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ALSGBI The Royal College of Surgeons of England 3543 Lincolns Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE Next Upcoming Event May 07th 2025 Colorectal Night Intuitive WEBINAR 7th May 2025 at 1900 hours BST Join Now Member Login The UK Irelands Premier Professional Association in the field of Laparoscopic Surgery incorporating Robotic and Technology Enhanced Surgery RATES. The Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons was formed on 22nd April 1994 in Harrogate by the amalgamation of the Society of Minimally Invasive General Surgeons SMIGS and British Surgical Stapling Group BSSG. Since then the ALSGBI has established itself as the main voice for laparoscopic surgeons in the UK Ireland initially under the Presidency of Lord McColl and then Mr David Dunn. Davids tragic death in 1998 is commemorated by the David Dunn Medal awarded to the presenter of the best paper at the ALSGBI Annual Scientific Meeting and the David Dunn Travelling Scholarship funded by the ALSGBI for GBP 2000 to allow a British Trainee or Consultant within 5 years of appointment to make a substantial visit to a unit abroad to learn new skills in laparoscopic surgery with a view to introducing them to the UK.