APWA Annual Congress
Call for Proposal for Bidding for 6th (2020) & 7th (2021) Congress
Introduction
The Annual Congress of the APWA is held every year, usually in the fourth quarter. All APWA paid-up Full member can apply to host the Annual Congress and be the Convenor.
Notice to call for proposal for bidding Annual Congress to all APWA paid-up full members every year before 5 months of coming Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Application form and required documents should be submitted to Secretariat Office on or before the deadline for Congress Committee review and recommend potential candidate to Executive board consideration and make final decision to confirm coming 2 years Annual Congress hosting location and Congress Convenor.
4TH & 5TH APWA Annual Congress
4th APWA Annual Congress 2018
Convenor: Professor Toshiyasu NAKAMURA
Location: Narita, Tokyo, Japan
Date: 10th – 11th November 2018
Website: http://apwa.asia/4th-apwa-conference/
5th APWA Annual Congress 2019
Convenor: Dr. Joo-yup LEE
Location: Seoul, South Koare
Date: 7th – 9th November 2019
Available Annual Congress for Bidding
- 6th APWA Annual Congress 2020
- 7th APWA Annual Congress 2021
Proposal Submission Deadline
Date: 31st August 2018 (HKT 23:59)
Target Applicant
All APWA Paid-up Full members, who lives in a city belonging to an Asia-pacific country or region
- Orthopaedic / Plastic / Hand Surgeon, with a high influence in the local country or region
- Priority will be given to whom has extensive experiences in organizing medical education conferences and is able to use the local resources for conference and workshop.
Proposal Instructions
Applicant Must:
- Be APWA Paid-up Full Member
- Be a Certified Orthopaedic / Plastic / Hand Surgeon in your own Country
- Speak fluent English
- Active in the clinical practice and research of wrist disorders
- Capable and available for organizing the Congress
- Support from the senior manager of your institution and an APWA Executive Board Member
- Submit a written Proposal within 3 months to the Secretary General of APWA
All required documents mentioned below must be submitted to APWA Secretariat via Email at
[email protected]
- Completed Application Form
- One Personal Statement in ENGLISH
a) Do not exceed 500 words, detailing why you want to hold the APWA Congress and what you
can offer to APWA - Curriculum Vitae
- Annual Congress Proposal
a) Recommendation letters
b) Supporting letter from Institute/hospital
c) Introduction of Organizer (City, Institution/hospital)
d) Information of proposed conference and cadaver workshop venue
e) Experiences of the Convenor and Organizing Committee members to host international/local
academic meeting / cadaver workshop.
f) Local/International Supporting Organizations (Department, Hospital, University, Government or
etc.)
g) Information of Cities, Tourism, Accommodation and Transportation
h) Funding Support/Sponsorship
i) Other supporting documents
Declaration
- Once you submit a proposal for the APWA congress, the Congress Committee will review the application,
and undertake due diligence on the proposal. The Chair of the Conference Committee will advise the
executive of the Board of the list of all applications, and their recommended short list. - After review by the executive the Chair of the Conference Committee will advise all applicants of their
status.
Note
All shortlisted applicants are required to present their proposal in 5 minutes in the coming Executive Board meeting in Narita, Japan and result will be announced after the meeting immediately.
Successful applicant is required to give presentation in the coming Annual General Meeting in Narita, Japan.