ALSGBI Council

• The ALSGBI has a Council, chaired by the President
• Members of Council are elected by the membership of their region
• Honorary 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.

The ALSGBI is an inclusive organisation, which means we welcome people of all ethnic backgrounds, genders and gender orientations, ages and other personal characteristics. In line with the Equality Act 2010, we would never discriminate on the grounds of a personal characteristic, or collude (actively or passively) with any of our contacts, sponsors or facilities providers to do so. At a wider level, we respect all people and believe in human dignity.

Members of Council, volunteers and collaborating parties agree to:

• be polite, professional and respectful in all communications, including in person and in emails and texts, and use correct job titles where appropriate
• act in a timely manner and in the best interests of the ALSGBI
• declare any actual or potential conflicts of interest

Position	Member
President	Professor T Arulampalam
President Elect	Professor C Selvasekar
Honorary Secretary	Mr A Day
Honorary Treasurer	Professor N Francis
Director of Education & Rep. on BOMSS Council	Mr A Awan
Members of Council	Anglian – Mr N Keeling Ireland – Mr A McCanny Midlands – Mr J Ahmad Northern and Yorkshire – Professor YKS Viswanath North West and Mersey – Mr Rikesh Patel North Thames – Professor B Patel Oxford and Wessex – Mr S Mercer Scotland – Ms S Shaikh South Thames – Mr I Jourdan South and West – Ms E Upchurch Trent – Mr I Bhatti Wales – Mr G Whiteley
Academy Representative	Ms T Morrison
Academy Medical Student Reps	Mr Juin Low & Miss Yuri Hirayama
Academy Support Us Reps	Miss Anna Palepa & Mr Thomas Mroczek
ACPGBI Representative	Ms A Siddika
ALSGBI Representative at AUGIS	Professor YKS Viswanath
ALSGBI Representative at BOMSS	Mr A Awan
ALSGBI Representative at EAES	Professor N Francis
ALTS Representative	Mrs D Gooch
ALTS Deputy Representative	Ms A Jones
ASiT Representative	Mr M Harris
AUGIS Representative	Mr N Maynard
BOMSS Representative	Mr C Parmar
CORESS Representative	Mr A Day
Director of Audit	Professor N Francis
Diversity & Equality Representative	Mr A Reddy
EAES Representative	Ms Marina Yiasemidou
Editorial & Website Secretary	Mr N Keeling
ESG Representative	Ms Vivien Ngo
International Representative	Ms Shafaque Shaikh
Research Director	Professor J Khan
Robotic Lead	Mr Jawad Ahmad
Welfare Officer	Ms Minali Perera

Professor	Michael	Bailey
Professor	Willem	Bemelman
Professor	Luigi	Bonavina
Professor	Luigi	Boni
Professor	Philippus	Bornman
Professor Sir	Alfred	Cuschieri
Professor	Steven	Demeester
Mr	Norman	Dorricott
Dr	Jean-Louis	Dulucq
Mrs	Christine	Fielding
Mr	George	Fielding
Professor	Brice	Gayet
Dr	Stephen	Grobler
Professor	George	Hanna
Mr	Liam	Horgan
Professor	Christiano	Huscher
Dr	J R	Jamieson
Professor	Scott	Kelley
Professor	Michael	Kendrick
Dr	Dominic	King
Mr	James	Kinross
Mr	Michael	Li
Professor	Hans	Lonroth
Professor	Michael	McMahon
Professor	Roger	Motson
Dr	Filip	Muysoms
Professor	Les	Nathanson
Dr	Nick	O’Rourke
Professor	Chinnusamy	Palanivelu
Professor	Michael	Parker
Professor	Amjad	Parvaiz
Dr	Joe	Petellin
Mr	Romain	Pizzi
Dr	J A	Potgieter
Professor	Saumitra	Rawat
Mr	Michael	Rhodes
Miss	Chantelle	Rizan
Professor	Timothy	Rockall
Dr	Barry	Salky
Professor	Lee	Swanstrom
Mr	Sandie R	Thomson
Mr	Ben	Tipney
Dr	Tim	Tollens
Dr	Jordan	Tsigarides
Dr	Chris	Turner
Professor	Mark I.	Van Berge Henegouwen
Professor	Heine	Van Der Walt
Professor	Martin	Walz