Past-President H.D. APPELMAN (USA) Basic Sciences President S.J. SONTAG (USA) Gastroenterology President-Elect C.A. PELLEGRINI (USA) Surgery Vice-President R.K. MITTAL (USA) Basic Sciences Secretary General C. SCARPIGNATO (Italy) Pharmacology Treasurer C. SCHUHMACHER (Germany) Surgery Executive Director Robert GIULI (France) Surgery