It is my great pleasure and privilege to invite you to participate in the Third International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association (COA) in Suzhou on November 13-16, 2008.

With a total participation of 5000 attendees, over 120 industries and an exhibition of more than 9000 square meters, the first and the second COA meetings held in Beijing and Zhengzhou in the past two years were successful. This 2008 annual meeting will continue to be the largest orthopaedics conference and exhibition in China. Renowned experts from all over the world will attend and present at this meeting. We can expect important new information to be presented by these participants. International manufacturers have also been invited to exhibit and we are expecting a significant industrial participation.

The scientific program will feature topics of the latest clinical experience and development discussions covering: spine surgery, trauma, joint surgery, arthroscopy, sports medicine, bone tumors, osteoporosis, ankle surgery and minimally invasive techniques. There will also be a special international session, special topic lectures, congress reports and posters. English will be the official language used at the international meeting.

We look forward to meeting you in Suzhou !

Guixing Qiu

President, Chinese Orthopaedic Association
Chairman, Organizing Committee, COA2008