Mediterranean Project (MOIP)
Dear Colleagues,

It is a personal pleasure for both of us to send you the full Report of the recent Assembly of the MOIP network Societies held in Napoli last October, with a picture taken during the event.

In this very exciting and fruitful meeting great enthusiasm was indicated by everybody towards the upcoming congress in Venice, May 8th -11th, 2008, jointly organized by SIDO, SFODF and MOIP.

Many suggestions, as you can see from the Report, have been put forward by the Assembly to further develop and implement the Project. All participants agreed on the suggestion to continue holding joint meetings among the interacting Societies and a wish to host such events was indicated by a number of Countries, such as Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Croatia and Slovenia.

Dr. Vassilios Stathopoulos, representing the Greek Association for Orthodontic Study and Research, reported on the wish of the GAOSR to hold a joint meeting with the Cyprus Orthodontic Society and suggested a MOIP network Congress on that occasion. Dr. Gerassimos Angelopulos , GAOSR President, confirmed the plan in writing.

SIDO would be very pleased to cooperate with GAOSR in jointly organizing the 2nd MOIP Congress, but would strongly recommended to extend the cooperation to all Greek Associations affiliated in the network.

The MOIP network, started during the workshop organized by SIDO in Cairo (2005), has further progressed with an open involvement of all Members and all decisions have been shared during the last SIDO meetings in Florence (2006) and Naples (2007).

We look forward to our next Assembly, where we will openly discuss together the future developments of this exciting joint project in education and cultural sharing, and to welcoming you all in Venice at the 1st MOIP Congress, during the SIDO/SFODF Congress on May 8th – 11th, 2008, with the challenging theme "Efficiency Timing and the Future of Orthodontics".

We trust you will not mistake our jointly organized Congress with another Congress, not organized by SIDO or SFODF or the MOIP, planned about one month earlier, again in Venice.

We would also like to express our deep regret at the letter you have received from one of SIDO’s past-Presidents, Giuseppe Siciliani: the MOIP network has always been a project shared with consideration and enthusiasm in each step by both the SIDO Executive Councils and the Membership.

Looking forward to hearing from you, with all your ideas and suggestions, we trust in a very successful joint SIDO-SFODF-MOIP Congress in 2008.

With very best personal wishes,

Alberto Laino

2006-2007 SIDO President

Claudio De Nuccio

2008-2009 SIDO President

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