The European Federation of Cytology Societies

In the European Federation of Cytology Societies (EFCS) all the European National Societies of Cytology are represented. A yearly meeting is held. The officers are:

Office of the Secretary: Philippe Vielh, MD, MIAC, Department of Pathology, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camile Desmoulins, 94805 Villjuif, France (Tel: +33-1-4211-4410, Fax: +33-1-4211-5264 E.mail: vielh@igr.fr)
Website: http://www.cytology-efcs.org

The Albanian Society of Cytology

The Executive Committee of the Albanian Society of Cytology consists of:

Office of the President: Dr. Xhevdet Harasani, MIAC, Chief, Cytopathology Service, Chu Tirana, Insitute of Oncology, University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania (Tel.: 355+42+32121 #302, FAX: 355+42+33644).
Editor: Pres. Harasani is the National Editor for Albania of Acta Cytologica.

Sociedad Argentina de Citologia

The Executive Committee of the Argentinian Society of Cytology for 2007–2009 consists of:  

Office of the Society: Secretariat Pasteur 460 3a "D" Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Tel/Fax: +54-11-4954-2847, E-mail: sociedaddecitologia@fibertel.com.ar)
National Editor for Acta Cytologica: Dra. Lucrecia T. Illescas, MD, FIAC, Dardo Rocha 2960, 1425 Buenos Aires, CF, Argentina
E-mail: papinsti@arnet.com.ar Website: www.sociedaddecitologia.org.ar

The Australian Society of Cytology

The Members of the Executive Committee of the Australian Society of Cytology are:

Executive Secretary: Bev James, P.O. Box 491, North Adelaide, SA 5006 (Tel: +61-8-8361-7233, Fax: +61-8-8361-7357, E-mail: ascinc@ozemail.com.au
Editor: Dr. Gregory F. Sterrett, FIAC, Mt. Pleasant (Tel.: +61 8 8361 7233, Fax: +61 8 8361 7357) is the National Editor for Australia of Acta Cytologica.
Website: http://www.cytology-asc.com

Societé Belge de Cytologie Clinique
Belgische Vereniging voor Klinische Cytologie

The Executive Board of the Belgium Society of Clinical Cytology consists of:

Office of the President: Dr. Birgit Weynand, Anatomie Pathologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10/1712,1200 Bruxelles (Tel: +32-2764-17-20 (secr.) +322-764-17-88 (direct), Fax: +32-2-764-89-24, E-mail: birgit.weynand@anps.ucl.ac.be
Editor: Prof. Claude Gompel, 21 rue du Culot, B-1380 Lasne (Tel/Fax: +32-2-633-2578) is the National Editor for Belgium of Acta Cytologica.
Website: http://www.belcyto.ulg.ac.be

The Brazilian Cytopathology Society
Sociedade Brasileira de Citopatologia

The Directors of the Brazilian Society of Cytopathology (2004–2008) are: 

National Editor for Acta Cytologica: Dr. Luiz Collaço, MIAC, R. Padre Agostinho, 1477, ap. 05,  80710-000 Curitiba, Brazil (Fax: +55-41-335-3939  E-mail: Imcollaco@uol.com.br)
Website: www.portalsbc.com.br

Sociedad Boliviana de Citologia

The Executive Board of the Society of Cytology of Bolivia consists of:

Office of the President: E-mail: mcalderonz@yahoo.com

British Society of Clinical Cytology (BSCC)

The Officers of the British Society of Clinical Cytology (as of 2004-):

Office of the BSCC: British Society of Clinical Cytology: Mrs. Lesley Couch, BSCC Adminstrator, BSCC Office, P.O. Box 353, Uxbridge UB10 9TX. E-mail: lesleycouch@clinicalcytology.co.uk
Editor: Dr. Amanda Herbert MIAC is the National Editor for the BSCC..
Website: http://www.clinicalcytology.co.uk

Canadian Society of Cytology
Societé Canadienne de Cytologie

The C.S.C. is a Section of the Canadian Association of Pathologists, its Executive Committee for 2004-2005 consists of:

Office of the Secretary: Dr. L. Kapusta, Dept of Laboratory Medicine, Credit Valley Hospital, 2200 Eglington Ave, W. Missisauga, ON L5M 2N1 Tel: x1-(905)-813-4243; Fax: x1-(905)-813-4132. E-mail: lkapusta@cvh.on.ca
Editor: Dr. C. Meg McLachlin is the National Editor for Canada of Acta Cytologica.

