Congress Venue

Instructions for abstract submission

Hotel Accommodation

Social Program

P.zza G. Verdi - Palermo - Phone +39 091 6053111 www.teatromassimo.it

The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo opened its doors to the public on the evening of 16 May 1897, twenty-two years after the solemn public ceremony of the laying of the first stone.
This took place on 12 January 1875, and ended a chequered series of vicissitudes with interminable squabbles lasting over ten years. The international competition for the project and realisation of the opera house had been announced by Palermo Council in 1864, and its prime mover was the mayor, Antonio Starrabba di Rudinì. For a long time there had been talk of building a big new theatre in Palermo, worthy of the second biggest city in southern Italy after Naples. Palermo, in the second half of the nineteenth century, was engaged in getting itself a new identity in the light of the new national unity. Cultural life was influenced by the new national physiognomy and the positive consequences of the activity of enlightened entrepreneurs like the Florios, who also made generous donations to the building of the opera house and for some years were also its no less enlightened managers. He positive consequences of the activity of enlightened entrepreneurs like the Florios, who also made generous donations to the building of the opera house and for some years were also its no less enlightened managers. Intense commercial relations led to the convergence and development in Palermo of interests with a European dimension and caused the city to be continually in touch with different cultural models than its own. This was the start of the Belle poque, which for the city was a time of cultural and economic rebirth which became mythical and was only to be interrupted by the outbreak of World War I.

Participants wishing to provide scientific contributions are invited to submit abstracts. Abstracts should be submitted according to the instructions and sent by the deadline: April 20, 2007.
All abstracts must be submitted via the Web submission system only.
The filled-in abstract forms should be sent by e-mail to the address: segreteria@segionline.it
Abstracts sent via fax, or regular mail, will not be accepted. Please strictly follow the instructions before sending the abstract. The abstract must be typed in English, title should be in upper case (capitals). Author's last name should be preceded by the initials of the first name. Leave a blank line before starting the abstract text. Authors should submit their abstracts as a Microsoft word document.
Please download the abstract template.

Topics
- AUB
- Endometriosis
- Infertility
- Oncology
- Operative Hysteroscopy
- Pelvic pain
- Hysterectomy
- Myomectomy
- Complications

Conditions of submission
The submitted material must be original, unpublished and must not have been previously presented at any other national or international Meeting.

Acknowledgment and notification
Notification of receipt will be sent by e-mail to the submitting author upon receipt of the abstract. All abstracts received by the indicated deadline will be selected by a Scientific Committee. Acceptance, together with all technical details for presentation (oral or video), will be notified to the submitting author by April 30, 2007

Authors of selected presentation will be required to submit their full papers to JMIG (Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology)

ECM for Italian Physicians:
La Commissione Nazionale ha assegnato n. 17 crediti formativi al 1st AAGL International Congress in conjunction with SEGI e n. 5 crediti formativi al AAGL - SEGI Satellite Meeting

AAGL accreditation:
The AAGL is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The AAGL designates the following for Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (AMA/PRA):
Postgraduate Courses - Wednesday, June 20th
Half day courses - 4 credit hours
Full day courses - 6 credit hours
Congress - Thursday, June 21st to June 23rd - 11 credit hours.
Each physicians should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

The official languages of the Congress will be English and Italian. A simultaneous translation service will be provided

An exhibition of medical and surgical equipment, pharmaceutical products, computer systems and scientific books will be held at the Congress Venue.

Prizes will be given for the best presentations on laparoscopy and hysteroscopy as presented by Women surgeons and young surgeons (less than 35 years of age) during the Prize Winning Paper Awards Session. Abstracts must be sent by April 20, 2007. In addition, a full-length manuscript, edited following the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology guidelines for Authors must be submitted to the Scientific Committee on or before May 15th.

Hotel accommodation can be reserved at preferential rates in Palermo hotels through the intermediary of the Organizing Secretariat. Transportation to and from the Congress venue as well as for social events will be provided only from/to the hotels reserved by the Congress.

Rooms have been booked in several hotels. Early reservation is highly recommended to take advantage of the special rates negotiated for the Congress. Reservations should be made by completing the accommodation form to be faxed to the Organizing Secretariat +39 06 97276290.

