Ann. Medit. Burns Club - voL VIII - n. 2 - June 1995

ANNOUNCEMENTS

AWARD OF THE G. WHITAKER INTERNATIONAL
BURNS PRIZE PALERMO, ITALY FOR 1995

In the course of a meeting held on March 25th 1995 at the scat of the G. Whitaker Foundation, Palermo, after examining the scientific activity in the field of research, teaching, clinical organization, prevention and co-operation among the nations presented by the 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 1995 to:
Prof. Vivente Mirabet Ippolito, Head of the Valencia Burn Center, Spain.
The prize was awarded with the following motivation:
"He has devoted twenty-five years of his life to the treatment of burn patients. In 1964 he organized the first Centre for Burn Care in Spain. Since 1970, when he became Director of the Burns Centre of the La Fe University Hospital in Valencia, he has worked intensely in research, study and clinical practice, enabling the Centre to remain in the forefront together with the most highly qualified hospital facilities in the field throughout Europe.
In 1987 he was the first to introduce into his country the technique of keratinocyte cultures; he also created the Skin Tissue Conservation Bank.
Equally outstanding has been his activity in the field of medical and paramedical training and of health educatiop for the general public, as testified by the many courses he has organized and his numerous publications.
He was the first in his country to approach the subject of the management of burn patients in fire disasters.
The official prize-giving ceremony of the prestigious award will be held on June 7th 1995 in Palermo at the seat of the G. Whitaker Foundation in the presence of the authorities and of representatives of the academic, scientific and cultural world.

G. WHITAKER INTERNATIONAL BURNS PRIZE
PALERMO, ITALY FOR 1996
under the patronage of the authorities of the Sicilian Region

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 Commitee is composed of the President of the Foundation, the Prcsideia ()f the Sicilian Region, the Representative of the Accaden,.~ d,: T ;ncei within the G. Whitaker Foundation, the Dean
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Palermo Univers]L), 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 1996 a detailed curriculum vitae to: Michele Masellis M.D., Secretary-Member of the Scientific Committee, G. Whitaker Foundation, Via Dante 167, 90141 Palermo, Italy.

THE BIENNIAL BURN CONFERENCE OF THE POLISH BURN ASSOCIATION
will be held from 22 to 24 June 1995
in Kotovice - Slemianowice, Poland

THE FOURTH CONGRESS ON BURNS AND FIRE DISASTERS
in association with WADEM, MBC, Euroskin Bank
will be held from 18 to 20 September 1995
in Kosice, Slovakia

VI ARGENTINE BURNS CONGRESS - LIBERO - LATIN - AMERICAN
BURNS CONGRESS
will be held from 22 to 26 October 1995
in Posada Misiones, Argentina

THE THIRD PAN ARAB CONGRESS
OF PILASbC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND BURNS
In adsociation with the Mediterranean Burns Club
Winbe held from 21 to 24 March 1996
in Beirut, Lebanon

BALTIC ASSOCIATION OF BURNS AND FIRE DISASTER

0. Dimitrienko M.D., Holder of the Chair of Thermal Injuries at the Saltykova Medical Academy of Post graduate Studies, St Petersburg, Russia, informs the MBC of the creation of the Baltic Association of Burns and Fire Disaster (BABFD).
The purpose of the Association is: The improvement of the welfare of victims of bums and fire disasters (life saving, emergency medicine, medical rehabilitation treatment, recovery of health, social adaptation).

The President of BABFD is Prof 0. Dimitrienko.
The association can be contacted at P.O. Box 23, St Petersburg 191002, Russia.
Tel.: +7 (812) 109 6129, +7 (812) 314 22 33.
Fax: +7 (812) 234 98 18 (ELCO).

The MBC expresses its keen appreciation of this ini
tiati ' ve and offers its collaboration to the development of
the activity of BABFD.