Dear colleague,

It is with great pleasure that I would like to personally invite you to our annual meeting to be held on November 4th and 5th, 2011 in the beautiful city of Vancouver at the Hotel Renaissance Harbourside.

Our organizing committee has spent long hours to prepare a program that will be of interest both for beginners and experts with a variety of topics and speakers in the field of aesthetic medicine. After listening to your comments and requests from last year we have a new innovated format and our goal is to ensure that our annual convention evolves and grows each year.

I invite you to consult the program that lists the various topics and speakers who will share with you their knowledge during these two full days: Dr. Steven Mulholland (Toronto, ON), Dr. Heidi Waldorf (New York, NY), Dr. Gerald Boey (Vancouver, BC), Dr. Trina Stewart (Summerside, PEI), Dr. Stewart Adams (Calgary, AB), all prestigious names and excellent speakers, acclaimed on both national and international levels. Dr. Steven Bellemare (Ottawa, ON) from the CMPA will be giving one of the always popular presentations on medico-legal issues. On the business side, Mr. Simon Tooley (Montreal, QC) will speak to us on marketing strategies, a follow up to his workshop on Social Media that was very well received last year. To complete the roster, many members of the Board will also take place on the podium.

This year, more than ever, numerous sponsors are on board, some of them for the first time. I want to thank them for their support and participation. Without their implication, we could not organize this conference. A special thank you to our ‘’Diamond’’ sponsors: Allergan Inc. and Merz Aesthetics, and to our ‘’Silver’’ sponsor: Stogryn Sales Inc. The partnerships with our friends from the medico-aesthetic industry are one of the strongest parts of our congress because of the relaxed atmosphere in the exhibition hall that encourages open dialogue and sharing of information.

As you can see, there are so many reasons to join the many members that have already sent in their registration forms or to become a member of CAAM and benefit from reduced rates for this meeting. This is your congress and we sincerely hope to see you there.

Looking forward to seeing you in Vancouver!

Yves Hébert, MD
President CAAM