Committee description and members

Luca

Cordaro

Luca Cordaro

(IT)
Past chair

 

Bjarni
Pjetursson

Bjarni Pjetursson

(IS)
Chair

 

Pascal Valentini
(FR)
Member

Jaime Gil
(ES)
Member

Turker Ornekol
(TR)
Member

Iva Milinkovic
(RS)
Member

Kathrin Becker
(DE)
Member

OBJECTIVES AND ROLE

In general, the mission of the Congress Committee is to improve the long-term strategy and continuity regarding the EAO annual congresses. The following issues should specifically be addressed: scientific programme content and format; social programme; congress locations; congress sponsoring; finances, congress budget. 
The committee oversees the work of the scientific programme and the abstract subcommittees

Aims and objectives:

·     Plan long-term topics for congresses

·     Generate and maintain a database of renowned speakers, chairpersons and moderators

·     Manage the programme format for inclusion of all events

·     Generate a plan for development and innovation of congress content and format

·     Organise social events (if applicable)

·     Promotion of congresses (articles in related press releases)

·     Represents the link between the Board and the congress organisers

Subcommittees

Scientific programme subcommittee

Ronald
Jung

Ronald Jung

(CH)
Congress Chair

 

Georg
Mailath-Pokorny

Georg Mailath-Pokorny

(AT)
Congress co-chair

 

Michael Payer
(AT)
Congress co-chair

 

OBJECTIVES AND ROLE

The scientific programme subcommittee is responsible for developing the congress programme reflecting the EAO’s core commitment to “bridging the gap between science and clinical practice”.

Aims and objectives:

Renewing the programme while still offering sessions in accordance with the association’s mission; making sure the scientific programme is consistent and meets the aims of the congress.

Abstract subcommittee

OBJECTIVES AND ROLE

The abstract subcommittee decides which abstracts will be included in the congress and in which format within the flexibility given by the venue and the overall congress programme (research competition, oral presentation, poster presentation etc.).

Aims and objectives:

To keep on selecting high quality abstracts to be presented during the congress; to organise the competitions in relation with the congress organisers.