2012 NZAGS Annual Scientific Meeting, Hamilton,
23rd March - 24th March, 2013
It is with pleasure that we warmly welcome you to attend the 2013 New Zealand Association of General Surgeons meeting to be held in Hamilton, March 23nd-24th, 2013. The Association has a long and proud history of hosting well attended meetings at centres the length of the country, and this year promises to be no exception. For the first time in recent history, the meeting is being held in a major metropolitan centre. Hamilton lies in the heart of the Waikato, New Zealand's dairy farming heartland and is the tertiary hub for the whole midland region, stretching from Gisborne in the east to New Plymouth in the west. The hospital itself is one of the largest medical campuses in the southern hemisphere and is home to all the subspecialties of general surgery. Despite this, Hamilton remains "rural" at heart and as such is an excellent venue for NZAGS 2013.
The conference venue is the newly completed Claudelands Events Centre, a vibrant hub for many major events in the Waikato region. The theme for the meeting is "Acute Upper Gastrointestinal and Trauma Surgery". Although the theme provides a focus for the conference, the programme this year is ambitious and will touch upon most subspecialty areas of general surgery through concurrent sessions.
Trainee day on the Friday will have something for everyone, and will an important focal point for those approaching the part 2 exam. As always, the meeting will also showcase our emerging surgeon-scientists with poster and oral presentations on the Sunday.
A number of activities are planned as part of the social programme. There will be opportunities to visit the world famous Hobbiton movie set at Matamata, kayak the mighty Waikato river or participate in a hands-on trauma animal lab at Ruakura research centre. There will even be a chance for trainees to take revenge on their consultants on the paint ball field! For those with any energy remaining, the conference dinner will as usual be the social highlight of the weekend.
We look forward to continuing the friendly and personal nature of the NZAGS meeting in Hamilton in 2013.
Mr Rowan French
Conference Convenor
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