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Annual Meeting 2014:

Annual Meeting submission reviewers still needed.Consider volunteering to review Innovations in Medical Education or Clinical Vignettes or Scientific Abstracts.The deadline to volunteer has been extended to November 18.

A link to the volunteer form is still online at http://www.sgim.org/meetings/annual-meeting, along with instructions on how to download a receipt for or a copy of your submission.

Already know you are attending the Annual Meeting in San Diego?

The website to book a hotel room at our SGIM group rates is now available.Go to http://www.sgim.org/meetings/annual-meeting/hotel-travel and follow the link.New this year: you may hold no more than three (3) rooms in your name.

Waiting to hear if your workshop submission was accepted?

You can expect to hear the results on or about November 20 (target date)

Forum is Looking for a New Editor!

SGIM is undertaking a search for the next editor(s) of the Society newsletter: SGIM Forum. The term of editorship is from July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017. The new editor(s) will have responsibility for the August 1, 2014 issue.

Individuals and co-editors are both encouraged to apply. In addition to coordinating publication of the Forum, the Editor(s) is an ex-officio member of the Council and, therefore, attends Council retreats, participates in monthly Council Conference calls, and is an important contributor to Council deliberations and communications. Thus, the position is also a pathway to highly visible Society leadership at a national level.

Junior faculty are encouraged to apply for this position, in concert with a mid-career or senior faculty member who can serve as a mentor.

This position would require approximately 8-10 hours of time per month and may include a stipend of up to $10,000 per contract year (in total, NOT per co-editor if teams choose to apply). The deadline to apply is December 2, 2013. Read the full RFP here.

MOUNTAIN WEST

Thank you to everyone for a successful meeting in Denver! If you attended the meeting, information regarding our online CME application and overall Meeting Evaluation has been sent out to all registrants. A special congratulations to our oral and poster presentation award recipients, and our new 2013-2014 Leadership Board, who will be listed on our website. Please save the date for next year's meeting in October 2014.

The Mountain West SGIM Awards Review Committee is excited to announce this year's regional award recipients. A special congratulation to these two for their exceptional work and dedication to the Mountain West region!

Congratulations to the Mountain West SGIM Awards recipients:

• Dr. Lisa Schilling from the University of Colorado Denver won the 2013 Mountain West SGIM Clinician Investigator of the Year award
• Dr. Kathleen Heist from the University of Colorado Denver - 2013 Mountain West SGIM Clinician Educator of the Year.

CALIFORNIA-HAWAII

Call for Leadership Nominations are now open. The California-Hawaii SGIM Leadership Board is seeking nominations for the elected position of President-Elect. Collectively, the role of the California-Hawaii Leadership Board is to identify priorities and carry forth initiatives for the California and Hawaii regions.

Call for Award Nominations are now open. The California-Hawaii SGIM Planning Committee is seeking nominations for our most distinguished awards:

• Clinician Educator Award
• Community Service Award
• Leader in General Internal Medicine Award

Registration is now open, California-Hawaii SGIM! Registration deadline is Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014. Please see the "Registration" page of our regional website for more information on how to register for the meeting.

NORTHWEST
Call for Workshop, Abstract, Vignette, and Innovation Submissions are now closed and in review. Please visit the Northwest region's "Call for Submissions" page of our website at for further information.

Call for Leadership Nominations are now open. The Northwest Region of SGIM is currently seeking nominations for the following:

• President-Elect
• Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
• Membership Chair
• Associate Member

Call for Award Nominations are now open. The awards are intended primarily for individuals in the early phase of their careers (e.g. Instructors or Assistant professors), but individuals in mid-career with a new or recent focus on medical education may also apply. The nominee must be a member or associate member of SGIM. 2014 Northwest Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) will give out heClinician Educator and Clinician Investigator Awards

Please refer to emailed instructions or visit the Northwest Regional Meeting page for more information regarding Awards and Leadership Nominations.

SOUTHERN
Call for Submissions is now closed and in review. Please visit the Southern region's "Call for Submissions" page of our website at for further information.

Registration is now open, Southern SGIM! Registration deadline is Tuesday, February 11th, 2014. Please see the "Registration" page of our regional website for more information on how to register for the meeting.

NEW ENGLAND
Call for Workshop, Abstract, Vignette, and Innovation Submissions are now open! Deadline to submit is Tuesday, December 17th. Please visit the New England's "Call for Submissions" page of our website at for further information.

Registration is now open, New England SGIM! Registration deadline is Thursday, February 27th, 2014. Please see the "Registration" page of our regional website for more information on how to register for the meeting.

Calling all volunteers! The New England SGIM Planning Committee is seeking volunteer reviewers. If you are interested in helping with this year's meeting and are a current New England SGIM member, please email regions@sgim.org as soon as possible. Time commitment for reviewing is currently any time between December 20th and January 6th.

MID-ATLANTIC
Call for Workshop, Abstract, Vignette, and Innovation Submissions are now open! Deadline to submit is Tuesday, November 26th. Please visit the Mid-Atlantic's "Call for Submissions" page of our website for further information.

Calling all volunteers! The Mid-Atlantic SGIM Planning Committee is seeking volunteer reviewers. If you are interested in helping with this year's meeting and are a current Mid-Atlantic SGIM member, please email regions@sgim.org as soon as possible. Time commitment for reviewing is currently any time between December 2nd and December 16th.

MIDWEST
Thank you to everyone for a successful meeting in Chicago! If you attended the meeting, information regarding our online CME application and overall Meeting Evaluation has already been sent out to all registrants. Please save the date for next year's meeting in September 2014 and let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Francine Jetton

Society of General Internal Medicine