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In this issue:
  • Annual Meeting Online Registration Deadline Approaching
  • Membership Fees Increase on May 1
  • April 2013 Issue of the Official Newsletter Now Available Online
  • Inaugural Golf Challenge at the Annual Meeting
  • Tours & Sightseeing in Dublin
  • Accompanying Persons' Program in Dublin
  • IUGA Survey: Chance to Win A 2014 Meeting Registration

Annual Meeting Online Registration
Deadline Approaching

Be sure to register for the Annual Meeting before May 14 to avoid paying increased registration fees on site. Visit www.iuga2013.com to register. Check out the Frequently Asked Questions list on the 2013 meeting web site to answer your questions about registration.


Membership Dues Increase
May 1, 2013

Just a few days left before IUGA membership dues increase by $50 to US$150. Starting May 1, all members will be subject to the new membership fee. But from now until April 30, you can renew your IUGA Regular Membership at the current rate of $100, regardless of when during the year your membership expires. Simply log-in to the IUGA site at www.iuga.org, select “membership” from account history and then select “Securely Renew Your Membership Now”. Follow the on-screen instructions to renew.

For a list of frequently asked questions associated with the membership dues increase, please click here.

Questions about the increase in membership dues should be directed to Amy Cassini, Membership Manager at amy@iuga.org.


April 2013 Issue of the Official Newsletter
Now Available Online

The April 2013 issue of the official newsletter is now available online. This issue includes information about the 2013 annual meeting, a section on controversies in urogynecology, updates from both the President of IUGA and the Executive Director and much more. This issue should be in mailboxes in just a few weeks, but you can read it now by clicking here.


IUGA 2013 38th Annual Meeting

The Inaugural IUGA Golf Challenge – Limited Space Available
The Inaugural IUGA Golf Challenge will take place in one of Ireland’s finest golf links courses, the Royal Dublin Golf Club, on Monday May 27, 2013. The format of the day will be a four-ball and of course there will also be nearest-the-pin and longest drive prizes. The cost is €120 per person including transfer from the conference hotels to the course, the golf, driving range balls, course guide and post-game lunch. Don’t worry about lugging your clubs with you as clubs, trolleys and buggies are available to hire and will be delivered directly to the course on the morning of the challenge. So what are you waiting for? Click here to book today.

Tours & Sightseeing
There are plenty of optional tours to choose from during your stay in Ireland! Dublin City Sightseeing Tour, New Grange Valley of Kings Tour, Wicklow Mountains and the Valleys & Lakes Day Tour. Choose from several different tours or try the accompanying persons’ program.

Accompanying Persons’ Program
The 2 ½ day accompanying persons’ program is perfect for your spouse or significant other. The program starts on Wednesday, May 29 and includes the IUGA 2013 welcome reception, a tour of the Powerscourt Estate and Gardens, a walking tour of Georgian Dublin and lunch at the Merrion Hotel. For more information about tours & sightseeing while you are in Dublin, please visit http://www.iuga2013.com/social.


For more information about the 2013 annual meeting, visit www.iuga2013.com



Complete the IUGA Survey
For a Chance to Win A Free Registration to the 2014 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.!

From time to time, we like to collect information from our members that will help us better understand their needs and identify focus areas for IUGA. We recently developed a survey to serve that purpose and we are asking members to help us by completing the survey. If you enter your name and e-mail address when prompted at the end of the survey, you may receive information about the Accra, Ghana project and you will be entered into a drawing to win a free registration to the 2014 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Please only complete the survey once to ensure the accuracy and validity of the information collected. This survey is available to members only. When you click the link below, you will be taken to a page within the IUGA web site where you can access the survey. If you are not logged-in you will be prompted to log-in first.

To complete the survey, click below.


Thank you for your cooperation!


To renew your IUGA membership, please click here or visit www.iuga.org/?membership to sign-up.