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KEYNOTE & INVITED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS2010 KEN MYERS ORATORProfessor Earl OwenProfessor Earl Owen, known as the Father of Microsurgery designed micro instruments,microscopes and new operations to save congenitally abnormal babies from dying atbirth in the 1960s. He was the co-leader of that team and the same group that alsoperformed the world’s fi rst double hand transplantation.Professor Masud BehniaMasud Behnia has worked in experimental and numerical fl uid mechanics andheat transfer for over 25 years. He has, in particular, extensively studied two-phasefl ow systems using experiments and CFD simulations. He has substantial experiencein validating numerical results by comparison with experimental data. Results of hisresearch have been widely published in journals and conferences and his career totalpublications include more than 350 refereed papers.Professor Imre BihariImre Bihari studied at the Medical Faculty of Semmelweis University in Budapest. Hespent 29 years working for the National Medical Center, Medical University, andbecame University Associate Professor, Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.Supported by:Dr Atillio CavezziDr Atillio Cavezzi is a vascular surgeon from S. Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. Atillio hasundoubtebly been instrumental in promotion of foam, ultrasound guided sclerotherapyas a legitimate alteranative to surgery in many countries and in particular in Australiaand New Zealand. Atillio is an international teacher of phlebology and lymphology,has hundreds of publications and is the author or co-author of a number of books inPhlebology and lymphology.Professor Phillip Coleridge SmithProfessor Coleridge Smith is a Reader in Surgery at UCL Medical School, London UK.He pioneered the introduction of duplex ultrasonography in the clinical investigation ofvenous disease in the UK. Professor Coleridge Smith has pioneered the introduction ofultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy for the treatment of varicose veins into the UK andkeeps series of over one thousand patients under review.Supported by:Dr Jean Jerome GuexJean Jerome Guex, MD, FACPh is coauthor of the defi nitive book on sclerotherapy,Treatment of Varicose and Telangiectatic Leg Veins, 4th Edition. He is Past President of laSociete Francaise de Phlebologie and Treasurer of the Union Internationale de Phlebologie.He is a Member of the American Venous Forum and is a Fellow and Honorary Memberof the American College of Phlebology. Emeritus Fellow of the Australasian College ofPhlebology and Member of the Board of Directors of the American College of Phlebology.Supported by:Professor Ted KingDr. King is a clinical assistant professor at the Medical School of the University of Illinoisin Chicago. Dr. King has expertise in ultrasound venous mapping, endovenous thermaland chemical ablation, ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy, and visually guidedliquid and foam sclerotherapy. His research interests include all endovenous treatmentmodalities. Clinically, Dr. King’s clinical interests include the non-surgical treatmentof symptomatic vulvar and labial varices, Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome, Restless LegsSyndrome secondary to varicose vein disease, recurrent varicose veins after previoustreatment, venous stasis ulcers, and the cosmetic treatment of hand and facial veins.406-11 February 2010 | The Langham Auckland | New Zealand