Message from the ISHRS 2016 World Congress Program Chair

1. Marcelo Pitchon, MD (marcelopitchon{at}gmail.com) 1. Belo Horizonte, Brazil </br>![][1]</img> Happy New Year ISHRS! I wish all the ISHRS membership and staff a healthy, happy, prosperous 2016. I also wish that in 2016 we may learn even more than in our previous years. Our commitment

The inclusion of a special stream on work, family and community in the 2009 World Congress of the IIRA marks a significant broadening of the scope of the subject and the interests of the contributors and participants to the Congress. The rise of work, family and life pressures on employees and organizations is one of the most significant contemporary phenomena of employment in today’s economies. Major shifts in female labour market participation rates, the breakdown of the standard working week, changes in social attitudes to parenting and family, mobility of populations and changes in public policies have contributed to the need for a much greater gender and spatial awareness in industrial relations theory and practice. Furthermore, the spill-over from work and family issues has generated a growing interest in the consequent effects on communities and within households of these labour market and social changes. The changed context in which we now live and work is significant for all the papers presented in this stream, sometimes explicitly framing the studies, at other times silently but surely forming the backdrop for the studies. On my reading of previous IIRA World Congress programs, work, family and community have not been brought together so purposefully before 1 . Of course, this is not to say that there has not been a trend to incorporate newer areas of interest in IIRA Congresses. For example, gender, work and family started to be more explicitly canvassed from the 11 th World Congress in Bologna, 1998 with a special forum called: ‘Squaring The Circle: Quality Of Work And Family Life, Industrial Relations in a Wider Social Context’. The difference with this 15 th World Congress’s

Local Organizing Committee, I am pleased to welcome you to the 2009 WAA-ISFA Joint Congress.This combined meeting represents the 7 th World Congress of the International Society for Apheresis (ISFA) and the 12 th Meeting of the World Apheresis Association (WAA) and will take place from March 16-20, 2009 in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires,Argentina.March 16th will feature a Pre-Congress local meeting which will be held in Spanish.The Combined WAA-ISFA meeting and General Congress Program will take place from March 17-20.We have had six previous successful ISFA Congresses and we are very pleased to organize the 7 th Congress as the first one held in South America.In keeping with the tradition of our previous meetings, the 2009 ISFA Congress Program will highlight advances and progress made in apheresis therapies.We extend our special thanks to Dr. Figueroa and his staff for all their work in organizing this Congress.Great efforts go into planning and organizing these Congresses and it was a challenge for all those involved.Special thanks go to those who have traveled long distances to be here and contribute to this meeting.Your expertise is most welcome and appreciated and we hope that this meeting will be enjoyable and fulfilling for everyone.We look forward to meeting you and your colleagues in Buenos Aires!

We welcome the global community of professionals involved in the care of persons in need of prosthetic, orthotic, mobility and assistive devices to the ISPO 18th World Congress! Non-profit organisations active in the rehabilitation field are showcasing their activities and achievements with an electronic poster in this area. [Congress Programme](https://www.morressier.com/event/ispo2021/614c967fa9a8f8001222ede0?tab=sessions) [Exhibitors](https://www.morressier.com/event/ispo2021/614c967fa9a8f8001222ede0?tab=exhibitors)

1. Marcelo Pitchon, MD (marcelopitchon{at}gmail.com) 1. Belo Horizonte, Brazil </br>![][1]</img> Please join us for the Las Vegas 24th ISHRS World Congress of Hair Restoration Surgery! Hair restoration has never been so popular and the medical search for advanced knowledge, information,

![Figure][1]</img> The only thing that I am more excited about than being asked to be the program chair of the ISHRS 31st World Congress is that it is being held in Delhi. I have always wanted to travel to India and now the decision has been made for me and I have to go! A number of you reading

We are delighted to welcome all participants to the 2025 IEEE World Congress on Services (IEEE SERVICES 2025), which is taking place in the beautiful city of Helsinki, Finland. To support the services community of researchers and practitioners around the world, IEEE SERVICES 2025 is held in hybrid mode.

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</br>![][1]</img> ![Figure][2]</img> Having attended the first ISHRS meeting in Dallas in 1993 and 22 of the subsequent 26 meetings, I am honored to be this year's Program Chair. The preparation for our 28th Annual Congress in Panama City, Panama, October 21-24, 2020, began prior to the Bangkok

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