Welcome

It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the 2011 joint meeting of the Bone Research Society and the British Orthopaedic Research Society in Cambridge.

This is the third combined meeting of the two societies.  We anticipate that the science presented at the meeting will be enlightening, informative and stimulating for both clinical and non-clinical scientists.  Our keynote speakers will be of international standing and will come from a range of disciplines reflecting the interests of both societies.  A key component of the meeting will be ample opportunity for informal discussion and poster viewing.

For clinicians, there are educational sessions throughout the meeting, but particularly on Tuesday, 28 June, which will feature a full day clinical programme running in parallel with the scientific sessions.  There will be updates on new treatments, clinical cases and the latest research on the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, as well as a short series of clinical cases.  The meeting is fully approved for CPD by the Royal College of Physicians.

A New Investigator Session (extremely popular at the 2008 BRS-BORS meeting in Manchester) will feature talks on career development and funding by some of the major providers in our field.

A key component of the meeting will be the extensive opportunities for informal discussion and for poster viewing, and we warmly invite you to submit your abstracts for both oral and poster presentation.

Of course Cambridge itself needs no introduction, and we are looking forward to welcoming you to what is one of the UK’s most historic and beautiful cities.  Cambridge is well served by road and rail connections, and for those travelling from further afield Stansted and other airports are nearby.  The conference venue is in the centre of town and close to numerous accommodation options.

We hope that you will come and join us for what promises to be a stimulating and informative meeting between our two societies and we look forward to welcoming you in Cambridge.

Best wishes

Local Organisers
Gavin Clunie
Juliet Compston
Allen Goodship
Nigel Loveridge
Iain McNamara
Ken Poole
Jonathan Reeve
Neil Rushton

BORS President
Allen Goodship

BRS President
Cyrus Cooper