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• disseminating information
about endometriosis
• encouraging and supporting collaboration
among national and international societies interested
in endometriosis.
Initially, the Society was set up to serve as a
platform of collaboration between the World Congresses
on Endometriosis (WCE), but at our last meeting
in Maastricht, we decided to become more active!
To do so, we have started a profound transformation
of our Society during the last few months. Our head
office has been moved from Montreal to London. It
is now under the responsibility of Lone Hummelshoj
of www.endometriosis.org.
We have set up with the Royal Bank of Canada a secure
platform for online membership payment. When you
pay your dues on our internet site, you are automatically
redirected for payment with a credit card to the
site of the Royal Bank of Canada. Please, renew
your membership as soon as possible; your contribution
makes a significant difference to the work of the
Society, and the support we are able to provide
to our members.
To do so, just visit our site now by double-clicking
on our internet address: http://wes.endometriosis.org/join.htm
and follow the instructions for membership renewal.
We are also working
on establishing a foundation to promote a better
understanding of this pathology; an initiative I
will be able to tell you more about in the next
issue of the e-Journal. Stay tuned!
For the WES e-Journal,
Dr Ali Akoum has accepted to continue as editor
for another 3-year term. This e-Journal, started
in June 2000, was probably one of the first initiated
by an international society to communicate with
its members. During the next 3 years Dr Akoum will
focus on research and new developments but also
present review articles on important topics. We
always welcome contributions from our members!
The WCE is the
main source of revenues for the WES, and as you
know the last WCE was a real success. A profit of
more than C$ 40,000 truly enables us to enhance
our activities to the benefit of our members (again:
many thanks to Hans Evers and his great team from
The Netherlands!).
We wish to keep
this momentum going: so, please mark your calendars
with 11 – 14 March 2008. These are the dates
when our Australian colleagues are preparing for
us a fantastic meeting in Melbourne for our 10th
WCE. Australia is a superb country and the WCE is
the best forum to stay informed on the recent advances
on endometriosis.
Join us!
Sincerely,
Professor Rodolphe Maheux
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