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June 1999 Editor: James E. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G
Inside this Issue ISGE 8th Annual Congress Chair Report ISGE 8th Annual Congress Coordinator's Report ISGE 8th Annual Congress Highlights and Summary Report Laparoscopic Management of Genital Prolapse Preliminary Announcement: ISGE 10th Annual Congress 2001 Report from Thai Society for (TSGE) to the ISGE ISGE Secretariat
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THE ISGE NEWS
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The
8th Annual Congress of ISGE in Montreal was a success. It was attended by 426 delegates from 43 countries, 120
exhibitors and 55 accompanying persons; a total of 601 participants. The highlight of the opening ceremony was
a performance of Jack Cohen, a plastic surgeon and an internationally renowned classical whistler and the Kahnawake
Thunder Hawk Indian dancers. In the absence of the ISGE President Carl Wood, the Vice President Jack Sciarra presented
the 1998 and the 1999 honorary memberships to Robert Neuwirth and Jacques Rioux respectively. The keynote lecturers
were Victor Gomel, who presented his vision for the new millenium; Harry Reich presented his experience of a decade
of laparoscopic hysterectomy and Alan de Cherney renewed his foresight on the obituary of laparotomy for some gynecologic
procedures. The feedback from the attendees and the industries was very positive in every aspect of the meeting.
Among the free communications, the best oral presentation went to FH Loh (Singapore), the best poster presentation
went to SF Loh (also from Singapore, "they are not related") and the best video presentation was awarded
to Grace Janik (USA). Nadir Chan (Indonesia), Sheila Chirayath (Brunei) and Neville Galen (Canada) won the raffles.
Each received a beautiful piece of Canadian artwork.