Sociedad Chilena de Citologia

The Directors (2007-2008) of the Chilean Cytology Society are:

Office of the Society: Bustos 2569, Providencia, Codigo Postal 7511032, Providencia, Santiago de Chile
National Editor for Acta Cytologica: Dr. Rodrigo Prado-Buzeta, FIAC (Tel: +56-2-232-3550, FAX: +56-2-777-5909)

Chinese Academy of Clinical Cytology

President:	Xu liang-zhong, M.D.
Vice President:	Zhang ren-yuan, MD, MIAC

Office of the Chinese Academy of Clinical Cytology: c/oProf. Zhang ren-yuan, Director, Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital, Cancer Institute, Shanghai Medical University, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China 200032 (Tel.: 86+21+4375595 ext.355, FAX: 86+21+433 4743). Prof. Zhang is also the National Editor representing the Chinese Academy of Clinical Cytology in Acta Cytologica.

Chinese Society of Cytopathology

President:	Ma zheng zhong, MD, MIAC
Vice President:	Liu shu-fan, MD, MIAC
Vice President:	Kan xiu, MD, MIAC

Office of the Chinese Society of Cytopathology: c/o Prof. Ma zheng zhong, Director, Department of Pathology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing Medical University, 1 Da Hua Road, Beijing 100730, China (Tel.: 86+10+513 2266 ext. 3882, FAX: 86+10+513 2969). Prof. Ma represents the Chinese Society of Cytopathology as National Editor in Acta Cytologica.

Asociacion Colombiana de Citologia

President:	Dra. Lia Barrio Garcia, MIAC
Vice President:	Mónica Castilla, CMIAC
Secretary:	Lilia Magdalena Osorio Mejia de Gomez, CFIAC
Treasurer:	Yolanda Restrepo, CT
Members:	Luz Marina Montoya, CT
	Rocio Suárez, CT

Office of the Secretary: Inst. Medico Gregorio Maranon, Carrera 9a, No. 48-51 (102), Santa F de Bogota, Colombia (Tel: +57-1-287-0538, Fax: +57-1-6163497)

Croatian Society for Clinical Cytology

The Executive Committee of the Croatian Society for Clinical Cytology (CSCC) of the Croatian Medical Association as of July 2005 consists of:

Office of the Society (Office of the President and of the Secretary): Ika Kardum-Skelin, MD, MSc and Iris Fabijanic, MD, MSc, Zagreb, University Hospital "Merkur," Department of Medicine, Division of Cytology and Hematology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Zajceva 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia (Tel. 385+1+2308 461, Fax. 385+1+2431 393, e-mail: ika.kardum-skelin@zg.t-com.hr, iris.fabijanic@zg.t-com.hr).
Editor: Prof. Silvana Audy-Jurkovic,MD,PhD (Tel. 385+1+2983 864, Fax. 2920 005, e-mail: saudy@hi.t-com.hr), National Editor for Croatia

Czech Society of Clinical Cytology

The Officers and Executive Committee Members of the Czech Society of Clinical Cytology are:

Office of the Czech Society: MUDr. Jaroslova Dusková, CSc, FIAC, Secretary General, 2nd Institute of Pathology, 1st Medical Faculty Karlova University, U nemocnice 4, 12852 Praha 2, Czech Rep. (FAX: 420+2+2491 5060).
Office of the President: Alena Beková, MIAC, Soubezni I. 34, 15800 Praha 5 (Tel.: 420+2+7162737).
Editor:. Jitka Kobilková, MD, DSc, FIAC, is the National Editor for the Czech Republic of Acta Cytologica (Tel.: 420+2+298 262 or 420+2+296 152)

Danish Society of Pathologic Anatomy and Clinical Cytology (DSPAC)

