ECTS 2017 | 44th European Calcified Tissue Society Congress

Dear Colleagues,

It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 44th European Calcified Tissue Society Congress, to take place from 13 to 16 May 2017 in the beautiful Austrian city of Salzburg.

ECTS serves as a forum for researchers and clinicians working in the musculoskeletal field to join forces, discover and discuss the latest advances and controversies in research and in the daily care of patients.

The 2017 ECTS Programme will offer:

• An exciting programme of invited speaker lectures featuring some of the world’s leading experts in the field
• Meet the Professor sessions
• Dedicated New Investigator sessions
• Joint ECTS-ASBMR debate and lecture
• A high proportion of submitted abstracts selected for the oral programme
• Well-attended poster sessions with dedicated poster viewing time
• A busy poster and exhibition area with lunch included in the delegate fee
• Company-supported satellite symposia highlighting some of the latest developments in therapy and research

Scientific Programme Committee

Chair:
Claus-C. Glüer (Kiel, Germany)

Co-Chairs:
Richard Eastell (Sheffield, UK) – Clinical Co-Chair
Hans van Leeuwen (Rotterdam, Netherlands) – Basic Science Co-Chair
Martina Rauner (Dresden, Germany) – New Investigator Co-Chair
Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch (Graz, Austria) – Local Organising Committee Chair

Members:
Lorenz Hofbauer (Dresden, Germany)
Franz Jakob (Würzburg, Germany)
Bente Langdahl (Aarhus, Denmark)
Willem Lems (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Stuart Ralston (Edinburgh, UK)
Gudrun Stenbeck (London, UK)
Anna Teti (L’Aquila, Italy)

Local Organising Committee

Chair:
Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch (Graz, Austria)

Members:
Hermann Agis (Vienna, Austria)
Felix Eckstein (Salzburg, Austria)
Christian Muschitz (Vienna, Austria)
Martina Rauner (Dresden, Germany)

Abstract Submission Deadline:

16 January 2017

ECTS 2017 will seek accreditation by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide European external CME credits for medical specialists.