June 1999 Volume 5, Issue 1 Editor: James E. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G Inside this Issue Letter from the President The Editor's Corner 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 Evolution in Laparoscopy Letters to the Editor Preliminary Announcement: ISGE 10th Annual Congress 2001 Report from Thai Society for (TSGE) to the ISGE ISGE Secretariat Spaarne Hospital P.O. Box 1644 2003 BR Haarlem The Netherlands

THE ISGE NEWS The Editor's Corner James E. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G Editor, ISGE Newsletter The Montreal April meeting has just concluded and was a wonderful event for all. As your incoming editor of the ISGE Newsletter, it was my honor to be selected for this role by the Executive Committee of the ISGE. The ISGE Newsletter has been, since its inception, been edited by James Daniell. All of us at ISGE are very thankful for his wonderful stewardship of the ISGE Newsletter. Our goal is to publish three issues per year. I would like to have the Newsletter serve as a communication vehicle for all of us. Please send articles via Email to Internet address: ultimatev@aol.com. I look forward to seeing all of you in Egypt September 9, 1999 and at our next annual meeting on the Gold Coast in Australia. ISGE is unique in its structure and its outreach. ISGE thrives because of the contributions of its members, which are given so generously from each of you. Share your thoughts with the membership by sending letters to our Newsletter with announcements, reviews of procedures and reviews of your own work and your own Societies at home. Sincerely yours: James E. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G Editor, ISGE Officers: President: J.J. Sciarra, USA Vice President: Yap Lip Kee, Singapore Secretary: K. Wamsteker, Netherlands Treasurer: R. Valle, USA Past Presidents: A.G. Gordon, England A. DeCherney, USA J.F. Daniell, USA C. Wood, Australia Board Members: L. Adamian, Russia L. Mettler, Germany A. Assaf, Egypt C.E. Miller, USA H. Broelmann, Netherlands J. Newton, UK J. E. Carter, USA M. Nisolle, Belgium J.A.M. Deprest, Belgium A.V. Origel, Mexico R. Garry, UK O. Petrucco, Australia A.G. Gordon, UK R.J. Sainz, Argentina H. Hoshiai, Japan R. Sinha, India C. H. Koh, USA T. Tulandi, Canada T. Kruger, S. Africa D. J. Turner, USA K. Limpaphayom, Thailand Th Vancaillie, USA P.J. Maher, Australia F. Viscomi, Brazil P. Mangeshikar, India J. van der Wat, S. Africa D. Martin, USA K. Watika, Japan S. Mehra, India X. Ziaodong, China J.L. Mergui, France