March 2002

March 2002

Official stamp of the World Congress of Gastroenterology 2002 Today´s weather in Thailand:

12th World Congress of Gastroenterology (WCOG), Bangkok, Thailand, February 24 - March 1, 2002 Incorporating: * 10th World Congress of Digestive Endoscopy *International Council of Surgical Gastroenterology *2nd Asian Pacific Digestive Disease Week at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center Gastroenterolgy, Hepatology, Endoscopy and Surgery In collaboration with the Organisation Mondiale d´Endoscopie Digestive (OMED) and the International Council of Surgical Gastroenterology (ICSG) Deadlines: Submission of abstracts: July 1, 2001 Early registration: July 1, 2001 Late registration: December 1, 2001 Guaranteed hotel reservation: December 1, 2001 Information: World Congress Secretariat Congrex Holland bv P.O.Box 302 1000 AH Amsterdam The Netherlands Web site: www.wcog2002.org Email: WCOG2002@congrex.nl (for registration and accomodation)

Two Decades of H. Pylori, Perth, Western Australia, March 3 - 6, 2002

Information: Kris Laurie, Project Consultant
91 Archdeacon Street
Nedlands 6009 Western Australia
Email: klaurie@iinet.net.au

Place: Kuopio, Finland
Time: March 7 - 8, 2002
Organizer: Gastrokirurgit ry, Suomen Gastroenterologiayhdistys ry
General informtion: Aiheina krooninen pankreatiitti ja uudet endoskooppiset tekniikat. Max Siurala-luennon pitäjä: Prof M Cremer, Belgia.
More information: Suomen Gastroenterologiayhdistys ry
c/o Duodecim
PL 713, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Email: ritva.hanhijarvi@duodecim.fi

Place: Singapore Time: March 11 - 14 2002 Organizer: The International Society for Infectious Diseases General informtion: Online abstract submission available More information: ICID 181 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 USA Web-site: www.isid.org Email: isidbos@aol.com

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8th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery Place: New York, USA Time: March 13 - 16, 2002 Organizer: the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons More information: SAGES 2716 Ocean Park Boulevard Suite 3000 Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA Web-site: www.sages.org

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Place: Las Croabas, Puerto Rico
Time: March 14 - 16, 2002
Organizer: John Hopkins University School of Medicine
University of Puerto Rico
More information: Office of Continuing Medical Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Turner 20, 720 Rutland Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2195, USA

Place: Harrogate, UK
Time: March 18 - 20, 2002
Organizer: The Health Informatics Committee of the British Computer Society
General informtion: "Europe´s largest, most comprehensive, health informatics event"
More information: The HC2002 Conference Secretariat
PO Box 94
Malvern
Worchestershire WR13 5YB, UK
Web-site: www.health-informatics.org
Email: hc@amiconf.demon.co.uk

British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting , Birmingham, England, March 19 - 21, 2002

Information: British Society of Gastroenterology
3 st Andrew´s Place
Regent´s Park
London NW1 4LB
United Kingdom

Place: Disney Coronado Springs Resort, USA
Time: March 20 - 23, 2002
Organizer: Mayo Clinic
More information: Division of Education Services
Mayo Clinic
4500 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
Web-site: www.mayo.edu/cme
Email: cme-jax@mayo.edu

Näsinneula, Tampere, Finland

Tampereen Lääkäripäivät, Tampere, Finland, March 21 - 23, 2002 Information: Kirsi Valli, Duodecim Email: kirsi.valli@duodecim.fi

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Place: Boston, MA, USA
Time: Mach 22-24, 2002
Organizer: ASGE, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
General informtion: "Train for the future with a first-rate faculty"
More information: ASGE Administration Office
13 Elm Street
Manchester, MA 01944, USA
Web-site: www.asge.org
Email: asge@shore.net

Place: Cairo, Egypt Time: March 26 - 27, 2002 Organizer: National Cancer Institute, Cairo University More information: Dr. Omar El Hattab 53 Al Ansar st Dokki Cairo, Egypt Web-site: www.ncicairo.com Email: hattab@menanet.net

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