First Announcement BESS 2009
The local organiser Simon Lambert welcomes you to BESS 2009 to be held at the University College London from Wednesday 24th June to Friday 26th June 2008 followed by an Instructional Course on ‘Neuropathology of the shoulder’ on 27th June.
Presidential guest speaker Bernard Morrey (USA)
Local organiser’s guest speaker: Rolf Norlin (Sweden)
Registration details:
Registrations will be via the website – bess.org.uk and will commence on
15th December 2008
Last date for early registration fees 9th May 2009
| Early Registration: | ||
| Surgeons |
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| Therapists | £110 | |
| Non Member Surgeons | £225 | |
| Non Member Therapists | £180 | |
| AHP meeting only | £50 | |
| Student | Free | |
| Late Registration: | ||
| Late Fee for all | £250 | |
| Day Delegate | £120 | |
| Exhibitors rate | Nil |
Social Programme
BESS Society and Conference Dinner:
Thursday 25th June at the Imperial War Museum
The organizers urge you to start considering your hotel accommodation early as the meeting is during Wimbledon week. Please go to the meetings page on the website for further details.
Call for Papers
BESS invites the submission of a 300 word abstract for papers for the above meeting. If the abstract is accepted for podium or poster presentation it will be published in the Proceedings Supplement of the JBJS. The paper will be accepted on the understanding that the senior author will be present at the meeting to support the presentation. No individual person is allowed to present more than one paper at the meeting but can be named on other papers presented. The Lipman Kessel prize to the presenter of the best paper will be awarded at the end of the annual meeting. The poster prize will be awarded to the presenter of the best poster which will be judged on day two of the meeting. There will be a Paul Calvert Prize for the best Clinical Research Paper. An Ian Kelly Endeavour prize and best AHP presentation prize will also be awarded.
All submissions must be via the BESS website bess.org.uk . All communications regarding the paper will be by email only to the corresponding author. We expect to accept the top 42 submissions for podium presentations and the next 30 best submissions for poster presentation. There is no facility to submit a paper for consideration for poster only.
The deadline for submissions will be midnight 5th April 2009. No submissions will be accepted under any circumstances after this date.
Please note that applicants are encouraged to submit their abstracts early and to prepare the text carefully prior to on-line submission according to the instruction for authors (see web site). Amendments are not accepted after submission and subsequent duplicates will automatically be deleted.
Confirmation of submission will be sent by email. If not received within 2 hours then the abstract has not been successfully submitted. We encourage authors to retain this confirmation email in case of dispute. The judging committee will not accept any responsibility for missing abstracts where the authors cannot produce the submission confirmation email. A final decision of accepted papers will be made by 26th April 2009 and an email sent to the corresponding author.
Fellowships:
Applications are also invited for the following Fellowships
BESS Biomet travelling Fellowship
BESS Smith & Nephew travelling Fellowship
BESS Depuy Mitek travelling Fellowship
BESS Donjoy Allied Health Professional Fellowship
BESS Acumed Mayo Elbow Fellowship
Closing date for applications for all fellowships 26th April 2009 - please check website for details.
Committee Vacancies:
Nominations are invited for the posts of
Vice President
AHP representative
Chairman Research Committee
Chairman Education Committee
to the BESS Committee. Nominations (proposers and seconders) to be sent to
Ro Kulkarni
Secretary
Old Village Farmhouse
Bonvilston
Cardiff CF5 6TR
Or to
shoulderdr@yahoo.co.uk
New Membership Applications:
The Committee invites applications for membership from medical and allied health professionals. Application forms can be downloaded from the website and must be sent to the Secretary at the above address by 26th April 2009. Late applications will not be accepted.
BESS 2011
Applications are invited for hosting BESS 2011. Please submit a short letter to the secretary. You will be asked to make a short presentation at the AGM.
Ro Kulkarni
Secretary
Old Village Farmhouse
Bonvilston
Cardiff CF5 6TR
Or to
shoulderdr@yahoo.co.uk