| Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters - vol. VIII - n.
4 - December 1995
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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 President of
the Sicilian Region, the Representative at the Accademia dei Lincei 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 legislator intended to achieve when establishing the
prize. Anyone who considers himself/herself to be qualified to compete for the award may
send by January 31st 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 THIRD PAN ARAB
CONGRESS OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE
SURGERY AND BURNS
will be held from 21 to 24 March 1996
in Beirut, Lebanon
Topics
· New trends in aesthetic surgery
· Maxillofacial surgery
· Skin tumors of the head and neck
· Reconstruction of the lower extrernity
· Management of hand injuries
- Bum management and prevention
For further information contact:
I. Kaddoura, M.D.
President Scientific Committee
c/o AUB New York Office
850 Third Avenue, l8th floor - New York, NY, 10022
Fax: +(212) 478.1995
THE FIRST
INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE - NEW APPROACHES TO NEW REALITIES
will he held from 15 to 19 April 1996
at the University of Winsconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Topics
* Identification and plann:ing::'of emergency settlement
* Political, security, protection, civil and human rights aspects
· Basic assistance needs
· Social, psychological, economic and developmental issues
For further information contact:
Don Scramm, Program Director
Engineering Registration
The Wisconsin Center - 702 Langdon Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
Tel.: 800.462.0876 (USA) or 608.262.1299
Fax: 800.442.4214 (USA) or 608.265.3448
NEW SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
A new scientific society is born: the Italian
Society of Tissue Repair (Societa Italiana di Riparazione Tessutale ~ SIRT). Its main
objectives are:
· to implement research activities in tissue repair
· to spread the knowledge of advanced treatment in skin lesions
For further information contact:
T. Lotti, MD - President of SIRT
Viale Amendola 2, c/o Palazzo dei Congressi,
51016 Montecatim Termi, Pistoia, Italy
Tel.: 0572.913231
Fax: 0572.910400
1996
2ND ASIAN PACIFIC BURNS CONFERENCE
9-11 February 1996 - Hong Kong
Contact: May Tang, Dept. of Surgery
Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, Hong Kong
Fax: +852.6453602
ADVANCES IN WOUND HEALING, BURN CARE
AND INFECTION CONTROL
19-23 February 1996 - Mavi, Hawaii
Contact: Dr T. A. Boswick, 2005 Franklin St.
#355, Denver Colorado 80205, USA
Tel.: +1.303.839.1694
Fax: +1.303.839.1695
63RD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY
OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS
22-26 February 1996 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Contact: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
6300 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018, 4262 USA
Tel.: +1.708.823.7186
Fax: +1.708.823.8125
16TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
ON INTENSIVE CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
18-22 March J996 - Brussels
Contact: Prof LL. Vincent, Dept. of Intensive Care
Erasme University Hospital, Route de Lennik 808
B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
Tel.: +322.2.5553215
Fax: + 32.2.5554555
FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE ON THE PREVENTION
AND TREATMENT OF CAUSTIC ESOPHAGEAL BURNS IN CHILDREN
3-5 April 1996 - Izmir Contact: Prof. Oktay Mutaf, Dept. of Pediatric Surgery Ege
University Faculty of Medicine
TR 35100, Izmir, Turkey - Fax: +90.232.3751288/3422142 e-mail: mutafp(a)cakabey.ege.edu.tr
7TH CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN SHOCK SOCIETY
18-20 April 1996 - Manchester
Contact: ESS '96, Concord Services Ltd.
10 Wendell Road, London W12 9RT, United Kingdom
Tel.: +44(0)181.743.3106
Fax: +44(0)181.743.1010
E-mail: event@concord.demon.co.uk
17TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
OF ISRAELI SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
4-7 June 1996 - Tel Aviv
Contact: The Secretariat, PO Box 50006
Tel Aviv, 61500 Israel
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM ON CONTROL
OF THE BURN SCAR - EUROPEAN BURN ASSOCIATION
4-5 October 1996 - Amsterdam
Contact: Dutch Burns Foundation
PO Box 1015, 1940 Beverwijk, Netherlands
Tel.: +31.251.275555
Fax: +31.251.216059
NEUVIEME CONGRES
DU CLUB MEDITERRANEEN POUR LES BRULURES
ET LES DESASTRES D'INCENDIE (MBC)
28 mai - 1 juin 1M
Tunis (Tunisie)
Thèmes principaux: Brûlures et
Prévention des Désastres d'Incendie
Organisé par la Société Tunisienne de Chirurgie Plastique
Reconstructice Maxillo-faciale et Esthétique
Secrétariat scientifique: Service de Chirurgie Plastique
Hôpital Aziza Othmana
Place de la Kasbah 1008 Tunis, Tunisie
Tel.: 216-1-663-638, 216-1-663-640
Fax: 216-1-563-971
NINTH MEETING OF
THE MEDITERRANEAN CLUB
FOR BURNS AND FIRE DISASTERS (MBC)
28 May - 1 June 1996
Tunis (Tunisia)
Main Topics:
Bums and the Prevention of Fire Disasters
Organized by the Tunisian Society of Plastic Reconstructive
Maxillo-Facial and Aesthetic Surgery
Scientific secretariat: Service de Chirurgie Plastique
Hôpital Aziza Othmana
Place de la Kasbah 1008 Tunis, Tunisia
Tel.: 216-1-663-638, 216-1-663-640
Fax: 216-1-563-971
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