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EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF RADIOLOGY 2013 | www.myESR.orgForewordDear ESR Members,Dear Readers,As president of such a large society I have had an extremely busy and demanding year so far,but an enormously enjoyable one too. The huge number and range of activities undertaken by theEuropean Society of Radiology, from confidential personal meetings right up to public events inthe chambers of the European Parliament, has ensured a very challenging yet satisfyingly variedtime at the helm. The year is far too short to achieve everything we have set out to accomplish,but we can already look back on an exciting and very productive period.There is also much to look forward to, not least of all our forthcoming congress, which alreadylooks very promising. Everyone involved in the organisation of our annual meeting is delightedand very proud that abstract submission is once again on the rise. The response to the call forpaper abstracts has been nothing short of superb, especially considering continued economicdifficulties. On a personal level, I am also particularly pleased with the high percentage increasein submissions from the Netherlands. I very much look forward to seeing the final figures onceEPOS submission closes at the end of December.With Prof. Bilbao in charge, I am confident this will be a highly successful congress that will raisethe bar even higher for next year’s organising committees. With that in mind, a new subcommitteehas already been established, chaired by the 2 nd vice-chair of the Congress Committee, to ensurethat the ECR’s tradition of breaking new ground can be continued. The newly created CongressInnovations subcommittee has been charged with the task of finding new paths to take and newcorners to turn, so that our congress will always feature something original with which to capturethe imaginations of our participants.For the upcoming congress, we can again look forward to a programme that offers somethingfor everyone. This preliminary programme will give you a comprehensive overview of what toexpect in March, and Prof. Bilbao’s introduction will take you through some of the highlightsand new features at ECR 2013, but I would also like to give special mention to some key sessions.The ‘ESR Meets’ sessions always prove to be fascinating and I am sure this year will prove tobe no exception as we welcome Chile; South Africa; and Prof. Bilbao’s homeland, Spain, to theECR; as well as this year’s partner society, the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-BiliaryAssociation. I am also proud to say that this congress will boast a broad selection of sessions2ECR 2013 | Preliminary Programme EdiciÓn Invierno