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Ivth WORLD CONGRESS of PLASTIC SURGEONS of LEBANESE DESCENT April 20-23, 2017, Săo Paulo, Brazil https://goo.gl/uNKcm3 IVth WORLD CONGRESS OF PLASTIC SURGEONS OF LEBANESE DESCENT April 20-23, 2017, Săo Paulo, Brazil A Congress not to be missed whether you are of Lebanese Descent or not. In addition to meeting world renowned Plastic Surgeons and attending highly informative and educative scientific sessions and workshops, you will be making the acquaintance of a warm hearted, sincere, and welcoming group of colleagues in addition to experiencing legendary Lebanese hospitality with a colorful enthusiastic Brazilian twist. Surely you will feel at home away from home. Photo Gallery of all APSLD congresses can be viewed at the following link: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=28541A1CEA8DBB24!104&authkey =!AGGCgt2KDX3XZes&ithint=folder%2c This Newsletter is a forum for all Association members to share their knowledge as well as important information about their activities. You are all invited to send your contribution to [email protected] 2 ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC SURGEONS OF LEBANESE DESCENT APSLD CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS ART. 1 ART. 6 The ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC SURGEONS The Executive Committee of APSLD is composed OF LEBANESE DESCENT – APSLD is a of: non-profit Association. It aims at bringing all *President plastic surgeons of Lebanese Descent together in *General Secretary order to promote exchange of scientific knowledge *Treasurer and strengthen ties among its members who share *Secretary for Latin America a common heritage. *Secretary for North America *Secretary for Europe The APSLD is closely linked to the Lebanese *Representative of the Lebanese Society of Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery – LSPRAS nevertheless it remains a Surgery – LSPRAS separate and autonomous Association not bound by LSPRAS regulations and bylaws. *** Past APSLD Presidents are permanent members of the Executive Committee and hold an ART. 2 advisory role only. Any Plastic Surgeon with either Lebanese paternal ART. 7 or maternal ancestry in Lebanon and abroad is entitled to be an active member of APSLD. Any Country with more than 1 Plastic Surgeon of Lebanese Descent may nominate a National ART. 3 Representative. This nomination is subject to approval by the executive committee. Any Plastic Surgeon of none Lebanese Descent can ask to become an Associate Member of APSLD. ART. 8 His or her membership is subject to approval by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee and the National Representatives constitute the General Assembly ART. 4 of APSLD. Active and Associate memberships are free of The General Assembly charge. *Elects the President, the Secretary General, the Treasurer, and the secretaries for Latin America, Any financial assets as a consequence of donations North America, and Europe or benefits from organized scientific meetings are *Approves the nomination of National invested for the advancement and propagation of Representatives the Association. The General Assembly meets every two years, ART. 5 coinciding with the Biennial Congress of the Association. The Association is based in the City of São Paulo, Required Quorum for the meeting is half of Brazil, the home country of the largest number of Executive Committee Members and National Plastic Surgeons of Lebanese Descent. It is thus Representatives attending the Biennial Congress + subject to Brazilian law. one. 3 All Active Members attending the Congress can participate in the discussions of the General assembly without voting power. ART. 9 The President is the senior officer of the Association; he presides over the General Assembly and ensures the cohesion, continuity, international standing, scientific integrity and spirit of the Association. The President remains in office for four years and may be re-elected. The Secretary General represents the Club for administrative purposes, and therefore provides the presentation of the programs and collection of donations and contributions. He represents the Association before any administrative Authority. He is elected for four years and may be re-elected. The Treasurer supervises the finances and keeps the books of the Club. He is elected for four years and may be re-elected. Regional Representatives are responsible to coordinate the memberships of their respective regions. They are elected every four years by the General Assembly and may be re-elected. Representative of the Lebanese Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery – LSPRAS is appointed by LSPRAS for four years and may be re-appointed. National Representatives are APSLD Members who are actively engaged in the activities of the Association. They are nominated by colleagues from their own countries for four years. Their nomination is subject to approval by the Executive Committee and may be re-nominated. National Representatives who are absent from the General Assembly on two consecutive occasions are declared to have ceased office and must be replaced in the same manner as defined above. 