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26th EURAPS Annual Meeting

May 28 30 2015
Assembly Rooms,
Edinburgh, Scotland

26th EURAPS Annual Meeting

May 28 30 2015

Dear friends and colleagues,

On behalf of EURAPS and all my local colleagues we look forward to welcoming you to the
beautiful capital of Scotland in May 2015.
Both the Research Council meeting and the EURAPS congress will take place in the beautiful
Assembly Rooms on George Street in Edinburghs gorgeous New Town built between 1760
and 1830 and now a UNESCO world heritage site. The majestic buildings that look over
towards the much older castle lead many to describe Edinburgh as the Athens of the North.
Edinburgh is of course steeped in political, scientific and medical history. Our long and cherished association with
the French the auld alliance is typified by a common genealogy of monarchs, such as Mary Queen of Scots
and of course Prince Charlie who sailed from France in 1745 to temporarily regain Scotland in our last Jacobite
rebellion. Economic and philosophy scholars will be aware of the significance of the works of David Hume and
Adam Smith. In medical terms you will walk in the steps of Knox the great Anatomist, Lister the father of antisepsis
and Professor of Surgery at Edinburgh University, and of course Simpson the father of modern anaesthesia and
discoverer of chloroform.
Our dinner will take place at the National Museum of Scotland in the Old Town. Amongst the exhibits you will find
Dolly the worlds first cloned mammal and the most famous of our many sheep. You will be entertained by our World
Champion pipe band and no doubt you will sample a whisky to wash down the Haggis.
After the conference concludes on the 30th May we invite each country, city or multinational company to enter
a relay team of four, or individual entry, into our annual marathon taking place on Sunday 31st May via www.
edinburgh-marathon.com.
We will be raising funds in support of BFIRST, The British Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery and
Training, which is a UK registered Charity which trains surgeons working in the poorest countries in the world to
enable them to undertake reconstructive Plastic Surgery, releasing children and adults from the state of poverty and
destitution associated with disability and deformity.
So dont let your country down please rally a team to represent your corner of Europe. Once you have entered,
please email me to confirm your participation at kjstewart@doctors.org.uk
I look forward to hearing from you soon and welcoming you all to Edinburgh in May for the 26th Annual EURAPS
Conference.
Slange Var
Ken Stewart

Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland