Both scientifically and socially the Vlth International Symposium on
Amyloidosis, August 5 - 8, 1990 in Oslo was a great success. There were
three and a half intensive days. It started with the Opening Ceremony,
particularly highlighted with the Norway-Norway multi media show by
David Cochron, and ended with a visit to the Edvard Munch museuro and
the Farewell Salmon- Dinner on the evening of August 8 (not to forget
the "happy birthday" song for Dorothea Zucker-Franklin at the breakfast
table the following morning). In between was the intellectual
penetration into the science of amyloidosis and amyloid proteins, and a
deepening of many friendships among young and old "amyloidologists",
together with some of the cultural and historical features of Oslo and
Norway. Among the numerous Ietters of thanks and gratitude that we have
received, the senior organizer of the previous meeting, Takashi lsobe
said it briefly and eloquently: "You have overwhelmed us, you have
performed a drama with joy and cheer, you have hosted so nicely with
lovely secretariat, you have arranged impressive hospitality in every
respect, you certainly did for all of us" Now we are left with the
proceedings book for the three coming years until the next symposium in
Kingston, Canada, which will be organized by Drs. Robert Kisilevsky and
Thomas Muckle from the Department of Pathology at Queens University in
1993. The scientific contributions herein cover all the sessions of the
meeting.