ABOUT
SICO – SOCIETà ITALIANA DI CHIRURGIA ONCOLOGICA
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SICO: https://sicoweb.it/
Committees
EXECUTIVE BOARD S.I.C.O.
President Franco Roviello
Past President Alessandro Gronchi
Next President Maurizio Degiuli
Secretary Gaya Spolverato
Treasurer Angelo Restivo
Board Members Luigina Graziosi, Antonio Macrì, Elisabetta Pennacchioli, Stefano Rausei, Guido Torzilli
Young SICO Coordinator Federica Cipriani
Oncoteam Coordinator Alfredo Garofalo
Team: Claudio Belluco, Riccardo Casadei, Chiara Dobrinja, Giorgio Ercolani, Marco Fiore, Germana Lissidini
Daniele Marrelli, Marco Rastrelli, Marco Vaira
BOARD CHAIRMEN
Franco Roviello
Responsabile UOC Chirurgia Generale a indirizzo Oncologico
Responsabile Progetto Chirurgia Miniinvasiva e Robotica
Scuola di Specializzazione Chirurgia – Università degli Studi di Siena
Segreteria + 39 0577 585156
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Franco Roviello
Alessandro Gronchi
Maurizio Degiuli
Gaya Spolverato
Virginia Caliendo
Federica Cipriani
Ferdinando Maria Cananzi
Stefano Rausei
Congress Venue
LOCATION
Università di Siena – Presidio Mattioli
Via P.A. Mattioli 10- 53100 Siena
How to reach the conference venue
The conference will take place in Presidio Mattioli (via Pier Andrea Mattioli, 10, Siena), close to Porta Tufi, and it can be reached from the city center Walking up and down for about 20 minutes. The following bus lines have routes that pass near Via Pier Andrea Mattioli: S3, S54, 590, 616, 640, 645. The nearest bus stations are named “Mattioli” (2 min. walk) and “Porta Tufi” (3 min. walk).
Mattioli Complex
The conference venue is located in the south-western part of Siena old city, inside the city walls, close to Porta Tufi. Nowadays, the Mattioli Complex, designed by the Florentine Studio Natalini Architetti, is part of an age-old environment striking balance between conservation and innovation. It was inaugurated in 2001 and hosts the Departments of Law and the Department of Political and International Sciences of the University of Siena. The University of Siena, founded in 1240, is one of the oldest universities in Italy, with a great knowledge-related tradition, as well a strong commitment to both research and innovation It has today 15 departments, all integrated into the urban fabric.
The Mattioli Complex includes a big auditorium for plenary talks and a number of other big rooms for parallel sessions, indoor spaces for poster sessions and outdoor spaces for catering (weather permitting). High speed internet access is available in all the meeting rooms and common areas.
HOW TO REACH SIENA
Siena is located in the heart of Tuscany amid a wide hilly landscape. Built on three steep hills and encircled by ancient walls, the medieval city of Siena welcomes its visitors with a Latin motto at the Porta Camollia entrance to the centre “Cor Magis Tibi Saena Pandit” (Siena opens its heart to you wider than this gate).
You will find below some information on how to reach Siena using various kind of transport.
BY PLANE
Airport “Amerigo Vespucci” (FLR) – Firenze (68 km) –tramway T2 connects Florence airport to the central train station Santa Maria Novella. Buses for Siena leave from “autostazione”, located in Via Santa Caterina da Siena (right in front of the train station).
Airport “Galileo Galilei” (PSA) – Pisa (150 km) – From Pisa airport you can catch the PisaMover shuttle bus to the main Pisa train station. It leaves every 10 minutes from the airport and the trip takes 8 minutes.
Airport “Leonardo da Vinci” (Fiumicino, FCO) – Roma (250 km) – Both buses and trains to Siena leave from Roma Tiburtina. To travel from the Rome airport to Roma Tiburtina, you will also have to take a train – the platform is inside the airport.
BY TRAIN
Siena is connected to Chiusi railway station (for Rome) and Empoli (for Florence and Pisa). See the Italian Railways website for rates, routes and timetables. The railway station is about 2 km from the town centre and it can easily be reached by bus in a few minutes.
TRENITALIA: https://www.trenitalia.com/
BY BUS
There are bus connections with several northern and southern cities; the most frequent are for Florence, Rome and Bologna.
LOCAL TRANSPORT
The town centre is largely pedestrianized. The bus company provides public minibus service, called “pollicino”, in the centre. Several parking areas are located by the town gates.
For further information about Siena, please visit: https://www.terredisiena.it/ and https://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/tuscany/siena
Accomodation
A large variety of hotels is available in the town centre, offering a characteristic atmosphere and unique charm at walking distance from the conference venue.
For more information contact the Organizing Secretariat
Registration
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SICO MEMBERS (PLATINUM E GOLD) up to date with the payment of the 2022 membership fee. |
Free of charge |
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NON SICO MEMBERS |
€ 350,00 |
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SICO MEMBERS (SILVER) up to date with the payment of the 2022 membership fee. |
€ 175,00 |
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SPECIALIZING MEDICINE DOCTOR First SICO registration Full congress 25th – 27th September 2022 Specializing medicine doctors whose work will be selected for submission at the plenary session are required to become members. |
€ 25,00 |
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MEDICINE STUDENT (LIGHT LUNCH EXCLUDED) |
Free of charge |
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MEDICINE STUDENT (LIGHT LUNCH INCLUDED) |
€ 25,00 |
Please note that the pre-registration to the congress is mandatory.
