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A Chronological History of the European Federation of PeriodontologyA New Era of Relationship with European Periodontology1999EFP meetings were held in Marbella,Spain, 28-29 May 1999 and Rome, Italy,27-28 November 1999.The Secretary General reported on the conversations carried out withNiklaus Lang, Thorkild Karring and Jan Lindhe as leaders of theEuropean Academy of Periodontology in order to seek convergencebetween the EAP and the EFP.The following proposal was presented by the Executive Committee tothe General Assembly:PresidentAlki AndronikakiPresident ElectGianfranco CarnevaleImmediate Past PresidentDavid HillamGeneral SecretaryMariano SanzTreasurerMichel BrecxEditorJan LindheElected MembersDaniel EtienneJoerg MeyleThe 3rd European Workshop on Periodontology took place in Charterhouse at Ittingen,Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, 30January-3 February, 1999. The theme of this meeting was “Implant Dentistry”. The proceedings of the meeting werepublished by Quintessence. Mariano Sanz together with Edwin Winkel began contacts with the Van Lindt law firm in Brusselswhich had made a proposal to the EFP in order to facilitate legalisation of the Foundation in Belgium within a period of aboutnine months. This year, the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands became the third to have its Post-Graduate programmeaccredited by the Post-Graduate Education Committee. The Finnish Society of Periodontology was accepted as a FullMember of the EFP. Mariano Sanz reported on formal correspondence established with the American Academy ofPeriodontology seeking mutual co-operation and establishment of formal links.Gianfranco Carnevale and Daniel Etienne initiated this formal link on behalf of the Executive Committee during the 85th AAPMeeting in San Antonio, 26-29 September, 1999. It was agreed that the EFP would formally invite an official AAP delegationto attend the EuroPerio 3 Congress in Geneva.to be continued... Joanna Kamma13