The Queensland Shoulder Society held a dinner evening in May. Dr Alan Barber from Houston Texas was the guest speaker for the evening. He spoke on biomaterials and their application to shoulder surgery. In particular he spoke on biomaterials and their application in the design and manufacture of anchors for use in stabilisation surgery and rotator cuff repairs. Dr Barber also gave a very interesting talk on the pros and cons of double vs single row rotator cuff repair surgery. Dr Cutbush was on the discussion panel and presented a clinical case. The evening was well attended by members of the Queensland Shoulder Surgery Society.