The city of Pusan in Southeastern Korea will be the site of the 12th AOTA Congress to be held on March 16-19, 2017. This will be the second time that the Congress will be held in Korea after the country hosted the 4th Congress in April 1989.
The venue will be Lotte Hotel Busan, Korea (http://www.lottehotel.com/busan/ko/).
The Local Organizing Committee that will handle the scientific and social programs will be reconstituted in September 2015.
15th ITC : AOTA Contributes 268 Abstracts
The Program Organizing Committee (POC) of the 15th International Thyroid Congress had received 870 Regular Call Abstracts from the 4 Sister Societies in Thyroidology. AOTA contributed 268 abstracts from 10 Asian countries.
Out of these abstracts, AOTA POC chose the Top 20 Abstracts from Asia & Oceania from which 11 authors were recognized to receive the Young Investigators’ Award with the corresponding prize of US$ 1,000 each. They received their prizes during the AOTA General Assembly on October 19, 2015.
Below is the tabulations submitted by AOTA POC Chair Young Kee Shong:
The 15th International Thyroid Congress, 18-23 Oct 2015, Orlando, USA
The recently concluded 15th International Thyroid Congress held in the Walt Disney Resort Swan & Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL, USA, from October 18-23, 2015 had set some records of its own compared with previous ITCs.
The number of registered participants and accompanying persons in the Orlando ITC was 2,436 from 88 countries represented (as of October 19). While this number was lower than the Paris ITC in 2010 which drew 3,326 participants and guests, there were more trainees (445 vs 371) in 2015.
There were 52.3% males compared with 47.7% female registrants. The number of women was noted to be increasing compared with previous congresses. More than the majority of the attendees were MD (59.1%) with MD-PhD (17.3%), PhD (9.8%), and DO, RN, PA, NP comprising 2%.
Endocrinologists account for 55.9% of participants, followed by Endocrine Surgeons (10.9%), Oncologists (4.5%), ENT (4.5%), Nuclear Medicine (3.1%). Participants described their work to be in the academe (39.6%), hospital based (32.9%), and private practice (13.7%).
The ITC is composed of 4 Sister Societies meeting together. Attending the 15th ITC were 516 ATA members, 122 ETA, 96 LATS and 87 AOTA. However, Non-Members comprise a sizable number with ATA 245, AOTA 238, LATS 186 and ETA 144.
(The 15th ITC data were shared by John Morris, ATA Secretary with Teofilo San Luis Jr, AOTA Secretary 2010-2015.)
15th ITC : Nagataki-Fujifilm Prize Lecture Delivered
Prof Akira Miyauchi of Japan delivered the 2015 NAGATAKI-FUJIFILM Prize Lecture during the 15th International Thyroid Congress held in the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, USA.
15th ITC : AOTA Council 2015-2020 Organized
The new governing Council of AOTA for the next 5 year-term of office has been constituted following the election of the Flag Bearers (Officers) during the AOTA Council Meeting held on October 19, 2020, at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, USA.
15th ITC: Eleven AOTA Young Investigators Recongnized
The AOTA recognized 11 authors of abstracts submitted for the 15th International Thyroid Congress held in the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, USA. The recognition was done during the AOTA General Assembly on December 19, 2015. The Young Investigators Award carries with it US$ 1,000 prize and a Certificate of Recognition.
The tabulation of the YIA names, institutions and countries with the titles of their abstracts is shown below:
The 11th Congress of AOTA, 25-28 Sep 2014, Kochi, India
The 10th Congress of AOTA Congress, 24-27 Oct 2012, Bali, Indonesia
10th Asia and Oceania Thyroid Association Congress was held in October 21-24, 2012 at Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali, Indonesia
Nagataki is ETA Honorary Member
The European Thyroid Association, in its 35the Annual Meeting in Krakow, Poland, last September 2011, conferred upon Prof Shigenobu Nagataki, an Honorary Membership. According to the ETA Statutes, Honorary Membership is conferred upon persons of great distinction who have rendered an exceptional service to the study of the thyroid gland.
Azizi is Iran’s Distinguished Scientist for 2011
Prof Fereidoun Azizi has been named by the Iran Academy of Medical Sciences as its Distinguished Scientist for the Year 2011. This distinction is given to scientific professionals who have proven themselves outstanding in their work in the field. Prof Azizi is head of the Iran Endocrine Society and one of AOTA’s Council Members. He is the Middle Eastern Regional Coordinator for the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) and has been active in thyroid work in his country and the region. He coordinated the annual World Thyroid Day activities in Iran for the past 3 years. In 2009, he was the recipient of the AOTA Nagataki-Fujifilm Prize given during the 9th AOTA Congress in Nagoya, Japan.