Winter 2001 Newsletter

ISAKOS attendees and their guests will enjoy a wide variety of activities outside the walls of the Montreux Convention Center. Montreux is unusually warm in May ­ an average of 22°C (71°F) during the day ­ yet the snow-covered Alps and late spring winter sports are just a short drive away.

Congress Social Events
Congress attendees will be entitled to two receptions, and for the first time in ISAKOS history, all attendee guests will be invited to join the events free of charge. Join your peers for the Welcome Reception, which will be held Monday evening at the elegant Petit Palais of the royal Montreux Palace Hotel. The restaurant, with its balconies overlooking Lake Geneva and distant Evian, France, will be alive with Montreux jazz music and hosted cocktails.

On Wednesday, the Poster and New Member Reception will permit congress attendees to view more than 400 scientific posters, visit with the poster authors and enjoy a bit of wine and cheese with ISAKOS' newest members.

On Wednesday morning, May 16, attendees and guests are invited to participate in the morning "ISAKOS Fun Run." This short run will extend along the shores of Lake Geneva, behind the convention center, and is sure to be a memorable experience for all.

Farewell Banquet at the Nock Circus
Aircast® Inc. and Smith & Nephew Endoscopy have contributed to ISAKOS to ensure a memorable and affordable Farewell Banquet at the congress on Thursday evening. To allow as many people as possible to attend, we have moved the Farewell Banquet from the Chillon Castle to the circus.

The Nock Circus is famous for its trapeze acts, animals and clowns. This fantastic event will be accompanied by dinner, followed by dancing under the tent. Make sure you purchase Farewell Banquet tickets and join us. It is sure to be a one-of-a-kind, spectacular evening!

Congress Day Tours
The ISAKOS Office has worked closely with the Montreux Convention Office to develop a schedule of tours especially for ISAKOS Congress attendees. Highlights of the tour menu include the famous Chillon Castle, the local wine vineyards, the Matterhorn peak and village of Zermatt, and the International Olympic Museum in neighboring Lausanne.

Tour details and the tour registration form are available in the insert section of the Preliminary Program or on the ISAKOS Web site at www.isakos.com.

Spouse Program
Spouses of congress attendees are invited to register for a special program that provides all spouses with a morning breakfast at the convention center and daily tours. If your guest would like to meet other spouses, this is the program Special spouse tours are designed to work around other congress day tours. Highlights of the Spouse Program include a walking botanical tour of Montreux and a museum visit in Berne, to view the world's greatest collection of works by Paul Klee.

Spouses can be registered for the program on the congress registration form.