In order to better meet member needs, ISN, in conjunction with Blackwell Publishing, has launched an online survey.

Participating could not be easier. The survey only takes 10 minutes to fill, yet it provides critical feedback that directly affects member services and benefits throughout the year.

As an added incentive, participants will be entered into a prize draw. Three participants, selected at random, will receive one year's free ISN membership. A further 3 randomly selected participants will receive free registration to WCN 2005 in Singapore. To qualify for the prize draw, just complete the survey by November 20, 2004.

Member survey

ISN welcomes Dr. Richard Johnson to the ISN Council as an interim member until June 2005. Johnson will replace outgoing Councilor Thomas Coffman, who resigned his position to avoid a conflict of interest after being elected to the ASN Council.

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Nominations are sought for the inaugural Roscoe R. Robinson Award, to be given for outstanding contributions in the field of education in nephrology and medicine.

The Nominations Deadline is November 1, 2004.

This new award has been established in special recognition of the late Roscoe “Ike” R. Robinson, who was a great inspiration and driver of ISN's current structure and overall programs and will be presented for the first time during the World Congress of Nephrology in Singapore in June 2005.

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ISN Update Course in Nephrology
December 10-13, 2004
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The ISN Update Course in Nephrology in Dubai will provide nephrologists and general physicians a chance to assess current knowledge and leave with an action plan for prevention that could serve as a template for implementation in each country.

This Update Course will feature:

• Pre-conference courses on imaging and renal pathology
• Symposia and workshops on PD and hemodialysis, prevention, and transplantation
• A special day-long pediatric program

This Third ISN Update Course in Nephrology will be held in conjunction with the Arab Pediatric Nephrology Association (APNA) and International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) and will be immediately followed by the prestigious Sheikh Hamdan Award for Medical Sciences and lectures on December 13 – 16, 2004.

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ISN Forefronts in Nephrology
Stem Cell and Regeneration of the Kidney
January 20-22, 2005
Karuizawa Prince Hotel, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan

Many novel discoveries and notions on regeneration of the organs and cells have been developed in various fields of medicine, including nephrology. This Forefronts meeting will focus on recent developments in stem cell research and regeneration medicine. The exciting scientific program will feature top international speakers participating in seven sessions on the following topics:

• Frontier of Stem Cell Research
• Stem Cells and Cell Therapy
• Kidney and Organ Development
• Stem Cells for Organ Regeneration
• Angiogenesis and Endothelial Progenitor Cells
• Regeneration of the Diseased Kidney
• New Horizons of Kidney Transplantation

For more information, visit the ISN website (Meetings).

ISN website

Kim Solez, Chair of the ISN Informatics Committee, invites you to view 10 years of online nephrology history by visiting Nephrol's 10th anniversary site.

Nephrol

The time has come to renew your membership to the ISN for 2005. Please renew early to ensure uninterrupted delivery of Kidney International.

Renewing your ISN membership is simple - just complete the easy online renewal form.

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Not yet a member? Joining ISN provides you with complimentary access to missed issues of Kidney International for the whole of 2004.

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Take a look at the full table of contents for the November 2004 edition of Kidney International online.

Members of ISN can read all the full articles by accessing KI online via the Members Only section of the ISN website (be sure to log in first).

Members are advised that ISN's Global Headquarters will be moving its offices as of December 20, 2004 to:

Avenue Tervueren, 300
B-1150 Brussels
Belgium

The phone and fax numbers, plus e-mail and website addresses remain unchanged.

ISN at ASN Renal Week 2004 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
(booth numbers 122-124)
October 27 – November 1, 2004

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Application Deadline for Fellowship Session 2005-I.
Deadline January 31, 2005

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International Society of Nephrology, Global Headquarters, Ave des Gaulois 7, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium. Tel:+32-2-743 1546, e-mail: [email protected], www.isn-online.org .

Your comments and suggestions are welcome at: [email protected]