ITEMS: International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Secretary-Treasurer James R. Urbaniak, MD Box 2912 Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710 (919) 684-5388
Hand and Microsurgery Conference (HAMCON) International–2000 at Patna The Hamcon International Conference will be held at Patna, December 1–5, 2000. The Executive Organizing Committee invites faculty members who can contribute toward airfare for their travel for the development of hand and microsurgery in India and neighboring countries. If the Executive Committee accepts you the hosts will cover all domestic expenses. To apply or if you have suggestions for other faculty members from your institution who are doing hand and microsurgery please contact Dr R.R. Kanaujia, Organizing Secretary, IndoHiroshima International Institute, Saguna Mor, Danapur, Patna801503, Bihar, India. International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand The 8th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from June 9 –13, 2001. Please make your plans to participate and attend. For further information please contact Prof Dr. Ridvan Ege, Sehit Ersan Cd. 28/6, 06680, Cankaya-Ankara, Turkey, Telephone: 0 312 285 0202 or 0 312 285 0303, Fax: 0 312 287 23 90. International Hand Library and Information Resource Center The full-service International Hand Library located on the campus of Jewish Hospital, Louisville Medical Center, Louisville, KY, USA. It is the official library of the International Federation for Societies for Surgery of the Hand. Membership to the library is free. As the official library of the IFSSH, we offer each hand society their own homepage at no charge. Forwarded news and events, meetings, officials and member-
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ship will be posted in the International Hand Library web site. International Hand Library, 100E Liberty St, Suite 100, Louisville, KY, USA 40202. Telephone: (800) 361-9965, Fax: (502) 583-4636, Web site: www.handlibrary.org, E-mail:
[email protected]. VIII Congress of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Amsterdam, The Netherlands FESSH will be held in Amsterdam from May 22–25, 2001. Please make your plans to participate and attend. For further information contact S.E.R. Hovius, Congress Chairman, University Hospital Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 300 CA Rotterdam, NL, or Congress Secretariat, J. van Goyenkade 11, NL-1075 HP Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Telephone: 31 20 679 34 11, FAX: 31 20 673 73 06, e-mail:
[email protected] or www.thehand.com/fessh/index.html. The 7th International Conference on Tetraplegia: Surgery and Rehabilitation Bologna, Italy, June 5– 8, 2001. For more information contact Hand and Microsurgical Unit: Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico di Modena, Largo del Pozzo, 71, 41100 Modena, Italy. Telephone 39 59 422817, FAX: 39 59 422144. Mini Invasive Surgery June 15–17, 2001, Rome, Italy. This is a combined meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and Societa Italiana di Chirurgia della Mano. For more information contact R. Vanzetti, Organising Secretariat, Medicon Italia Srl, Piazza A. Manicini, 4-00196 Rome, Italy. Telephone: 39.063233301063210673, FAX: 39 063233304.