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In this issue:
  • Applications being accepted for committee vacancies
  • 2015 Annual Meeting
    • Registration open
    • Preliminary program available online
  • Last call for proposals for the Fellows’ Research Network
  • Win a free copy of the IUGA 40th anniversary book
  • Research grant award winner

Apply to join an IUGA committee-March 4th deadline
If you have been looking for a way to get more involved with IUGA, now is your chance! Six of IUGA’s seven committees are currently seeking members to fill vacancies. Committee members actively participate in shaping educational programs, crafting standardized protocol for the field, developing patient education material and much more. To learn more about the committees and how to apply, please click here. Applications are due March 4th by 11:59 p.m. EST. Please e-mail any questions to office@iuga.org.




Registration
Registration for the 2015 IUGA Annual Meeting is officially open! Join us in the breathtaking city of Nice for sun, sand and science! For more information about rates and to register, please click here

Members will need to use a code to register for the meeting. It was sent via e-mail February 6th and can also be found by logging-in to the IUGA web site at www.iuga.org and clicking “profile home”.

Preliminary program available for download
Download this handy guide for all the need-to-know information related to the 2015 meeting. Details about workshop sessions, meet-the-experts roundtable breakfasts, debates, social events and so much more are included. Click here to download it.

For more information about the 2015 Annual Meeting, visit www.iugameeting.org


Last Call-Proposals for the Fellows’ Research Network
Do you have a multi-centre study that you could use guidance with executing? If you do, you are in luck because the IUGA FRN is now accepting applications for unfunded proposals from fellows who are IUGA members.The FRN constitutes a unique opportunity for fellows to promote research networking and expose them to multi-center studies in pelvic floor disorders from all over the world. For more information and to download the application, please see the links below. Applications are due March 1, 2015.
FRN policies and procedures
FRN application form Please send any questions to J. Oliver Daly at joliverdaly@gmail.com or Omar Dueñas at dugof1@hotmail.com.


Win a free copy of the IUGA 40th Anniversary Book
Submit your favorite IUGA memory to be included in the IUGA commemorative 40th anniversary book, meant to be a look back into IUGA’s history. Whether it's a photo of you and your friends dancing the night away or a gorgeous sunset from one of our meetings, we want to see it! All pictures are welcome. Please be sure to include your name and the names of any other people in the photo along with a short description.

Plus, we need your help coming up with a title for the book!

Anyone who submits a title or photos will be entered into a drawing to win a copy of the book once it’s printed.

Please send all submissions to lynsey.hayward@middlemore.co.nz by March 3rd.


2015 IUGA Uroplasty Research Grant Award Winner
The IUGA Research & Development Committee is pleased to announce that Cheryl Iglesias (U.S.) has been selected as the recipient of a $15,000 USD unrestricted research grant for her study, “Treatment of Refractory Overactive Bladder with OnabotulinumtoxinA vs. PTNS: TROOP trial”. This grant, focused on overactive bladder or fecal incontinence, was made possible due to a generous unrestricted grant from Uroplasty.


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