Structure

The Congress Committee

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The Congress Committee members are:

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Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore (Italy),

the Chair of the Congress Committee

  • The Chairpersons of each Section :
    • AKI: John Prowle, United Kingdom
    • APM: Audrey De Jong, France
    • ARF: Lise Piquilloud, Switzerland
    • CD: Michelle Chew, Sweden
    • DS: Paul Elbers, The Netherlands
    • ETH: Victoria Metaxa, United Kingdom
    • FREM: Arthur van Zanten, The Netherlands
    • HSRO: Susannah Leaver, United Kingdom
    • INF: Hendrik Bracht, Germany
    • NIC: Romain Sonneville, France
    • SIS: Marc Leone, France
    • TEM: Kevin Roedl, Germany
    • TransBio: Gaetano Perchiazzi, Sweden
  • The Chairperson of the Research Committee : Ignacio Martin Loeches, Ireland
  • The Chairperson of the Education & Training Committee : Pedro Povoa, Portugal
  • N&AHP Committee Representative : Cathrine McKenzie, United Kingdom
  • The Chairperson of the NEXT Committee : Emilio Rodriguez-Ruiz, Spain
  • NEXT Representative : Ines Lakbar, France

The Congress Committee is specifically responsible for the following activities :

  • To ensure the timely preparation and delivery of the ESICM Annual Congress, by the coordination of the proposals and activities of the ESICM scientific sections and project groups, as well as the other members of the programme committee (such as the Chairperson of the Research Committee and the Chairperson of the Education & Training Committee) and maintaining a close collaboration with the Congress team in the ESICM Office.
  • To ensure equitable representation in the Annual Congress of speciality’s interests, the balance of material and advice from the participants, and sensitivity to political and national considerations.
  • To prepare the scientific content of other meetings of the ESICM, such as the LIVES Forum, and shared sessions in the ESICM or other society congresses.