September 2004 | Vol. 22, No. 9

December 17, 2004 is Deadline for SVU Annual Conference 2005 Call for Papers

In 2005, SVU will hold its second joint annual meeting with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology (SVMB), and the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society (PVSS). The 2005 Vascular Annual Meeting, including an extensive exhibition, will take place June 16-19, 2005 in Chicago, IL, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

The SVU 2005 Annual Conference Program Committee and Abstracts Committee invite you to submit an abstract for either an oral presentation or poster presentation for this important collaborative educational meeting. All abstracts submitted will be considered for several SVU Awards. There will be several new awards in 2005 including a Best Student Oral Presentation, Best Student Poster Presentation, Member First Time Presenter award and for the second year in a row, the Dr. Alex Chao - Young Investigator’s Award. December 17, 2004 is the deadline for Abstracts to be submitted to the SVU national office. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to contribute to the vascular profession and be recognized at the world’s largest gathering of vascular professionals by submitting an abstract for either an oral presentation or a poster presentation in Chicago in June 2005!

As an added bonus, if your abstract is submitted to the SVU office by the Dec. 17, 2004 deadline and is accepted by the Abstracts Committee for an oral presentation in Chicago, you will receive a $100 discount off the SVU 2005 Annual Conference registration fee. Check out the SVU website for Call for Papers rules and guidelines.