Welcome Message from the President

Invitation to Banff

The year was 1987, Dr. Malcolm McPhee was the CUA President, Dr. Said Awad was the Secretary and Dr. David Moors was Treasurer. Michael Douglas won an Academy Award for best actor in “Wall Street” and Sean Connery won best supporting actor for his role in “The Untouchables”. Michael Chetner on the other hand was a naive fourth year resident in Urology at the University of Alberta and the Annual CUA meeting was held at the Banff Springs Hotel (then a Canadian Pacific Hotel).

Fast forward to June 2012, 25 years later the Banff Springs Hotel is still one of the jewels in the now Fairmont Hotel chain and again the CUA annual Meeting is being held at this magnificent property in one of the most spectacular places in the world!

On June 24-26, 2012 please join us at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel for what will be the complete “package” of a meeting. The local organizing co-chairs Dr. Marty Duffy and Dr. Howard Evans throw a party like nobody else! Dr. Jay Lee and Dr. Trevor Schuler will put together a superb scientific meeting that will match the spectacular ambience of Banff National Park. Our special guest speakers will include dynamic experts in urology and other fields.

Please block off the week, bring your family and make it a vacation that you will never forget! We look forward to seeing all of you in Banff in June 2012.

Michael Chetner
President, CUA 2012