Final Congress Report Marcelo F. Figari, MD, FACS

Conference Chair

Congress Venue

• The congress venue was the Argentinean Catholic University (UCA) Congress Center, located in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires.

September 1 - 4, 2018

Congress Leadership • Congress President: Marcelo F. Figari

• Program Chairmen: Juan J. Larrañaga, Snehal Patel & Giuseppe Spriano

• Members of the Congress Committee: • IFHNOS Founder & CEO: Jatin P. Shah

• IFHNOS President: Ashok Shaha & IFHNOS Secretary General: Pankaj Chaturvedy

• Argentina (Local Organizing Committee): L. Bassagaisteguy, I. Bedini, J. Ciechomski, M. Yarrouge

• Members of Latin American H&N Societies:

• Brazil: C. Cernea, R. Deviditis, F. Luiz Dias, L. P. Kowalski

• Chile: A. Madrid, L. Marín de Amesti, G. Vial

• Perú: R. Anicama, P. Pavel, P. Sánchez Ingunza

• Members of the Spanish H&N Society: J. L. Cebrián Carretero, I. García Recuero, G. Sánchez Aniceto

• Members of the AHNS: G. Farwell, N. Futran, B. Stack

• Members of IFOS (Head and Neck Oncology ad-hoc Committee): R. Leemans (Netherlands), D. Fliss (Israel), A. Dietz (Germany)

September 1 - 4, 2018

Congress Activities

• Opening and Closing Ceremonies

• 6 Keynote lectures

• 2 Guest of Honor Addresses

• 24 Instructional Courses

• 18 Panels

• 4 Regional Panels

• 12 Proffered Papers sessions

• Permanent e-Posters exhibition

• 12 Masters of H&N Surgery sessions

• 10 Tumor Boards

• 3 Luncheon Symposia (Industry supported)

• 1 Congress Welcome Reception

• 1 Congress Gala dinner

• 1 President’s Dinner

• IFHNOS Administrative Meetings

• IFHNOS Global Fellowship Program examination

September 1 - 4, 2018

Opening Ceremony

September 1 - 4, 2018

Opening Ceremony

September 1 - 4, 2018

Keynote Speakers

September 1 - 4, 2018

Participants

September 1 - 4, 2018

Registration

September 1 - 4, 2018

International Participation

September 1 - 4, 2018

International Participation

September 1 - 4, 2018

Proffered Papers presented and e-Posters exhibited

• 104 proffered papers presented

• 348 e-Posters in permanent exhibit

• 4 Awards (best science paper, best clinical paper, best science poster,

best clinical poster), 500 USD each.

September 1 - 4, 2018

Commercial Exhibitors: 10 Scientific Societies Exhibits: 4

September 1 - 4, 2018

IFHNOS Council Meeting

September 1 - 4, 2018

Survey results (706 participants answers: 62%)

September 1 - 4, 2018

Survey results (706 participants answers: 62%)

September 1 - 4, 2018

Survey results (706 participants answers: 62%)

September 1 - 4, 2018

Survey results (706 participants answers: 62%)

September 1 - 4, 2018

Survey results (706 participants answers: 62%)

September 1 - 4, 2018

Survey results (706 participants answers: 62%)

September 1 - 4, 2018

Survey results (706 participants answers: 62%)

September 1 - 4, 2018