President:	Hans Svanholm, MD, Randers
Treasurer:	Bodil Laub Petersn, MD, Kobenhavn
Secretary:	Lise Gruppe Larsen, MD, Naestved

Editor: Ulrik Baandrup, MD, PhD, MIAC, Patologisk Institut, Kommunehospitalet, DK 8000 Arhus C, is the National Editor for Denmark of Acta Cytologica (FAX: 45+8949 3690 or 45+8618 5239)
Website: http://www.dspac.org

Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zytologie (DGZ)

German Society of Cytology

The Executive Board of the German Society of Cytology for 2006-2007 consists of:

Office of the Secretary General: Nikolaus Freudenberg, MD, MIAC, Department of Pathology, University of Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 115a, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany (Tel: +49-761-270-8057, FAX: +49-761-270-8197; E-mail: nikolaus.freudenberg@uniklinik-freiburg.de)
Editor: Dr. Volker Schneider, FIAC, Burgunder Strasse 1, 79104 Freiburg (Tel: +49-761-292-3801, Fax: 49-761-3802) is the National Editor for Germany of Acta Cytologica.
Website: http://www.zytologie.org

Sociedad Española de Citologia (SEC)

The S.E.C. Council (2006–) consists of the following members:

Office of the SEC Secretariat: Sociedad Española de Citologia, c/Villanueva, 11, E-28001 Madrid (Tel/Fax: +34-91-431-8979).
Secretary General: Dr. Domingo de Agustín Vázquez, MD, Jazmin, 78-4° D, E-28033 Madrid. Email: secretariasec@secitologia.org, E-mail: dagustin@teleline.es
National Editor for Acta Cytologica: Prof. José M. Rivera Pomar, FIAC, Muelle Tomas Olabarri, 9-5° C, E-48930 Las Arenas (Vizcaya) (Fax: +34-94-4850148)
Website: http://www.secitologia.org

Finnish Society of Clinical Cytology

The Members of the Executive Committee of the Finnish Society of Clinical Cytology (as of 2007) are:

Office of the Secretary:Dr. Leena Krogerus, HUS Pathology, PL 400 00029 HUS, Finland e-mail: leena.krogerus@hus fi Home: Isokaari 15 b A5, 00200 Helsinki, Finland (Phone: x358-50 33 10 697) e-mail: leena.krogerus@welho.com
Editor: Leena Krogerus is the National Editor for Finlandof Acta Cytologica.

La Societé Française de Cytologie Clinique

President:	Marie Cécile Vacher-Lavenu, MD, MIAC
Past President:	Philippe Vielh, MD, MIAC, Paris
Vice President:	Béatrix Cochand-Priollet, MD, MIAC, Paris
Secretary General:	Monique Fabre, MD, Paris
Assistant Secretary General:	Christine Bergeron, MD, MIAC, Cergy Pontoise
Treasurer:	Michele Perrin-Cottier, MD, Saint-Etienne

Editor of Acta Cytologica: Philippe Vielh, MD, PhD, MIAC, Department of Pathology, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif, France. (Tel: +33-1-4211-4410, Fax: +33-1-4211-5264, E-mail: philippe.vielh@igr.fr.)
Website: http://www.s-f-cc.org

Greek Cytological Society

The Executive Council of the Greek Society of Cytology has the following officers as of 2004:

Office of the Greek Cytological Society: 23, Maiandrou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece. Tel: x30-210-459.2785; or x30-210-323.5631; Fax: x30-210-459.2784. E-mail: vetserv@ath.forthnet.gr
Editor: Helen A. Koutselini, MD, FIAC, 10 Ravine, GR-1111521 Athens, Greece (FAX: +30+1+721 8515) is the National Editor for Greece of Acta Cytologica.

