Twelfth Annual Conference of the

BRITISH MATERNAL AND

FETAL MEDICINE SOCIETY

Tuesday 17th - Wednesday 18th April 2007

Waterfront Hall - Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

INVITATION

Dear Colleague

The meeting in Cardiff 2006 proved extremely successful, with a blend of high quality clinical and basic science, the hallmark of the Society.

Our Society has achieved a great deal in its first 10 years. We are now viewed as an important body in terms of our opinions regarding clinical and basic scientific research in maternal and fetal health and education and training issues for maternal–fetal medicine.

In order to improve the quality of the annual meeting we have altered the format of the programme. We will continue with the tried and tested four themes but, as well as plenary speakers, we have invited leading clinicians and academic leaders in our specialty to deliver talks on ”Hot Topics” and also to “Horizon Scan”. Following the three invited speakers we will hear free communications from the highest scored abstracts. In addition to the oral communications we will have high quality poster presentations, lunchtime “Meet the Expert” sessions and a return to a debate of a controversial clinical subject. We will also hear from those Society members who were successful in obtaining our first bursary funding. Separate Society prizes will be awarded to the best overall oral and poster presentations in all categories. There will also be a new prize for the ‘Young Investigator of the Year’ which will be awarded to either an oral or poster abstract. The prize will consist of a grant to cover travel costs to a meeting/conference of the winner’s choice.

This year’s meeting is our first visit to Northern Ireland and to the impressive Waterfront Hall. Based in the heart of the City, this multi-purpose venue with state of the art facilities is located on the banks of the Lagan River overlooking the Old Harland & Wolfe Shipyard, where the Titanic was built. I am certain this setting will provide a memorable backdrop to another successful conference.

We hope that this new format will prove a success and we wish to encourage members to voice their opinions either at the conference or through our secretariat and website. We look forward to welcoming you to Northern Ireland.

Dr. Alan Cameron
President

Please visit the main BMFMS website for

more information on

the Society:

     www.bmfms.org.uk

Deadline for

Abstracts:

Friday 3rd November 2006

Deadline for Reduced Registration Fee:

Friday 12th

January 2007