Another fantastic year is drawing to a close and it is once again time for the Adelaide University Surgical Society (AUSS) Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year's AGM will be held on Thursday 13th October in Stirling Lecture Theatre at 530pm with snacks and drinks starting at 5pm. All AUSS members are welcome.

The night will begin with reports from various committee members on the numerous things the AUSS has been up to this year. This will be followed by a sumptuous dinner and finally ending with the elections for the 2012 AUSS committee.  

Nominations are now open for committee positions for 2012. A list of positions can be found below. Full position descriptions will be up soon. Nominations close at 6:00pm on Monday 10 October.

To nominate, please email Shravan at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it indicating the position(s) you would like to nominate for, in order of preference, with 1 being the most preferred position. Please also include your year level and contact phone number. A list of the nominees to date will be published on the website on Sunday 9 October. The final list of nominees will be published on the website late Wednesday 12 October.

Speeches will be held following the AGM on Thursday 13 October. All nominees will have a maximum of 1 minute to speak, with only the nominees for chair/co-chair having 2 minutes. There will be no question time for candidates. Nominees for chair/co-chair will be allowed 1 powerpoint slide to be used in conjunction with speeches; this slide may have up to 3 bullet points outlining relevant past experience, and up to 3 bullet points outlining future plans for the society, with no more than 6 bullet points in total on the slide. Minimum font size and typeface is 32, Arial. Dateline for submission of power-point slides (chair/co-chair only) is at 6pm, 11 October.

Nominating in pairs is only allowed for Co-chair and Pre-clinical Officer. There are 6 positions available for Education Officer.

Below are the list of positions available:

Chair (nominating in pairs is allowed)
Treasurer
Secretary
Sponsorship Officer
Publications Officer
Education Officers (6 positions available)
Membership and Databases Officer
IT Officer
Preclinical Officers (nominating in pairs is allowed)

Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have any questions.

Dear Students,

You are invited to participate in the following research project: 

Effect of Gaming Warm-Up on Laparoscopic Skills in a Simulated Setting

This project is being undertaken as part of a Master’s in Minimally Invasive Surgery and we hope to recruit 60 participants. If you choose to take part, you will be asked to attend the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons ASERNIPS-S facility on Ward Street in North Adelaide for approximately 1 hour. 

The attached information sheet gives some more details on the background to the project and what you would be required to do. Hopefully, as well as being educational, the sessions will be fun!

Refreshments will be provided and a certificate of attendance can be provided if needed. The top scorers in each group will receive a prize. 

If you would like to partake, please respond to:

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Thank you in advance,

Mr James Andrews

And

Professor Peter Hewett

Information sheet for warm-up project