Abstract

Honorarium: fee, especially for professional services normally rendered without payment (Oxford English Dictionary) One of the main activities of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) is the organizing of professional education events, and the largest of these events is Canadian Digestive Diseases Week (CDDW). The CDDW is organized by members of the CAG for members of the CAG. The funds needed to run this meeting are generated from a number of sources - membership dues, sponsorship from pharmaceutical companies, sale of exhibit space, etc. These funds are used to pay for the convention facilities, for the audiovisual services, for the coffee breaks and lunches, and for the cost of bringing to our meetings the many experts who are on the program.