1 National Conference on Snoring & Sleep Apnoea

15 - 17 Feb, 2013 Chennai

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First Announcement

Improving Health through the Science of Sleep

Organized by

Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnoea

Dear Colleagues, Warm Greetings from Chennai. It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the IASSACON2013 being held in Chennai. The theme of the conference is Improving Health through the Science of Sleep. This conference will bring together an eminent Star Studded Galaxy of internationally acclaimed experts in various disciplines of this field of Snoring and Sleep Apnoea. The conference is being conducted in one of the best venues in the country. The organizers are taking all efforts to ensure that you have a memorable time. We welcome you to experience the tradition of hospitality deeply ingrained in every Chennaiite.

Patrons
Prof. Mohan Kameswaran Prof. E. C. Vinaya Kumar

Organizing President Organizing Secretary Organizing Treasurer Editor In Chief Editorial Chairman

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Seemab Shaikh Vijaya Krishnan P Gowri Shankar M Murthy PSN Dwarkanatha Reddy D

Governing Body Members

Dhanraj Sherugar Santhosh Kumar PT Vidyasagar R Neha Shah Srinivas Kishore Vikas AgrAwal

This Conference will be a forum for inviting professionals to advance current thinking, improve sleep health, and encourage prevention and treatment of Sleep Apnoea and Sleep Disorders. The conference features Pre-conference Live Surgical Workshop, Orations, Symposia, Scientific exhibitions and most importantly Research papers from various institutions in the country.

International Faculty
Dr. Allen is Associate Professor in Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He founded and co-directed the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center and with Dr. Earley founded the Hopkins' center for the study of the restless legs syndrome. He developed and validated advanced methods for at-home activity monitoring.

Dr. Richard Allen USA

Dr. MacKay is Associate Professor and Examiner at the University of Wollongong Medical School and is also the current head of division of surgery of the Northern Illawarra Hospitals group. Fellow in Airway Reconstruction Surgery for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. He is a member of the Australasian Sleep Association and its clinical committee.

Dr. Stuart Mackay Australia

Dr. Eastwood holds joint appointments as a Senior Research Fellow at the West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute and at the School of Human Biology, University of Western Australia. He was awarded the Astra/Australian Lung Foundation Fellowship in Respiratory Medicine to investigate the behavior of the upper airway during sleep and during general anaesthesia.

dr. Peter Eastwood Australia

Registration Details
Category IASSA Members Non IASSA Members PG Students
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Upto 30th Nov 2012 ` 2000 ` 2500 ` 1000 ` 1000 $ 200 ` 1000
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Upto 15th Jan 2013 Spot Registration ` 2500 ` 3000 ` 1500 ` 1500 $ 250 ` 1000 Complimentary ` 3000 ` 3500 ` 2000 ` 2000 $ 300 ` 1000 Complimentary

Accompanying person / Spouse Overseas Delegates

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Banquet on 16 Feb 2013 Senior ENT Surgeons (>70 yrs)

Complimentary

Please send Demand Draft in favour of IASSACON2013 payable at Chennai to the Conference Secretariat. 1. Postgraduate students must enclose a Bonafide Certificate issued by HOD / Head of the Institution. 2 . Overseas Delegates (Non SAARC Countries) have to make payment in US Dollars. 3. Only Registration is free for Senior ENT Surgeons (delegates), their accompanying person / spouse have to pay for registration. Banquet has to be paid for by both the delegates and the accompanying person / spouse. 4. Last date for abstract submission is 31st December, 2012.

Conference Secretariat
Madras ENT Research Foundation (P) Ltd
No.1, 1st Cross Street, Off II Main Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai - 600 028, Tamil Nadu, India. Ph : +91 44 2431 1411 - 1414 Fax : +91 44 2431 1416 Email : iassacon2013@gmail.com Website : www.iassa.in For further details contact: Dr. Vijaya Krishnan +91 98846 96362