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European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Editorial
worked very well and many delegates enjoyed the ability to sample some of the Korean culture alongside the technical
A lot seems to have been
every two years, rather than every three
exhibitions. The social highlight of the
happening in the world of
years, as in the past. Our congratulations
conference was a banquet, with some
ultrasound since the pre-
go to the team from Vienna for the hard
most excellent performances of Korean
vious newsletter.
As you
work they have already put into this, but
opera, fan dancing, and a spectacular de-
will see from the article
I'm sure there is much more to be done to
monstration of Korean drum music set in
achieve a successful meeting in 2011.
a modern idiom, with chefs beating on
from Lucas Greiner and Kurt Jäger, the
wooden blocks, rather than the more tra-
WFUMB meeting in Seoul, South Korea, was very successful and our congratula-
The choice of Seoul for the 2006 World
tions must go to Byung Ihn Choi and his
Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine
team for organising a most excellent
and Biology Congress was made in 1999,
Many who attended said this was one of
meeting. Prior to that, the American Ins-
and it was quite clear to all concerned, on
the most spectacular meetings they had
titute of Ultrasound in Medicine had held
arriving at the Congress, that the time had
ever attended and I would agree entirely
their meeting in Washington. This, again,
been spent very profitably organising a
with that. The science was of the highest
is always an excellent meeting, with a
most comprehensive meeting. The mee-
order, attention to detail was immacu-
combination of new ideas and refreshers.
ting itself was preceded by International
late, and social events made everyone
This year, the institute made Kurt Jäger a
Breast Ultrasound Society and Musculos-
feel they had truly sampled Korea. The
Fellow of its institute. This is a great ho-
keletal Ultrasound Society Symposia on
President of the Organising Committee,
nour and our congratulations go to Kurt
the Saturday and Sunday. These were
Byung Ihn Choi, and his team had made
for what is now worldwide recognition of
very well received, particularly the
very good use of the seven years' run up
his position in ultrasound.
hands-on musculoskeletal sessions. The
to this meeting and I know from talking to
companies all exhibited the best they
some of the team from Australia, who are
On the subject of WFUMB, at its council
have to offer. They shared the exhibition
due to organise the meeting in 2009, they
meeting in Seoul, it was confirmed that
hall with an open space, where, during
felt this would be a very difficult act to
the WFUMB meeting in 2011 will be in
most of the conference, there was a
follow.
Vienna.
The more astute of you will
stream of demonstrations of Korean
notice that the meeting has been brought
crafts, dancing, and music. At first sight it
David Pilling
forward from 2012, as it has been decided
would seem somewhat incongruous to
Editor EFSUMB Newsletter
that, in future, WFUMB meetings will be
have these side by side, but certainly it
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