COA DISPATCH - October 31, 2007

CONTENTS
1) ASG Fellowship - Apply by December 1
2) Last Call for Input - Board Strategic Planning Session
3) Is Your Membership in Good Standing?
4) Get Your Name on the Wall of Fame
5) 10^th Biannual Banff Arthroscopy Course

1) AUSTRIAN-SWISS-GERMAN FELLOWSHIP - APPLY BY DECEMBER 1
Surgeons who are interested in applying for the Austrian-Swiss-German (ASG) Travelling Fellowship should send in their applications by December 1, 2007. This Fellowship is open to orthopaedic surgeons who are under the age of 49. The successful candidate will tour Austria, Switzerland and Germany from April to May 2008. Don't miss out on this experience - contact Trinity Wittman: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for details. Applications could be downloaded from the COA web site: http://www.coa-aco.org/ > click on "Medical Education" in the top menu, then on "Travelling Fellowships".

2) LAST CALL FOR INPUT - BOARD STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION
The COA's Mid Winter Meeting will be held from December 1-2 in Montreal. Along with the COA's Executive Committee and Board of Directors, the committees meeting during the Mid Winter Meeting are: National Standards, Annual Meetings, Finance and Audit and the Committee on Orthopaedic Practice, Economics and Fulfillment (COPEF). All remaining Committees will hold teleconferences throughout the Fall.

Just prior to the Mid Winter Meeting, the COA Board will hold a planning session to consider future strategic developments for the Association. If you want to add your voice, do not hesitate to contact any member of the Executive Committee.

3) IS YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN GOOD STANDING?
If you have not yet paid your 2007-2008 COA membership dues, your membership is unfortunately considered not in good standing. Your outstanding dues should be paid as soon as possible to ensure that your account and status are current with the Association. Within the next two weeks, reminders will be sent by e-mail and/or fax to members showing unpaid invoices. If you receive this notification, please provide payment to ensure that your membership status is not comprised. You may contact Cynthia Vezina: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 514 874-9003 x 3 if you would like to verify that your dues are paid to date.

4) GET YOUR NAME ON THE WALL OF FAME
The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation - Make your three or five year commitment to the CORL research legacy programme and get your name on the Wall of Fame. Just one hour of operating room time, or $300, is all it takes to ensure funding for orthopaedic research. For more information or to make an on-line donation, visit the Foundation's web site at http://www.canorth.org/, click on For Professionals, then Research Legacy. To make a donation by phone contact Diane Butcher at 1-800-461-3639 x 4 and have your credit card handy.

5) 10^th BIANNUAL BANFF ARTHROSCOPY MEETING
With the Fall chill in the air, it is indeed time to start thinking about ski season and the 10^th Biannual (almost) Banff Arthroscopy Meeting to be held at Purcell Mountain Lodge, February 2 - 5, 2008. This venue, in the heart of the Purcell Mountains, boasts a variety of back-country ski terrain, first-class accommodation and meals as well as qualified guides. Small group discussion of various orthopaedic arthroscopic and sports medicine topics led by different moderators round out the day which begins with great skiing, and ends with a great meal. Space is limited so please contact Dr. Mark and Sue Heard : (403) 760-2897 / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it without delay.