Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , RCOG

The College's first scientific meeting was organised as part of the programme to mark the opening of its new building in Sussex Place in 1960. The Scientific Advisory Committee was appointed to organise future meetings and courses. Museum demonstrations were the responsibility of the Pathology Committee. The Scientific Advisory Committee and the Pathology Committee merged in 1966. In 1968 responsibility for postgraduate symposia and museum demonstrations passed to the newly created Postgraduate Medical Education Committee, and responsibility for scientific meetings passed to the newly created Scientific Programme and Central Congress Committee. In 1973 the Postgraduate Medical Education Committee was renamed the Postgraduate Committee, and became responsible for all meetings and scientific programmes. From October 1974, however, the Scientific Advisory and Pathology Committee acquired some responsibility for the initiation of scientific meetings, and became responsible for the revived programme of study groups. From 1981 the Scientific Advisory Committee became primarily responsible for all scientific and educational meetings, but the Postgraduate Committee continued to advise on their organisation.

The Postgraduate Committee was disbanded in 1992. Arrangements for postgraduate education meetings, courses and seminars and for meetings of study groups are now the responsibility of the Postgraduate Medical Education Department of the College. Production of printed proceedings of study groups is the responsibility of the Publications Editor, Administration Department.