UROLOGICAL SURVEY: News and Announcements

0022-5347/00/1633-1065/0 THE JOURNAL OF UROLOGY® Copyright © 2000 by AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC.®

Vol. 163, 1065–1066, March 2000 Printed in U.S.A.

News and Announcements AUA BOARD OF DIRECTORS President—DR. LLOYD H. HARRISON, Department of Urology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157 President-Elect—DR. IRWIN N. FRANK, Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 656, Rochester, New York 14642 Past President—DR. WILLIAM R. TURNER, JR., Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston, South Carolina 29425 Secretary—DR. MARTIN I. RESNICK, Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Treasurer—DR. WINSTON K. MEBUST, Urology Department, Kansas University Medical Center, Rainbow Blvd. at 39th St., Kansas City, Kansas 66103 Educational Director (consultant)—DR. JOSEPH N. CORRIERE, JR., 2425 West Loop S., Suite 333, Houston, Texas 77027 Executive Director (consultant)—MR. G. JAMES GALLAGHER, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201

SECTION REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mid-Atlantic Section—DR. STANLEY J. KANDZARI, Department of Urology, West Virginia University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9251, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 New England Section—DR. ROBERT A. ROTH, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 41 Mall Rd., Burlington, Massachusetts 01805-0001 New York Section—DR. ROBERT S. WALDBAUM, 535 Plandome Rd., Manhasset, New York 11030 North Central Section—DR. LAWRENCE S. ROSS, Department of Urology (M/C 955), University of Illinois College of Medicine, 820 S. Wood St., Chicago, Illinois 60612-7316 Northeastern Section—DR. GERALD SUFRIN, Department of Urology, Buffalo General Hospital, 100 High St., Buffalo, New York 14203 South Central Section—DR. JOHN D. MCCONNELL, Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75235-9110 Southeastern Section—DR. DAVID L. MCCULLOUGH, Department of Urology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157 Western Section—DR. WILLIAM W. BOHNERT, 202 E. Earll Drive, Suite 360, Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2634

SECTIONS Mid-Atlantic PRESIDENT, DR. JOHN H. SHENASKY, II, 16 Medical Center, 106 Pine Bluff Rd., Salisbury, Maryland 21801 SECRETARY-TREASURER, DR. ROGER E. SCHULTZ, Urology of Virginia, 500 Strawberry Plains Rd., Williamsburg, Virginia 23188 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. ROBERT P. JONES, JR., 13 Elm St., Manchester, Massachusetts 01944-1314 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DRS. ROBERT J. BIESTER, LEONARD G. GOMELLA, GEORGE S. HURT, JONATHAN P. JAROW, MARGUERITE C. LIPPERT, DAVID G. MCLEOD, JOHN J. PAHIRA, M. J. VERNON SMITH, MARK R. ZAONTZ New England PRESIDENT, DR. RICHARD K. BABAYAN, 720 Harrison Ave., No. 606, Boston, Massachusetts 02118 SECRETARY, DR. DAVID F. GREEN, 248 Pleasant St., Suite 2900, Concord, New Hampshire 03301 TREASURER, DR. GRANNUM R. SANT, New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St., Box 142, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. KEVIN M. CUFF, 13 Elm St., Manchester, Massachusetts 01944-0314 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DRS. HARRIS E. FOSTER, CRAIG A. HAWKINS, DAVID H. KAUDER, PAUL R. SILVERSTEIN, MARK SIGMAN New York PRESIDENT, DR. MAJID ESHGHI, New York Medical Center, Munger Pavilion, Valhalla, New York 10595 SECRETARY, DR. CARL A. OLSSON, 161 Ft. Washington Ave., 11th Floor, New York, New York 10032 TREASURER, DR. MICHAEL J. DROLLER, Urology Department, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. ROBERT D. WICKHAM, 1216 Fifth Ave., New York, New York 10029 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DRS. G. H. BADLANI, M. S CHOUDHURY, K. B. CUMMINGS, K. I. GLASSBERG, B. C. MELLINGER, C. A. OLSSON, N. A. ROMAS North Central PRESIDENT, DR. J. RANDOLF BEAHRS, 280 Smith Ave. N., Suite 658, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 SECRETARY, DR. ELROY D. KURSH, Department of Urology, Lyndhurst, Cleveland Clinic, 29001 Cedar Rd., Suite 655, Cleveland, Ohio 44124 TREASURER, DR. DENNIS A. PESSIS, 1725 W. Harrison St., No. 939, Chicago, Illinois 60612 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MS. WENDY S. WEISER, 1111 N. Plaza Drive, Suite 550, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173-4950 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DRS. DENNIS M. CORCORAN, EARL R. KOENIG, RICHARD A. MEMO, JAMES J. MEYER, LEO A. MILLEMAN, DANIEL S. MURTAGH, STEPHEN Y. NAKADA, RICHARD C. RINK, STEVEN W. SIEGEL, RICHARD D. WILLIAMS Northeastern PRESIDENT, DR. KEVIN PRANIKOFF, Erie County Medical Center, 462 Grider St., Buffalo, New York 14215 SECRETARY, DR. MARK F. BELLINGER, Urology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 5th Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 TREASURER, DR. JOHN D. DENSTEDT, St. Joseph’s Health Center, 268 Grosvenor St., London, Ontario N6A 4V2 Canada EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. WILLIAM T. MALONEY, 13 Elm St., Manchester, Massachusetts 01944 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DRS. MICHAEL B. CHANCELLOR, GABRIEL P. HAAS, ANNE-MARIE HOULE, BARRY A. KOGAN, IRWIN W. KUZMAROV South Central PRESIDENT, DR. JOHN F. REDMAN, Department of Urology, 4301 W. Markham St., Slot 540, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 SECRETARY, DR. ROBERT E. DONOHUE, University of Colorado Health Science Center, 4200 E. 9th Ave., Suite 5415, Box C319, Denver, Colorado 80262 TREASURER, DR. JAMES R. WENDELKEN, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 340, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MS. WENDY S. WEISER, 1111 N. Plaza Drive, Suite 550, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173-4950 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DRS. LUIS J. ANGLO, RICHARD ENGELBART, II, GEORGE E. HURT, JR., DAVID C. JACKS, CHARLES W. LOGAN, KEVIN R. MCDONALD, CHARLES A. MCWILLIAMS, RANDALL B. MEACHAM, WILLIAM L. PARRY, ANTHONY Y. SMITH, MICHAEL M. WARREN 1065

