The European Society
of Human Genetics

11th Meeting 2015

NHGS-11, 2015

Agenda

11th Meeting of the European Human Genetics Societies
Sunday, June 7, 2015, 11.15 - 13.15 hrs
Glasgow - Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
Seminar Suite

  1. Welcome and Introduction
    Milan Macek, NHGSs Liaison of ESHG
     
  2. Self-presentation of the meeting participants

  3. ESHG highlights
    Helena Kääriäinen, President of the ESHG

  4. European Board of Medical Genetics: progress in the past year and plans for 2016
    Heather Skirton, Chair of EBMG

  5. Union of European Medical Specialists – Clinical Genetics
    Ulf Kristofferson, Division chair of EBMG

  6. ESHG Public and Professional Policy Committee
    Martina C. Cornel, Chair of the Committee

  7. Education Committee and the ESHG sponsored courses
    Han Brunner, Past-President and Chair Education Committee

  8. Guest presentation 1: Global Alliance for Genomics & Health
    John Burn, Newcastle

  9. Guest presentation 2: An international charter for sharing data and biospecimens: a rare disease imperative'
    Pauline McCormack, University of Newcastle, UK

  10. DNA Day 2015
    Christophe Cordier, ESHG DNA Day coordinator