Hong Kong Society of Cytology

The Hong Kong Society of Cytology was founded in 2000. The officers of the society for 2005 are:

Website :http://www.cytology.org.hk

Indian Academy of Cytologists 2007

The Officers and Executive Committee Members of the Indian Academy of Cytologists are:

National Editor for Acta Cytologica
Dr Kusum Verma, Deppartment of Pathology, Sir Gangaram Hospital, Delhi, India, (Tel: +91-9810016570)
Office of the Secretary General
Col S Satyanarayana, Department of Pathology, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, New Delhi-110010, India (Tel : +91-11-25682311, E-mail: secretary@cytoindia.com)
Office of the President
Dr Arvind Rajwanshi, PGIMER, Chandigarh-160012, India (Tel: +91-172-2544555)

Irish Association for Clinical Cytology

The Members of the Executive Committee of the Irish Association for Clinical Cytology are:

Editor: Dr. C. Barry Walsh, MB, BCH, BAO, FFPath is the National Editor for Ireland of Acta Cytologica (Fax: 353+1+478 0018)

The Israel Society of Cytology

The Members of the Executive Committee of the Israel Society of Cytology are:

Office of the Secretary-Treasurer: Department of Cytopathology, Beilinsson Hospital, Pethach-Tikwah, Israel (Tel.: 972+3+9376642, FAX: 972+3+9376642).
The Office of the President: Department of Cytopathology, Rambam Medical Center, Bat-Galim, P.O.B. 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel (Tel.: 972+4+542471, FAX: 972+4+515710).
Editor:. Ehud Malberger, MD, FIAC is the National Editor for Israel of Acta Cytologica.

Società Italiana di Anatomia Patologica e Citodiagnositica (SIAPEC)

The Executive Committee consists of:

Editor: Dr. Oscar Nappi, President SIAPEC, Director Dept. of Pathology, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Naples Italy is National Editor of Acta Cytologica.Website: http://www.siapec.it

The Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology (JSCC)

The Executive Members of the JSCC were elected for 2007-2008) as follows:

Office of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology: JSCC. Asama Building Room # 203 Kami-ikebukuro 1-38-5, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0012, Japan Tel: +81-3-3915-1198, Fax: +81-3-3940-4044, Website: http://www.jscc.or.jp/ )
Secretary General: Masayuki Baba, MD, MIAC; Tel: +81-43-206-4621, Fax: +81-43-252-8276, E-mail: baba@nirs.go.jp

Kazakhstan Association of Clinical Cytology

The Kazakhstan Association of Clinical Cytology was founded in 1993 and has 122 Members.

Office of the Kazakhstan Association of Clinical Cytology. Azat A. Shibanova, MD, MIAC, ul. Kabanbai Batyra 88, f.17, 480100 Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan Republic (Tel.: 7+3272+601 690 or 7+3272+612 551, FAX: 7+3272+694 712).
Editor: Azat I. Shibanova, MD, MIAC is the National Editor for Kazakhstan of Acta Cytologica.

Kenya Society of Cytology

Chairman:

Vinod D. Taylor, MD

Office of the Kenya Society of Cytology: Dr. Vinod D. Taylor, Standard Bank Building, Kimathi Street, P.O.B. 49681, Nairobi, Kenya (Tel: 254+2+219 000, FAX: 254+2+227 636).
Editor: Dr. Vinod D. Taylor is the National Editor for Kenya of Acta Cytologica.

Korean Society for Cytopathology

The Executive Committee of the Korean Society for Cytopathology 1999 - 2000 consists of:

Office of the President: Hyo Sook Park, M.D., Ph.D., MIAC, Chief, Section of Total Quality Health Care & Dept. of Pathology, National Medical Center, 18-79, Eulchiro-6 ka, Choong-ku, Seoul 100-799, Korea (FAX: +82 2 2260 7023).
Editor: Dong Wha Lee, FAX: +82 2 790 5820 is the National Editor of Acta Cytologica.

The Latin-American Cytology Society
Sociedad Latino-Americana de Citologia

The Directors of the Latin-American Cytology Society (2007– 2010) are:  

Editor for Acta Cytologica: Jose Schalper

Magyar Onkologusok Tarsasaga-Cytodiagnosztikai Sectio

The Officers of the Section are:

Office of the Secretary: Zoltan Sapi, MD, Department of Cytopathology, National Oncology Institute, Rath Gyorgy utca 7-9, H-1122 Budapest.
Office of the President: Laszlo Vass, MD, MIAC, Flor F. County Hospital of Pest, Department of Pathology, Semmelweis ste 1, H-1540 Budapest.
Office of the National Editor of Acta Cytologica: Miklos Bodo, MD, ScD, FIAC, Professor and Director, Department of Oncopathology, Postgraduate University, St.John's Hospitalm Diosarok ul 1, H-1125 Budapest (Tel.& FAX: 36+1+156 1266).

