November 2005 | Vol. 23, No. 11

November 21 is Deadline for Abstracts for 2006 SVU Annual Conference

In 2006, SVU will hold its third joint annual meeting in a row with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). The 2006 Vascular Annual Meeting, including an extensive exhibition, will take place June 1-3, 2006 in Philadelphia, PA, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and the Philadelphia Marriott and Courtyard Marriott hotels.

The SVU 2006 Annual Conference Program Committee and Abstracts Committee invite you to submit an original abstract for oral and poster presentations for this important collaborative educational meeting. Only accepted abstracts that meet the abstract and manuscript deadlines will be considered for several SVU Scientific Awards to be presented at the 2006 SVU Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Abstracts are due to SVU by November 21, 2005. Manuscripts are due to SVU by March 3, 2006. Don’t miss this outstanding opportunity to contribute to the vascular profession and be recognized at the world’s largest gathering of vascular professionals.

As an added bonus, if your abstract is submitted to the SVU national office by the November 21, 2005 deadline and is accepted by the Abstract Committee for an oral presentation in Chicago, you will receive a $100 discount off the SVU 2006 Annual Conference registration fee. Check out the SVU website for Call for Papers rules and guidelines at www.svunet.org/events/annual. Don’t delay -- submit your abstract now for consideration for the 2006 SVU Annual Conference in Philadelphia.

Since both a student oral presentation award and a student poster presentation award will be presented to students next year in Philadelphia, vascular ultrasound students are urged to submit an abstract for consideration by the Nov. 21, 2005 deadline. If students need help on writing their abstract, please contact SVU and an experienced author or member of the Abstracts Committee will be assigned to help you and answer any questions you may have on submitting an abstract. For more information on how to write an abstract, see the article by Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD RVT FSVU, in the “Tools of the Trade” area of the Members’ Only section of the SVU website (www.svunet.org).