In addition, there are amenities, such as sauna and fitness center to relive your fatigue of travel and business, shopping zone, restaurants, beauty shop and medical zone, etc. And there is a shopping center, such as Shinsegae Department Store, Lotte Department Store and big-box store for your one-stop shopping enjoyment. Transportation [Airplane] About 30~40 min. from Gimhae airport (By means of airport limousine) Get off Centum Hotel stop. [Train] About 30 min. in subway Busan Station (Subway Line No.1-Line No.2: Get off Centum City Station-No.3 wayout) [Expressway] 1. Seoul Wondong IC (About 5hrs, and 20min.) BEXCO (About 20min.) 2. Masan/Changwon Dongseo overpass (About 40min.) BEXCO (About 50min) [Public Transportation] 1. Subway: Get off Subway Line No.2 Centum City Station, and go to No.3 wayout 2. Bus: No.5/5 1/36/338/40/63/100/109/115/155/181/20-1/139 Hotel Information Address: ( ) 1505, Woo2-Dong, Haeundae-Gu, Busan, Korea Tel: Fax: Website:

8 [Paradise Hotel Busan] Paradise Hotel Busan is located in Busan s Haeundae Beach, where the skies and ocean meet. As an affiliated company of the Paradise group, Paradise hotel Busan opened as a first-class hotel in 1981 with 530 rooms. Through continuous efforts and competitive results, the hotel is loved as a domestic brand hotel representing Korea. The hotel invest heavily in facilities and in 2007, the hotel introduced new design management to the service, adding design contents to service products. The hotel is always pursuing new trends. Transportation [Airplane] About 1hr. from Gimhae airport (By means of airport limousine) Get off at Paradise Hotel Busan. [Train] About 45 min. in subway Busan Station (Subway Line No. 2: Get off Haeundae Station - Walk towards Haeundae beach for 10 min.) [Expressway] 1. Seoul Wondong IC(About 5hrs, and 20min.) Towards Haeundae BEXCO Exit [Public Transportation] Hotel Information -Haeundae Beach Hotel(About 30min.) 1. Subway: Get off Subway Line No.2 Haeundae Station, and walk towards Haeundae Beach entrance for 10 min. 2. Bus: No.31, 200 Address: , Joong-Dong, Haeundae-Gu, Busan, Korea Tel: Fax: Website:

9 Transportation [Getting to Korea] Conveniently located in the heart of Korean peninsula, Seoul is served by two international airports bringing visitors from all around the world. Rated the world s best airport in 2004, and consecutively from 2006 to 2010 by Global Traveler, Incheon International Airport is served by 70 airlines, and handles over 1,400 direct flights each week from 176 major cities around the globe. International Flight By air - International direct flight to Gimhae International Airport (Busan) Incheon International Airport:

10 By air - Incheon International Airport (Seoul) -> Gimhae International Airport (Busan) On averaging, three domestic flights are in service daily, from Incheon international airport (Seoul) to Gimhae international airport (Busan) Please check the exact schedule at

11 By airport railroad - Incheon International Airport (Seoul) -> Gimpo International Airport (Seoul) Participants can take a taxi (black sedan) to the venue. The fare is about KRW 70,000 and it takes about 45 minutes. By air Gimpo International Airport (Seoul) -> Gimhae International Airport (Busan) (55min) Transfer to the domestic flight to Gimhae International Airport. Please check the exact schedule at By KTX Seoul Station -> Busan Station (2hr 30min) Please check the exact schedule at KTX stands for the Korea Train express which connects Seoul and Busan.

12 [Getting to BEXCO] By Car/Taxi Alternatively, participants can take a regular (white or silver-gray sedan) taxi or a deluxe (black sedan) taxi to the venue and main hotels. To take a taxi, please use the taxi stop of the passenger terminal of Gimhae International Airport and Busan Station. Gimhae Int Airport -> BEXCO (30min) Busan Station -> BEXCO (15min) By Subway Busan Station -> BEXCO (43min) Departure Arrival Subway First Last Travel Time Fare Departure Departure Busan Station Centum City Line1, Line2 5:27 23:21 43 minute KRW 1,400

13 General Information- Travel Information [Sightseeing] Haeundae Beach It is 1.6 kilometers in length, the longest oval beach in Korea, around which there are tourist attractions, such as Dongbaek Island, Haeundae hot spot, Dalmaji Hill, hotels and recreational facilities, accessible from anywhere in Busan. A variety of event and contest programs are held every year, such as Swimming and Beach Volley Ball, Beach Walking Contest, International Film Festival and International Advertisement Festival etc. Gwangalli Beach Located at Gwangan 2-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan, there are 300 high-end restaurants, cafes, raw fish market, and water-front park around the beach. Gwangan Bridge, at the offing of beach, displays colorful scene of LED illuminations, and a huge number of people (over 1million people) are clustered around the Bridge to enjoy Fireworks Festival. Nurimaru at Dongbaek Island Dongbaek(Camellia) Island, protruded from the western end of Haeundae Beach, is well known for mermaid statue of 2.5 meters long, bronze statue of Haeun Choi Chiwon (Great scholar of the late Silla Dynasty), camellia flowers, and Nurimau where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation was held. Busan Aquarium It is the country's largest aquarium equipped with the latest facilities for aquatic creatures, where you can experience everything about underwater ecosystem. There are 440 theme aquaria displaying 250 species and 35,000 aquatic creatures. Yachting Center (Marina) at Suyeong Bay There are an unobstructed ocean view, beautiful scenery, open square, monuments, and romantic atmosphere for yachting. Wall and fences around the center were cleared away in February 2002, and it was redone for citizens' resting place where forest and ocean are in harmony. It is open all day and loved much by tourists and citizens. Dalmaji Hill Dalmaji(Moon Greeting) Hill is an uphill path of 8 kilometers long, and it is said that the path crossing to Songjeong Beach from Haeundae Beach makes a bend 15 times. There are galleries, mystery literature museum, driving course with a wide view of blue ocean and thick pine trees, and Haewoljeong at the peak of Hill.

