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International Gynecological Cancer Society Membership & Workshops. Council Meeting, 12 February, 2007. CURRENT IGCS CONTACTS. NEW CONTACTS. IGCS Presence around the World N = 1461 Members. N. America - 456. Europe – 416. Asia - 385. Middle East - 61. C. America - 10. S. America - 53.
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International Gynecological Cancer Society Membership & Workshops Council Meeting, 12 February, 2007.
IGCS Presence around the WorldN = 1461 Members N. America - 456 Europe – 416 Asia - 385 Middle East - 61 C. America - 10 S. America - 53 Africa - 19 Australia/New Zealand - 61
THE ACTION PLAN • Invitation for partnership – prepared • Questionnaire to identify K-persons and explore • the needs to be sent to: • - all new contacts • - old contacts in low resource countries • Workshop program - to be designed
IGCS WORKSHOPS – THE PROCEDURE • Description • Input to be defined for • - IGCS • - Local organizers • - Speakers • Application • Organization • Financial issues
IGCS WORKSHOPS – THE PROCEDURE • Documents: • Application form • - Dates • - Topics • - Preliminary budget • Final report/ financial report forms • Evaluation form for participants
IGCS WORKSHOPS – THE SPEAKERS • List of IGCS speakers - to be prepared • Invitation letter - prepared • IGCS Presentation - to be prepared • Evaluation form for speakers - prepared
Selection of lecturers • Council members • Volunteer speakers- IGCS members Question to be discussed: • How to make a list of potential speakers ? • Each Council member to propose the names • from the Membership directory ?
IMPORTANT ISSUES • To plan no more that 4-5 events per year • Council approval • Need for involvement of IGCS in planning • the program Questions to be discussed : • Selection of countries • 1st phase - Direct communication • 2nd phase - Application form to be put on the Website • Proposal to Council made by Educational committee • Should we offer to participants free trial membership ?
IMPORTANT ISSUES • It is important to attend local meetings in order • - to appreciate our target • - to see how the meeting functions • - to identifywho is our target • IGCS should be involved in planning the program • Local organizer should be provided with a • check-list of what is required prior to finalizing • mission program
Questions to be discussed Financial issues • What exactly means IGCS Workshop ? • Speaker’s travel & accommodation • Defined amount of money
Lebanon Place: Beirut Date: 25-26 May, 2007. Type of the meeting: IGCS Workshop Topics: Breast, Cervix and Ovary Organization: Lebanese Society for Oncology IGCS speakers: Nadem Abu-Rustum, Adem Munkarah, Vesna Kesic
Questions to be discussed Collaborative activities • What can we expect ? • What we should give?
Questions to be discussed Collaborative activities • The type of Collaborative activity ? • The input of each particular group should • be defined