Why Do You Attend Meetings?
If you check off more than five, you belong at SAGES/IPEG 2000!
- Faculty who are THE leaders in the field
- Accessible faculty who stick around after their lectures and share practice tips
- Effective hands-on teaching. Experienced instructors. Great equipment
- A Learning Center where I can practice what I've heard in the lecture hall
- An exhibit where I can actually see something new and check out the latest high tech tools
- Presentation of cutting edge research papers. Stimulating discussions
- Postgraduate courses that provide useful information for my own practice
- An atmosphere in which you are comfortable whether you're there for the first time or if youÕre a "regular"
- Relaxed and fun social events...unconventional and imaginative. No black ties, just great food, good entertainment, and camaraderie with colleagues
- A well run meeting. My Registration is prompt and easy. The staff answers my questions and acts as if I am actually welcome at the conference
- Good value for my Registration dollars
- A chance to dine with "the experts" in a relaxed setting
- A meeting where I find information not available elsewhere
Why Come To Atlanta?
- Easy Air Access from Most Major Cities in the World
- Atlanta International Airport Rated No 1 in "Business Traveler International"
- Fabulous Restaurants & Gorgeous Hotels
- Warm Weather (But Not TOO warm!)
- Old Fashioned Southern Cooking & Hospitality
- Great Venues Created for the Olympics
- 2nd Largest Convention Center in the World
- 130 Retail Centers
- More Than 40 Golf Courses
- 54 Parks
- World's Largest Bas-Relief Sculpture (Stone Mountain)
- Oldest Continually Operating Ballet Company in the U.S.
- CNN Center!.
Where?
SAGES Meeting & IPEG Postgraduate Course
Georgia World Congress Center 285 International Blvd., N.W. Atlanta, GA 30313-4211
IPEG Meeting/ IXth International Congress for EndoSurgery in Children
Omni at CNN Plaza 100 CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30335, Adjacent to Convention Center
SAGES and IPEG fully comply with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant of the program offered given by SAGES or IPEG is in need of accommodation, please do not hesitate to call and/or submit in writing to the Meeting Registar in order to receive service.
Who?
SAGES: Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
11300 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90064 U.S.A.
Phone: (310) 437-0544
Fax: (310) 437-0585
E-mail: SAGESmail@aol.com
IPEG: International Pediatric EndoSurgery Group
11300 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 2030 Los Angeles, CA 90064 U.S.A.
Phone: (310) 314-2536
Fax: (310) 314-2589
E-mail: admin@ipeg.org
When?
IPEG meets March 28 - 30 SAGES meets March 29 - April 1. See the Schedule-at-a-Glance.