Mexican Academy of Cytopathology

The Executive Council of the Mexican Academy of Cytopathology (2004-2008) consists of:

President: Dra. Raquel Garza Guajardo, Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology, University Hospital UANL, Madero and Gonzalitos Streets, Monterrey, NL, Mexico. Tel: 0052-83-33-81-81. E-mail: rgguajardo@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.amcp.info
Editor: Dra. Patricia Alonso de Ruiz is the National Editor for Acta Cytologica.

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Klinische Cytologie

Chairman:	Roelof W. Veldhuizen, MD, PhD
Secretary:	J. L. Peterse, MD, PhD

Office of the Chairman: Dept. of Pathology, MCH Westeinde ZH, Lijbaan 32, NL- 2501 CK Den Haag, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 70 330 2260; Fax: +31 70 3809459.
Office of the Secretary: Dept. of Cytology and Pathology Netherlands Cancer Inst., (AVL), Mesmanlaan 121, NL - 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Editor: G. Peter Vooijs, MD, PhD, FIAC, Dean, Medical Sciences, University of Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein 9, NL-6525 EZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Tel.: 31+80+615423, FAX: 31+80+540704) is the National Editor for The Netherlands of Acta Cytologica.

The New Zealand Society of Cytology

The officers of the New Zealand Society of Cytology are:

Office of the President: Abed Kader, CMIAC, Cytology Dept, Aotea Pathology Ltd, 89, Courtenay Place, Level 6, Wellington 6012, New Zealand. Phone: x64-4-381-5915; Fax: x64-4-381-5948; E-mail: akader@apath.co.nz
Editor: Dr. Norman W. Fitzgerald, FIAC (FAX: 64+3+479 2754) is the National Editor for New Zealand of Acta Cytologica.
Website: http://www.cytology.org.nz

Norsk Forening for Klinisk Cytologi

The Executive Board (as of 2006) of the Norwegian Society of Clinical Cytology consists of:

Editor: Torill Sauer, MD, FIAC, Dept. of Pathology, Ullevaal Sykehus, N-0407 Oslo (Tel: 47+2211 8921, FAX: 47+2211+8239) is the National Editor for Norway of Acta Cytologica.
Website: http://www.norcyt.org
 

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Angewandte Zytologie

The Executive Board of the Austrian Society of Applied Cytology consists of the following members (2007-2008):

President:	Otto Braun MD
President–Elect:	Klaus Bernhardt, MD
Past President:	Walter Hoebling, MD, Wels
Secretary:	Helene Wiener, MD, MIAC, Wien
Treasurer:	Hans Fladerer, MD, MIAC, Graz
Members:	Gerhard Breitenecker, MD, FIAC
	Christa Freibauer, MD
	Anton Graf, MD
	Anton Ortner, MD, MIAC
	Wolfgang Pokieser, MD
	Gordana Rona-Selnick, MD
	HP Dinges, MD
	Peter Regitnig, MD
	Alexander Nader, MD
	Josefine Stani, CFIAC

Editor: Gerhard Breitenecker, FIAC, is the National Editor for Austria of Acta Cytologica.
Website: http://www.cytology.at

Sociedade Portuguesa de Citologia

The Executive Council of the Portuguese Society of Cytology (2006-2008) consists of:

Editor: Dr. Jose Manuel Pereira de Almeida is the National Editor for Portugual for Acta Cytologica. (Servicio de Citologia, Instituto Portugues de Oncologia, Rua Prof. Lima Basto, 1099-023 Lisboa, Portugal) E-mail: pereiradealmeida@ubi.pt or pereiradealmeida@clix.pt.
Website: http://www.spcitologia.org