Southeastern PRESIDENT, DR. WILLIAM F. GEE, Commonwealth Urology, 1760 Nicholasville Rd., Suite 301, Lexington, Kentucky 40503 SECRETARY, DR. ANTON J. BUESCHEN, Division of Urology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1813 6th Ave. S., MEB-606, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-3296 TREASURER, DR. B. THOMAS BROWN, Atlantic Urologic Association, 545 Health Blvd., Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, DR. W. BRANNAN, 105 Pine Lane, Mandeville, Louisiana 70471-3232 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DRS. EDWARD ACKERMAN, H. VICTOR BRAREN, JACK E. BUTTERWORTH, JR., RONALD D. CASTELLANOS, DONALD D. KIDD, ALEXANDER W. RAMSEY, CHARLES G. RAY, WILLIAM P. SAWYER, DENNIS D. VENABLE Western PRESIDENT, DR. DANIEL A. NACHTSHEIM, Scripps Clinic, 10666 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, California 92037 SECRETARY, DR. JOHN M. BARRY, 3181 S. W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, Oregon 97201 TREASURER, DR. JOHN G. SCOTT, 343 Elm St., Suite 305, Reno, Nevada 89503 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. FRANK J. DE SANTIS, 1950 Old Tustin Ave., Santa Ana, California 92705-7812 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DRS. THOMAS E. AHLERING, BRUCE BLANK, JERRY L. COLES, MARTIN L. DRESNER, VICTOR E. GRIGORIEV, ROGER E. NELLANS, RAYMOND S. PONG, IRA SHARLIP, VERNON WELDON, PHILLIP G. WISE SECTION MEETINGS Mid-Atlantic—Westin Rio Mar, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 15–18, 2000 New England—Le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, September 21–24, 2000 New York—Zimbabwe, South Africa, October 14 –21, 2000 North Central—The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 29 – November 4, 2000 Northeastern—Westin Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 14 –17, 2000 South Central—Hilton-Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 9 –13, 2000 Southeastern—Renaissance Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida, March 30 –April 2, 2000 Western—Desert Springs Marriott Hotel, Palm Desert, California, November 5–9, 2000 2000 MEETING OF AUA The 2000 annual convention of the AUA will be held at the Atlanta Convention Center, Georgia World Congress, April 29 –May 4. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER. Pre-registration forms and information may be obtained using the AUA Fax-On-Demand at (410) 2234399 and choosing document number 2001 or by ordering an Annual Meeting Information Kit by calling 1-800-908-9414 in the U. S. (1410-837-3012 outside the U. S.). Online registration is possible by dialing into the AUA website at www.auanet.org and selecting the Annual Meeting section. (An AUA ID number is necessary online.) ANNUAL MEETINGS OF AUA April 29-May 4, 2000 —Atlanta Convention Center, Georgia World Congress, Atlanta, Georgia June 2–7, 2001—Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California May 25–30, 2002—Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida April 27–May 1, 2003—McCormick Center, Chicago, Illinois May 8 –13, 2004 –Moscone Center, San Francisco, California May 21–26, 2005–Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION 2000: THE ROLE OF NUTRITION March 3– 4, 2000. The Old Mill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For details contact Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 150 College St., Room 121, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E2, Canada or telephone 416-978-2719 (FAX 416-971-2200). MEN’S HEALTH 2000 CONFERENCE March 31, 2000. Baltimore, Maryland. For details contact the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Turner 20, 720 Rutland Ave., Baltimore, Maryland 21205 or telephone (410) 955-2959 (FAX 410-955-0807). ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY, INC. April 5–9, 2000. Reno Hilton, Reno, Nevada. For details contact Dr. David Vernick, 2404 Steward Square, Wausau, Wisconsin 54401 or telephone (715) 845-9283 (FAX 715-848-2493). ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANDROLOGY April 9 –11, 2000. Cambridge, Massachusetts. For details write American Society of Andrology, 74 New Montgomery, Suite 230, San

