Media alert: 13th Congress of the EHA - European Hematology Association (June 12-15, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark) / Press Briefings

More than 6.500 participants from around 100 European and non-European countries will gather at the upcoming 13th Congress of the EHA in Copenhagen (Bella Center Copenhagen) from June 12-15, 2008. The EHA Congress will be organized by the European Hematology Association (EHA).

President of the EHA: Prof. Willem Fibbe, The Netherlands;
President of the 13th Congress: Prof. Niels Borregaard, Denmark;
Chair Scientific Program Committee of the 13th Congress: Prof. Gilles Salles, France;
Chair Standing Press Committee 2008: Prof. Anton Hagenbeek, The Netherlands.

The EHA Congress has become the most important forum for laboratory and clinical hematologists organized in Europe and offers important information on current and future developments in hematological research.

Press Briefings on key-topics of the EHA Congress

PRESS BRIEFING on Friday June 13, 2008 from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Meeting Room 16

• Highlights of EHA activities- Prof. Willem Fibbe, President of the EHA, The Netherlands;
• Thrombocytopenia – Prof. James Bussel, New York, USA
• Hodgkin’s lymphoma – Prof. Andrea Gallamini, Cuneo, Italy
• Chronic Myeloid Leukemia – Prof. Jorge Cortes, Houston , TX, USA

PRESS BRIEFING on Saturday June 14, 2008 from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Meeting Room 16

• Academia and pharma: public trust at stake?–Prof. Mike Greaves, Aberdeen , UK
• Acute Myeloid Leukemia – Prof. Hartmut Döhner, Ulm, Germany
• Multiple Myeloma – Prof. Jesus San Miguel, Salamanca, Spain

The preliminary program of the congress can be found on the internet at http://congress.ehaweb.org/13th/

Press kit

A comprehensive press kit will be provided to media representatives at the Congress.

Press Room

The EHA press room and journalist working area are located on the ground floor in the Center Hall behind the registration area in the BellaCenter.

Facilities are available between 07:30 and 19:00 from Thursday, June 12 to Saturday, June 14, and between 07:30 and 14:00 on Sunday, June 15.

Accreditation for Media Representatives/ Press badges

Press registration is free of charge. Last-minute press registration requests will be handled on-site, on presentation of press ID or letter of assignment.

Thank you to those who have already registered!

On-site badge pick-up will be conducted at the Registration Desk. Press badges have not been / will not be sent out in advance.

We have been appointed by EHA to facilitate media relations and to provide you with information related to all aspects of this important meeting. We would be pleased to assist you in case of any inquiries.

We are looking forward to collaborating with you successfully.
Kind regards
Birgit Kofler
Daniela Pedross

Contact

B&K Medien- und Kommunikationsberatung GmbH
Dr. Birgit Kofler; Daniela Pedross, MA.
Porzellangasse 35/Top 3, A-1090 Vienna
Phone: 0043-01-319-43-78-11; Fax: 0043-01-319-43-78-20
E-mail: pedross@bkkommunikation.com

About EHA

The European Hematology Association (EHA) aims to promote excellence in clinical practice, research and education in European hematology.

Today, EHA – with over 2700 active members from 95 countries – is a consolidated organization that pursues a large and growing number of projects and programs. An Executive Board and Councilors elected by the membership. Form the governmental body responsible for the strategy and organization of the Association.

About the EHA Annual Congress

The EHA annual congress is organized every June in a major European city. Over the years the congress has become the meeting place for hematologists in all fields of the specialty. The congress program has sessions on clinical and laboratory hematology and covers all the major hematological subspecialties, including hemato-oncology, red cell disorders, hemostasis, thrombosis, pediatric hematology and transfusion medicine. In 2007 the EHA Congress welcomed over 6.500 participants.