Romanian Society for Cytology

President:	Sergiu Teleman, MD, MIAC, Iassy
Past President:	Maria Sultana Mihailovici, MD, Iassy
Vice-President:	Ana-Cristina Anton, MD, Iassy
Vice-President:	Marius Raica, MD, Timisoara
Vice-President:	Micu Dorian, MD, Constanta
Vice-President:	Teodora Vladescu, MD, MIAC, Bucuresti
Vice-President:	Rodica Pais, MD, Cluj Napoca
Secretary:	Liliana Bourianu, MD, Iassy
Treasurer:	Cristina Terinte, MD, Iassy

Office of the President: Dr. Teleman, MIAC, Piata Unirii nr. 2, ssc. D, et. 4, ap. 226, 6600 Iasy. (Tel. 0040-32-210 0597; Fax. 0040-32-310-080; mobile phone 0040-745-609159) E-mail: teleman_i@yahoo.com
National Editor for Acta Cytologica : Dr. Maria Sultana Mihailovici, Str. Universitatii Nr. 16, 6600 Iassy, Romania.

Russian Association of Clinical Cytology

The 7th Annual Meeting of the Association took place in Gelingik near Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, Sept 30 to Oct 2, 2007. The Association has now 1178 members. The journal “The News of Russian Clinical Cytology” is issued regularly. At the meeting the following officers were elected:

President:	Dr. Valentina Sokolova, MD, PhD, (Moscow) (Tel. x7-495-324-1730; e-mail: bogatyrevvn@mail. ru)
Vice-President & Editor:	Prof. Vladimir Bogatyrev, MD, ScD, MIAC, (Moscow) (Tel./fax: x7-495-324-6122; e-mail: bogatyrevvn@mail.ru)
Secretary General & 1st Deputy Editor:	Prof. Naum Shapiro, MD, ScD, MIAC, (Moscow) (Tel./fax: x7-499- 943-4574, e-mail:shapracc@mtu-net.ru)
Treasurer:	Docent Liudmila Zhandarova, MD, PhD, (Saratov) Phone: x7-845-241-8614
Committees:
International Liaison Committee:	Chairman - Prof. Naum Shapiro (Moscow); Member: Yury Botoroev, M.D., Ph.D. (Irkutsk)
Committee for New Membership Affiliation:	Chairman - Olga Pechortseva, M.D. (Moscow); e-mail: opp08@yandex.ru; Members: Olga Grigoruk, M.D., Ph.D. (Barnaul), Natalia Yarovaya, M.D., Ph.D. (Moscow), Valeria Yakovleva, M.D. (Korolev, Moscow Region)
Committee for Continuing Education, Certification & Quality Assurance:	Chairman - Vitaly Kotov M.D., Ph.D. (St.-Petersburg); e-mail: kotov@VK6779.spb.edu; Members: Viktor Novik, M.D., Sc.D., M.I.A.C., Prof. Elvira Imelbaeva, M.D., Sc.D., Prof. Irina Shabalova, M.D., Sc.D., M.I.A.C., Irina Yurasova, M.D., Ph.D.
Scientific Program Committee:	Chairman - Prof. Vladimir Bogatyrev (Moscow), Member: Olga Ivanchenko, M.D. (Novgorod).
Committee for Liaisons with Insurance Funds, Pricing & Tariffing	Chairman - Natalia Polonskaya,M.D.,Sc.D., M.I.A.C. (Moscow); e-mail: polonskaya-nju@mail.ru; Member: Olga Zolotovitskaya, M.D. (Samara).
Committee for Liaisons with State and Public organizations:	Chairman-Prof. Alexandra Petrova, M.D., Sc.D.,M.I.A.C.(Moscow);e-mail: bogatyrevvn@mail.ru;
Committee for Cytologists Rights Protection:	Chairman - Peter Guskov, M.D. (Ivanovo); e-mail: ivanoptd@tpi.ru; Member: Lilia Nuretdinova, M.D.
Committee for introduction of Computer methods & Telemedicine in Cytological Laboratories:	Chairman - Boris Leibovich, M.D.,M.I.A.C.(Voronezh); e-mail: bleybovich@voronezh.serw.ru; Member: - Olga Rodionova, M.D., Ph.d. (Vladivostok)
Committee for Organization of RACC-Site (http://cyto.ru)	Chairman - Larisa Meheda, M.D. (Moscow); e-mail: lmeheda@mail.ru
Committee for Cytotechnologists:	Chairman - Olga Beliaeva, M.D. (Cheliabinsk); e-mail: anaely@mail.ru; Member: Tatiana Appelgans, M.D., Ph.D. (Novokuznetsk).

