25th Annual Scientific Sessions : 30th, 31st January
1st February 2009
Venue : Trans Asia, Colombo

B S PERERA ORATION : Applications are hereby called for the “B. S. Perera Oration”, to be held in January 2008 at the 24th Annual Scientific Sessions of the college.

• Five copies of the entire oration should be sent before 31st October 2008 to The Secretary, College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka and there should not be any substantial alteration in the text when the lecture is finally delivered.
• The lectureship is open to all members of the College of Anaesthesiologists.
• Five copies of a brief resume of the salient points of the paper should also be submitted indicating any contribution to further advances in knowledge of the subject.
• The lecture should preferably not exceed 45 minutes.
• A committee of five will be nominated by the council to scrutinize papers submitted and to select a suitable candidate. This committee of five shall award the lectureship.
• The lecture should be related to anaesthesia and intensive care and should be based on the original work of the lecturer.
• In the event of the committee being unable to select a lecturer from the applicants, they may invite a lecturer of international repute to deliver the lecture.
• The honorium may be in the form of a gold medal.
• Press should not be invited and photographs and accounts of the lecture should not be published in the Newspapers, without the permission of the College Council.
• Copyright of the oration belongs to the College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka.

• Open to all medical practitioners in Anaesthesia.
• Duration of the presentation must be no longer than 15 minutes.
• The work in whole or in part should not have been presented or published elsewhere.
• An abstract of not more than 200 words should be submitted before the closing date.
• The first right of publication of the entries submitted lies with the editor of the College of Aanesthesiologists of Sri Lanka.
• The decision of the panel of judges in all matters relating to the competition including questions relating to eligibility shall be final.
• The prize will not be awarded if the Judges decide the presentation is not up to standard.  

• Open to all medical practitioners holding a non-consultant appointment in Anaesthesia.
• Duration of the presentation must be no longer than 15 minutes.
• The work in whole or in part should not have been presented or published elsewhere.
• An abstract of not more than 200 words should be submitted before the closing date and the entire paper one month before the sessions.
• The panel of judges may make a preliminary selection of the papers to be presented at the sessions.
• The first right of publication of the entries submitted lies with the editor of the College of Aanesthesiologists of Sri Lanka.
• The decision of the panel of judges in all matters relating to the competition including questions relating to eligibility shall be final.
• The prize will not be awarded if the Judges decide the presentation is not up to standard.  

The closing date for the 2009 competition is 31st October 2008. The abstract should reach the undersigned before the closing date. Any expenditure incurred in the preparation of the slides for papers that were selected for presentation will be reimbursed by the College.  3 copies of the full text should be submitted on or before 31st October 2008 to the anaesthetic office.

General Secretary, College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka, “Wijerama House”, 6, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7
Telephone: 2672327,   Fax: 2672327,  E mail: anascol@sltnet.lk,  Web site:  www.srilanka-anaesthesia.com