a Congress Information

Congress Venue Centro de Congressos de Lisboa Praa das Indstrias 1300-307 Lisboa Portugal Congress Website Further and updated information will be available on the internet at www.esp-congress.org. Congress Language The official language of the 25th European Congress of Pathology is English. Technical Exhibition The 25th ECP will be accompanied by a major technical exhibition. Potential exhibitors can request an exhibition / sponsorship brochure from the exhibition office, CPO HANSER SERVICE GmbH at ecp-lisbon@cpo-hanser.de. CME Continuing Medical Education The ESP is seeking approval from the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide CME credits for the scientific programme of the congress. These credits are recognised by the American Medical Association towards the Physicians Recognition Award (PRA). More detailed information will become available prior to the congress on the congress website www.esp-congress.org. Hotels in Lisbon CPO HANSER SERVICE and its local partner AIM GROUP INTERNATIONAL have reserved a large number of hotel rooms in various hotels in different price categories near the congress venue. The majority of these hotels are located in the city centre. The Lisbon Congress Centre can be comfortably reached from all hotels by foot or public transportation. Reservations will be possible online at www.esp-congress.org.

a City of Lisbon

a Contacts / Addresses
Organiser European Society of Pathology Rue Bara 6 1070 Brussels Belgium Scientific Contact Prof. Jorge Soares, MD, PhD Instituto de Anatomia Patolgica Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa Avenida Egas Moniz 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal Phone: + 351 217 985 156 Email: jorgesoares@fm.ul.pt Congress and Exhibition Office

Lisbon, a riverside city painted in watercolour shades, stretches along the river Tejo and much beyond these boundaries. A crowded and cosmopolitan city, whose warm people always make foreigners feel welcome, blends a century-old tradition with the modernity of a European capital. The old streets mingle with the wide and more recent avenues, with old and modern buildings existing harmoniously together in the same space. Let yourself be carried away by the sun, the people, the freshness of the vegetation, the river and you will know the city by taking a ride on a tramway, bus, train, boat, or simply walking, discovering an extremely rich secular and religious heritage with a large number of museums, churches and palaces. The visitor should not miss visiting the St. Georges Castle, the Hieronymite Monastery and the Tower of Belm. Lisbon offers a suggestive diversified programme of events of touristic and cultural interest shows, fairs and festivals, live shows and music on the streets and exhibitions, among others. Lisbon nights typically wind their way through old neighbourhoods with Fado houses, traditional and trendy bars, restaurants serving local food as well as contemporary or fusion cuisine prepared by famous chefs. Over the last two decades a large number of leisure and entertainment spots have taken over Avenida 24 de Julho, Santos, Alcntara, along with the riverside Quays, Lisbons hottest nightspot.

CPO HANSER SERVICE GmbH Paulsborner Str. 44 14193 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 30 300 669-0 Fax: +49 30 305 73 91 Email: ecp-lisbon@cpo-hanser.de

25th European Congress of Pathology

Pathology A gate to the future
31 August 4 September 2013, Lisbon Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Portugal

www.esp-congress.org
in collaboration with the Portuguese Society of Pathology / Portuguese Division of the International Academy of Pathology

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

a Welcome Address
Dear Colleague, The 25th European Congress of Pathology (ECP 2013) will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 31 August to 4 September 2013. On behalf of the European Society of Pathology and the Portuguese Society of Pathology / Portuguese Division of the International Academy of Pathology we would like to invite you to join us in Lisbon. We will do our best to guarantee a valuable scientific, educational and social experience for all participants. The motto of the Congress Pathology: A gate to the future is symbolically represented by the Tower of Belm. The icon of the ECP 2013 is a monument close to the Congress Center that commemorates the voyage towards the unknown of the Portuguese navigators. Pathology, in addition to its traditional clinical problem solving role, is entering uncharted waters this notion is reflected in the scientific programme that may be summarised as an inclusive programme on Personalised Pathology. As you may know, the Lisbon Congress was initially coined the seven Ps Congress: Pathology after Prague; Prognosis; Predictive; Personalized; Portugal and Pleasure. The finalised social programme has expanded this number of Ps: a couple of exciting Parties, including a Sunset Rave Party (a premire in ESP Congresses), a Performance of choral music pieces from Portuguese speaking countries and a welcome ceremony devoted to FADO (it is a pity it is not written PHADO). We are looking forward to welcoming you and spending a great time in Lisbon. Prof. Ftima Carneiro President of the European Society of Pathology Prof. Manuel Sobrinho Simes Chair of the Local Organising Committee of ECP 2013

a Committees
Executive Committee President: Ftima Carneiro, Portugal President Elect: Han van Krieken, The Netherlands Secretary: Ilmo Leivo, Finland Treasurer: Marco Santucci, Italy Members: Aurelio Ariza, Spain Generoso Bevilacqua, Italy Laurence De Leval, Switzerland Silvana Di Palma, UK Arzu Ensari, Turkey Jean-Franois Fljou, France Hans Kreipe, Germany Janina Kulka, Hungary Past President: Michael Wells, UK President of the Advisory Council: Fred T. Bosman, Switzerland Local Organising Committee Manuel Sobrinho-Simes, Chair Rui Henrique Paula Borralho Jos Cabeadas Paulo Figueiredo Fernando Pardal Scientific Committee Jorge Soares, Portugal Isabel Fonseca, Portugal Fernando Schmitt, Portugal Ftima Carneiro, Portugal Michael Wells, UK Fred T. Bosman, Switzerland

a Scientific Information
The aim of the organisers is to provide an up-to-date scientific programme covering all major areas of diagnostic and molecular pathology. Special emphasis will be put on both the recent discoveries and the reinforcement of close clinico-pathological cooperation. The motto of the Congress Pathology: A gate to the future is guiding the design and content of the scientific sessions. The core of the programme, prepared with a strong input from the ESP Working Groups, will encompass the following topics: a Breast Pathology a Cardiovascular Pathology a Cytopathology a Dermatopathology a Digestive Diseases Pathology a Electron Microscopy a Endocrine Pathology a Gynaecological Pathology a Haematopatholoy a Head and Neck Pathology a Infectious Diseases a Molecular Pathology a Nephropathology a Neuropathology a Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology a Pulmonary Pathology a Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology a Thymic and Mediastinal Pathology a Uropathology A wide range of scientific sessions will be offered, comprising Slide Seminars, Short Courses, Symposia, Videomicroscopy and Special Sessions, as well as Oral Free Paper and Poster Sessions. Four Keynote Lectures will address some hot topics of the present and the future of Pathology. Attendance of all sessions, including Slide Seminars, is free. The programme will include contributions from ESP Associated Societies and other leading European Organisations such as EORTC, UEG and ESMO. Some Special Sessions will be organised jointly by ESP / IAP and by the Portuguese Society of Pathology / Portuguese Division of the International Academy of Pathology.

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26th European Congress of Pathology

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DATES TO REMEMBER 3 April 2013 11 April 2013 2 July 2013 31 August 2013 a First deadline for early registration fee a Deadline for abstract submission a Second deadline for early registration fee a Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception of the 25th ECP

a European Society of Pathology a Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland Understanding disease
30 August 3 September 2014, London ExCeL London, United Kingdom

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