On behalf of the Organising Committee I would like to invite you to Melbourne for OMAX2011, the Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Conference, to be held at the Crown Promenade Hotel from 13 -15 October 2011.
The Scientific Committee is working hard on developing the conference programme and we are delighted to have confirmed Prof Daniel Buser and Dr James Brown as keynote speakers. Prof Buser's main research areas are in bone regeneration around endosseous implants, surface technology and Guided Bone Regeneration. Dr Brown has considerable experience in Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery and he has published extensively in the field. The Scientific Committee will be working on a varied programme covering a range of topical areas for our specialty with invited local speakers to complement the keynote speakers.
OMAX2011 delegates will have the opportunity to experience the accommodation facilities at the new Crown Metropol Hotel which is the latest development in the Crown Complex and now represents the biggest hotel complex in Australia with some 1600 rooms available across the three hotels in the complex. It is situated right in the heart of Melbourne, with a vast array of shopping and recreational facilities on the doorstep.
Melbourne in Springtime has a wonderful climate and offers a variety of attractive options for accompanying partners - from the famous Spring Racing Carnival including the legendary Caulfield Cup on Saturday 15th October to the attractions of Melbourne's shopping precincts and numerous cafes and restaurants to the nearby vineyards of the Yarra Valley or Mornington Peninsula.
We look forward to seeing you in Melbourne for OMAX2011.
Tom Sunderland
Chair, OMAX 2011 Organising Committee