• 2014 AUGS/IUGA Joint Scientific Meeting
  • Meeting registration now open!
  • Abstract disclosures
  • Accommodations for the meeting
  • Essential information for traveling to the U.S.
• Training site directory now available online
• WEBSITE LIVE: Path to Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Women: Bladder Health

Registration is now open!
Registration for the AUGS/IUGA Joint Scientific Meeting is now open. This is the first-ever joint meeting between AUGS and IUGA, so it’s sure to deliver the best of both organizations! Don’t miss out on exciting debates, innovative presentations during the scientific program, a fun new twist on the typical Friday night closing celebration and so much more. Register by May 11 to take advantage of discounted registration fees. To view the various registration rates and types, please click here.  

IUGA members will be required to enter a key code during the registration process to identify them as members. The code and instructions for using it were sent via e-mail  yesterday (April 11th). You can also find the code on your profile page by logging in at www.iuga.org and selecting ‘Profile Home’ from the menu options on the left-hand side of the page.

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN YOUR REGISTRATION

Please send all registration questions to info@augs.org.

A note about missing abstract disclosures
If you submitted an abstract but your disclosure is missing, please submit it through the abstract submission center at http://www.call4abstracts.com/augs-iuga/ by April 17th, or your name will be removed from the abstract. If you have questions please contact office@iuga.org. 

Accommodations
We are now accepting hotel reservations for the 2014 AUGS/IUGA Joint Scientific Meeting through our personalized reservation websites at the Renaissance Washington DC and Grand Hyatt Washington. Please click here for more information.

Essential information for traveling to the U.S.
If you reside outside of the U.S. and are planning to attend the AUGS/IUGA 2014 meeting, you may be required to obtain a visa. Please visit the U.S. Department of State web site regarding visas for temporary visitors. 

You may require a letter of invitation to obtain your visa. If so, please send your request in writing to office@iuga.org. The request should include the following information: 

• Your complete name, organization and job title
• Your name as it appears on your passport
• Passport number
• Issuing government
• Expiration date 

If you are a national of a visa waiver country: 

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security requires that travelers who wish to enter without a visa under the visa waiver program must still obtain pre-authorization through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to initiating travel to the United States. Learn more at www.cbp.gov/esta.
For a list of the countries in the visa waiver program, click here.

More information about visas for the 2014 meeting is available at the 2014 meeting web site.

Training site directory now available online
The IUGA training site directory is an interactive PDF which contains a listing of fellowship training sites around the world, broken down by region. It is an excellent tool for anyone searching for a fellowship in their own country or internationally. This fluid document will be updated continuously throughout the year as we receive updates.

IUGA is planning to publish the directory in the IUJ in September. If you represent one of the sites listed in the directory, please review the entry to ensure the information published in the IUJ is as complete as possible. IUGA staff have been in contact with each program listed here and entered the most up to date information provided to them as of the time this document was placed on the web. If the information for your site is incorrect, or your program is not listed and you would like it included, complete the “training site directory update form” on the training site directory web page and send it to the IUGA office as directed on that form.

Please click here to visit the training site directory page.

If you have questions regarding the directory, please contact Amy Cassini, Membership Manager, at amy@iuga.org.

Bladder Health
WEBSITE LIVE: Path to Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Women:

In the March 28 e-mail blast, IUGA promoted the upcoming NIDDK  “Path to Prevention of LUTS in Women: Bladder Health” workshop in Washington, D.C., USA. The program will bring together medical, nursing, physical therapy, patient education, behavior change, epidemiology, public health, and prevention experts in a scientific workshop framed around defining bladder health as a first step along this path.

The web site for this program is now live and contains more information about the workshop, including how to register. To visit the web site, please click here.

The IUGA office will be closed Friday, April 18th and Monday, April 21st in observance of Easter.