With great sadness we have to inform that Brigadier General Marcel de Haan, Royal Netherlands Army Reserve (ret.) passed away on Sept 16th, aged 83.
Brigadier General de Haan was CIOMR Secretary General from 1983 to 1993 and took his official leave from CIOMR during the Berlin Congress 2000.
IN MEMORIAM
Brigadier General (ret.) Marcel C. DE HAAN
1925-2008
At the Summer Congress in Istanbul, the CIOMR Executive Committee has approved the new constitution and bylaws prepared by LtCol Bruno Pelletier (FRA), MG Donna Barbisch (USA) and Maj Tine Zetterstrøm (DNK).
Major change in the constitution is the transformation of the First Aid Committee into Operational Medicine Committee.
The SOPs of the Committees have now to be adapted to the new constitution within one year.
At the Istanbul Summer Congress - Executive Committee of 09 Jul 2008 - following awards have been confirmed :
CIOMR Gold Medal to
CIOMR Pro Meritis Award to
AMSUS will be held in San Antonio Texas on November 9-14. This year's theme is "Building the Next Generation: Collaborative Partnerships for the Future." All International Delegates are invited to attend. Registration for International Delegates to AMSUS is now open. Please see http://www.amsus.org/convention/international/ for additional information.
At the occasion of the CIOMR Summer Congress in Istanbul a pre-meeting visit will be scheduled from Istanbul to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) Rehabilitation and Care Centre in Ankara on Monday 07 July 2008.
The Turkish General Staff, TAF Medical Command and GATA Military Hospital and Academy have been preparing very intensively on the preparations of this trip.
They want to share experiences with their allies and friends on the medical, social,...etc. support to disabled soldiers who suffered during the fight against terrorism
CIOR Media Workshop - ISTANBUL (TUR) 8-12 July 2008
http://www.cior.net/Istanbul2008/media_workshop_e.htm
Message from Col Stephen Cochrane Chairman of the CIOR Seminar Committee.
To ensure maximum participation from all CIOR nations at the 2008 seminar, this message provides the latest seminar agenda, the original invitation letter and registration form. At this time 21 persons from 10 nations have registered for the seminar.
In the uprun to the CIOMR Summer Congress 2008 in Istanbul, CIOMR is looking into the specific problems regarding 'employer support' for medical reserves.
For all information and contributions : Col Ann Campbell, USAR - CIOMR LNO to CIOR DefSec acampbell@ciomr.org
At the Summer Congress in Riga (LVA) the CIOMR Gold Medal has been awarded to Col (R) Christian Le Roux, M.D., FRA MS, for his dedication and relentless engagement to CIOMR, especially as National Vice President for France, Vice Chairman of the First Aid Committee, member of the Audit Committee and co-organizer of the Summer Congress in Paris (1991) and Strasbourg (2002) and for his numerous scientific presentations.
At the CIOMR Summer Congress in Riga (LVA) Col Lewis Neace, MD, USA AFR has been reelected for a last two-year term as assistant-secretary general. Lt Col (R) Francis Vanden Eynde, a.i. treasurer, has been elected for a two year term as treasurer.
At the end of the Congress Col Gunter Rütter, MD, has taken over from Lt Col Bruno Pelletier, DVM, as secretary general of CIOMR.
CIOMR welcomes again Capt (R) Tiit MEREN, M.D. as Estonian National Vice President.
He was the first Estonian National Vice President of CIOMR, switched temporarily to CIOR and succeeds now Lt (R) Jaan KIRSS, M.D. as National Vice President.
Wednesday 04 July 2007 - Paris
The CIOMR SecGen Lt Col (R) Bruno Pelletier, D.V.M., has been conferred the second highest national French distinction, Knight in the National Order of Merit (Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite). The Order is awarded to French nationals for distinguished civil and military achievements.
We want to remind that Riga is in endemic area of Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE).
(Also called Früh Sommer Meningo- Encephalitis (FSME))
People visiting rural areas, parks and gardens are at risk from tick bites.
More information on preventive measures :
Invitation on behalf of the Canadian Presidency to CIOR
Information from Dr. Isabella Zanetto - CLA07 Student Affairs Coordinator & Scholarship and Sponsorship Administrator
Attached :
From today (26 May 07) on www.ciomr.org refers again to the CIOMR website. CIOMR.net continues to function as an alias address.
At the same time all CIOMR functions will get now a ciomr.org e-mail address.
The CIOMR Constitution states in article XIV that at intervals of five years a special committee is to be appointed to review the Constitution. It will be chaired by the President Designate, Lt Col Bruno PELLETIER.
Three to four Vice Presidents are requested to volunteer to work on the updates. Maj Tine ZETTERSTRØM (DNK) and MG Donna BARBISCH (USA) volunteered already at the MWM 2007.
National Vice Presidents are asked to submit proposals for articles to amend to the Secretay General by the Summer Congress in Riga.
