APOA, the Spine and Pediatric Sections 2008 (The 7th Combined Congress of the Spine and Pediatric Sections 2008) will be held on June 4-7, 2008 in Jeju Island, Korea. It will bring together both spine and pediatric surgeons from Asia region to exchange ideas and obtain the latest information on both sections. Also, this congress will promote the progress of strategies and surgical skills as a turning point for Asia Pacific Orthopedic Association (APOA).

■ Important dates
The important dates have been changed as follows.
Deadline of Abstract submission	March 30, 2008
Notification of Acceptance	April 30, 2008
Deadline of Pre-registration	May 10, 2008

■ 2nd Announcement

2nd Announcement has been published. It contains overall information for the participation in APOAsp such as Call for paper, Registration, Accommodation, Social programs, and etc. If you would like to download 2nd announcement, please click on “2nd Announcement Download” button below.

■ Call for paper

The Scientific Committee of APOAsp invites all interested individuals to submit abstracts for Oral or Poster Sessions. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts under the following topics before March 30, 2008.

A. Spine Section
A-01 Degenerative Thoraco-Lumbar Spine	A-07 Spine Deformity - Scoliosis and Kyphosis
A-02 Degenerative Cervical Spine	A-08 Minimally Invasive Surgery of Spine
A-03 Infection	A-09 Biomechanics of Spine, Navigation and Robotics
A-04 Trauma	A-10 Biology of Fusion and/or Biomaterials
A-05 Spine Tumors and Other Pathology	A-11 Spine Imaging and Diagnostics
A-06 Osteoporosis	A-12 Rehabilitation Medicine and Others


B. Pediatric Section
B-01 Hip	B-06 Pediatric Tumors and Related Lesions
B-02 Knee	B-07 Pediatric Trauma
B-03 Elbow and Shoulder	B-08 Congenital Anomalies
B-04 Foot and Ankle	B-09 Genetic and Metabolic Diseases
B-05 Pediatric Infections	B-10 Biology of Bone and Cartilage
	B-11 Gait and Biomechanics


C. Combined Section
C-01 Orthopedic Training and Continuous Education
C-02 Impact by the Society and Insurance Systems
C-03 Role of Orthopedic Surgeons - Orthopedic Advances and Perspectives for the Future

For detailed information on Abstract submission, please refer to the 2nd Announcement or contact the secretariat at the contact details below

Ms. Sung-Hee An.

Tel. +82-2-6000-8137, Fax. +82-2-6000-1306, E-mail. sci@apoasp.org

Secretariat of APOA, the Spine and Pediatric Sections 2008 : COEX

Tel: +82-2-6000-8186, Fax: +82-2-6000-1306, E-mail: info@apoasp.org

COEX, World Trade Center, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-731, Korea