2007 Annual Meeting

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=100 BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2e652540.gif" border=0 width="82" height="84" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Page"><U>Home</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Annual Meetings"><U>Annual</U></A><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Annual Meetings"><U> </U></A><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Annual Meetings"><U>Meetings</U></A><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Annual Meetings"><U> Overview</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>M</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>usculo</B></FONT><B>S</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>keletal </B></FONT><B>I</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>nfection </B></FONT><B>S</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>ociety</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 2007 Annual Meeting</div> <bR> <div> 17th Open Scientific  Meeting </div> <div> Aug 10 -11, 2007</div> <div> San Diego, California</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="780" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="247"><div> CME Accreditation:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="522"><div> 10.75  hours Category 1 AMA Physician's Recognition Award</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="247"><div>  Meeting Site:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="522"><div> Omni San Diego Hotel  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="247"><div>  Lodging:     </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="522"><div> Omni San Diego Hotel</div> <div> 675 L Street</div> <div> San Diego, California 92101</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="247"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="247" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="522"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="522" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="247"><div> Program Chairman: </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="522"><div> G Cierny III, MD </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="247"><div> Meeting Coordinator:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Tricina Cash</div> <bR> <div> UPMC-CCEHS (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, </div> <div>                          Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 50 WIDTH="247"><div> Registration Fee</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="522"><div> Physicians  $425 </div> <div> Residents and other healthcare professionals  $225</div> <div> Residents and Fellows $50</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id195.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2007 Program"><U>Program</U></A>              <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                           </FONT><A HREF="id167.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2007 Abstracts"><U>View Abstracts</U></A> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia" > </FONT>                  <a href="HTMLobj-834/MSIS_Brochure_May_29_2007.pdf"><u>Meeting Brochure</u> </a>   </div> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> We gratefully acknowledge unrestricted educational funds from</div> <div> 3M, BD/Geneohm, Biogate, Biomet, Cubist, Ethicon, Kimberly Clark, and Stryker  </div> <div> insupport of this annual meeting</div> </td> </tr></table></body>