Program Committee
President
Andrew G. Hill, MD, Auckland, New Zealand
President-Elect
John Hunter, MD, Portland, OR, USA
Immediate Past-President
Marco G. Patti, MD, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Treasurer
Anders O. Bergenfelz, MD, Lund, Sweden
Secretary-General (Chair)
Kenneth D. Boffard, MD, Johannesburg, South Africa
The Program Committee may invite additional representatives from directly involved societies. The Program Committee is responsable for the planning and the organization of the Scientific Program of the World Congress of Surgery (WCS). It selects the papers to be presented, as well as the speakers.