Announcement:

9^th  International

Obesity Surgery Expert Meeting:

Saalfelden, AUSTRIA  April 3 - 6, 2011

Dear Colleague,

It is our special honor to invite you to participate in the 9^th  International Alpine Obesity Surgery Expert Meeting to be held in Saalfelden, Austria from the 3^rd  to 6^th  of April 2011.

We will try to give an excellent overview about major topics related to progress in the laparoscopic treatment of Morbid Obesity. Leading experts will build the frame work of this conference. By learning from our experience, we will place major emphasis on the availability of sufficient discussion times during scientific sessions.

The Meeting will take place in the Congress Hotel Brandlhof. We will do our best to follow the Eucomed Guidelines on Interactions with participant sponsored Healthcare Professionals (www.eucomed.com).

We are looking forward very much to welcome you in Saalfelden, Austria

Karl Miller

(Symposium Director)

Scientific Program – Main Topics

Symposium Director Organizing Societies:	K. Miller, Austria   Austrian Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery  Obesity Academy Austria Under the auspices of IFSO
Local Scientific Committee:	Aigner F., Austria Kriwanek S., Austria Prager G., Austria
International Scientific Committee: I	Cadiere GB (Belgium) Chevallier JM (France) Fried M (Czech Republic) Himpens J (Belgium) Scopinaro N (Italy) Steffen R (Switzerland) Weiner S (Germany)	Exhibition & Sponsors:
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