3 / 60
3
19
th
Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine
Welcome Address
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM), the two French Associations
of Sexology, AIUS (Association Interdisciplinaire post-Universitaire de Sexologie) and its Pre-
sident Mireille Bonierbale, SFMS (Société Francophone de Médecine Sexuelle) and its Presi-
dent Gilbert Bou Jaoudé, we are delighted to welcome you all to the 19
th
Congress of the ESSM
in Nice, 2017.
Nice is a pulsating city, capital of the French Riviera and its famous “Promenade des Anglais”
running on the sea shore ANGELS BAY with the snowed ALPES Mountains in decor background.
Even in winter the temperatures are lenient. You can reach Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (2
nd
Airport
of the country) on non-stop flights from more than 140 destinations. The ESSM congress will
be hosted at the Acropolis Center.
The goals of the congress will be to both deliver the optimal scientific and educational programs
and to promote the field of Sexual Medicine. The content of the congress will cover topics
regarding both sexes and all sexual orientations and both state-of-the-art educational oppor-
tunities and the newest innovative research will be highlighted. To achieve this, the faculty
will include both renowned experts and up-coming stars in our field. The Local Organizing
Committee will strive to make the importance of the congress evident to the public and to the
scientific and health care authorities. This is crucial because of the obvious co-dependence
between the people who develop and the people who perform treatments. Finally, we wish to
create more networking opportunities for especially young researchers and health care providers
with an interest in Sexual Medicine. We encourage each of you to listen, to learn, to disagree,
to debate and if required to argue, and most of to enjoy both, old and new friendships.
If you have time to enjoy the city during the congress, a thousand year history awaits you in
museums and open historical buildings throughout the Old City (Vieux-Nice).
We look forward to welcoming you to Nice and together we will build a great ESSM Congress
for 2017.
François Giuliano
Daniel Chevallier
Antoine Faix
ESSM President
Local co-chair
Local co-chair
François Giuliano
Daniel Chevallier
Antoine Faix