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December1999 Newsletter
From the Editor
Welcome to our last newsletter of the Millenium, and my first efforts
as Editor. This, and all our future newsletters, can be viewed on
our website, at the following address: http://www.med.hku.hk/icsm/.
If you would like to receive future newsletters electronically,
please send us an e-mail (icsm@hkucc.hku.hk)
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print copies to all members who do not express a preference for
e-mail.
3rd Annual Scientific Meeting
Our meeting, held on 30th October 1999 in the Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre, was the largest meeting yet, with the greatest
number of overseas participants. Obviously, we have had some small
measure of success in making known our mission in Hong Kong and
internationally! You can find the abstracts of all the papers from
the meeting in Volume 7, Number 2 of the Journal of the Hong Kong
College of Cardiology.
AGM and EGM
Both meetings were held on 30th October 1999. At the EGM, it was
agreed to amend the Constitution, so as to expand the number of
Council members from 6 to 10, and to require that one third rather
than one half of the Council should retire at each re-election.
The new Council was duly elected at the AGM immediately thereafter.
Call for Research Grant Applications
Applications are invited for research grants of up to $50,000 from
Institute funds. These grants are intended for low budget-high impact
projects that would be able to yield publishable results within
one year. Applications should include background, aims, methods,
budget, plans for collaboration, expected outcome, and whether you
have applied elsewhere for funding for the same project. Preference
may be given to applications that promote collaborative work between
Institute members, and also to applications that fall within one
of the Institute's key areas for development (atherosclerosis, hypertension,
hypoxia, myocardial protection). The deadline for applications
is the end of January 2000. Experiments funded by the Institute
in this round of awards should be completed by the end of December
2000, and successful applicants will be required to submit a report
on their work. All publications arising from the funded projects
must acknowledge the financial support of the Institute. Enquiries
and applications to Dr. H.J. Ballard, Honorary Secretary, ICSM,
Department of Physiology, Li Shu Fan Building, 5 Sassoon Road, Hong
Kong.
Editor: Dr H.J. Ballard, Faculty of
Medicine, 7 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong (tel: 28199232; fax: 28725828;
e-mail: icsm@hkucc.hku.hk) |
