Annual report 2017

Aswell as including events organised byESTRO, this section also covers events organised in association withother partners, and those supported byESTRO.

MEETINGS

ESTRO has a long track record of organising conferences, disseminating the latest findings and providing a platform for networking. Three years on from ESTRO 33, the annual congress was back in Vienna, Austria, attracting 5,860 participants. 1. ESTRO annual congress: ESTRO 36 The leading platform for radiation oncology in Europe 5-9May 2017 | Vienna, Austria

A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME The state-of-the-art scientific programme is developed by expert members of the congress’ various scientific advisory groups, who all work on a voluntary basis. The programme covered all aspects of radiation oncology, featuring presentations from clinicians, medical physicists, radiobiologists, brachytherapists and radiation therapists.

NETWORKING There were multiple opportunities to network at ESTRO 36, including at the 10,000m2 exhibition space, the communities pavilion and start-up corner, and social activities such as the welcome reception, poster awards ceremony, the Super Run and the social event… Participants were also invited to the RTT meet and greet, the Physics and GEC-ESTRO assemblies, as well as the general assembly for ESTRO members.

MANY EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES The educational programme included pre- meeting courses, teaching lectures, tumour board and contouring sessions. You can read about the educational programme in the School section of this report.

YOUNG PROGRAMME A whole day was dedicated to ESTRO’s young audience, which included a teaching lecture, symposia and networking activities.

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