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In this issue:
- Results from the vote on IUGA Bylaws, Code of Conduct and 2018 Annual Meeting Location
- 2015 Annual Meeting
- FIUGA silent auction solicitation
- Register for regional meetings
- Notice of 2015 annual business meeting
- Newest edition of the official newsletter available online
- Female anorectal terminology document available for comment-deadline extended
- Special offer for members from Papers
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Results from the vote on IUGA Bylaws, Code of Conduct, and 2018 Annual Meeting Location
Thank you to everyone who voted over the past few weeks! The results are in and can be found below:
Total of eligible voters: 3,047
Participation: 17.74% (541) |
Proposed Bylaws changes regarding the number of committee members and annual meeting location selection process |
Yes |
No |
95% |
5% |
Proposed Code of Conduct |
Yes |
No |
96% |
4% |
2018 Bid City Selection |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Vienna, Austria |
46% |
54% |
If you have any questions about the results of the election, please e-mail chuck@iuga.org. |
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Silent Auction for the Foundation for International Urogynecological Assistance (FIUGA)
Donate to a great cause! FIUGA is currently seeking a variety of items to auction at the annual meeting in Nice to help fund the Ghana project. If you have a vacation home or condominium, a gift item, a piece of sports paraphernalia, educational preceptorships or course tuition you would like to offer up in the auction, contact Nailah Metwally in the IUGA office at Nailah@iuga.org with a description of the item. Please include your address and phone number. Click here for more information.
Register for regional meetings
The IUGA annual meeting is a great opportunity to learn about key issues and hot topics in the urogynecology field in your part of the world. At this year’s meeting, attendees have the opportunity to participate in three regional meetings, led by a group of their peers. All meetings will take place on Wednesday, June 10 from 1:00-6:00 p.m. at the Acropolis Convention Center.
European Urogynaecological Association (EUGA) meeting
Chaired by Prof. Heinz Koelbl
Registration will not be available for this session until next week
Ibero-American meeting
Chaired by Dr. Jorge M. Haddad
More information coming soon about this meeting
Attendace at this session is included in your registration fee
Pan-Asian meeting
Chaired by Dr. Roy Ng
Attendace at this session is included in your registration fee
Please be sure to register for these sessions if you are interested in attending. If you have already completed your registration, find the e-mail with your confirmation number and log back-in to the system to reserve your spot using this link.
Notice of 2015 Annual Business Meeting (ABM)
All members are invited to participate in the 2015 Annual Business Meeting (ABM), which will take place:
June 12, 2015
1:15 to 2:45 pm
Acropolis Convention Center
Apollon Room
Nice, France
The agenda for the meeting will be available shortly on the members-only section of the IUGA website: www.iuga.org. After logging-in, click on ‘Documents’ in the orange bar at the top of the page and the material regarding the 2015 ABM will be the first set of documents that you see. If you have difficulty logging-in, or have forgotten your username or password, please contact Amy Cassini, the IUGA Membership Manager, at: amy@iuga.org. For more information about the 2015 Annual Meeting, visit www.iugameeting.org |
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Newest edition of the IUGA official newsletter available online
Read the most recent edition of the official newsletter! This edition includes a letter from IUGA’s new president, an update from the Executive Director, an article on the role of EMG in the assessment as well as management of these patients, a report on the IUGA eXchange program in Belgrade, Serbia and much more. To read the newsletter, click here. You must be logged-in as a member to access this content. |
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Comment on the Joint Report on the Terminology for Female Anorectal Dysfunction
The Terminology & Standardization Committee is happy to announce that a new joint report with the ICS is available for comment. Please click here to visit the blog page where you can download the document and then add your comments. Since there was an issue with the original link provided, we extended the deadline for comments to April 30th. Note: you must be logged-in to comment. |
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Special offer for members from Papers
Get a 15% discount on Papers, the reference manager, document organizer and citation tool in one, now through April 30th! You must be an IUGA member to receive the discount. Check your e-mail for a message that was sent on Monday, March 23rd. |
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