EAST news | 2017 Issue 4 6 Happy Holidays What a year 2017 has been! Thank you to all our leaders, volunteers and members for making EAST a priority and helping us achieve new goals and continue to grow as an organization. We wish all of you a happy, healthy holiday season. Our EAST office will be closed in observance of the holidays on Christmas day, December 26, New Year’s Day and January 2. Dates to Remember Visit the News and Events section of the EAST website for the most up-to-date news and listing of upcoming events. Jan 9–13, 2018 31st EAST Annual Scientific Assembly Location: Disney’s Contemporary Resort Jan 13, 2018 STN Optimal Trauma Center Organization Management Course Location: Disney’s Contemporary Resort Feb 8-9, 2018 Pan-American Endovascular Resuscitation and Trauma Management - PA-EVTM Feb 25-Mar 2, 2018 Western Trauma Association 48th Annual Meeting Location: Fairmont Chateau Whistler Mar 2-3, 2018 2018 John M. Templeton, Jr. Pediatric Trauma Symposium Location: The Union League of Philadelphia May 2-4, 2018 Guidelines - 8th Guideline Development Workshop using the GRADE Approach Location: MGM Grand Hotel May 8-9, 2018 California State Trauma System Summit Conference Location: Holiday Inn Bayside 31st Annual Scientific Assembly continued... EAST is Going GREEN in 2018 This year, EAST will be posting the Program Book on the EAST website. Here, you’ll be able to easily download information about the sessions and check for updates. The virtual program book will be accessible from the Annual Scientific Assembly page on the EAST website, www.east.org. Additionally, the meeting app will launch soon so be watching EAST. org for details. Again, this can be your one-stop-shop for meeting details, session overviews and the schedule of events. Symposium Support DePuy Synthes and Z-Medica are confirmed 2018 Industry Education Symposium* hosts. Attend the Z-Medica supported event on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, or on Saturday, January 13, with support from DePuy Synthes we are offering another. Click here to read more and to register online. *These commercially supported corporate symposia are independent of the EAST educational activities and are not accredited by EAST or the American College of Surgeons.