Legacy of Excellence Digital Flipbook

LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE

It has been a remarkable century for medicine and for our specialty. The Foundation is firm, and the future of otolaryngology remains bright despite the challenges we face. The formula for success remains the same: promote your profession through participation, but always place the patient’s interest first and foremost. At One Prince Street we remain committed to making patients healthier by providing information for the public and instruction for physicians.”

– Neil O. Ward, MD, MALS, Interim EVP, December 1999 Bulletin

Academy staff, desperate to return home from the AAO-HNSF 2001 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Denver, Colorado, September 9-12, bonded during the 33-hour bus ride.

ANNUAL MEETING

outside Washington, DC; and in Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh. In the November 2001 Bulletin , Dr. Holt shared the perspective of the AAO-HNS/F on that day and the days that followed in hosting the 2001 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, during this historic moment in U.S. history. It is published in full on the following page. Other milestones during this time include the first online registration capabilities in 1998. The meeting name also changed in 1998 to pay tribute to the vast value for attendees of the exhibit hall program and activities—AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO. Other changes during this time include travel grants for residents implemented in 1999 and the ability to virtually visit the exhibit hall year-round on the Academy’s website to review product listings or search by company, product, or category.

William E. David, MD, MSPH, Coordinator for Scientific Program, 1997-2001 Stephen G. Harner, MD, Coordinator for Scientific Program, 2001-2008 Robert H. Maisel, MD, Coordinator for Instruction Course Program, 1997-2001 1997: San Francisco, California, September 7-10 1998: San Antonio, Texas, September 13-16 1999: New Orleans, Louisiana, September 26-29 2000: Washington, DC, September 24-27 2001: Denver, Colorado, September 9-12 The most historic event that occurred during this timeframe related to the Annual Meeting happened during the Tuesday morning program at the 2001 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, when the United States was attacked at the World Trade Centers in New York City, New York; at the Pentagon in Virginia, just

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