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The design and development of this site was done by Alberto Catagni (www.effetto.net).

The Idea was from Maurizio and Alberto Catagni, they actually provide support for all the ASAMI web site, if you want to partecipate in this you can contact them directly and ask for collaboration.

We think more people can help us in producing content and more useful and helpful could be this site, for doctors as a point of starting, discussing, updating their aknowledgment on this technique, and also for people interested in this type of surgery, giving them the possibility to explore all the cases and different kind of techniques used.

Charter of the ASAMI International and External Fixation

1) Hereby is constituted the International ASAMI (Association for the Study and Application of the Method of Ilizarov). The purpose of the International ASAMI (I.A.) is to facilitate and promote world wide communication among all the national ASAMI organizations.

2) The International ASAMI is made up of all the members of the various ASAMI organizations. The International ASAMI Executive Committee (IAEC) is made up of all the presidents of the different national ASAMI organizations. The Board of Director of IAEC will consit of 5 members:
Two members will be elected from Europe by the European ASAMI Presidents. One member will be elected from the Americas by the Presidents of the north and south America ASAMIs.
One member will be elected from Asia by the Asian ASAMI Presidents. One member will be chosen by the director of the Kurgan scientific institute of restorative orthopaedics and traumatology. The honorary member of Kurgan has no right to vote in the election of IAEC.

3) The executive committee members will be elected at the general meeting of the National ASAMI Presidents, with a majority vote of those attending the Presidents Meeting. 4) The IAEC members will elect the President and 2 vice-Presidents of the IAEC.
The President's and the vice-President's mandate will last a period of three years and can be renewed.

5) The President of IAEC is, at the same time. President of International ASAMI.

6) The IAEC will meet at least once every three years. In addition, either the President or three members of the IAEC may request a meeting at any time.

7) The President is responsible for the actions of IAEC including the assembly and agenda of the executive committee meetings. The IAEC President must be notified to the Committee and to the National ASAMI Presidents the agenda no later than 3 months before the meeting date. In case of unavailability of the President, his functions are entrusted to the first Vice-President or second vice-President, in case of unavailability of the first Vice- President.

8) The President will nominate a Secretary who takes part in the IAEC Meeting without the right to vote. The Secretary mandate's will last for a period of 3 years and can be renewed.

9) In case of unavailability a member can delegate their responsibility to a member person of his national ASAMI. Every member can be accompanied to IAEC Meeting by a person of their choice, who, however will have no right to vote.

10) Expenses incurred by members for attendance to IAEC Meetings will be each individual member's responsibility; accordingly, all expenses incurred by the President and by the Secretary of the IAEC because of their official activity will be met by themselves; however the IAEC will encourage each national ASAMI to support the President, the Vice- Presidents and the members to attend the IAEC Meeting.

11) Every National ASAMI preserves its own independence with regard to internal organization as well as to scientific activity.

12) Every member of any ASAMI (or Ilizarov User Group) is automatically a member of International ASAMI.

13) To change the charter, a majority of votes of the National ASAMI Presidents is required. The votes can be communicated by mail, fax or E-Mail.

14) IAEC is a non profitable Organization.