ESHG Annual Conference Gothenburg 2010

Dian Donnai

President of ESHG

ESHG

• Two main functions– Promotion of Human Genetic Science– Support of professionals working in Human

Genetics

• How we do these– Annual conference– Work of the Board and its committees– Fellowships for young scientists– ESHG and other courses

• Executive Board• ESHG Board

– Ad-hoc Committee for the Accreditation for Clinical/Medical Geneticists– Ad-hoc Committee for the Accreditation for Laboratory Geneticists– Ad-hoc Committee for Accreditation of Genetic Nurses/Counsellors

• Annual Meetings Committee (AMC)• Scientific Programme Committee (SPC)• Professional and Public Policy Committee (PPPC)• Education Committee (EC)• Genetics Services Quality Committee (GSQC)• Communications Committee • Publication Committee

ESHG Structure 2009-10

ESHG Highlights of 2009-10Fellowships for young physicians and scientistsInternational Workshop on Consanguinity: Health impact and

future prospects for researchGeneva, Switzerland,

Introduction to the Genetic Epidemiology of Complex DiseasesParis

ESHG course on counselling skills for genetic counselling'Training the trainers' in a European context

Vienna, Austria,

Introduction à la génétique épidemiologique des maladies multifactorielles Paris

Medical genetics and genomic analysis in isolated and consanguineous populations Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

ESHG/LSHG courses for laboratory medical geneticists: Translating genomics into the clinics

Vilnius, Lithuania

Support for Fellowships for EGF Courses

ESHG Highlights of 2009-10Supporting other Conferences

• European Journal of Human Genetics

• EU-funded projects and networks– New EU liaison group

• European National Human Genetics Societies • International Federation of HGS

ESHG Key Relationships