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2008 Program & Abstracts

Program and Abstracts
 

 
Meeting Registration

The meeting registration for the 36th Annual Symposium has closed. Onsite registration will be available.
 

 
Hotel Info & Reservations

Caesars Palace Info
    Two ways to book your hotel room:

Via Telephone by calling 866-227-5944 Let the Reservations Staff know that you're attending SCVS Annual Symposium to receive the group rate of $299.00 per night.

 

 
Presenting Authors & Speakers

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Social Events

Golf Outing

RHODES RANCH GOLF CLUB OUTING
Located about 15 minutes SW of the Vegas Strip, Rhodes Ranch Golf Club is the centerpiece of a master-planned development. Born out of the desert at the base of the Spring Mountains and located just minutes from the famous Las Vegas strip, this fabulous facility has quickly become a leader in golf in the Vegas area. Designed by renowned architect Ted Robinson, the layout provides a unique blend of challenge and playability to golfers of all skill levels. Highlighted by a group of par threes, which Robinson calls the best that he has ever designed, this 6,909 yard course will envelop you in its lush tropical surroundings while providing you with a world-class golf experience.

• Transfers, greens/cart fees, practice balls, boxed lunch, tax and gratuities included in the fee of $125.00 per person. (Please note in order to conserve time, boxed lunches will be provided prior to boarding transportation to the course).
  
  
• Clubs should be at the Caesars Palace bellstand no later than 10AM Thursday morning if you plan to use group transportation.
  
  
• Sign-up for your specific tee-time upon your arrival at the SCVS Registration Desk.
  
  
• Coach will depart the Caesars Palace main entrance at 12:00PM SHARP, Thursday, March 6th. Staggered tee-times begin at 12:30PM, with foursomes going out every 8 minutes.
  
  
• Return transfer will depart Rhodes Ranch at 6PM.
  
  
• Directions: I-15 South to I-215 West. Turn left onto Durango and the course will be on the right about 1.2 miles down. Allow 15 minutes for driving time.

 

 
Las Vegas Links

What to do in Las Vegas
Caesars Palace
 

 
Awards Competitions

PETER B. SAMUELS ESSAY AWARD COMPETITION

The Peter B. Samuels Award winner will receive a $1,000 Cash Award, reimbursement for round-trip coach airfare travel to the meeting, and 2 night’s hotel accommodations.

• This competition is open to medical students of a University or Affiliated Hospital, residents in a Surgical or Vascular Surgical Residency or fellows in a Vascular Surgery Fellowship. Open to training programs in the United States or Canada only.
• Submissions for consideration must be original papers on a subject related to vascular surgery that have not been previously published nor presented.
• Abstracts may be based on either experimental or clinical observations, or may be analytical, based on analysis and review of previously published data on the anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, or genetics of the vascular system and its disease.

Finalists for this award will be notified and must submit six (6) copies of their manuscript to the Society’s office by January 11, 2008.

You may indicate your interest in being considered for this award, by checking the appropriate box during the abstract submission process.

ALLASTAIR KARMODY POSTER COMPETITION

First Round winners will each receive a $500 cash award. The Karmody Poster Competition winner will receive an additional $500 cash award.

• The competition is limited to Fellows, Residents and Medical Students.
• All abstracts accepted for Poster Presentation will be considered. No additional field needs to be marked during the abstract submission process.
• Submissions must be original papers on a subject related to vascular surgery that have not been previously published nor presented.
• Abstracts may be based on either experimental or clinical observations, or it may be analytical, based on analysis and review of previously published data on the anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, or genetics of the vascular system and its disease.

The Karmody Poster Competition will feature a 2-round judging process. Posters will be divided into topic groups with approximately the same number of posters in each group. Authors must attend the entire First Round session to be considered for the Karmody Award.

First Round: Authors give a timed, 3-minute presentation; then respond to questions posed by other authors and attendees in their topic group. Topic groups run concurrently until all posters have been presented once. The authors and attendees of each group will score all posters in that group. Based on the peer scoring, a First Round winner will be selected for each group.

Final Round: First Round winners will again give 3-minute presentations to the entire poster session audience. The assigned moderators of the First Round will score the Final Round presentations. The Final Round winner is designated the Allastair Karmody Competition winner.
 

 
Membership Information

 
Industry Information