Scientific Programme
Dive into the ECR 2019 scientific programme with our interactive programme planner. Explore the depths of our sessions and topics, assemble your personal schedule, and pre-register for our streaming service ECR Online!
CME at ECR 2019
ECR uses a fully digital CME acquisition system. Visit sessions and evaluate them afterwards via your smart phone, tablet or laptop or via one of the 130 laptops on the 1st level in the ECR Online and EPOS™ Lounge.
Exhibition Opening Hours
Duration of Exhibition
EXPO HALLS
February 28–March 2 10:00–17:00
March 3 10:00–14:00
FIRST LEVEL (GALLERY)
February 27 14:00–17:00
February 28–March 2 10:00–17:00
March 3 10:00–15:30
The Party
Join the party of the year to dance and celebrate with your friends and colleagues from all over the world.
But you better hurry, we only have a few tickets left.
The party will take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 20:30 at the Gasometer.
Address:
Guglgasse 6
1110 Vienna
Book your spot at the party of the year for only €55 in the MyUserArea.
Non-alcoholic drinks, wine and beer are included in the ticket.
Arts &
Culture
at ECR 2019
The ESR proudly presents an extensive and distinguished cultural programme for your time at ECR 2019.
In our Arts & Culture Brochure, you will find information on Vienna's cultural highlights such as exclusive opera performances, delightful concerts, captivating theatre and dance productions, retrospectives of masters of the cinema, and the fascinating exhibitions in Vienna's most important and remarkable museums.
Pick up your personal print copy of the Arts & Culture Brochure at the Arts & Culture Desk in the entrance hall.
Welcome by Professor Derchi
Dear Colleagues & Friends,
Since 1991 the European Congress of Radiology has been the driving force behind the development of a community of dedicated professionals in the field of medical imaging and image-guided therapy that has grown to become the largest radiological society in the world.
ECR 2019 will be the 25th held in Vienna, the right moment to rethink about what we, as radiologists, radiographers, medical physicists and allied scientists, have achieved over the years following the sea of opportunities created by our many congresses over time.
Come and be part of ‘the bigger picture’ by celebrating the 25th anniversary of ECR in Vienna, learning new things, presenting the results of scientific projects, discussing, liaising, collaborating and creating friendships with colleagues from all over the world!
From a long history of dedication, innovation and attention to patients’ care, we can build up our future and ready ourselves to meet the emerging clinical, technological and social challenges of our discipline.
Lorenzo E. Derchi
ESR President
Dare to take on the Escape Room?
Test your ability to solve radiological puzzles and challenges in the Young Radiologists Escape Room, open February 27 to March 2, Level 3, DC Tower, ECR City
To book, email us identifying your preferred time to escape. Bookings can be made for 1-4 people, and each escape will take approximately 20 minutes.
Special offer: Discounted travel with Lufthansa Group Partner Airlines
Lufthansa Group Partner Airlines offer a comprehensive global route network linking major cities around the world. We offer special prices and conditions to participants, visitors, exhibitors, invited guests as well as employees of the Contracting partner and their travel companions.
To make a reservation, please click on www.lh.com/event-flight-booking and enter the access code ATZQQFN in the "Offer for discounted flights" area. This will open an online booking platform that will automatically calculate the discount offered or provide you with an even better offer if another promotional fare is available.
NOTE: Pop-ups must be enabled otherwise the booking platform window will not open.
These promotional fares are also available through your IATA / ARC travel agent. Travel agents can obtain ticketing instructions by sending an email to lufthansa.mobility@dlh.de and providing the access code as a reference."
Public Transport
Tickets for public transportation are available online at shop.wienerlinien.at or at any underground station.
ESR Dignitaries
Honorary Members
Gold Medallists
Honorary Lecturers
Congress Poster
The poster design for ECR 2019 is inspired by two concepts – the city of Genoa, hometown of the ESR President, and the fact that ECR 2019 will be the 25th European Congress of Radiology to take place in Vienna. Genoa is on the Mediterranean Sea, and has one of the largest aquariums in Europe. It is both an entertaining and a scientific institution that attracts many visitors, even from abroad.
Choosing the colour of the Mediterranean as the background, with a number of fish swimming in it, was an easy choice. But, if you look more in detail, you can see that each fish has been designed with the colours of one of the posters of the past ECRs and that they, together, delineate the number 25.
Furthermore, the number 25 at the top of the poster and the logo surrounding it are written with the same font used for the ECR posters of the first years. These details try to recall the past and to underline that the new congress is carrying on along the same lines as earlier ones. Again, the concept of continuity of ESR's activities over time (and over presidencies).
Programme Team
The ECR 2019 Programme Team Brochure includes all the Programme Planning Committee Members, the Scientific Subcommittee Chairpersons and the staff members of the ECR Scientific Programme Department.
Last update: 29.10.2018
Green Meeting
The ECR is an officially certified green meeting, which makes it the largest congress in Europe to receive the Austrian environmental certification. To achieve the certification, the congress had to ensure environmental sustainability in several different areas. In order to achieve the lowest possible CO² emissions from transport, congress participants are strongly encouraged to use environmentally friendly means of transport on their trip to Vienna (please consult the Website of the Austrian train service) and to the Congress Center. Public transportation tickets for Vienna will be available to purchase through the congress website.
By cooperating with two catering companies that also boast eco-friendly credentials, the congress could offer locally-sourced products and avoid the use of disposable plates and plastic bottles.
The congress programme can be accessed online for free via the interactive Programme Planner. For those who prefer the paper version, a printing company was contracted based on its ability to guarantee the highest printing quality while using recyclable paper from environmentally friendly and sustainably managed forests.
Through a major expansion of the ECR Online programme, ECR 2018 attracted 6,415 online viewers, a development that is very much in the spirit of green meetings. This particular project will be extended further over the coming years.
ECR 2019 Timeline
| July 2 – October 15, 2018 | Abstract Submission Scientific Papers |
| July 2 – October 15, 2018 | Poster Abstract Submission to EPOS™ (Electronic Presentation Online System) |
| July 2 – October 15, 2018 | Student Abstract Submission Scientific Papers |
| July 2 – October 15, 2018 | Invest in the Youth Programme Application Closed |
| July 2 – October 15, 2018 | Shape Your Skills Programme Application Closed |
| July 2 – November 12, 2018 | Abstract Submission Clinical Trials in Radiology |
| November 30, 2018 | ESR Membership 2018 Final Application Deadline |
| Deadline: December 12, 2018 | Submission for Case-Based Diagnosis Training |
| Deadline: January 9, 2019 | Poster Upload to EPOS™ (for accepted abstracts) |
| February 27 – March 3, 2019 | ECR 2019 |
Dates & Location
ECR 2019 will be held February 27 – March 3, 2019 in Vienna, Austria. The congress venue's address is: Austria Center Vienna, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria.