The Spine Times Berlin Issue 1

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ISSUE 1 /// WEDNESDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2016 /// EUROSPINE2016.EU

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE LOCAL HOSTS

WELCOME MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT

Dear colleagues and friends,

Dear members, dear colleagues and friends,

After Munich in 1999, the EUROSPINE conference is now held for the second time in Germany – Welcome to Berlin!

We hope to get to know you personally during the upcoming days and hope that you will contribute by sharing your knowledge and expertise by discussing recent issues. We are confident that you will enjoy these next days. Yours sincerely,

Berlin is one of the most fascinating and attractive cities in Europe and as capital of the reunified Germany it has been, and still is, rapidly developing. It harbours many famous museums and galleries as well as concert halls, theaters, restaurants and pubs, and is the traditional link between the East- and WestEuropean cultures. The city´s unique atmosphere and its wealth of attractions will play their part in making your stay here an unforgettable event.

The venue for the EUROSPINE 2016 is the new CityCube Berlin, a multifunctional building for trade fairs, conferences and events which was completed in May 2014.

Hans-Joachim Wilke Peter Vajkoczy Michael Putzier

With two main floors, numerous conference rooms and the southern section of the exhibition grounds nearby, this venue provides the perfect setting for our conference. It is EUROSPINE’s goal and passion to prepare a high level conference and provide an open and friendly atmosphere for communication among experts coming from all areas around the world.

It is my great honour to welcome you to the EUROSPINE 2016 congress in Berlin. Founded in 1998 as a merger of the European Spine Society and the European Spinal Deformity Society, EUROSPINE, the Spine Society of Europe experienced a strong growth regarding members, activities and participants at annual meetings. During the last 10 years, the number of spine specialists attending the meetings had more than doubled. Regarding activities, our main focus for the last years was on education and research, as well as on strengthening the relationship with our stakeholders. With EuSSAB, the European Spine Societies Advisory Board, we recently created a platform to foster excellence in spine care by sharing knowledge and visions for the future, and by coordinating education plans, between the national spine societies in Europe.

EUROSPINE Berlin will be a perfect place to exchange your knowledge with your colleagues in Europe and all over the world.

Our local hosts in Berlin will be Hans Joachim Wilke, Michael Putzier and Peter Vajkoczy. Together with our local hosts and many other EUROSPINE officers, the programme committee, our administrative staff and our PCO Conventus , we have been working hard to make EUROSPINE 2016 in Berlin a very successful and memorable meeting for you. On behalf of our local hosts and EUROSPINE, I would like to once again welcome you to Berlin and wish you an exciting, interesting and joyful conference! We look forward to meeting you personally at EUROSPINE 2016 in Berlin. Michael Ogon President EUROSPINE

CONGRESS VENUE CCB - CityCube Berlin Messedamm 26 14055 Berlin, Germany

As in recent years, EUROSPINE 2016 in Berlin includes premeetings, instructional courses, blinded selected best abstracts, debates, lunch symposia and e-posters. Beyond a great academic forum that will give you the latest update on spine research and treatment options,


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