Guangzhou OWC 2015 - Awards

Award Winners (pdf)

SICOT Travelling Scholarship (closed)

Sponsored by SICOT

5 doctors from SLAOT countries, will be offered this award. The accommodation will be booked by SICOT (4 nights) and the travel expenses (in economy class) will be reimbursed upon providing relevant documents.

The purpose is to allow Associate members of SICOT from SLAOT countries to attend the 36th SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress in Guangzhou, China, from 17 to 19 September 2015.

Prerequisites

  • must be under 40 years of age

  • must be a member of the Orthopaedic Society of his/her country

  • must be an Associate Member of SICOT (2015 annual membership fee paid)

  • must have an abstract (oral or poster) accepted for the Guangzhou Congress 

Deadline for applications: 30 June 2015 

Applications should be sent to[email protected]

 

German Travel Awards (closed)

Funded by the SICOT German section

Candidates must reside in Germany and be members of SICOT.
More information can be found here.

 


No application is required for the following awards. The winners of the awards below will be selected from all presenters at the Congress. Award winners will be notified in advance and must attend the Closing Ceremony to receive their prize.
 

Henri Bensahel Award

Sponsored by the SICOT Congress

This Award was established in 2009 in memory of Henri Bensahel, Professor of Paediatric Orthopaedics and a Founding Member of IFPOS (International Federation of Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies). A prize of EUR 300 is awarded at the Closing Ceremony to the best oral presentation in Paediatrics.

 

Hull Deformity Course SICOT Award

Sponsored by SICOT & Hull Hospital

The best oral or poster presentation on Deformity of the Limb and Trauma will be granted a free registration to the Hull Deformity Course, which will take place from 26 to 29 June 2016 in Hull, United Kingdom. The course material, lunches and course dinner for all four days will be provided by the organiser. In addition, the accommodation costs will be reimbursed by SICOT up to EUR 500 (upon receiving the hotel receipt as proof of your expenses). However, the travel expenses will have to be covered by the awardee himself.

 

Shanmuga S. Jayakumar Award

Sponsored by the SICOT Congress

This Award was created in 2013 in honour of Shanmuga S. Jayakumar, considered to be amongst the greatest paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in the United States. A prize of EUR 300 is awarded to one of the best oral presentations in Paediatrics.

 

SICOT/AAOS Annual Meeting Scholarships

Sponsored by SICOT & AAOS

AAOS will provide two free registrations for the AAOS Annual Meeting to SICOT-selected scholarship recipients, who will be chosen from a pool of candidates under 45 years of age comprised of the winners of the best oral and poster presentations. Travel expenses up to EUR 500 will be covered by SICOT. 

 

SICOT/CCJR Meeting Awards

Sponsored by SICOT & CCJR

The best oral and poster presentations in Arthroplasty will be granted this award, which includes one free registration (worth USD 850) for the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement (CCJR) Winter Course and one free registration for the Spring Course. Travel expenses up to EUR 500 will be covered by SICOT.

  

SICOT Oral Presentation Award

Sponsored by the SICOT Congress

The presenting authors of the ten best oral papers present their papers for a second time at the Best Papers Session during the Congress. The presenting author of the best oral presentation selected during this session will be awarded a prize of EUR 500 at the Closing Ceremony. All ten presenting authors will receive a diploma of recognition.

  

SICOT Poster Award

Sponsored by the SICOT Congress

The presenting author of the best poster will be awarded a prize of EUR 500 at the Closing Ceremony. The presenting authors of the ten best posters all receive a diploma of recognition.