Pierre Delmas Award

The Pierre Delmas Award, formerly named IOF President's Award, will be presented every two years on the occasion of the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis. The award, named in honour of the late Professor Pierre D. Delmas, IOF's Founding President, honors an individual who has made a significant and unstinting contribution to the advancement of the work of the IOF, through furthering one or more of the mission statements and/or goals of the Foundation. IOF members are invited to nominate candidates for the award. Its winner will be presented with a statuette, plus US$5,000 in prize money.

The 2008 Pierre Delmas Award

Professor Jean-Yves Reginster of Belgium, a founding member of the IOF Board and IOF General Secretary from 1998 to 2007, was awarded the prestigious Pierre Delmas Award. The award was presented by Professor Cyrus Cooper, Chair of the IOF Committee of Scientific Advisors, at an award ceremony held on at the opening of the ECCEO9-IOF Meeting in Athens on March 18, 2009.

At the presentation of the award, Professor Cooper stated, “This award is given to an individual who has made a significant and unstinting contribution to the advancement of the work of the International Osteoporosis Foundation. Jean-Yves Reginster has been instrumental in the creation and growth of IOF, placing his great expertise in the service of IOF and the osteoporosis community as a whole.”

Dr. Ghassan Maalouf (center) receives award from IOF CEO Daniel Navid (left) and IOF President Pierre D. Delmas

The 2006 IOF President's Award

The first winner of this prestigious award is Dr. Ghassan Maalouf, from, Lebanon. The award ceremonies were held during the 2006 IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO) in Toronto, Canada. In presenting the award, Professor Pierre Delmas (at the time IOF President) noted, "Dr. Ghassan Maalouf has worked tirelessly to broaden the membership of the IOF. He has been one of the most active members of the IOF Board and is a rare individual able to bring together members of patient societies, scientists and politicians."

Dr. Maalouf is an orthopaedic surgeon at Saint George Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. Since the inception of IOF, he has served as a regional member of the IOF Board and is the Chairman of the IOF Board nominations working group. Dr. Maalouf is also the Chairman of the IOF Committee of Scientific Advisors Orthopaedic Surgeon Working Group and amongst his many representations for IOF, Dr. Maalouf serves as the IOF representative to the Bone & Joint Decade.