Aswan International Congress of

ORTHOPEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY

Organized by:

The Egyptian Orthopaeclic Association

&

Orthopaedic Department, Assiut University

November 26-29, 1996

Isis Island Hotel

Aswan - Egypt

WELCOME ADDRESS

Dear colleague,

I welcome the opportunity to invite you this year, on 26-29 November 1996, to our International Conference of the E.O.A. which will be held in Aswan - the bride of South Valley - at Isis Island Hotel.

I am sure that you will enjoy both the scientific activities and the social events of this conference, and you will enjoy staying at that superb, marvelous, fantastic and beautiful place, Aswan, where the glory of the past with its ancient Egyptian herdtage merges with the beauty of the present with its modern developments in a uniue, unrivaled and fabulous location with its High Dam, Nasser Lake, and the internationallyfamous winter resorts.

I would like to express my deep thanks to Prof. Hassan El Zaher, President of the E.O.A. and Prof. Galal Zaki, Ex-President of the E.O.A. for their generous help, guidance and efforts to overcome difficulties we have faced.

Best wishes and kind regards.

Abdel Khalek H. Ibrahim

Prof. of Orthopaedics, Assiut University

President of the Conference

Under the patronage of:

H. E. Governor of Aswan & H. E. Rector of Assiut University

President of the Society:

Prof Hassan El Zaher

Honorary President:

Prof Galal Zaki Said

President of the Congress:

Prof Abdel Khalek Hafez Ibrahim

Secretary General:

Prof. Ibrahim Mohamed Hassan

Treasurer:

Prof MaherAbdel Salam ElAssal

Organizing Committee:

Prof Karam Allah Ramadan Ahmed; Prof Essam Khalafallah Khalifa; Dr Kamal Ahmed Mohamed; Dr. Mohamed Anwar Gaballah; Dr. Maged Mohamed Mostafa; Dr. Tarek Abdallah AI Gammal; Dr. Mohamed Gamal Hassan; Dr. Hassan Mohamed Ali; Dr. Fasil Fahmy Adam; Dr. Saud Ramadan Ahmed; Dr. Al Moetaz AI Sabrout; Dr. Ahmed Abdel Aal

published 29.8.1996