General Treasurer Update

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An extraordinary General Assembly of the International Society of Surgery ISS/ SIC was held on Wednesday the 24th of October 2018 in conjunction with the Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in Boston. Except for some changes to the Constitution of the ISS/ SIC, the most important decision related to a new fee structure of the ISS/SIC, which will be implemented in 2019. The annual fee will depend on your country

of residence, and stratified according to the World Bank as: high income, upper middle income, lower middle income and low-income countries.

The reason for the change in fee structure is twofold:

1. Fairness for the members in the middle- and low-income countries

2. We need to grow in the middle- and low-income countries. Currently, only 23% of our membership resides in the low- and middle-income countries.

To be able to change the fee structure, the ISS/SIC has decided to invest of our reserves. The return of the investment (new members), will be evaluated by the ISS/ SIC council.

To complement the decision regarding the new fee structure, the application process to become an ISS/SIC member will be electronic, simplified, and with rapid communication of the decision.

We therefore encourage all ISS/SIC members to work actively to recruit new members for the society.

Anders Bergenfelz General Treasurer ISS/SIC