The Special Operations Medical Association

presents the

Special Operations Medical Conference

13 - 18 December, 2008
Tampa Marriott Waterside
700 South Florida Avenue
Tampa, Florida

MARCH 2008 SOMA CONFERENCE UPDATE

Welcome to the update page of the 2008 SOMA conference. Check here monthly for member and registration updates.

MEMBERSHIP

Starting this year, the SOMA Board of Directors has set a membership fee separate from the Conference Registration fee. The $50 membership fee entitles you to a membership for one year from the date of joining SOMA and entitles you to four Journals a year starting with the issue just sent. TRUE will send the paid membership list for one year to the SOMA member who is managing the Journal and you will receive your Journals for one year. Within a week of TRUE receiving your membership application and funds, you will receive your 2008 membership card that indicates you are a member for 2008.

If you completed the membership information on the SOMA website and stated on your application that you paid or will pay by check, your name will not be submitted to receive the Journal or as a member until TRUE receives your check in the amount of $50.

REGISTRATON

The 2008 SOMA Conference will be held Monday December 15 through Thursday December 18, 2008. The Surgeons Meeting will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
You will need to register on the web site for the conference this year. A 2008 membership does not register you for the conference as it did last year. Registration fees are as follows:

• Enlisted, Civilian Medics $ 100.00
• Officers, Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Nurses $ 125.00
• Civilian, Federal Employees $ 125.00

Go to the registration site and register today.

BUSINESS PERSONNEL

The Business Personnel registration is new this year.
Business solicitation will not be permitted at the conference or during the conference without purchasing a booth or table. Any person seen congregating with a group of members without a booth will be asked to leave the conference. If you want to take a member to dinner and attend the session without purchasing a booth, the cost is $ 500.00 per attendee.

Business Representative $ 500.00

CME

CME will be provided by an accredited Institution for the following members:

• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurses

TRUE or SOMA has no responsibility to send CME’s after the conference. CME’s will be provided after the conference and sent from the accredited Institution as per the guidelines of the accredited Institution.

CEU

CEU Credits are for the following:

• Medics

CEU’s are provided by USSOCOM Surgeon’s Command and are distributed the day of the conference. TRUE cannot send certificates after the conference as all signed documents have been returned to USSOCOM and TRUE does not distribute CEU’s.