In 2010 the Annual EAU Congress will celebrate its 25th edition. It is a special occasion and it gives us an opportunity to look into the history of this unique European event.
The history of the EAU Congresses is a history made by its delegates. It is a history made of sad and happy memories, anecdotes, moments of triumph and discovery, professional success and personal impressions.
This series of interviews will place the Annual EAU Congress as you know it today in another perspective. You will realise how many outstanding people have worked on the foundation and the development of the congress. You will hear their personal, exciting stories and, perhaps, these accounts will stir your own special memories from the past. If you have a story of your own to tell, do let us know!
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| A Change of Course
In this interview, Prof. Alain Le Duc talks about the EAU Congress which took place in 1996 in Paris, as well as the changes introduced at that time. He also shares his memories about the unusual publicity around the EAU Evening in the French press.
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 | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prof. Michael Marberger discusses how the continuous development in the treatment of BPH was reflected in the scientific contents of the EAU congresses. He also shares his memories about the first congress which took place 35 years ago in Padua.
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 | From Padua to Paris
Prof. L. Boccon-Gibod shares his memories about the very first EAU Congress in Padua, 1974, which he attended as a young resident. He also talks about the highlights of the EAU Congress in Paris, 2006, pondering at the progress that the meeting had made in those two decades.
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| New Beginnings
Prof. Frans Debruyne’s contribution to the development of the European Association of Urology and the Annual EAU Congress is legendary.
In this interview, Prof. Debruyne recollects his early days at the association and the period of transformation which followed his election as EAU Secretary General. He also reflects on the EAU’s current achievements and the challenges of the future.
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 | Uncovering the PCA3 gene
This interview takes us back to the early days of PCA3 gene research, the findings of which marked a breakthrough in the development of PCa diagnostic techniques.
Prof. Jack Schalken, who has been involved in this research for more than a decade, shares his memories about this discovery. He also talks about the reaction of the urological community to the study’s findings presented at the Annual EAU Congress in 2005.
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 | From strength to strength
In this interview, Prof. Per-Anders Abrahamsson, Secretary General of the EAU, talks about his memories of the first EAU Congresses that he attended, the changes that this meeting underwent over the last two decades and the trends that can be observed today.
He also looks back at his own experiences of the Congress, sharing the memories that he cherishes the most.
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 | A lost case
Michaela Zykan is a historian from the Vienna Medical University who works in close collaboration with the EAU History Office. For many years, she has taken an active part in the organisation of historical exhibitions at the EAU Annual Congress and in this interview she shares her memories about the first exhibition she helped to set up.
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 | Blue Light Cystoscopy
Prof. A. Stenzl talks about the origins of “blue light” cystoscopy and the effect it recently had on the diagnosis of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
He also shares his memories about the presentation at last year’s EAU Congress, during which he reported on the findings of the landmark study that investigated the effectiveness of this relatively new technology.
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 | From Resident to Chairman
In this interview Prof. Hein Van Poppel, Chairman of European School of Urology talks about his memories from the very first congress he attended. "I can laugh about it now, but back then it didn't seem to be a funny situation at all," he said.
Prof. Van Poppel also talks about how the congress changed from year to year and how his role changed along with it.
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 | Historical Exhibitions
In this interview Dr. Dirk Schultheiss, Chairman of the EAU History Office, shares his memories about the annual congress. He talks about the changes that happened in the last ten years, and how his own perception of the congress has changed along the way.
Dr. Schultheiss also tells a few interesting stories about the early days of the historical exhibition, which has now become an integral and much-anticipated part of every congress.
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 | Gregoir’s last congress
Dr. Johan J. Mattelaer shares his memories about Willy Gregoir, one of EAU’s founding fathers and the driving force behind the very first congresses.
He also talks about Gregoir’s last congress and his speech - a cherished memory for those who were present at that meeting in 1990.
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