MILAN 2012 - SIX DAYS, FOUR MEETINGS, ONE CITY

The ESCRS will be partnering its XXX Annual Congress in Milan, Italy, with the 12th EURETINA Congress, the 3rd EuCornea Congress and the 2nd World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WCPOS). In addition, the ESCRS will hold its second Glaucoma Day on Friday September 7. The Glaucoma Day Scientific Programme is organised by the European Glaucoma Society. The four meetings will run from Thursday September 6, 2012, until Wednesday September 12 to offer members of the four organisations an extended meeting facilitating increased co-operation among the different specialties.

EURETINA will be held from September 6-9, EuCornea 6-8, WCPOS 7-9 and ESCRS 8-12. More than 10,000 doctors are expected to attend the four meetings at the MiCo, Milano Congressi (formerly Fiera Milano City), making this one of the biggest gatherings of ophthalmologists to be held in Europe. A 15 per cent discount is available to doctors who register for one extra meeting in addition to their main meeting of interest.

The industry exhibition is always one of the highlights of the ESCRS Congress and this year’s exhibition in Milan is heavily booked. ESCRS and EURETINA will host a joint exhibition and EuCornea and WCPOS will hold their own separate exhibitions.

Designed in 2002 and doubled in size in 2005, the 2011 extension has placed MiCo, Milano Congressi among the largest conference facilities in Europe and worldwide, catering for up to 18,000 people in 70 or so fully appointed conference rooms. The congress centre features two plenary rooms, one with seating for 4,000 and the other for 2,000 delegates. There is also an Auditorium that seats 1,500 delegates. The exhibition halls offer 54,000 sq.m of exhibition space.

While each of the four societies will have their own dedicated scientific programme, there will be a number of joint symposia which will be publicised in EuroTimes and the society websites in the months leading up to the Milan meetings.

Further information is available at: www.escrs.org, www.euretina.org, www.eucornea.org and www.wcpos.org.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the scheduling of multiple events in Milan in September 2012, it is recommended that hotel accommodation is booked as soon as possible. For hotel information visit: www.milan2012.org.