ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION
will be held from 23 to 27 May 1995
in Yokohama, Japan

The scientific programme includes:
- Comprehensive national assessments of risk from natural hazards
- Mitigation plans at national and/or local levels
- Ready access to global, regional, national and local warning systems and broad dissemination of warnings.

For further information contact:

IDNDR Secretariat, United Nations
Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone: 4122 798 6894
Fax: 41 22 733 8695

The preliminary scientific programme includes:
- Different disasters and man-made accidents
- Cooperation and coordination between all participating agencies, bodies and organizations at the disaster site
- Education of the general public
- Exhibitions including audio and visual means, computer self teaching program in rescue techniques, etc., to be presented at the venue.

For further information contact:

Secretariat: 9th World Congress on Emergency and Disaster Medicine - Tel Aviv 61500, Israel
P.O. Box 50006
Phone: 972 35140014 - Fax: 972 35175674/660352

will be held in Beirut, Lebanon
from 9 to 12 November 1995

The scientific programme includes:

- New trends in aesthetic surgery
- Maxillofacial surgery in trauma and cleft lip patients
- Skin tumours of the head and neck
- Reconstruction of the lower extremity
- Management of hand injuries
- Burn management and prevention

Conference site:

American University of Beirut - Medical Center
PGME Fares Amphitheater
Beirut, Lebanon
Official languages. English, French, Arabic
Deadline for abstract submission: 31 July 1995

For further information contact:
B. Atiyeh, MD Coordinator, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Division American University of Beirut - Medical Center c/o AUB New York Office 850 Third Ave., 18th Floor New York, NY, 10022, USA Fax: (USA code)212-478-1995