Meet the experts (breakfast session)

1. TIME TIME ROOM C + D ROOM C + D AUDITORIUM AUDITORIUM ROOM A ROOM A EXTRA EXTRA TIME ROOM C + D AUDITORIUM ROOM A EXTRA COLOURS & NAVIGATION LEGENDA O V E R V I E W WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Meet the experts (breakfast session) 07.30 Individual NOF meetings SKILLS LABS & POSTERS 07.30 Meet the experts (breakfast session) SKILLS LABS & POSTERS 07.30 SKILLS LABS & POSTERS 08.30 08.30 Keynote 08.30 Keynote 09.00 FREE PAPERS SCIENCE → CLINIC Cartilage FOOT & ANKLE Specialty day 09.00 General NOF meeting 09.00 COURSE Genetics SCIENCE → CLINIC Sportmed. ACL PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics 10.30 Coffee break 10.30 Coffee break NOF Board ACTA Board FOOT&ANKLE Specialty day 11.00 ALV NOV 11.00 COURSE Biomaterials Biotechnology SCIENCE → CLINIC Trauma PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics 11.00 FREE PAPERS SCIENCE → CLINIC Comp. Ass. S. 11.30 General Assembly NOF (12.00 – 13.00 h) 12.30 Opening lunch 12.30 Lunch + Acta lunch 12.30 Lunch PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics 13.45 Opening Keynote 1 & 2 13.45 COURSE Imaging, MRI, PET, Nucl. Med. SCIENCE → CLINIC Resurfacing applications 13.45 FREE PAPERS SCIENCE → CLINIC Upper extremity POLICY Manpower & Future Orthopaedics 15.15 Coffee break 15.15 Coffee break 15.15 NOF AWARDS 15.45 FREE PAPERS SCIENCE → CLINIC Disc prosthesis Spine POLICY Education & Training 15.45 COURSE Learning SCIENCE → CLINIC Infections PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics 15.45 Coffee break 16.15 FREE PAPERS SCIENCE → CLINIC Oncology Spine metastases POLICY Bone & Joint Decade PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics 17.00 - - 20.00 Opening: 17.00 - 18.00 h Reception: 18.00 - 20.00 h 17.00 - - 18.30 FREE PAPERS FREE PAPERS 17.30 Closure & Drinks @ NOV @ NOF INF SC HOME CLOSE

2. TIME ROOM C + D AUDITORIUM ROOM A EXTRA 07.30 Individual NOF meetings 09.00 General NOF meeting 11.00 NOF BOARD ALV NOV ACTA BOARD 12.30 Opening lunch 13.45 OPENING Key note 1 & 2 15.15 Coffee break 15.45 FREE PAPERS Hip SCIENCE →CLINIC Disc prosthesis / Spine POLICY Education & Training 17.00 - - 20.00 Opening: 17.00 - 18.00 h Reception: 18.00 - 20.00 h COLOURS & NAVIGATION LEGENDA W E D N E S D A YJ U N E 1 1 TH SKILLS LABS POSTERS @ NOV @ NOF INF SC HOME CLOSE

3. TIME ROOM C + D AUDITORIUM ROOM A EXTRA 07.30 Meet the experts (breakfast session) 08.30 Keynote 09.00 COURSE Genetics SCIENCE →CLINIC Sportmed. - ACL PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics 10.30 Coffee break 11.00 COURSE Biomaterials Biotechnology SCIENCE →CLINIC Trauma PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics 12.30 Lunch + Acta lunch 13.45 COURSE Imaging, MRI, PET Nucl. Med. SCIENCE →CLINIC Resurfacing applications PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics 15.15 Coffee break 15.45 COURSE E-learning SCIENCE →CLINIC Infections PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics 17.00 - - 18.30 FREE PAPERS Spine FREE PAPERS Knee PAEDIATRIC Orthopaedics COLOURS & NAVIGATION LEGENDA T H U R S D A YJ U N E 1 2 TH SKILLS LABS POSTERS @ NOV @ NOF INF SC HOME CLOSE

4. TIME ROOM C + D AUDITORIUM ROOM A EXTRA 07.30 07.30 Meet the experts (breakfast session) 08.30 Keynote 09.00 FREE PAPERS Shoulder SCIENCE →CLINIC Cartilage FOOT & ANKLE Specialty day Coffee break 10.30 11.00 FREE PAPERS Upper extremity SCIENCE →CLINIC Computer assisted surg. FOOT & ANKLE Specialty day 11.30 General Assembly NOF (12.00 – 13.00 h) 12.30 Lunch 13.45 FREE PAPERS Foot SCIENCE →CLINIC Upper extremity POLICY Manpower & Future Orthopaedics 15.15 NOF AWARDS 15.45 Coffee break 16.15 FREE PAPERS Ankle SCIENCE →CLINIC Oncology Spine metastases POLICY Bone & Joint Decade 17.30 Closure & drinks COLOURS & NAVIGATION LEGENDA F R I D A YJ U N E 1 3 TH SKILLS LABS POSTERS @ NOV @ NOF INF SC HOME CLOSE

5. N A V I G A T I O N Instructional courses & workshops (training sessions) Mainstream orthopaedics (Key note – invited speakers – free papers (oral & poster)) Strategy and policy / discussions (Panel discussions, conference, policy development) Specialty sessions Paediatrics Specialty sessions Foot & Ankle Overview program Link to NOV internetsite (internet connection required) Link to NOF internetsite (internet connection required) General information NOF 2008 Scientific Committee Back to introduction page Close presentation Back to last slide Wednesday program Thursday program Friday program @ NOV @ NOF INF SC HOME CLOSE W T F

6. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Jan van Mourik (Chairman) Maxima Medisch Centrum Eindhoven Leendert Blankevoort (Secretary) Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam Sjoerd. Bulstra Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen Rob Nelissen Universitair Medisch Centrum Leiden Leiden Jos van Raaij Martini Ziekenhuis Groningen Barend van Royen Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum Amsterdam Jan Verhaar Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam Harrie Weinans Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam Derek van Deurzen Representative VOCA (Residents) Per Aspenberg Svensk Ortopedisk Forening Cody Bünger Dansk Orthopaedisk Selskab Lars Engebretsen Norsk Ortopedisk Forening Heikki Kröger Suomen Ortopadiyhdistys / Ortopedföreningen i Finland Yngvi Ólafsson Felag Islenskra Baeklunariaekna

7. ABSTRACT PROCEDURES Start early registration Saturday September 1, 2007 Deadline Abstract submission Tuesday January 8, 2008 Review process Abstracts are evaluated by independent reviewers and scored according to the ISK scoring scheme (Poolman et al., Acta Orthopaedica 78(2): 278-84, 2007) Abstract acceptance notification Monday March 3, 2008 Deadline early registration Tuesday April 1, 2008 Deadline on-line registration Sunday June1, 2008