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Scientific Committee for the 6th International Orthodontic Congress announces speakers, schedule for the upcoming congress
The Scientific Committee for the 6th International Orthodontic Congress (IOC) and the 3rd Meeting of the WFO is pleased to announce its selection of the seven champion lecturers and schedule for the upcoming congress that will be held September 11-15, 2005, in Paris. Four days of research and clinical information will be the core of the scientific program for the 6th IOC. The Scientific Committee, as well as the overall planning committee - the Comité d’Organisation du Congrés International d’Orthodontie (COCIO) - has been working hard since May 2000 to organize the program. The Société Française d’Orthopédie Dento-Faciale (SFODF) and the Syndicat des Spécialistes Français en Orthopédie Dento-Faciale (SSFODF) are hosting the congress. However, numerous orthodontic organizations throughout Europe are co-organizers of the event and are represented on the COCIO.
Dr. Olivier Mauchamp, president of the COCIO, was interviewed by the WFO Gazette to address some of the latest activities of the planning committees. Dr. Mauchamp is a member of the WFO Executive Committee. Who is involved with the Scientific Committee, which is preparing the scientific program for the 6th IOC and 3rd Meeting of the WFO? Dr. Alain Fontenelle of France is the president of the Scientific Committee and Dr. Francesca Miotti of Italy is the vice president. Each orthodontic organization that has an active member on the COCIO has a representative on the Scientific Committee. Individuals serving on this committee are renowned for their scientific and clinical background. The following individuals are representing their respective organizations
on this committee: The SFODF and SSFODF also have members on this committee: Dr. Jean-Jacques Aknin, Dr. Pierre Canal and Dr. Georges Rozencweig. Each decision made by this committee is of the utmost importance and must be relayed to the orthodontic community. Consequently, Dr. Lee Graber, president of the WFO, Dr. William DeKock, general secretary of the WFO, and I are also actively working with this group of scientists. The Scientific Committee has already held many meetings. It met in Ghent, Belgium, and Paris in 2001, as well as in Sorrento, Italy, and Paris in 2002. At these meetings, the committee determined the general theme of the 6th IOC ? “Europe celebrates the world of orthodontics in Paris.” It has also set the schedule for the scientific lectures and chosen the topics that will be covered. In addition, the committee has pre-selected the keynote speakers and is coordinating the champion lecturers' presentations. What is the schedule for the 6th IOC? On the first day, the Opening Ceremonies will welcome attendees. Following this event, seven champion lecturers from all over the world will each make a presentation. This will be a unique opportunity to hear the best lecturers in orthodontics all in one setting. The Scientific Committee selected the champion lecturers from a list compiled by orthodontic organizations from around the world. This list was endorsed by the WFO Executive Committee. The following orthodontists will be champion lecturers: All these outstanding lecturers from such different parts of the world have announced new and enthusiastic material, and this first day will be very exciting - a fireworks display in Paris. In future issues of the WFO Gazette, we will review the work of these colleagues who make us proud to be orthodontists. On the second and third days, the scientific program will cover several scientific and clinical topics. Each topic will have a dedicated session. The sessions will begin with a keynote lecturer who will broaden our horizons. This 30-minute lecture will be followed by an additional 20-minute special lecture that will echo the keynote presentation. Attendees will then participate in short 10-minute lectures that will either be clinical with a strong research background or research-oriented with clinical relevance. In all, there will be 24 sessions that will include 24 keynote lectures, 36 lectures by invitation and 62 short lectures. The last day of the program will feature the European Village. Within the European Village, the European orthodontic organizations that are represented on the COCIO will hold their own meetings in the eight available auditoriums. The lectures will be in the native tongue of the organizations and translated into English. The purpose of the European Village is twofold. Visiting orthodontists will gain a better grasp of the scientific, clinical, cultural and legal differences between the European countries. It will also give orthodontic organizations the opportunity to bring their members together. (Several organizations have canceled their annual meetings in 2005 due to their participation in the 6th IOC.) The following organizations will host meetings in the European
Village: Each organization will be responsible for the information covered during its meeting. The organizations will also select their own speakers and will meet in 2003 in Prague to discuss the format of the European Village so that the event is coordinated. What are the scientific topics for the scientific program? Nine major topics have been selected by the Scientific Committee: Several topics will be covered in more than one session. How are the keynote and invited lecturers selected? The first step was to send an invitation to all the affiliate organizations of the WFO to request potential keynote speakers. After collecting the names, a list was drawn and ranked according to topics and countries for proper selection. The rule was to have a fair representation from all the parts of the world, to have the best scientific program, and to cover all aspects of each topic. There were so many outstanding names; however, only six positions were available for lecturers from North America and six positions for lecturers from Europe! The selection process was a difficult task for the Scientific Committee! The next step is to contact the selected lecturers to invite them to speak. We will also request résumés of their presentations. Attendees will also be invited to participate in lectures, table
clinics and posterboards. For this last aspect of the scientific
program, an Invitation to Participate will be sent to all the members
of the WFO in due time. The résumé of all those scientific
participants will be published in numerous orthodontic journals.
We hope that this proposition will be approved by the members of
the orthodontic community and that the Scientific Committee will
continue to be overflowed by requests for active participation.
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