Hotel Reservation Form

Rooms will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis - Please make your hotel reservation before FEBRUARY 28, 2007 - Requests will be accepted thereafter, but hotel accommodation will be subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed

CAT.	HOTEL	ROOM	EURO
5*	VILLA IGEA HILTON Salita Belmonte 43 - 90142 Palermo www.hilton.com	DBL DUS	320,00 240,00
5*	GRAND HOTEL FEDERICO II Via Principe di Granatelli 60 - 90139 Palermo www.grandhotelfedericoii.it	DBL DUS	240,00 150,00
4*	GRAND HOTEL ET DES PALMES Via Roma 398 - 90139 Palermo www.grandhoteletdespalmes.it	DBL DUS	205,00 190,00
4*	EXCELSIOR PALACE HOTEL Via Marchese Ugo 3 - 90141 Palermo www.excelsiorpalermo.it	DBL DUS	175,00 160,00
4*	AI CAVALIERI HOTEL Via S. Oliva 8 - 90141 Palermo www.aicavalierihotel.it	DBL DUS	175,00 117,00

N.B. Rates are per night per room including Vat and buffet breakfast
Villa Igiea Hilton makes and exception: breakfast is not included and price is euro 19,00 per day per person

Hotel Map

For further information please contact the Organizing Secretariat SEGi.

Palermo is the biggest city in Sicily, the capital and political-administrative and economic centre of the region, but also its cultural and historical heart, thanks to an extraordinary artistic and architectural heritage. The famous "Capital of the Mediterranean", situated on the slopes of Mount Pellegrino, set in the greenery of sumptuous citrus gardens and characterised by a mild, pleasant climate, has passed through various phases of development. Testifying to this are the different urban strata that have changed the face of the city over the centuries. The city's name derives from the Greek and means "all port", to indicate the width of the approach and the importance of this trading post. In fact, Palermo was founded by the Phoenicians, probably in the eighth century BC. Fortified and surrounded by defensive walls, in the fifth century BC it became the most important Carthaginian stronghold on the island. After the Roman conquest, the barbarian invasions and Byzantine domination, then under the Arabs, who arrived in 831, Palermo became the capital of the autonomous emirate of Sicily and one of the busiest emporia of the Mediterranean. In the successive Norman period, the work of Byzantine, Arab and Latin craftsmen again transformed the architectural and urban fabric of the centre and the whole province, as the beautiful Palatine chapel and the Monreale cathedral testify. Finally, between the sixteenth and seventeenth century a new period of reconstruction occurred, that enriched the churches, palaces and monuments. The current face of this modern metropolis of the South is that of a mighty and mysterious city, enclosed in the labyrinth of Arabian lanes, in the magnificence of palaces and sanctuaries, in art treasures, in the charm of natural scenery, and in the unchanging values of ancient craft and food tradition.

A Spouse program will be arranged during the Congress.

THURDAY JUNE 21

Half day tour A The tour starts from the Cathedral of Monreale, which was built in 1174 by the Norman king William II, and is the symbol of a sophisticated mixture of Arab, Byzantine and Romanesque architectural styles. The visit continues to the Arab-styled cloister located next to the Cathedral where lights and shades depict the elegant marble columns decorated with golden tesserae. After Monreale, the tour continues to the Norman Palace. The palace was commissioned by Roger II of Sicily, who transformed the remains of a Roman fortress into a sumptuous building. The mosaic decors of the Throne Room were made by Byzantine artists, who used the same type of decorations and narrative style also in the Palatine Chapel, where biblical scenes, geometrical patterns and exquisite court scenes in Persian style alternate on the precious wooden ceiling.

FRIDAY JUNE 22

Half day tour B
Guided tour down the Cassaro (Corso Vitt. Emanuele), the most ancient street of the town, around which churches and buildings were built in the centuries, making it one of the most picturesque streets of the town centre. The tour starts from the Cathedral - a Norman jewel built in 1182 - where Frederick II, Stupor Mundi, was buried, and continues towards the sea up to piazza Vigliena with its baroque “quattro canti” decorated with fountains and statues depicting the viceroys and the saints of the town. From the town hall with its 15th century Tuscan fountain, embellished with small red cupolas in Arab style, to the San Cataldo church and the Byzantine mosaics of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (1143) which has still a double worship, Catholic and Orthodox.