National Editor: Prof. Naum Shapiro (phone/fax: x7-499-943-4574; e-mail: shapracc@mtu-net.ru) is the Russian National Editor for Acta Cytologica.

Sociedad Paraguaya de Citologia (I)

President:

Zenon Gonzalez Romero, FIAC

Office of the Society: Juan de Mena 171, Asuncion, Paraguay; FAX: 59+52+12111549

Sociedad Paraguaya de Citologia (II)

Office of the Society: Sicilia 309, Asuncion, Paraguay; Tel.: 59+52+445 794

Sociedad Peruana de Citologia

The Executive Council of the Peruvian Society of Cytology (2004–) consists of:

President:	Dra. Carmen Miyasato
Vice President:	Dr. Alejandro Yabar Berrocal
Secretary:	Dra. Miriam Soria Chavarri
Treasurer:	Dra. Himelda Chavez Torres, MIAC
Scientific Advisor:	Dra. Jose Somocurcio Peralta
Member:	Dra. Carmen Cox

Contact: President Dra. Carmen Miyasato, (E-mail: cmiyasato@yahoo.com )
Presidente: Cesar Lacruz Pelea
Editor: Dr. Jorge Campos Re de C. is the National Editor for Acta Cytologica.

Sekcja Cytologii Klinicznej Polskiego Towarzystwa Patolog¢w

The Section of Clinical Cytology of Poland is a subdivision of the Polish Society of Pathology:

Office of the Polish Section of Clinical Cytology: Boguslaw Musiatowics, MD, Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Medical School, Wascyngtona 13, 15-269 Bialystok 8, Poland.
Editor: Stanislaw Woyke, MD, Szcecin is the National Editor for Poland of Acta Cytologica.

Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Zytologie (SGZ)

The Executive Board (2007-2009), as of June 2007, consists of:

Office of the Secretary: Sophia Taylor, MD, Laboratoire Viollier Weintraub, 22 ch Beau-Soleil, CH-1206 Geneva, tel. +41 22 789 63 63, fax +41 22 789 63 64, E-mail: sophia.taylor@viollier.ch

Office of the President: Jean-Claude Pache, MD. Service de Pathologie Clinique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 24 rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH-1211 Geneva 4, tel. +41 22 372 49 04, fax +41 22 372 49 06, E-mail: jean-claude.pache@hcuge.ch

Slovak Cytology Section of the Slovak Pathology Society

President:	Marcela Drgonová , MD
Vice-President:	Peter Janik, CSc., MD
Secretary:	Gabriela Maszticsová, CT(IAC-GYN)
Treasurer:	Gabriela Dû urnáková, CT(IAC-GYN)

Office of the President: MUDr. Marcela Drgonová, National Cancer Inst., Dept. of Clinical Cytology, Klenová 1, 833 10 Bratislava, Slovakia, Tel +421 7 59378528; Fax: +421 7 54772601.
Editor: MUDr.Jan Siracky, DSc, is the National Editor for Slovakia of Acta Cytologica: Cancer Research Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Spitalská 21, PSC-81232 Bratislava, Slovakia.

Slovenian Society of Clinical Cytology

President:	Dr. Marija Bizjak-Schwarzbartl
Vice-Pres.:	Dr. Izidor Kern
Secretary:	Dr. Marija Lenart
Treasurer:	Dr. Veronika Kloboves-Prevodnik

Office of the President: Dr. Marija Bizjak-Schwarzbartl, Slovenian Society of Cytology, Institute of Oncology, Zalska 2, 61105 Ljubljana, Slovenija (Tel.: 38+61+114 225, FAX: 38+61+114 180).
Editor: Dr. Marija Us-Krasovec, FIAC (Tel.: 386+61+132 2099, FAX: 386+61+131 4180) is the National Editor for Slovenia of Acta Cytologica.