4 APSLD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RICARDO BAROUDI – Brazil BISHARA ATIYEH – Lebanon Honorary President (for life) President [email protected] [email protected] FABIO NAHAS – Brazil ROMULO MÊNE – Brazil General Secretary Treasurer [email protected] [email protected] ROMEU FADUL – Brazil GEORGE BITAR – USA NICOLAS CHAMI – Switzerland Secretary for Latin America Secretary for North America Secretary for Europe [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 5 NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Dina HELOU Marwan ABBOUD Ghassan SAID Elias SAWAYA [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ITALY BELGIUM RUSSIA FRANCE NORDIC & BALTIC STATES Richard MOUFARREGE Jose ZARHI Jose Luis HADDAD TAME Carlos JURI [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CANADA CHILE MEXICO ARGENTINA Kevin MALOUF Cecin Daoud YACOUB Emilio AUN DAU Kemil ISSA Roberto BITAR [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] GUATEMALA BRAZIL COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR https://www.facebook.com/Association-of-Plastic-Surgeons-of-Lebanese- Descent-APSLD-350753135094707/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf 6 MY PERSONAL EMOTIONAL TIES WITH SÃO PAULO Bishara Atiyeh Searching in my father’s documents after his passing away few months ago, I came across a book written by Cheikh Rachid Atihe and published in São Paulo in 1944. The book is a peculiar dictionary aimed at helping new immigrants to better integrate in their new environment while maintaining close ties with their native Lebanese dialect. The prelude of this book was written by Taufik Kurban, a prominent Professor of Language and Arabic Literature at the Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Literature at São Paulo University. Rachid Atihe is my father’s uncle. Born in 1875 in Souk el Gharb – Lebanon. He was a Journalist working in a well known Lebanese newspaper in Beirut. Due to the known situation in Lebanon early 20th century, he immigrated like many Lebanese to Brazil and landed in São Paulo where he continued to practice his profession as a journalist and founded a newspaper he named “Fata Loubnan” (the young man of Lebanon). Looking further, I discovered that a street in São Paulo was named after him. His two sons Munir and Anuar became journalists like their father while Nicolau founded EMAE , an important factory of hospital equipment that he sold in the 80 's. 7 You may rightfully ask what does this personal family history has to do with the Association of Plastic Surgeons of Lebanese Descent – APSLD. The peculiarity of APSLD is that it is not like any other Scientific Society and Association. What binds its members is more than mere Plastic Surgery. It has a hidden humane and emotional dimension that we did not realize to its right value when APSLD was founded few years ago. Gabiel Rachid Atihe, grand-grand- grandson of Anuar, is a medical student now in Paraguay. To my surprise, Gabriel’s niece is named Julia, after my grandmother. Another relative of mine, Myryam (Miriam) Athie is a lawyer and local São Paulo politician. She has held various public functions, among which at the city council of São Paulo for three terms, and has been the legal advisor for several São Paulo mayors. Fabio Nahas and his great great gandpa ! Many of our colleagues like Fabio Nahas and Aryzone Araujo Filho have re- established ties with their ancestors thanks to APSLD; we in Lebanon are not left aside. Almost all of us Lebanese have family in Lebanon as well as all over the world and in particular in Brazil. Reuniting families is the true mission of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of Lebanese Descent. I cannot wait to be in São Paulo to meet colleagues but above all to be reunited with my family. 8 THE JAFET ODYSSEY https://www.aub.edu.lb/ulibraries/about/Pages/namijafet.aspx Shadid Ni’mah Yafith and ‘Atrash Farah College (now the American University of Yafith were from Shuwayr the North Metn Beirut), where he entered the Freshman in Lebanon. their first son born on October class of 1878. His class numbered only 28, 1860, was named after his paternal eleven. He was known to his fellow grandfather Ni’mah (Nami). Nami grew students as Nami Shadid as the College up in his birthplace, Shuwayr, with four records also show. Among his classmates younger brothers and a sister. Shadid, the were Jibrail Haddad, later General father, a teacher by calling and profession, Haddad Pasha and Daud Kurban, later a was then the leading instructor at the professor in this University. Among his convent school of Mar Elias in Shuwayr teachers at the College were Daniel Bliss, itself. There he instilled in his son, the love George Post, John Wortabet, Yakoub of learning and imparted to him the same Sarrouf, and Faris Nimr.Nami excelled love for teaching. especially in the natural sciences and mathematics. Consequently, the Administration requested him, during his senior year, to help in the teaching of the Freshman class.
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