The scientific programme includes:

- Main topic: Wounds
- Main topic: Burns
- Main topic: Dressing

For further information, please contact:

R.T. & T.
210 HerzI Street
Rehovot76270
Israel
Phone: 972-8-467-634
Fax: 972-8-470-147
Tlx: 381373 RTNT IL

For further information, please contact:

Prof. J.L. Vincent, Department of Intensive Care
Erasme University Hospital
Route de Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: 32.2.555.3215
Fax: 32.2.555.4555

For further information, please contact:

Ms. C. Stolarchuk, Conference Coordinator
Sunnybroook Health Science Centre
2075 Bayview Ave. North York, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5 Phone: (416) 480-6100 ext. 5904

For further information, please contact:

Professor Dr. B. Hoffrneister
Arbeitsgemeinschaft ftir Kieferchirurgie
Amold-Heller-Str 16, 2300 Kiel, Germany

The scientific programme includes: Review IDNDR accomplishments at national, regional and international levels - Chart an action programme for the future Exchange information on the implementation of IDNDR programmes and policies Increase awareness of the importance of the progress of disaster reduction policies

For further information, please contact:

IDNDR Secretariat, United Nations
Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone: 4122 798 6894
Fax: 4122 733 8685

For further information, please contact:

Secretariat, Electricité de France
Service Prévention et Sécurité
Division Communication
22-30 Avenue de Wagram
F-75382 Paris, Cédex 08 France

For further information, please contact:

Mr. P. Schwab, Schwab & Friends
Keltenweg 22, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
Phone: + 43 662 436215
Fax: + 43 662 436216

The scientific programme includes:

- Anaesthesia
- Disaster
- Epidemiology
- Ethics
- Infection
- Inhalation injury
- Metabolism
- Nutrition
- Pain control
- Prevention
- Psychic care
- Reconstructive surgery
- Rehabilitation
- Resuscitation

Wound management and any topic related to burns
For further information, please contact:

Secretariat
89 Rue du Fg Saint-Antoine
75011 Paris, France
Phone: 33 143 42 90 94
Fax: 33 143 42 22 12

In the course of a meeting held on April 10th 1993 at the seat of the G. Whitaker Foundation, Palermo, after examining the scientific activity in the field of research, teaching, clinical organization, prevention and cooperation among the nations presented by various candidates, in the light of the consideration guiding the analysis of the high level of the candidates, the Adjudicating Committee unanimously decided to award the prize for 1993 to:

Prof. Radana Konigova
Head Bum Center
Charles University Hospital
Srobarova 50
10034 Prague 10
Czech Republic

The prize is awarded for the following motivation: "After graduation, Dr. Konigova, with courage and farsightedness, under the guidance of the two most illustrious pioneers in burns surgery, F. Burian and A.B. Wallace, initiated 31 years ago a professional career that still continues. In her long activity she has known how to combine in exemplary fashion scientific research and didactic skill with an intuition for original ideas which she has made concrete in publications and treatises. She has actively participated in numerous national and international Meetings, bringing personal experience of the highest value.

Since 1977 she has directed the Prague Burns Center."

By law n. 57 of June 14th 1983 the Sicilian Regional Assembly authorized the President of the Region to grant the Giuseppe Whitaker Foundation, a non profit making organization under the patronage of the Accademia dei Lincei with seat in Palermo, an annual contribution for the establishment of the "G. Whitaker International Burns Prize" aimed at recognizing the activity of the most qualified experts from all countries in the field of burns pathology and treatment.
The amount of the prize is fixed at twenty million Italian lire. The prize will be awarded every year by the month of June in Palermo at the seat of the G. Whitaker Foundation.
The Adjudicating Committee is composed of the President of the Foundation, the President of the Sicilian Region, the Representative of the Accademia dei LiDcei within the G. Whitaker Foundation, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Palermo University, the President of the Italian Society of Plastic Surgery and three experts in the field of prevention, pathology, therapy and functional recovery of burns, and a legal expert nominated in agreement with the President of the Region as a guarantee of the respect for the scientific purpose which the legislators intended to achieve when establishing the prize.
Anyone who considers himself/herself to be qualified to compete for the award may send by January 3 1 st 1994 a detailed curriculum vitae to:

Michele Masellis M.D.,
Secretary-Member of the Scientific Committee
G. Whitaker Foundation
Via Dante 167
90141 Palermo, Italy

President: Dr. Hristo Boyadjiev
Vice-Presidents: Dr. Dimitar Evstatiev,
Dr. Konstantin Troshev
General Secretary: Dr. Nicolay Atanasov
Treasurer: Dr. Nicolina Tzolova
Members: Dr. Petkov, Dr. Tepavicharova, Dr.
Georgiev, Dr. Tzecov, Dr. Yonov, Dr. Hadjyski, Dr.
Azenov
Correspondence: Bul. Fr. Nanan 3, Sofia 1000
Bulgaria