CONTENTS

1) Halifax Pre-Meeting Registration - Closing Soon!
2) A Special Invitation to New Members
3) 4^th Annual Women in Orthopaedics Luncheon
4) Join Us May 27^th for Hip Hip Hooray!
5) Lobster Bash - You Don't Want to Miss This!
6) COA Member Runs for Office
7) The Canadian SICOT Fellowship

1) HALIFAX PRE-MEETING REGISTRATION - CLOSING SOON!
Online and pre-registration for the upcoming Annual Meeting in Halifax will close on Tuesday, May 22.  All registrations after that date will have to be processed ON SITE at the registration desk in Halifax.  To avoid delays, pre-register for the meeting by going to: http://www.coa-annual-meeting.org/ and register before May 22.

2) A SPECIAL INVITATION TO NEW MEMBERS
Have you joined the COA within the past six years?  The Executive Committee would like to invite all Active members of the Association who have joined between 2001and 2007 to a luncheon being held on Saturday, June 2 in Halifax.  Please join us in Highland 10 at the World Trade and Convention Centre from 12:30 to 13:15.  We would like to say ‘thank you' for your interest and support.  Dolores Lewis, wife of COA President, Dr. Brendan D. Lewis, would also like to take this opportunity to invite the spouses of our new members to attend a special breakfast in the Partners' Hospitality Suite (Barrington Suite/Delta Barrington Hotel) on Friday, June 1 from 8:00 to 9:30. Please RSVP for both events with Trinity Wittman: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 514-874-9003 x 4 by May 23.

3) 4^th ANNUAL WOMEN IN ORTHOPADICS LUNCHEON
All orthopaedic residents, fellows, surgeons and supporters of women in orthopaedics are invited to attend the 4^th annual Women in Orthopaedics luncheon that is being held on Friday, June 1 from 13:00 - 15:30 in the Highland 8 room of the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax.  Major Karen Breeck, BSc, MD, MHSc, ABPM(AM), will be this year's featured guest speaker and present a talk entitled: "Leadership - what the military has taught me".  Please RSVP by May 25 to Cynthia Vezina ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) / 514 874-9003 x 3.  The luncheon is sponsored by: DePuy, a Johnson & Johnson Co.

4) JOIN US MAY 27^th FOR HIP HIP HOORAY!
The 2007 Hip Hip Hooray! campaign is just a few days away.  On Sunday, May 27^th, dates in some communities differ, 31 communities across Canada will be celebrating lifelong bone and joint health.  Join the event in your community as a walker or volunteer and attend so your patients can thank you for giving them back their mobility.  No event in your community?  Call us at 1-800-461-3639 ext. 6 for information on how to bring the campaign to your city in 2008!

5) LOBSTER BASH - YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!
The best party of the year will be the COA's Lobster Bash in Halifax on Saturday, June 2.  You'll feast on a choice delicacy - true Nova Scotia lobster - and enjoy a live performance by renowned singer/songwriter Bruce Guthro. It promises to be a spectacular evening of entertainment, fabulous dining, and all-round good fun. Seating is extremely limited so don't miss out on this opportunity.  Get your tickets TODAY by going to http://www.coa-annual-meeting.org/.

6) COA MEMBER RUNS FOR OFFICE
Dr. Doug Kayler (Winnipeg, MB) is running for MLA (Kirkfield Park riding) with the Liberals in the upcoming Manitoba election that is taking place on May 22.  "I am running to offer Manitoba voters a precise understandable diagnosis of why their health care system is sick, and a straightforward prescription for the cure that will heal and transform our system."  The COA wishes Dr. Kayler all the best in his campaign.

7) THE CANADIAN SICOT SCHOLARSHIP
Did you know that you are eligible to apply for a Canadian SICOT Scholarship?  Funded by the SICOT Foundation, information about this travel award could be found by going to: http://www.sicot.org/?page=schol or by sending an inquiry to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

2007 COA Annual Meeting Platinum Sponsors : DePuy, a Johnson & Johnson Co. & Smith & Nephew Canada