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History of EACPT

Historic Timeline of EACPT

1980

WHO- Europe Working Group Creation

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1980
1993

EACPT founded in Verona

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1993
1995

First EACPT Congress in Paris

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1995
1997

EACPT Congress in Berlin

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1997
2000

EACPT Congress in Florence

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2000
2003

EACPT Congress in Istambul

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2003
2010s

Expansion accross Europe

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2010s

Executive Committee membership since the inception of EACPT.

1993–1995

Chairman: Prof. Folke Sjöqvist (Sweden)
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Georges Cheymol (France)
Secretary: Prof. Michael Orme (United Kingdom)
Treasurer: †Prof. Norbert Rietbrock (Germany)

Councillors:
Prof. Pierre Bechtel (France)
Prof. Jochen Kuhlmann (Germany)
Prof. Joan-Ramon Laporte (Spain)
Prof. Per Knut Lunde (Norway)
Dr. Leo Offerhaus (Netherlands)
Dr. Allan Struthers (United Kingdom)
Prof. Giampaolo Velo (Italy)

1995–1999

Chairman: Prof. Folke Sjöqvist (Sweden)
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Giampaolo Velo (Italy)
Treasurer: Prof. Jochen Kuhlmann (Germany)
Secretary: Prof. Michael Orme (United Kingdom)

Councillors: Prof. Marc Bogaert (Belgium), Prof. Kim Brøsen (Denmark), Prof. Pierre Dayer (Switzerland), Prof. Patrice Jaillon (France), Prof. Joan-Ramon Laporte (Spain), Prof. Ivar Roots (Germany), †Prof. Bozidar Vrhovac (Croatia)

Honorary Presidents: Prof. Georges Cheymol (France), †Prof. Norbert Rietbrock (Germany)

1999–2003

Chairman: Prof. Giampaolo Velo (Italy)
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Kim Brøsen (Denmark)
Treasurer: Prof. Jochen Kuhlmann (Germany)
Secretary: Prof. Michael Orme (United Kingdom)

Councillors: Dr Angeliki Iliopoulou (Greece), Prof Patrice Jaillon (France), †Prof Alexander Mrozikiewicz (Poland), Dr Lembit Rago (Estonia), Prof Anders Rane (Sweden), Prof Jan Schellens (Netherlands), Prof Vitan Vlahov (Bulgaria)

Past Chairman: Prof. Folke Sjöqvist (Sweden)

Honorary Presidents: Prof. Micha Levy (Israel), †Prof. Norbert Rietbrock (Germany)

2003–2007

Chairman: Prof. Michael Orme (United Kingdom)
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Nicholas Moore (France)
Treasurer: Prof. Ingolf Cascorbi (Germany)
Secretary: Prof. John Cockcroft (United Kingdom)

Councillors: Prof Nicolas Boada (Spain), Dr Kim Dalhoff (Denmark), Dr Jules Desmeules (Switzerland), Prof Igor Francetic (Croatia), Prof Piero Geppetti (Italy), Prof Anders Rane (Sweden), Prof Jan Schellens (Netherlands), Prof Adam Vas (Hungary)

Past Chairman: Prof. Giampaolo Velo (Italy)

Honorary Presidents: Prof Kim Brøsen (Denmark), Prof Alexander Mrozikiewicz (Poland), Prof Cankat Tulunay (Turkey)

Co-opted: Prof David Webb (United Kingdom), Prof Przemyslaw Mrozikiewicz (Poland)

2007–2011

Chairman: Prof. Ingolf Cascorbi (Germany)
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Nicholas Moore (France)
Secretary: Prof. John Cockcroft (United Kingdom)
Treasurer: †Prof. Adam Vas (Hungary)

Councillors: Prof Gunnar Alvan (Sweden), Prof G Calvo Rojas (Spain), Prof Pierangelo Geppetti (Italy), Dr Simon Maxwell (United Kingdom), Prof Milos Stojiljkovic (Serbia), Prof Theo de Vries (Netherlands), Prof Lilia Ziganshina (Russian Federation)

Past Chairman: Prof. Michael Orme (United Kingdom)

Honorary Presidents: †Prof Alexander Mrozikiewicz (Poland), Prof Jan Schellens (Netherlands), Prof Giampaolo Velo (Italy)

Co-opted: Prof Kim Brøsen (Denmark), Prof David Webb (United Kingdom)

2011–2015

Chairman: Prof. Gonzalo Calvo (Spain)
Chairperson-Elect: Prof. Tabassome Simon (France)
Secretary: Prof. Donald Singer (United Kingdom)
Treasurer: Prof. Kari Kivistö (Finland)

Councillors: Dr Caridad Pontes (Spain), Prof Ylva Böttiger (Sweden), Prof Gerard Rongen (Netherlands), Prof Matthias Schwab (Germany), Prof Edoardo Spina (Italy), Prof Dinko Vitezić (Croatia)

Past Chairman: Prof. Ingolf Cascorbi (Germany)

Co-opted: Prof Simon Maxwell (United Kingdom), Prof Theo de Vries (Netherlands), Prof Kim Brøsen (Denmark), Dr Marie Besson (Switzerland), Dr Caroline Samer (Switzerland), Prof Petra Thürmann (Germany)

