Third Annual Joint Meeting 
The Egyptian Society of Nuclear Medicine Specialists (ESNMS)
Mediterranean Nuclear Medicine Specialists (MeNuMeS)   

 15 –17 March, 2002

Sharm El-sheik, Egypt

      The Egyptian Society of Nuclear Medicine Specialists (ESNMS)
announces with great pleasure and pride the success of its Third Annual Meeting
that was held in conjunction with the Mediterranean Nuclear Medicine
Specialists (MeNuMeS) in Sharm El-Sheik from 15 – 17 March 2002.

   The meeting started on 15/3/2002 at  9:45 by the Welcome Address of the
Congress President Prof. Dr. M. Abdel Razzak, who is currently president of
both ESNMS and MeNuMeS. 

The regular scientific program of the meeting then followed, in the form of six
sessions that dealt with the the following subjects :

Friday 15/3/2002

     Session I:   (10:00 – 11:55)

Session II:    (13:15 – 14:45)
             Free papers 
            .  

    

Saturday 16/3/2002

 Session   III:  (9:00 – 11:40)

PET & Cardiology
PET – a new chance of early detection
Ing . B. J. Gunnewig (Germany).
Clinical application of PET
Prof. Dr. H. Abdel Dayem (USA).
 Meet the expert (Cardiology)
Ass. Prof. Dr. A. Allam (Egypt).
Ass. Prof. Dr. A. Abdel Fattah (Egypt).
Dr. Ahsraf Fawzy (Egypt).

         Session    IV: (12:10 – 14:30)

          Free papers

       Session   V: (9:00 – 11:00)
 

Oncology
Apoptosis imaging
Prof. Dr. H. Abdel Dayem (USA).
 Meet the expert (bone imaging)
Prof. Dr. D. Colleir (Kuwait)
 Read with the expert (PET scans)
Prof. Dr. H. Abdel Dayem (USA).

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       Session   VI: (11:30 – 13:35)

       Free papers

     The quality and range of matrial submitted to the scientific committee allowed
them to choose for presentation a number of free papers that dealt with a variety
of interesting and timely subjects dealing with different aspects of nuclear medicine. 

The second day of the meeting was also notable for our annual gala dinner
which was held this year after sunset in a novel setting deep in the heart
of the desert. The magnificent oriental atmosphere with the bonfires along the hill
side caves proved to be truly unforgettable.

We have come to except a large turnout for our meeting, and this year was no
exception. The number of participants was 115, (91 Egyptians, and 24 expatriates).
As usual, our guests from outside Egypt were a truly international delegation, with
10 participants from Asia, 12 from Europe, and 2 Americans. 

Our greatest satisfaction comes from the enthusiastic participation of such a large
proportion of the nuclear medicine community, and their animated and fruitful
discussions in practically all the sessions. It is also very gratifying to receive so many
nice comments from the attendees after their return home. With your support, we
hope the annual meeting will continue to be such a great success for many years to come. 

Herewith are some examples of the received comments  : 

The meeting was extremely successful. All sessions were well attended with
fruitful discussions between speakers and audience. The meeting was well
organized and formally perfect.

Prof. Dr. R. Giubbini. (Italy) 

      The meeting was well attended and I liked very much the atmosphere and the
contribution made by members of ESNMS to the program.

                                                      Prof. Dr. H. Abdel Dayem. (USA) 

      The meeting was very good for our area. The number of participants was
high and the program was good for physicians and others.

                                                      Phys. Refaat Al-Mazrou. (Saudi Arabia) 

      The conference was attended by many international participants. It was well
organized at a wonderful place in Egypt. The overwhelming part of the presentations
were of high quality and inspirational. The atmosphere was very friendly and hospitable.
The social events were distinguished and very generous.

                                                      Prof. Dr. S. O. Hietala. (Sweeden)    

In this connection I would love to record our thanks to everyone who took part
in making this meeting happen and succeed. Definitely we cannot overlook the roles
of the board of directors, the organizing committee and the secretarial group, as
well as Intertours who handled the needed reservations and travel arrangements.
  Similarly, we cannot deny the donations offered by the banks and companies
working in the field of nuclear medicine, and which helped us to have such a wonderful
meeting.

The sponsors arranged in descending order of their contributions were:

We hope to enjoy your pleasant company as usual in our next meeting of 2003.