• Elections for board, IAB and committee positions now open
• Annual Meeting 2015
• Call for workshop proposals closes in 10 days
• Abstracts open November 4th
• Book your accommodations now
• 6-day cycling adventure from Zurich to Nice
• New leaflets available for download
• Slides for presentation available on web site

If you don’t recall your IUGA web site log-in details, or are having difficulty accessing the members-only section of the website, please contact Amy Cassini, the Membership Manager, at amy@iuga.org. 

Elections for vice president, International Advisory Board members and committee members now open
On Tuesday, October 21, all IUGA members received an e-mail with instructions regarding how to participate in this year’s elections.  A reminder e-mail was also sent on October 24.  All members have the opportunity to vote for the vice president and Nominations Committee and Scientific Committee members.  Members in Europe and North America are also voting for their representatives on the International Advisory Board.  Please take a moment to cast your ballot and help select IUGA’s leadership! If you have any questions about voting, please contact Nailah Metwally at nailah@iuga.org.

Call for 2015 workshop proposals closes in 10 days!
The workshop proposal submission system for the 2015 Annual Meeting is open. Please read the guidelines carefully.  All faculty should be confirmed before being included.  Proposals must detail any special requirements such as technology, room setup, or anatomical specimens for practical demonstrations.   The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, November 10, 2014 by 11:59pm EDT.  There will not be a deadline extension.  For any questions, contact Amanda Grabloski at amanda@iuga.org.

Please click the link below to begin your submission or for more information:

Reminder: Abstract submissions open November 4th
Abstract submissions will open on Tuesday, November 4th. The deadline for submission will be February 1, 2015.  Keep an eye on your e-mail and on the abstract submission page on the 2015 web site at http://www.iugameeting.org/abstracts/ for more information.

Accommodations
Although the 2015 meeting is still months away, Nice is a popular holiday destination and hotels will fill up fast so book your accommodations early. For more information, please visit http://www.iugameeting.org/accommodation/.

6-day cycling adventure from Zurich to Nice
A group of IUGA members are planning a six day cycling trip to travel from Zurich to Nice, leaving June 3, 2015 and arriving on June 8, 2015.  The adventure will take the cyclists through the spectacular scenery of the Swiss Alps, the Furka and Simplon passes, the Italian wine country of Barolo, and the French-Italian Alps north of Nice.  The cycling will be strenuous but not brutal. If you are interested in more information about this cycling trip, please contact Karl Tamussino at tamussino@gmail.com.

Visit www.iugameeting.org for more information about the 2015 annual meeting.

New leaflets available for download on the patient information page
Several new leaflets have been added to the patient information page on the IUGA web site:

1. Arabic
1. Anterior Vaginal Wall repair
2. Posterior vaginal wall repair
3. Sacrospinous fixation
4. Uterosacral ligament suspension
5. Urinary Tract Infection
6. Vaginal Hysterectomy
2. English
1. Fecal Incontinence
3. Indonesian
1. Bladder training
2. Sacrocolpopexy

These leaflets and several others are available for free download at http://www.iuga.org/?patientinfo. The English leaflets and select languages are also available for purchase in an attractive brochure format at www.iugastore.com.

Slides for presentation about IUGA available on the IUGA web site
There are two sets of slides available on the IUGA web site for members to use during presentations if they want to share information with their audiences about IUGA. These include a comprehensive slide set which gives an overview about IUGA and another set to promote the IUGA Annual Meeting. Both sets are also available in Spanish. To download the slides, visit www.iuga.org, log-in with your username and password and select “profile home”. The slides are in the section labeled “IUGA information slides”.

Check out the IUGA video gallery
Make sure you visit the IUGA web site to check out the online video gallery. You must be logged-in to view videos from the 2014 AUGS/IUGA meeting, but the “best videos of the year” from past meetings are available to everyone. To view the videos, please click here.