2015–2017

Chairman: Prof. Tabassome Simon (France)
Chairperson-Elect: Prof Ylva Böttiger (Sweden)
Secretary: Prof. Simon Maxwell (United Kingdom)
Treasurer: Prof Janne Backmann (Finland)

Councillors: Dr Caridad Pontes (Spain), Prof Matthias Schwab (Germany), Prof Gerard Rongen (Netherlands), Prof Edoardo Spina (Italy), Prof Dinko Vitezić (Croatia)

Past Chairman: Prof. Gonzalo Calvo (Spain)

Co-opted: Prof Donald Singer (United Kingdom)

2017–2019

Chairman: Ylva Böttiger (Sweden)
Chairperson-Elect: Jamie Coleman (United Kingdom)
Secretary: Caroline Samer (Switzerland)
Treasurer: Prof Janne Backmann (Finland)

Councillors: Emilio Clementi (Italy), Markus Zeitlinger (Austria), Gerard Rongen (Netherlands), Pierre Marquet (France), Achim Schmidtko (Germany), Jolanta Gulbinovic (Lithuania)

Past Chairman: Tabassome Simon (France)

Co-opted: Prof Donald Singer (United Kingdom), Gerard Rongen (Netherlands), Arantxa Sancho López (Spain), Michiel Van Agtmael (Netherlands), Vangelis Monolopoulos (Greece)

2019–2021

Chairman: Jamie Coleman (United Kingdom)
Chairperson-Elect: Pierre Marquet (France)
Secretary: Arantxa Sancho López (Spain)
Treasurer: Achim Schmidtko (Germany)

Councillors: Markus Zeitlinger (Austria), Annalisa Capuano (Italy), Gerard Rongen (Netherlands), Miia Turpeinen (Finland), Helena Glasova (Slovakia), David Williams (Ireland)

Past Chairman: Ylva Böttiger (Sweden)

Co-opted: Vangelis Monolopoulos (Greece), Michiel Van Agtmael (Netherlands), Caroline Samer (Switzerland), Janne Backman (Finland), Isabella Ekheden (Sweden), Pau Alcubilla (Spain)

2021–2025

Chairman: Pierre Marquet (France)
Chairperson-Elect: Gerard Rongen (Netherlands)
Secretary: Helena Glasova (Slovakia)
Treasurer: Julia Stingl (Germany)

Councillors: Annalisa Capuano (Italy), Mia Turpeinen (Sweden/Finland), Gerard Rongen (Netherlands), Joaquin Saez (Spain), Tomas Griesbacher (Austria), David Webb (United Kingdom), Mimi Stokke Oppdal (Norway)

Past Chairman: Jamie Coleman (United Kingdom)

Co-opted: Maxim Frolov (Russia), Michiel Van Agtmael (Netherlands), Carla Sans Pola (Spain), Emilie Joanjous (France), Florian Naudet (France)

2025-Present

Chair: Janne Backman (Finland)
Past Chair: Gerard Rongen (Netherlands)
Secretary: Joaquín Sáez Peñataro (Slovakia)
Chair-Elect: Julia Stingl (Germany)

Treasurer: Troels K. Bergmann (Denmark)

Honarary president: Pierre Marquet (France)

Co-opted: Laura Aurinsalo (Finland), Andrej Belančić (Croatia), Jelle Tichelaar (Netherlands), Concepción Payares (Spain), Lucía Arellano (Spain), Lucía Bellas (Spain)

Councillors: Florian Naudet (France), Ivana Kacirova (Czech Republic), Arne Reimers (Sweden), Jan de Hoon (Belgium), Caroline Samer (Switzerland), Silje Skrede (Norway), Cornelis Kramers (The Netherlands), Dominique Deplanque (France)


EACPT Congresses since the Foundation of EACPT.

 CityDatesYearCongress President
I CongressParisSeptember 27th – 30th1995Prof Cheymol
II CongressBerlinSepteber 17th -21st1997Prof Roots
III CongressJerusalemOctober 3rd – 8th1999Prof Levy
IV CongressFlorenceJuly 15th – 20th2000Prof Velo
V CongressOdenseSeptember 12th -15th2001Prof Brøsen
VI CongressIstanbulJune 25th – 28th2003Prof Tulunay
VII CongressPoznanJune 25th – 29th2005Prof Mrozikiewicz
VIII CongressAmsterdamAug 28th –Sept 1st2007Prof Schellens
IX CongressEdinburghJuly 12th – 15th2009Prof Webb
X CongressBudapestJune 26th – 29th2011Prof Vas
XI CongressGenevaAugust 28th – 31st2013Prof Dayer
XII CongressMadridJune 27th – 30th2015Prof Avendaño Solá
XIII CongressPragueJune 24th – 27th2017Prof Grundmann
XIV CongressStockholmJune 29th to July 2nd 2019Prof Ylva Böttiger
XV CongressAthensJune 25th to June 28th2022Prof Pierre Marquet
XVI CongressRotterdamJune 8th to June 11th 2024Prof Gerard Rongen
XVII ConcressHelsinkiJune 28th to July 1st2025Prof Janne Backmann