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Adieu, old Standing Committee Logos, Good Morning New Face of the IFMSA! BY IFMSA STANDING COMMITTEE DIRECTORS Dear IFMSA Members, Since a couple of years ago, we have been discussing the process of unifying and standardizing our Standing Committe logos. Finally, after some years, the time to show them off has come. Nothing is better than now because we are also celebrating the 60th anniversary of IFMSA. As many of you might have already read from our discussions on the standing committee servers, the IFMSA is currently undergoing some changes in its corporate identity. Parts of these changes concern the unification of all standing committee logos. In the past, the logos of standing committees looked quite different from each other. Many of them did not even have the same format. Additionally, some of our committees did not have a logo they could use widely. In an effort to make the face of the IFMSA more professional, the IFMSA and its members decided to unify the standing committee logos. Within the past months we have been in contact with designers and our members to work on the new design of our logos. In the end we received several options for each standing committee. Now, IFMSA members all over the world have decided upon our new logos! We deeply believe that this change is for the better of our Standing Committees and the IFMSA. Not only do we have a strong position between standing committees, but we are also deeply anchored within the corporate identity of the IFMSA now. An additional benefit is that the logo is more easily usable for everyone. In the future it will be easier to incorporate our logo into publications, posters, leaflets, banners, etc. Finally, we would like to make one more tribute to our old Standing Committee logos. They was AMAZING and served us well for years. They will always be part of our heritage. - May our new logos be even more successful! Yours, Ioana Goganau, Joško Miše, Jovana Nedeljkovic, Christopher Pleyer, Beata Syzdul, Pablo Vega Rojas IFMSA Standing Committee Directors 2010/11
The logos explained: SCOME: The logo is a medical student with a doctoral cap. The face is replaced by a grid symbolizing the world. SCOPE: The logo represents a medical student with a suitcase. The suitcase stands for medical equipment and travel. The arrows symbolize exchange. SCOPH: The logo represents different stages of life. The snake symbolizes health and healthcare, which tries to protect these stages.
SCORP: The logo is a combination of the peace sign and two hands.
SCORA: The logo consists of a heart and a red ribbon. SCORE: The DNA string in the logo is linked to research, and the arrows stand for exchange.
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