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 Executive Committee will consult with the Meetings Sub-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
The Patrick Steptoe Memorial Lecture is a sponsored award. Sponsorship includes all expenses the speaker and the cost 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.