The Microcirculatory Society, Inc.
Newsletter

Volume 27, Number 1

Summer, 1999

1. At the International Liaison Committee for Microcirculatory Societies meeting in Paris, The Microcirculatory Society proposed to host the Eighth World Congress for Microcirculation in North America in conjunction with the 2005 IUPS meeting in Washington, D.C. This is one year ahead of the typical five year cycle. Some concern was expressed that since the Seventh World Congress in Australia will be held in "conjunction" with the 2001 IUPS meeting in New Zealand, a precedence is being set to have the World Congresses regularly aligned with the IUPS. It was specifically stated that this concern is justified, but that it is not the intent to have this association of meetings on an ongoing basis. The International Committee voted in favor of this proposal. With the acceptance of our proposal in mind, we will entertain detailed proposals at the next annual business meeting (anticipated to be in April in San Diego) from those individuals seeking to Chair the Eighth World Congress for Microcirculation meeting to be held in conjunction with the 2005 IUPS meeting currently scheduled for August 7-12 in Washington, D.C. Please be prepared to present specific proposals, including such details as costs of registration and housing, planned scientific program, likely social activities, external funding, and other aspects of the meeting.

2. With the changes in the By-Laws, we must now begin planning our annual meetings three years in advance. The Chair of the Long-Range Planning Committee is given the responsibility of contacting other societies with whom we may want to meet, to narrow down co-hosts, sites and dates. At the meeting in San Diego, we will discuss possibilities for the 2002 annual meeting (EB'02 is scheduled for New Orleans). Any suggestions for this important decision may be forwarded to Bruce Klitzman at klitz@duke.edu.