President CHARLES E. ALPERS, M.D. Vice President MELVIN M. SCHWARTZ, M.D Councillors AGNES FOGO, M.D. CYNTHIA NAST, M.D. CHARLES JENNETTE, M.D. Secretary and Treasurer GUILLERMO A. HERRERA, M.D.

RPS Functions at the ASN Meeting
October 13-16, 2000
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Business Meeting
Business meeting will be held Friday, October 13, 6:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m. at the Royal York Hotel, Confederation #5 Room. RPS members should attend.

RPS Reception
A reception will be held Friday, October 13, 7:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m. at the Royal York Hotel, Confederation #3 Room. All RPS members are invited.

Activities Co-Sponsored by the Renal Pathology Society

Renal Pathology: From Bedside to Bench
October 11 and 12, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Room 717-Metro Toronto Convention Center
Course Chair: Dr. Agnes Fogo
Several members of the RPS will be teaching this course

Lupus Nephritis: Pathogenesis, Pathology and Optimal Therapy
October 14, Saturday, 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Room 105-Metro Toronto Convention Center
Moderators: Charles Jennette and Surya Seshan

• Pathogenesis of Lupus Nephritis: Therapeutic Implications
  Michael Madaio-University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
  
• Pathologic Characterization and Classification of Lupus Nephritis
  Vivette DıAgati-Columbia University, New York
  
• Clinical Management of Lupus Nephritis: Impact of Pathologic Findings
  Edmund Lewis-Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago

October 13, 14, and 15: The histopathology for the cases presented in this Symposium can be reviewed with attending renal pathologists. Several RPS members will discuss relevant clinical and pathologic features of these cases. Volunteers to staff the microscope room from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, October 13 and 14 are needed. If you can help, please contact Charlie Alpers, preferably by e-mail (calp@u.washington.edu).

Clinicopathologic Conference
October 14, Saturday, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Room 106-Metro Toronto Convention Center Chair: Charlie Alpers Discussants: William M. Bennet and Jan J. Weening

Interpretation and Clinical Applications of the Renal Biopsy
October 15, Sunday, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Room 105-Metro Toronto Convention Center Moderator: Charlie Alpers

Young Investigator Award
If a trainee is a first author of an abstract at the ASN meeting, consider nominating him or her for the RPS Young Investigator Award. Please FAX to Dr. Seymour Rosen at 617-667-7120 no later than January 12, 2001. This yearıs awardee will be selected from abstracts presented at this ASN and US-CAP, 2001 meetings and the award will be given at the US-CAP meeting in Atlanta, March 2001.

RPS Website
Please check the updated website, www.renalpathsoc.org. Check to see if your photograph is there; if not, please submit one to Suzanne Meleg-Smith (e-mail: ssmith1@tulane.edu) so the website can be complete.

ASN Post-Graduate Education Committee
This committee has asked for suggestions from RPS for short courses. We will discuss this issue at the membership meeting. Suggestions for topics are most welcome.