The British Fertility Society awards two Eponymous lectureships each
year:
- The H S Jacobs President's Lecture
- The Patrick Steptoe Memorial Lecture
These lectureships are prestigious awards and are given to nominees
who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of reproductive
medicine and command an international reputation. Both lectureships
are delivered at the Annual BFS meeting.
Nominees will be proposed by the Meetings Sub-committee following
wider consultation. The final decision is taken by the BFS Executive
Committee. In broad terms the H S Jacobs President's Lecture will
have a reproductive endocrinology theme. In choosing the Patrick
Steptoe Memorial lecture the Committee will consult with the Scientific
Committee organising the relevant Annual Meeting to ensure as much
as possible that the topic is in keeping with the theme of the meeting.
The invitation to the nominated person will be in writing by the
Chairman of the BFS.
Funding
Patrick Steptoe Memorial Lecture This prize is funded by Organon
Laboratories and is likely to be for the next few years. Sponsorship
includes all expenses of the speaker and the cost of the medal presented
to the award holder.
The H S Jacobs President's Lecture This lectureship is supported
by a generous endowment to the BFS and all costs will be met by
the BFS.