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Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society 31 2004
Annual Business Meeting Minutes
Tuesday,September 14, 2004 Il Ciocco International Centre Castelvecchio Pascoli (Tuscany) Italy O1. The minutes of the previous meeting held in Banff, Canada in July 2003 were accepted with a minor modification. Dr Parer explained that Item 5, regarding the Dawes Fund has been temporarily held up but progress is being made. O2. Enthusiastic thanks were given to Romolo Di Iorio and Emanuela Marinoni for the incredibly successful meeting this year in Tuscany. The registration is amongst the highest we have had and both the scientific content and social aspects were considered of the highest order by the registrants. The people present confirmed this by vociferous and prolonged acclimation to the major organizers. O3. The website is up and running and all agreed that it is serving a major purpose for the society. O4. Changes in Board membership: Bryan Richardson has stepped down from the Board after a long and fruitful association. He wanted a further Canadian member to contribute to the success of the society, and Dan Rurak has accepted the position. Further changes in the Board composition are expected within the next year. O5. Student Prizes: Awards for the Best Oral Presentation were shared between Monica Longo for her presentation on Nitric Oxide knockout mice and Candice Rodricks for her presentation on the effect of hypoxia on the chick brain. Two equal prizes were also awarded for the poster presentations, to Lindsay Patrick on the time course of maternal cytokine responses in fetal brain injury and to Gioia Alvino for her paper on antioxidant vitamins in IUGR pregnancies. Certificates and awards were given to each of the students amidst widespread applause. O6. Future meetings have firmed up somewhat. The meeting for 2005 will be held at the Stamford Grand, Glenelg, South Australia, from September 25- September 28, 2005. This meeting will be combined with a full day symposium to celebrate the career of Jeffrey Robinson. Following the meeting, there will be a further meeting in Fremantle, Western Australia on Preterm Delivery. It will be held from Friday, September 30 Monday, October 3, 2005.
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The meeting for 2006 will be held in Cambridge, UK, from the 17 – 20 of September 2006. The meeting for 2007 is planned for Sendai, Japan, at the Hotel Sendai Plaza, from September 2nd-5th, 2007. The meeting for 2008 is being pursued vigorously by Jan Nijhuis of Maastricht, Holland, and Chile has also requested the venue for that year. With respect to 2009, it is felt that the meeting should move back to the Western Hemisphere and both the U.S. and Uruguay are requesting the meeting. It should be noted that except for the meeting immediately following this one, the dates still remain tentative for the more distantly planned meetings. O7. The Coordinator of the meeting, Laura Bennett, requested that the members with creative skills in this regard compose a logo for the society. She will arrange for their competitive display on the website. Respectfully submitted
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Julian T. Parer, Scribe San
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