Francisco, California 94105 or telephone (415) 764-4823 (FAX 415764-4915). EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF UROLOGY CONGRESS April 12–15, 2000. Brussels Expo Congress Center, Brussels, Belgium. For details write EAU Congress Office, P.O. Box 30016, 6803 AA Arnhem, The Netherlands or telephone 31 26 3890680 (FAX 31 26 3890686). JOINT MEETING OF AMERICAN BRACHYTHERAPY SOCIETY, GROUPE EUROPEAN DE CURIETHERAPIEEUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, AND GRUPO LATINO AMERICANO CURIETERAPIA May 19 –21, 2000. Crystal City, Virginia. For details write the American Brachytherapy Society Office, 820 Jorie Blvd., Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 or telephone (630) 368-3769 (FAX 630-571-7837). UROLOGICAL PATHOLOGY COURSE May 21–26, 2000. Doubletree Hotel, Rockville, Maryland. For details contact Ms. Ruth Murphy, Department of Medical Education, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000 or telephone (202) 782-2637 (FAX 800-441-0094). WHO CONSENSUS CONFERENCE ON PREMALIGNANT ALTERATIONS IN THE GENITOURINARY TRACT June 9, 2000. Stockholm, Sweden. For details contact Dr. Lennart Andersson, WHO Collaborating Center for Urologic Tumors, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden or telephone ⫹46 8-662-3800 (FAX ⫹46 8-32 61 13). EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF UROLOGY COURSE June 14 –15, 2000. Lipari Islands. For details contact Prof. Carlo Aragone, Unito Operativa di Urologia—Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo, Contrada Papardo, 98158 Messina, Italy or telephone ⫹39 090 3992491 (FAX ⫹39 090 3992284). CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING June 25–29, 2000. Grand Okanagan Resort, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. For details contact Dr. T. Kinahan, #210, 3001 Tutt St., Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 2H4, Canada or telephone (250) 763-3801 (FAX 250-763-8220). INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS Because of the increasing number of manuscripts of varying length and complexity submitted to The Journal of Urology威, the Editorial Board has listed for the benefit of authors the principal requirements for the acceptability of a paper. The Editors wish to offer to as many authors as possible an opportunity to publish their work if it meets the established standards of excellence. The Editors will judge a paper primarily on the basis of originality and accuracy of content, and after that on the simplicity, clarity and brevity of a good grammatical style. Information for Authors is printed after Urological Survey in the February, April, June, August, October and December issues. The page number for Information for Authors is listed in the contents.

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