Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology 1990

              e American Society of Andrology
Robert A. Schmidt
Business Manager
309 W. Clark St.
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 356·3182
FAX (217) 398·4119
May 1989
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Post Graduate Course, April 6
Annual Meeting, April 7-9
Columbia, SC
The past year has been one of transition for our Society, under the able leadership of
President Bardin. The Society now has a Business Office and Bob Schmidt has proven to
provide timely management services which will be of great assistance as our Society matures
and our members, and society in general, require more from each of us. A new membership
directory is being prepared and ultimately it will include information on your area of
specialty. The Society Business Office also provides a permanent contact site for
correspondence relating to dues or changes of address for the Journal. Another important
advantage accruing to the Society has been timely provision of information on the number of
members and their geographical distribution. As of April 7, our Society had 613 regular
members, 51 student members, and 6 emeritus members. These numbers exclude individuals
who have not renewed their membership from 1988, who will be contacted by the Membership
Committee in an attempt to determine why their membership has lapsed.
The Annual Meeting in New Orleans was a rousing success, and featured a blend of New
Orleans entertainment and a full menu of outstanding scientific presentations. The
Postgraduate Course on Fertilization and Treatment of Male Infertility was presented to a
standing room only audience. Dr. Frank French continued the tradition of Serono lecturers
with an overview of-his supertJre-s-ea-r-clron- rhe--motecutu- biuhrgy of the androgen~receptor.
Equally rewarding were Dr. Alan Trounson's lecture on recent advances in in vitro
fertilization, the workshop on Sperm Cryopreservation, and symposia on Male Contraceptives
and Clinical Andrology. As our meeting grows in size, depth of clinical and research topics,
and a desire of our members to present their best research, it has become evident that
consideration must be given to providing sufficient time for informal discussions interviewing
of course exhibits.
As evident from the enclosed material concerning the 1990 Annual Meeting to be held in
Columbia, South Carolina, our tradition of strong scientific meetings obviously will continue.
Preliminary preparations for the 1991 meeting in Montreal, to be held immediately following
the Testis Workshop, reveal that our future course is being carefully charted. Although plans
are under development for the 1992 and 1993 Annual Meetings, we immediately need to
identify hosts for the 1994 and subsequent Annual Meetings. It has been some years since the
Society has met on the west coast, and invitations are desired from groups of andrologists near
any major airline hub city who wish to host our Society. Since the Society now has a policy
whereby duties of the local host and Program Committees are not entirely thrust on one or
two individuals, it is a far easier task to host the Annual Meeting than previously was true.
You are invited to host the Society and, indeed, future hosts are essential. Please contact Dr.
Hugh Keeping in this regard.
PRESIDENT
Rupert P. Amann, Ph .D.
Animal Reproduction Lab.
246 Physiology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
(303) 491·7476
FAX (303) 491 ·7907
VICE-PRESI DENT
Howard R. Nankin, M.D.
Division of Endo/Metab
Department of Medicine
University of South Carolina
Administration Bldg­Medical
School
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 733·3112
FAX (803) 733·1509
TREASURER
Brian H. Vickery , Ph.D.
Syntex Research
3401 Hillview Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(415) 855-5248
FAX (415) 354-7400
SECRETARY
Terry T . Turner, Ph.D.
Department of Urology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22908
(804) 924-5007
FAX (804) 924-5439
PAST PRESIDENT
C. Wayne Bardin, M.D.
Population Council
Center for
Biomedical Research
1230 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 570·8717
FAX (212) 370·7678