ALSGBI | ALS Council

The ALS has a Council, chaired by the President
Members of Council are elected by the membership of their region
Officers of the Association are elected by members of Council
The Council meets at regular intervals and is responsible for the management of the Association affairs and for the strategic expansion of Laparoscopic Surgery and techniques by the dissemination of knowledge and advice to its membership and to the public.
It has the responsibility of monitoring and approving training centres in laparoscopic surgery, and providing advice on laparoscopic surgery to the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, and to organisations such as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.

President:	Mr M C Parker
President Elect:	Mr M Rhodes
Honorary Secretary:	Mr M N Vipond
Honorary Treasurer:	Mr D Menzies
Director of Education:	Professor T A Rockall
Members of Council:	Anglian - Mr T Justin Ireland - Mr J A Kennedy Midlands - Mr C S V N Cheruvu Northern and Yorkshire - Mr P C Sedman North West and Mersey - Mr M S Shrotri North Thames - Mr S J D Chadwick Oxford and Wessex - Mr C H Wakefield Scotland - Professor Z H Krukowski South Thames - Mr A Nisar South and West - Mr C R B Welbourn Trent - Mr G S M Robertson Wales - Mr U P Khot
AUGIS Representative:	Mr I J Beckingham
ACPGBI Representative:	Mr A M Gudgeon
ASiT Representative:	Mr W J Hawkins
ALS Representative at ACPGBI:	Mr M C Parker
ALS Representative at European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons	Professor R W Motson
ALTS Representative	Mrs J P Bradley-Hendricks
Deputy ALTS Rep	Ms A E Jones
Editorial Secretary	Mr M Rhodes