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Notice from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

The Thirty-second Annual Meeting of the Southern Tho- racic Surgical Association will be held at the Boca Raton Hotel and Club, Boca Raton, FL, November 7-9, 1985. There will be a $100 registration fee for nonmember phy- sicians except for guest speakers, authors and coauthors on the program, and residents. There will be a $25 regis- tration fee for attendees of the Postgraduate Course on Thursday, November 7, 1985.

Members wishing to participate in the Scientific Pro- gram should submit abstracts in triplicate by May 15, 1985, to Harvey W. Bender, Jr., M.D., Secretary- Treasurer, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 1211 21st Ave S, Suite 338, Nashville, TN 37212. Abstracts must be submitted on the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association abstract submission form. These forms may be obtained from the Secretary-Treasurer’s office or in

the March and April, 1985, issues of The Annals of Tho- racic Surgery. All slides used during the presentation must be 35 mm. Manuscripts of accepted papers should be submitted to The Annals of Thoracic Surgery prior to the 1985 meeting or to the Secretary-Treasurer at the open- ing of the Scientific Session.

Applications for membership should be completed by July 1, 1985, and forwarded to Harry K. Daugherty, M.D., 1960 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207.

Harwey W. Bender, Jr., M.D. Secretary-Treasurer Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 1211 21st Ave S , Suite 338 Nashville, TN 37212