INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ARTIFICIAL ORGANS Executive Committee: President: Honorary Chainnan/Dean INFA President Elect: Immediate Past President: Past President/Editor-in-Chiefi Secretary-Treasurer: chairman Finance Committee: chairman Publication Committee: Honorary Dean INFA:

Board of Trustees: T. Akaike J. Feijen K. Imachi c. Lee M. Mito D.B. Olsen G. von Sengbusch J. Watson

K. Atsumi H. Klinkmann T.M.S. Chang H.J. Gurland Y. Nos6 P. Ivanovich S. Ringoir A.M. Davison J.L. Funck-Brentano

Japan The Netherlands Japan Taiwan Japan USA Germany USA

Vice Presidents: R.S. Barsoum AFRAN V. Cambi D.B. Olsen ASAIO

ED T A - E RA

Ex offcio: A. Kmtrowitz W.J. Kolff

USA USA

Honorary Trustees: W.J. Kolff USA B. Scribner USA

Regional Officers: T. Agishi A. Leimer A. VBlek

Japan Brazil E. Europe

Tokyo, Japan Rostock, Germany Montreal, Canada Munich, Germany Houston, USA Chicago, USA Ghent, Belgium Lesds, United Kingdom Pans, France

D. Fakenhagen P.M. Galetti S. Kim A. Leirner S. Nakagawa W. Samtleben H. Takano J.P. Wauters

V. Bonomini M. Maekawa K. Ota

H. Klinkmann

G. Schreiner

R. Barsoum G. Reach Y.T. Yu

EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR ARTIFICIAL ORGANS OfTicerS: President: D.Y. Loisance Pans, France President Elect: H.J. Gurland Munich, Germany Past President: S.A. Raptis Athens, Greece Honorary President: E. BiicherI Berlin, Germany Didactic Chairman: V. Bonomini Bologna, Italy Secretary Treasurer: s. Stefoni Bologna, Italy

Governors: K. Affeld J. Belenger H. Klinkmann V. Mioli G. Reach H. Ronco

Berlin, Germany U. Baurmeister Geneve, Switzerland M. Jaffrin Rostock, Germany A. hutier Ancona, Italy S. Moulopoulos Pans, France H. Reul Vicem, Italy A. V4lek

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Austria USA USA Brazil Japan Germany Japan Switzerland

ESAO JSDT JSAO

Germany

USA

Egypt W. Europe PRC

Wuppertal, Germany Creteil, France Pans, France Athens, Greece Aachen, Germany Prague, Czech Republic

CONGRESS OFFICIALS

Honorary Congress President: W.J. Kolff Salt Lake City, USA Congress President: M.R. Halie Groningen, The Netherlands Congress Vice President representing the ISAO: J. Feijen Enschede, The Netherlands Congress Vice President representing the ESAO: V. Bonomini Bologna, Italy Congress Secretary: G. Rakhorst Groningen, The Netherlands

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

ISAO President: Immediate Past President: Past President: President Elect: ESAO President: Immediate Past President: Past President: President Elect:

K. Atsumi H.J. Gurland Y. Nod T.M.S. Chang

D.Y. Loisance S.A. Raptis H. Klinkmann H.J. Gurland

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Members:

M.R. Halie G. Rakhorst H. J. Grootenboer C. Festen I.M.P.G. Bourgeois J.J. Grote R.Th. Krediet R. van Schilfgaarde

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

K. Atsumi H.J. Gurland D.Y. Loisance S.A. Raptis

K. Affeld T. Akaike R.J. Bartlett V. Bonomini E.S. Biicherl T.M.S. Chang D. Falkenhagen E.A. Friedman G. Galletti K. Imachi A. Kantrowitz A. Lautier A. Leirner V. Mioli S . D . Moulopoulos V. Nicolaev K. Ota

Japan Germany Fl-ZtIliX Greece

Germany Japan USA

Germany Canada Germany USA

Japan USA France Brazil

Greece CIS Japan

Italy

Italy

Italy

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Tokyo, Japan Munich, Germany Houston, USA Montreal, Canada

Pans, France Athens, Greece Rostock, Germany Munich, Germany

Groningen, The Netherlands Groningen, The Netherlands Enschede, The Netherlands Nijmegen, The Netherlands Maastricht, The Netherlands Leiden, The Netherlands Amsterdam, The Netherlands Groningen, The Netherlands

T.M.S. Chug H. Klinkmann Y. N o d

T. Agishi R. Barsourn J. Belenger D. Brancaccio V. Cambi A.M. Davison J. Feijea J.L. Funck-Brentano P.M. Galletti P. Ivanovich S. Kim c. Lee M. Maekawa M. Mito S. Nakagawa D.B. Olsen G. Reach

Canada Germany USA

Japan

Geneve, Switzerland Egypt

IdY Italy United Kingdom The Netherlands FrallCt3 USA USA USA Taiwan Japan Japan Japan USA FXWlW

H. Reul W. Samtleben s. Stefoni A. Vglek J. Watson D. Williams Y.T. Yu

REFEREES

B. Anderson W.W. Anderson J. Botella R.A. Chamuleau C. Festen J.J. Grote A.S. Hoffman Y. Ikada H. Kambic C.J. Kirkpatrick F. Kokot K. Maeda Y. Mitamura M.H. Polenakovich M.H.J. Ruiters R. van Schilfgaarde G. Schreiner V. Sevastianov M. Shichiri S. Sideman A. Vangelista

Germany Germany

Czech Republic USA United Kingdom China

Italy

USA USA Spain The Netherlands The Netherlands The Netherlands USA Japan USA Germany Poland Japan Japan Yugoslavia The Netherlands The Netherlands USA CIS Japan Israel Italy

CONGRESS SECRETARIAT

RAI Organisatie Bureau Amsterdam Europaplein 12 1078 GZ Amsterdam The Netherlands tel: + 3 1-(0)2O-S49 12 12 fax: + 3 1-(0)20-6464469

S. Ringoir Belgium G. von Sengbusch Germany H. Takano Japan A. Vangelista IdY J.P. Wauters Switzerland E. Wolner Austria

J.M. Anderson P.K. Blanksma I.M. Bourgeois J.M. Courtney H.J. Grootenboer M.R. Halie M. Hori M . Josefowicz S. Kasai T. Kishimoto J. Korf P.S. Malchesky P. Olsson G. Rakhorst J.M. Schalcenraad K. Schindhelm H.B. Scribner Y. Semi V. Shumakov A. Tourkantonis R. Ward

USA The Netherlands The Netherlands United Kingdom The Netherlands The Netherlands Japan France Japan Japan The Netherlands USA Sweden The Netherlands The Netherlands Australia USA Japan CIS Greece USA

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT

Mrs. A. Overzet-Bouma Centre for Biomedical Technology OostersingelS9, Building 25 9713 EZ Groningen The Netherlands tel: +3 1-(0)50412354/614778 fax: +31-(0)50-633113

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