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Reinhold G. Erben, MD, DVM
President
University of Veterinary Medicine
Vienna, Austria |
September 5, 2007
I am delighted to announce that the next Congress of the Society will
be held at the Ferry Porsche Congress Center in Zell am See, Austria,
from May 28 - 30, 2009, immediately following the end of the 36th
European Symposium on Calcified Tissues in Vienna, Austria. I and the
Members of the Board invite you to join us for this Congress in which
recent advances in bone morphometry will be presented along with
sessions on all aspects of bone quality, including new imaging
techniques, and how these can be used to improve our understanding of
the pathogenesis of common bone diseases and determine the efficacy of
treatments for them. In addition, practical courses in bone
morphometry will be offered. Bone morphometry is an essential element
of many clinical and animal studies designed to assess how bone cells
function and respond to a variety of influences, such as hormones,
cytokines, and growth factors as well as drugs given to treat bone or
other diseases
The International Society of Bone Morphometry has its origins in a
series of Workshops on Bone Morphometry the first of which was held in
Ottawa in 1973. Its core mission is to foster interaction among
clinicians and scientists using bone morphometry to develop
refinements and improvements in the various techniques and to foster
education and training of clinicians and scientists outside the field
on all aspects of bone morphometry.
The Ferry Porsche Congress Center is a newly built congress facility
right in the center of tourism Mecca Zell am See-Kaprun, providing
state-of-the-art technical equipment potentialities and first-rate
aesthetic décor. Most hotels and restaurants in Zell am See are within
walking distance. Zell am See and the surrounding mountain area offer
great scenery, many attractions, championship golf courses, and more
than hundred restaurants.
I am looking forward to a great bone morphometry meeting in this
stimulating environment.
Dr Reinhold G. Erben
President
