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SAGES/SASES/SAGINS CONGRESS 2012

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN!

You are invited to join us in Durban in 2012 for the SAGES/SASES meeting. For SAGES – this being our 50th SAGES Congress it represents a huge milestone for our association. The first SAGES meeting was held in 1961 with Professor Solly Marks at the helm.

The 2012 SAGES/SASES Congress will be held in Durban, South Africa from Thursday 9 August to Saturday 11 August 2012.

SAGINS will again be joining us as we celebrate our 50th congress and we can promise you a bumper programme.

We look forward to seeing you at the congress!

ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

Every year the congress has delivered a scientific programme of the highest standard and this year will be no exception!

The International Faculty includes:

• Dr Pradeep Chowbey (India)
• Prof Richard Hunt (Canada)
• Prof Chris Mulder (Netherlands)
• Prof Eamonn Quigley (Ireland)
• Dr Andreas Sturm (Germany)
• Prof Guido Tytgat (Netherlands)
• Dr Janneke van der Woude (Netherlands)

ECCO Workshop

Included in your registration fees will be a one day ECCO Workshop. The primary goal of this educational activity is the implementation of ECCO Consensus on Crohn’s Disease and

Ulcerative Colitis.

Call for Abstracts

Please take note of the critical deadlines below. Abstract submissions can be uploaded online via www.sagescongress.co.za

Submit now!

DATES TO REMEMBER

15 May 2012 Call for Abstracts closes

31 May 2012 Early registration closes

If you have any questions, please contact:

Eastern Sun Events

Tel: +27 41 374 5654

Fax: +27 41 373 2042

Email: sages@easternsun.co.za

Kind regards

SAGES/SASES/SAGINS Organising Committee