The Congress is free of charges for SICO’s Platinum and Gold members that have already paid this year’s membership.
Membership fees, including 22% VAT
Once on your personal area, you will have to enter to “Iscrizione eventi” on the left side and proceed from there.
(SPECIALIZING MEDICINE DOCTORS/STUDENTS)
REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY AND WILL ENTITLE TO:
Attend the scientific sessions of 25th – 27th September, receive a conference set and light lunch on the 26th of September, participate to scheduled coffee breaks, receive an attendance certificate.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Registration fee may only be reimbursed if cancellation is notified in written to the Organizing Secretariat not later than the 30th of AUGUST 2022.
Send your
Abstract
Welcome to the online abstract submission form for “XLIII CONGRESSO NAZIONALE SICO – INNOVATION, QUALITY and TRAINING in SURGICAL ONCOLOGY” , to be held in Siena on 25th – 27th September 2022.
Please note that abstracts will only be accepted through this online procedure. Abstracts sent via e-mail or fax will not be accepted.
All abstracts must be submitted by the 20th of July 2022
THE ONLY OFFICIAL LANGUAGE FOR THE CONGRESS IS ENGLISH.
ABSTRACTS MUST BE WRITTEN (AND PRESENTED) IN ENGLISH.
Once the paper has been submitted you will receive a notification before the 30th of July 2022. In case of acceptance it will be also communicated the type of presentation chosen.
At least two of the Presenters of the selected communications (either oral presentations or posters) have to be members of the Italian Society of Oncological Surgery.
SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT HERE:
Scientific Program
Amendments
The Scientific Secretariat and the Organizing Secretariat reserve the right to make all the necessary amendments to the programme which are deemed necessary for technical and/or scientific reasons.
Scientific and general information
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES USED THROUGHOUT THE CONGRESS WILL BE ITALIAN AND ENGLISH.
PRESENTATIONS MUST BE IN ITALIAN BUT SLIDES MUST BE IN ENGLISH.
SHOWINGS
Only the showing of Personal Computer images is accepted: traditional slide projectors will not be installed and the use of personal PCs is not allowed. The rooms are equipped with a video-projector connected to a Personal Computer for the presentation of the works. The relevant files shall be prepared on Power Point 2000 and delivered at least 2 hours before the beginning of the session on a pen drive to the computer centre.
The computer centre will be network connected to the conference rooms: all the screenings will be automatically forwarded to the right room.
GUIDELINES FOR CHAIRMEN AND SPEAKER
Chairmen shall:
– be in the room at least 10 minutes before the beginning of the session;
– make sure that the session and the presentations remain within the allotted times;
Speakers shall:
– identify the room where the session is held in due time;
– hand in the visuals of their presentation, if possible, at least 2 hours before the beginning of the session to the computer centre;
– be in the room at least 10 minutes before the beginning of the session.
CME CREDITS
The event of 26/27 September will receive single accreditation from the Ministry of Health for the following professions:
Medicine Doctors-Surgeons, reference subjects: pathological anatomy; anaesthesia and rescue; general surgery; plastic and reconstructive surgery; dermatology and venereology; endocrinology; gastroenterology; obstetrics and gynaecology; internal medicine; nuclear medicine; oncology; otolaryngology ; radiotherapy; radio-diagnostics.
An attendance sheet will have to be signed when entering and leaving the room and credits will only be certified if the attendance time will be the actual set time for the event and if the final test to check the learning level will be passed.
The CME credit certification will be sent by e-mail after completing the set procedures.
The CME Provider is Kassiopea Group, recognized by AGENAS under number 305.
Attendance certificates
At the end of the Conference all duly registered attendants will receive an attendance certificate. Certificates will only be given at the end of the sessions, also in case of late closing.
Badges
Admission to the conference venue, the exhibition area and the scientific sessions will only be possible if in possession of the bar-code badge given by the Organizing Secretariat at the time of registration.
The badge is a personal document and shall be shown to the controlling staff. It is the only valid document to collect the attendance certificate and the only way to receive credits.
Bando Premio Luana Ricca
La SICO e il suo gruppo under-40 (YSICO) indicono per l’anno 2022 il concorso per il premio annuale LUANA RICCA.
l premio verrà consegnato in occasione del XLIII CONGRESSO NAZIONALE SICO che si terrà a Siena (presso il Presidio Mattioli) dal 25 al 27 settembre 2022
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor:
Gold Sponsor:
Silver Sponsor:
Contact
ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT and NATIONAL SECRETARIAT SICO:
Kassiopea Group Via San Tommaso D’Aquino, 20 09134 Cagliari
Tel. +39 070651242 – fax + 39 070656263
SICO SECRETARIAT and ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT:
Two distinct secretariats will be at the disposal of the conference participants.
The Organizing Secretariat will assist participants at Presidio Mattioli starting from 13.00 p.m. of the 25th September 2022 and over the following days until the end of the conference.
SICO Secretariat is at the disposal to answer any enquiry, check and settle membership fees and also to accept new memberships.