South African Society of Clinical Cytology
Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Kliniese Sitologie

President:	Shan M. McCallum, CFIAC, Durban
Secr. Treasurer:	Laura Dawn Shrives, CT(IAC), Bloemfontein
Vice President:	Dr. Judith A. Whittaker, FIAC, Rondebosch
Past President:	Dr. Bryan Kenyon Knight, FIAC, Cape Town
Members:	Peter D.J. Divall, CFIAC, Bloemfontein
	Irene M. LeRoux, CFIAC, Tygerberg
	Beverley Bollaert, CT(IAC), Cape Town
	Karin Steenhuisen, CT(IAC), Durban

Office of the President: Shan M. McCallum, MMSc.,CFIAC, Private Bag 54331, Durban 4000 Tel.: 27+31+332 8238 #247, FAX: 27+31+373329.
Office of the Secretary-Treasurer: 23 Kitchener Road, Clarendon, Pitermaritzburg, Natal 3201, Rep.of South Africa.
Editor: Dr. Judith A. Whittaker, FIAC, Private Bag XII, Rondebosch, Cape Town (Tel.: 277+21+685-5028, FAX: 27+21+685-2721) National Editor for South Africa of Acta Cytologica.

Svensk Förening för Klinisk Cytologi

The Executive Council of the Swedish Society of Clinical Cytology consists of:

Chairman:	Edneia Tani, MD, PhD, MIAC, Stockholm
Secretary Gen.:	Robert Cameron, MD. Lund/Kristianstad
Treasurer:	Kaj Bjelkenkrantz MD, Malmö
Member at large:	Anders Hjerpe, MD, PhD, MIAC, Huddinge
Adjunct CT's:	Charlotte Arvidsson, CT, Malmö
	Gunilla Bergström, CT, Linköping
QUATE Representative:	Henryk Domanski, MD, MIAC, Lund

Office of the President: Edneia Tani MD, PhD, MIAC, Department of Pathology and Cytology, Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-17178 Stockholm, Sweden (Tel.: +46-8-517 736 13; Fax: +46-8)33.1909) E-mail: edneia.tani@onkpat.ki.se
Editor: Anders Hjerpe, MD, PhD, MIAC, Department of Pathology and Cytology, Huddinge Hospital, S-14186 Huddinge (Tel. & Fax: +46-8-746 5549) is the National Editor for Sweden for Acta Cytologica.

Taiwan Society of Clinical Cytology

The Officers and Executive Board Members of the Society for 2006 to 2009 are:

Office of the Secretary General: Shih, Jen-Fu MD, (Secretary: Ping Ping Hsu) c/o Chest Department Taipeh Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2 Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan (Tel.: 886+2+2876-3050, FAX: 886+2+2876-3031) E-mail: hsupp@vghtpe.gov.tw
Editor: Dr. Kuo is the National Editor of Acta Cytologica.

Turkish Society of Cytology

Council Members of Turkish Society of Cytopathology:

Mailing Address of the President: Kurtulus Mah, 19. Sk, Pinar Ap, No: 16 / 14, 01120 Adana, Turkey (Fax:+90 322 458 1768; E-mail: cananersoz@ttnet.net.tr)
Editor: Canan Ersoz, MD, FIAC is the National Editor for Turkey of Acta Cytologica

Website: http://www.turkishcytopath.com

Sociedad Uruguaya de Citologia

The society was founded in 1991. The directors of the Uruguayan Society of Cytology 2001 - 2003:

Office of the President: Dra. Sylvia Jaumandreu, MIAC, Maria Cassinoni 1629, Apto. 104, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay. Tel & Fax + 598 2 409 3945
E-mail: sj@mednet.org.uy
National Editor for Acta Cytologica: Dra. Carmen Alvarez Santin, MIAC, Francisco Solano Autuna 2990, p.4, apto.8, 11300 Montevideo (FAX & Tel.: 598+2+700793 or FAX: 598+2+419 512).
E-mail: alsanbla@adinet.com.uy