9th Congress of the Nordic Spinal Cord Society
NoSCoS

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Welcome from the Organising Committee:
It is our great privilege to welcome you all to the 9th NoSCoS meeting September 7-10, 2005. The meeting will provide rehabilitation professionals and scientists with an opportunity to share knowledge and learn about the recent advances in rehabilitation of spinal cord injury.

We invite you all to participate in our scientific program. Thanks to a faculty of distinguished national and international experts, we are proud presenting an attractive and varied scientific program covering many important aspects. You will find postgraduate courses, state of the art lectures, podium and poster presentations. 

This is the first time the NoSCoS meeting will be held in Bergen. Our city is located on the West Coast of Norway. It has been a centre of cultural and commercial activity from medival to modern times and is famous for its charm and maritime atmosphere. In addition, Bergen is surrounded by one of the world’s most spectacular tourist attractions – the Norwegian Fjords.

We also invite you to participate in an attractive social program. Cultural events and a conference dinner will be arranged for the delegates. Excursions to local attractions and post-conference tours to the fjords (”Norway in a nutshell”) will also be available.

We look forward to welcoming you to Bergen! 

Organising Committee:

Lise Bjerke
Haukeland University Hospital
Ragnhild Helgesen
Haukeland University Hospital
Marit Grønning
Haukeland University Hospital
Tiina Rekand
Haukeland University Hospital
Kari Øen Jones
Haukeland University Hospital
Ingeborg Rosendahl
Haukeland University Hospital
Liv Doksrød
Haukeland University Hospital
Gjermund Lotsberg
Haukeland University Hospital 

Welcome from the Mayor:
It gives me great pleasure, as Mayor of Bergen, to wish The 9th Congress of the Nordic Spinal Cord Society a hearty welcome to our city! 
Bergen, ”the city between the seven hills”, was founded by Olav Kyrre in 1070.  With its 240.000 inhabitants Bergen is Norway’s second largest city.

Bergen occupies a favourable position as a communication node, and its nickname, ”the Fjord Capital” provides an indication of its significance as the gateway to the fjord districts.
Its university and colleges, and its sporting and cultural institutions, contribute to the status of Bergen as the cultural heart of western Norway, and a range of attractions and events make the city a popular tourist destination. We invite all of our guests to participate in all of this, so that their stay in Bergen will provide them with new impulses and a host of good memories.

In my capacity as Mayor, I would like to wish Haukeland University Hospital the best of luck with the event, and express my pleasure that Bergen can host it in 2005.

Herman Friele
MAYOR