Until January 2011 the member countries of the Nordic Region were Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. January 1st 2011 the Nordic Region and the Baltic Group joined into the Nordic-Baltic Region. We have made new by-laws after the merge. The regional council will now shift between the Nordic and Baltic countries in the following order; Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway/Iceland, and the Baltic countries as one group. Some key points of information are found here.
As effective from 1 January 2009 and according to the traditions the regional council of the Nordic Region has shifted from Finland to Norway and the following officers were elected in the ballot in 2008: President: Geir Egil Eide, Centre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen (elected for 2009-12). Secretary: Anne Marie Fenstad, Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen (elected for 2008-12) Treasurer: Ågot Irgens, Department of Occupational Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen (elected for 2008-12). The council constitutes the IBS Nordic Regional Committee together with the national representatives: Denmark: Jens Henrik Badsberg (Copenhagen), Estonia: Krista Fischer, Iceland: Birgir Hrafnkellson (Reykjavik), Lithuania: Rimantas Eidukevicius, Norway: Magne Thoresen (Oslo), and, the Nordic-Baltic representatives of the General Council of IBS: Esa Läärä (Finland) and Tom Britton (Sweden). Latvia has no national representative for the moment.
The countries take turns every second year in leading the Region.
The Nordic-Baltic Region has its own Bulletin. You will find the most recent numbers here:
- Bulletin No. 1, 2012
- Bulletin No. 2, 2011
- Bulletin No. 1, 2011
- Bulletin No. 2, 2010
- Bulletin No. 1, 2010
- Bulletin No. 2, 2009
- Bulletin No. 1, 2009
More information on this meeting will be published soon.
The last meeting arranged by the Nordic-Baltic Region was in Turku, Finland in June 2011. During the meeting there was a council meeting. Minutes from this meeting is here.
The Scientific Program Committee (SPC): Krista Fischer (chair, Estonia), Jukka Corander (LOC, Finland), Marianne Frisén (Sweden), Rimantas Eidukevicius (Lithuania), Birgir Hrafnkelsson (Iceland), Søren Højsgaard (Denmark), Ørnulf Borgan (Norway) and Jaakko Nevalainen (Finland).
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC): Jukka Corander (chair), Pasi Korhonen, Jaakko Nevalainen and Riitta Asplund (secretary). You can find more information here.