May 2007

THE ICD CONVOCATION WILL BE IN SAN FRANCISCO

Here are some reasons not to miss this year's ICD meeting in San Francisco: cable cars on Nob Hill; eating pot stickers and much more in Chinatown or dim sum on Sunday morning at the Hang Ah Tea Room; strolling around North Beach and shopping for ceramics at Biordi, art at Vesuvio, or coppa, mozzarella, marinated red peppers and salami at Molinari's deli; then asking for forgiveness at Saints Peter and Paul Church; taking a picture of Alcatraz from Fisherman's wharf and then barking back at the sea lions on the west-side docks; having dinner at Scoma's where they don't take reservations; seeing the Golden Gate Bridge; touring the wine country or heading south and visiting Carmel and the Monterey Peninsula. San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

In keeping with tradition, the ICD annual 2007 ICD-USA meeting and Convocation will be held just prior to the ADA meeting. All of our activities will be held at the Hilton San Francisco Hotel located at 333 O'Farrell Street, just off Union Square in the heart of the city's restaurant, theater and shopping district. The hotel is 17 miles from San Francisco airport.

The new Fellows Orientation Program will be held on the afternoon of Thursday, September 27. The Convocation will be on Friday afternoon, September 28. The candidates will report to the robing room one hour prior to the ceremony. On that evening, following the Convocation, there will be a reception honoring the new inductees followed by the annual gala dinner dance which is black tie optional and always well attended.

To register for the ICD gala dinner dance, please use the materials which were mailed recently. The mailing also included hard-copy ADA meeting and hotel registration materials.

See http://www.ada.org to register on line for the ADA annual meeting as well as our hotel by using the ICD code, ICDSFO. For more general information about San Francisco see http://gocalif.ca.gov. If it's been some time since you've been to an ICD Convocation, this is surely the year to go. Come support those worthy dentists receiving Fellowship this year. Come for the camaraderie. Renew old friendships and meet ICD Fellows from around the country and around the world. Come to San Francisco!

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