14 Songjeong Beach Songjeong Beach is popular among family visitors because of its gentle slope, soft white sand and shallow water. The beach is longer than Haeundae Beach by 400meters. Shadowed by the fame of Haeundae Beach, it has an intact, simple and quiet appearance. At the entrance to the Beach is a dense pine forest to serve to relaxing place for people. Haedong Yonggung Temple Unlike most of Korean temples located in the mountains, Haedong Yonggung Temple is an aquatic Buddhist's sanctum under which a rough dark blue sea of the Donghae (East Sea of Korea) rolls and surges. Magnificent scenery of the sea and the surrounding mountains, waves lapping against the cliff, wide view of the horizon, and enchanting scene of sunrise etc. have kept attracting people from all of the regions in Korea. Gwangan Bridge It is not only a function of bridge but also serves to one of tourist attractions in Busan, because of being in harmony with the surrounding tourist resources in the daytime and night view for romance and rest in the nighttime. At the upper floor of the Bridge, you can see a wide view of the sea, Orukdo, Mt. Hwangryeong, white beach, Dongbaek Island and Dalmaji Hill etc. [Shopping] Shinsegae (New World) Department Store at Centum City The largest department store in the East! It is a high-class shopping space created by a long history and tradition of having opened the first department store in Korea. It is one-stop complex cultural zone for shopping that is combined with culture and entertainment, such as spa land, ice rink, and movie theater etc. Lotte Department Store at Centum City A department store with ten stories above ground and two beneath ground level. Located within a new residential complex of Centum City, it is a high-class shopping cultural zone equipped with the highest level of facilities, such as prestige stores targeted to high-end customers and Lotte Cinema etc. Home Plus at Centum City It is a discount superstore with the largest parking capacity up to 13,000 vehicles, where you can enjoy doing one-stop shopping and taking lessons of diverse programs at its Cultural Center. And there are convenient facilities for visitors, such as Book Loving Room and Internet Room etc., and it provides an open cultural space for residents. Jagalchi Seafood Market The Jagalchi Market is Korea s largest seafood market and represents Busan. The women who sell here are called Jagalchi Ajumma, ajumma meaning middle-aged or married women. You can look around various kinds of fish and marine products.

15 [Tour Tip] Busan Sightseeing Information Service Available in English, Japanese and Chinese Simple interpreting service also available for communication in taxis, restaurants and such services when needed. User Guide - Cost: Standard telephone call cost - Available times: 24 hours - How to Use: Simply dial 1330 from within Busan. From outside of Korea, dial 82 and then the area number without 0, followed by (e.g ). To call from Busan for information on other areas, dial the area code followed by 1330 (e.g. For information on Seoul, dial from Busan) Useful Phone Number Police 112 Fire and Ambulance 119 BBB volunteer service for translation Tourist Complaint Center Consulates - Consulate General of the People s Republic of China in Busan: Consulate General of Japan at Busan:

16 General Information- Useful Information Currency & Exchange The unit of currency in Korea is the Korean Won (KRW). Various notes and coins are used. Notes occur in 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 50,000 won denominations, while coins occur in 10, 50, 100, and 500 won denominations. As of January 2013, the exchange rate is approximately KRW 1,050 to USD 1 and KRW 1,500 to EUR 1. Foreign bank notes and traveler s checks can be converted into the Korean won at foreign exchange banks and other authorized money exchange outlets. The exchange rate is subject to market fluctuations. Time Difference Standard Time in Korea is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+9). Tipping Although appreciated, tipping is not a customary practice in Korea. Banking & ATM There are plenty of places in Korea to change currencies, including banks, authorized currency exchanges and major hotels. ATM machines are ubiquitous, although not all offer services for foreign cards. Cards with the Plus and Cirrus logos are the easiest to use and most widely accepted in Korea. Banks are open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Mondays to Fridays. Business Hours Government office hours are usually from 9:00 to 18:00 on weekdays and are closed on weekends. Most stores are open every day from 10:30 to 20:00, including Sundays. VAT A Value-Added Tax (VAT) is levied on most goods and services at a standard rate of 10% and is included in the retail price. At hotels, a 10% VAT is applied to rooms, meals and other services and is included in the bill.

17 Electricity The standard electricity supply is 220-volts AC at 60Hz. Most hotels may provide outlet converters for 110 and 220 volts. It is advised that you check with the hotel beforehand. BBB (Before Babel Brigade): Volunteer Interpretation Service Whenever and wherever you encounter communication problems with Koreans, just call and press a number for your preferred language. Your call will be quickly connected to a BBB volunteer's mobile phone through an automated switchboard, and you will soon receive interpretation service. BBB volunteer services are available in 16 languages. For more information, please refer to BBB Korea official webpage ( If you don t have a mobile phone in Korea, just show a BBB card to any Korean nearby, so that he/she can Help you with their mobile phone.