Introduction & Goals of Membership |
| The ISS/SIC, founded in 1902 in Brussels, Belgium, would like to function with two aims in mind:
on the one hand it wants to function as a very benevolent "umbrella organization" for to keep the "house of surgery" together for all problems of general interest to all surgical specialties, on the other hand, the ISS/SIC has also a vital interest in upkeeping general surgery as an important training base. |
For the implementation of the advancement of the science and art of surgery, the following functions are provided: World Congress of Surgery - the International Surgical Week (where scientific exchanges between the various surgical specialties are promoted by the means of joint presentations, panels & workshops), Regional Postgraduate Courses under the auspices of the Society |
The ISS/SIC does not visualize itself as a mass organization, it would, however, hope to group throughout the world surgeons willing to invest some time and energy in a quality conscious international venture. Surgeons deciding to accept this challenge will soon find out that such an engagement is intellectually stimulating and humanly rewarding. |
Annual ISS/SIC Membership Fee for 2010 and 2011 is EURO 135.00 Members 35 years of age or younger or still in a definitive surgical training program have all the privileges of full membership but pay only half the dues, i.e. EURO 67.50 per year. What do ISS/SIC Members get ? In brief:
In more detail: Members also have access to the online version of WJS where e-publication may occur in advance of the print journal and where dynamic manuscripts that include streaming video may be found. WJS is one of the six highest-ranking general surgical journals worldwide with an Impact Factor oscillating between 2 and 3. Further membership privileges are the free on-line access to the following 10 Springer surgical journals:
Members have a considerably reduced registration fee at International Surgical Week ISW and are given priority for inclusion as abstract reviewers, moderators or speakers at ISW. The Network amongst ISS/SIC members gives great opportunities for a mutual exchange and support between surgeons from privileged and less privileged areas. Members of ISS/SIC with specific interest in the corresponding field may also become member of one or more of the following Integrated Specialist Societies at a modest assessment. IAES – International Association of Endocrine Surgeons |