Dear EUGA members and friends,

it is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the 2019 EUGA Annual Congress in Tel Aviv. It is the first congress of my presidency of EUGA and I am especially proud because our association has been growing steadily and it now has more than 4500 members. The Scientific Committee headed by Michele Meschia has spent a great deal of time preparing this year’s programme, which is of outstanding scientific level and will see the participation of worldwide renowned speakers.

We are expecting to receive a large number of abstracts and are confident that their scientific level will contribute to enriching the programme, which will also include several interesting workshops. 

We are particularly happy to be hosted by our Israeli affiliates and count on their proverbial efficiency so that all of you feel welcome and relaxed.

I look forward to meeting you in Tel Aviv.

Stavros Athanasiou