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FIAP International Medical Photographers Club
(IMPC) News

George Taylor on the left, President of
the Scottish Photographic Federation, By Sefa Ulukan HonEFIAP EFIAP PFIAP
with members of the FIAP Board,
Herbert Gmeiner, Ioannis Lykouris, IMPC President
Joan Burgues Martisella, Riccardo Busi,
Romain Nero and Paul Stanley
In the short time since its establishment in December 2023, with
organisational work underway in 2024, IMPC has expanded its structure
from three countries to twenty-one country representations and continues its work. We are delighted
FIAP Events to see a continuous flow of new members joining the club. organizational efforts, we are also FIAP Events

In addition to these international

continuing our internal structuring
work. A good example of this
is the IMPC Auspices program,
where applications for exhibitions,
shows, events, and competitions
that comply with IMPC’s founding
Fiona Spence on the left, President principles at the national or
of Edinburgh Photographic Society,
with the FIAP Board international level are evaluated
and awarded IMPC Auspices. We
started by awarding the first IMPC
Auspices for different events held in
Poland, Spain and Turkiye.

In addition to IMPC’s page on
https://www.fiap.net/en, we also
have a dedicated website, and the infrastructure for Facebook and Instagram pages is being prepared
and will be operational very soon, allowing members to showcase their work. In this regard, Ronald
Arnakis, the Romanian IMPC country representative, will serve as the IMPC Social Media Director.

The following briefly summarizes our events held in recent months that have not previously
been featured in FIAP News.
Muriel Binnie on the left, Immediate Past
President of Edinburgh Photographic Following our first joint
Society, with the FIAP Board exhibition in China last year, the
second IMPC group exhibition
opened in Fethiye, Turkiye, on
March 14 , Medical Day. March
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14 Medical Day in Turkiye
dates back to March 14, 1827,
the date when modern medical
education began in Turkiye.
This special day, coinciding with
the establishment of the first
surgical clinic during the time
of the Ottoman Empire, was first
celebrated as a holiday on March
14, 1919, in occupied Istanbul,
Group photo of many of the people
present at the Awards Ceremony for the during the resistance of medical
FIAP World Cup for Clubs students for independence,
and became a day of honour IMPC President, Dr Sefa Ulukan, opening the exhibition in Fethiye, Turkiye
for the medical profession.
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