Welcome to the ECTS AGM Lounge.
The Annual General Meeting provides a platform for our members to receive updates on current ECTS achievements and engage in discussions to shape our future strategy. We cordially invite all members to participate.
If you are not able to attend and would like another member to vote in your behalf, you can fill in and send us a Proxy form, no later than 17 April 2026
To assist your participation and final preparations we would like to provide some important meeting information.
Date: Sunday 26 April 2026 18:30- 19:30 CEST – Presentations will start at 18:30 CEST, but we invite members to arrive at 18:20 to collect their voting card.
Venue: Sala Cambra, Congress Center Girona, Pg. de la Devesa, 35 17001 Girona, Spain
Registration: no registration is required.
AGENDA
All times are CEST
| 18:20 - 18:30 | Collection of voting cards | |
| 18:30 – 18:33 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | President, Peter Pietschmann |
| 18:33- 18:35 | - Declaration of Quorum | President, Peter Pietschmann |
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| 18:35-18:38 | - Approval of Incoming Academy Co-chair | |
| - Approval of incoming ECTS Academy co-chair, Biagio Palmisano | ||
| - Questions & Answers - Approvals | ||
| 18:38 - 18:50 | Treasurer’s Report | Treasurer, Polyzois Makras |
| - Review & Approval of 2025 Accounts | ||
| - Review of 2026 Budget | ||
| - Approval of 2027 Budget | ||
| - Discharge of Directors | ||
| - Questions and Answers - Approvals | ||
| 18:50 – 18:55 | Secretary’s report | Secretary, Martina Rauner |
| - Membership Report | ||
| - Questions and Answers | ||
| 18:55 – 19:25 | Report on ECTS Activities (3 mins each) | |
| - Education | Education Committee Chair, Böjrn Busse | |
| - Finance and Corporate Enagegement | Treasuer, Polyzois Makras | |
| - Research | Research Committee Chair, Salvatore Minisola | |
| - Clinical Science | Clinical Science Committee Chair, Willem Lems | |
| - Basic Science | Basic Science Committee Chair, Claudine Blin | |
| - Communication | Communications Committee Chair, Heide Siggelkow | |
| - Global Links | Central Europe Action Group and IFRMS Action Group Chair, Martina Rauner East-meets-West Action Group Chair, Salvatore Minisola |
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| - ECTS Academy | ECTS Academy Chairs, Jakob Starup-Linde, Michaela Tencerova | |
| - Annual Congress | Scientific Programme Committee Chairs, Peter Pietschmann, Martine Cohen-Solal | |
| 19:25 | - Presidency Handover | Peter Pietschmann, Martine Cohen-Solal |
| 19:30 | - AOB and closing | President, Peter Pietschmann |