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ECP 2017 ·
Amsterdam
Dear Colleague,
The European Society of Pathology would like to invite you to Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, for the 29th European Congress of Pathology (ECP 2017). It will
be held from 2 to 6 September 2017 at the Amsterdam RAI. Join us for an ener-
getic congress that will update you on all aspects of diagnostic and molecular
pathology.
The motto of the congress – Pathology for Patient Care – will highlight the
added value of the pathology science and discipline in providing care and
improving health outcomes for patients and population.
The scientific programme will focus on the central role of pathology and its
current clinical applications, translational research, near-future innovations
and the longer perspectives of paradigm shifts (integrated ‘omics’ care). High-
throughput assays, bioinformatics and precision diagnostics will pervade the
programme more than ever.
ECP 2017 will also provide a unique occasion for updating our knowledge in
pathology through up-to-date teaching courses highlighting news and views in
diagnostic pathology.
Moreover, the ECP 2017 will provide a platform for mingle & meet, between
pathologists and scientists alike, from all over the world.
Amsterdam, cultural hub & hotspot in the Netherlands, will provide an enticing
stage (with its spider web-like canals and 1,000 bridges) for networking with
colleagues and congress participants.
Counterpoints to give your brain a break will be amply provided by Amsterdam.
Get on a bus, a tram, a bicycle or simply walk downtown. Its cafés and restau-
rants will bring you into a communicative mood to enjoy some ‘liquid bites’
with ‘bitterballen’, to reinvigorate after many lectures and get the conversation
flowing.
We look forward to welcoming you and spending a great time in Amsterdam.
Prof. Pierre Bedossa
President of the European Society of Pathology
Prof. Folkert van Kemenade
Chair of the Local Organising Committee of ECP 2017
Welcome Address
Folkert van Kemenade
Pierre Bedossa