Nordic Orthopaedic Federation - Minutes from NOF Board meeting, RAI Congress Center, Amsterdam

Minutes of previous meeting were accepted.
Economic Report. Secretary General gave the economic report. Seven countries. 3706 members. Fee for 2007 paid. 8 €/member besides Estonia 4€/member. Five fellowships donated to the 60th anniversary, Norwegian Orthopaedic Federation. The economy in NOF is sound.
Contingent. Unchanged. Annual fee 8 € for all members.
Assessment of applicants for Goran Bauer’s Grant and NOF Fellowship. Four applicants. Two donations, each 35.000 dkr, Stig Brorson, Copenhagen; Erik Hedstrøm, Umeå. NOF Fellowship, 100.000 dkr, Martin Lind, Aarhus
Acta Orthopaedica. Report was read by Olle Svensson and Anders Rydholm. During 2007 a small loss was encounted. A continuously loss of subscribers was noticed (4458 subscribers 2007). Acceptance rate in 2007 was 20%. Acta Board will act upon this in due time. Secretary Annette van Haven was retired. Full report will be published on www.norf.org
Revision of NOF Statues Revision of NOF Statues was proposed by the President as a natural effect of full membership of Estonian Orthopaedic Society. Furthermore a linguistic correction of the paragraphs into daily praxis was proposed. Proposed revisions were unanimously accepted by the Board.
Honorary member NOF. Nominated member, Olle Svensson accepted candidature.
NOF courses. Secretary General proposed a NOF Educational Programme to be launched next year, 2009. A proposal should be made by the Secretary General for the next Board meeting in spring 2009 in Estonia
NOF Congress 2010, Aarhus, Denmark. The venue will be “Aarhus Musikhus”. Organizing and Scientific Committees were established. It will be a combined meeting with the Danish Orthopaedic Society, DOS.
NOF Congress 2012, Tallinn, Estonia Aare Martson, President Estonian Orthopaedic Society gave his report and expressed his thankfulness for being asked to host the NOF Congress in May 2012. The venue for the Congress would be introduced for the Board at the Board meeting in Estonia 2009.
Nomination of the President elect, Niek v Dijk and Vice-President elect, Cody Erik Bunger Both candidates accepted their nomination.
Venue for next NOF Board meeting, spring 2009. Aare Martson invited the National Boards to Estonia in spring 2009. Joint meeting with Acta Board.
Other business. None