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www.myESR.org | EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF RADIOLOGY 2013by the ESR Presidentfor radiographers, which you can see previewed by Prof. Paulo, the president of the EuropeanFederation of Radiographer Societies on page 22. Of particular note is ‘EFRS Meets Spain’, whichrepresents the first time a partner society has hosted a ‘Meets’ session at the ECR. Indeed, we arevery pleased that the wide community of radiographers in Europe also considers the ECR to be‘their’ congress. I very much hope that ‘EFRS Meets’ sessions will become a regular ECR fixture.Aside from preparing for our annual meeting, the ESR’s main activities this year have focusedon emphasising international relations: we have established an office in Brussels so that we cantake a proactive approach to making our collective voice heard in the European Commissionon topics that affect our profession; we are intensifying relations with associate members andother societies outside of Europe; and we are also bringing our institutional member societiescloser to the fold, by having each one represented at ESR committee level by its president. Weare also delighted with the involvement of so many groups from all over the world in the veryfirst International Day of Radiology (IDoR), which took place on November 8. Prompted by thesuccess of the European Day of Radiology last year, which proved to be a very popular event,IDoR 2012 was introduced to provide the first truly global celebration of radiology, and we werehappy that so many radiologists joined us in marking the day and promoting our profession.With so much already achieved, I am relishing the prospect of addressing you all in a fewmonths’ time, to look back upon a full year’s work. Even more so, I am looking forward to joiningyou all at ECR 2013 for the scientific, educational and social highlight of our year.Gabriel P. KrestinESR PresidentPreliminary Programme EdiciÓn Invierno | ECR 2013 3