At four o'clock, the meeting commenced punctually in the teaching room of the Integrated Orthopedics Department.
The participants were all members of the Academic Conference Preparation Group, including Director Tian, Yang Ping, Song Zimo, Tang Fei, Zhang Lin, Little Five from the Integrated Orthopedics Department.
Additionally, it included group leaders and attending physicians from the Micro-trauma Orthopedics Department. Although others did not participate in the preparation group, most graduate students, standardized training students along with some nurses were given specific tasks, such as receptionists, venue attendants, and usherettes, etc.
As the theme of the conference was Trauma Orthopedics, the departments of Spine Surgery, Joint Surgery, and Sports Medicine were temporarily not required to send participants for preparations. However, they expressed full support and declared that they could provide personnel anytime if needed.