The European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) has decided to choose the combined Barcelona and Vienna offer for their Annual Congress in the years 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021.
-The 36th Annual Meeting takes place in Vienna, May 5-9, 2017.
-The 37th Annual Meeting in 2018 in Barcelona.
-The same pattern is scheduled for the years 2020 and 2021.
The combined proposal from Barcelona and Vienna includes the Reed Messe Wien as congress location in Vienna and the CCIB in Barcelona.
The Annual Congress of ESTRO lasts four days and 6000 participants attend the congress which features new research results in radiation oncology presented by top medical professionals and scientists from all over the world, working together for the benefit of cancer patients.
Alessandro Cortese, CEO of ESTRO comments on behalf of the Board of Directors: „The collaboration between ESTRO and Barcelona & Vienna is a strategic one: together we co-create a stronger positioning for radiation oncology in Europe and in our partner cities through a state of the art meeting for our stakeholders.
On behalf of the Coopetition Partners Barcelona Convention Bureau and Vienna Convention Bureau, Christian Mutschlechner, Director of the Vienna Convention bureau adds: „It is a great pleasure for us to partner with ESTRO in their midterm strategic approach to further develop the Annual Congress and to have excellent partners in our cities for this specific event with the CCIB in Barcelona and Reed Messe Wien in Vienna.“
For the years 2019 and 2022 the Annual Congress ESTRO will move to other cities.
