ICD Section V - EUROPE including ISRAEL
Section News
Portugal to host the 54th Meeting of the European Section
of ICD in Lisbon, 24th-26th June 2009
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It is with great pleasure that the European Section announces that the Annual Meeting in 2009 will be held in Portugal under the Presidency of Dr. Antonio Tavares, former Regent for Portugal. Dr. Tavares became President at the 53rd Annual Meeting Annual Meeting in Athens in June 2008.
Many FICDs remember well the 1992 Meeting, held in Villamoura in the Algarve, when Dr. Gil Alcoforado (Senior) was President - the last Meeting to be held in Portugal. The European Section looks forward to returning to Portugal again some 17 years later and is very grateful to Dr.Tavares and the Portuguese Fellows for their kind hospitality.
HOTELS
The Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon will be the main Hotel of the meeting. Long considered the city's finest hotel, Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon reflects the nobility and charm of historic Portugal, and offers vistas of Eduardo VII Park, St. George's Moorish castle, the Old Town and the Tagus River from the top of one of Lisbon's seven hills.
Le Meridien Park Atlantic Lisboa is the alternative five-star hotel situated in the centre of Lisbon, facing the Eduardo VII Park and next to Marques de Pombal Square. The Le Meridien Park Atlantic Lisboa Hotel takes pride in its avant-garde environment, within the setting of Lisbon's traditional and modern business and leisure centre. It enjoys fabulous views of the city from its elevated position.
Conference Brochure will soon be available here
PROGRAM
Wednesday June 24
Pre Congress Golf Tournament
Thursday June 25
Welcome cocktail and informal dinner at
The Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
Friday June 26
All-Day Scientific Programme: "The Avenues of Dentistry in the Modern Daily Practice" at Lisbon University in the auditorium of the Dental Faculty. A buffet lunch will be served in the foyer.
Accompanying Persons Program: Tour of Lisbon. Participants will visit many important sites in and around Lisbon and enjoy wonderful views and the best Museums.
Friday Evening: Informal dinner, with Portuguese songs at the Restaurant Alfoz in Alcochete on the bank of the Tagus River. Offers a superb view of the river.
Saturday June 27
Induction ceremony at the Mafra Palace followed by a Port of honour and the Gala Dinner.
November 2008
NOW THAT THE ATHENS MEETING IS OVER
Read a summary of the wonderfully successful program held in Athens under the presidency of Dr. Aris Petros Tripodakis. Photographs taken during the meeting can be ordered through the photographer's website.
NEW OFFICERS BEGIN TERMS
Dr. Frans Kroon: President Elect, currently Secretary General, will organize the 2010 Annual Meeting in Maastricht.
Dr. Peter Brandstetter: Vice President is Regent for Austria, where the 2011 meeting will be held in Vienna.
Dr. Argirios Pissiotis: Deputy Secretary General is Regent for Greece-Cyprus.
DISTRICT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE CREATED
The first new District in the section in over 15 years was established. Central and Eastern Europe is now the 14th District of the European Section. Dr. Ljubo Marion, who had been serving as Vice Regent for Slovenia, was appointed Regent and Dr. Egita Senekola, the former Vice Regent from Latvia, became Vice Regent for the Baltic States.
THE PHILIP DEAR FOUNDATION
Do you know of a worthy project? Currently projects are ongoing in the Ukraine and a new project to help promising young scientists has begun in Israel. The Philip Dear Foundation is accepting funding applications for deserving programs. Information and application forms can be downloaded from the website.
2009 ANNUAL MEETING IN LISBON
Check out the exciting scientific and social programs planned by our President Antonio Tavares for the European Section's Annual Meeting in Lisbon, June 24-27, 2009.
UPCOMING WINTER BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING
Contact your District Regent if you have any items you would like addressed at the next Board of Regents meeting of the European Section, which will convene on November 28. Also, nominees’ applications for induction during the Annual Meeting in Lisbon should be in the hands of your Regent, so they can be presented at the Board Meeting for approval.
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