The EAU will hold its 25^th Annual EAU Congress in Barcelona from 16-20 April 2010. We will be celebrating a milestone event that will bring together medical professionals from around the world. The latest news in the field of urology will be presented here. Therefore we welcome all press representatives from Europe and beyond to this congress. More than 11,000 delegates together with approximately 3,000 company representatives are expected to attend the Annual EAU Congress in Barcelona. 

EAU Press Event

The official EAU press event will take place on Saturday 17 April from 12.00 to 13.30 hrs in the Press Conference Room (level 0, room Berlin). A welcome reception for all members of the media is included. This year’s EAU press event is a round table discussion entitled: Prostate cancer screening in Europe – the debate continues. The focus will be on the future of European healthcare policies in terms of prostate cancer screening. What is going on in Europe now?

We are very pleased that Mr Alojz Peterle (SI), Member of the European Parliament, will contribute to the discussion. The following issues will be addressed and discussed:

·               Brief explanation of the importance of the most recent results from the ERSPC trial (Prof Schröder) and the SPCG-4 (Prof Holmberg) and their possible impact on prostate cancer screening policy in Europe;

·               Short description of the current situation in prostate cancer screening in larger European countries, i.e. the UK (Chris Chapple), Sweden (Per-Anders Abrahamsson), Italy (Walter Artibani) and Germany (Manfred Wirth), the developments over the past year and what should be done in the future;

·               Professor Denis (Secretary Europa UOMO): What impact do recent developments have on the ‘man in the street’? What do they expect from their governments with regard to prostate cancer screening and is this feasible?

·               Mr Alojz Peterle (MEP): political views on actions against cancer and where should we go from here (discussion)?

·              EAU’s point of view (Per-Anders Abrahamsson, EAU Secretary General)

Prof Hamdy (GB) will be chairing the meeting. Media representatives are invited to take part in the discussion and query the experts.

Meet the Expert sessions

Make the most of your time at the Anniversary EAU Congress! Meet urological experts in specific fields in an informal setting. You are welcome to ask any question about the topic. There is ample time to sit down and discuss the latest developments. The meetings will be recorded and posted online as podcasts after the meeting.

Meet the Expert session 1

Sunday 18 April 2010 from 11.00 to 12.00 hours
The future of robotics in Europe
Professor Alex Mottrie (BE)

Meet the Expert session 2

Sunday 18 April 2010 from 14.00 to 15.00 hrs
Minimally invasive procedures (excluding robotics)
Professor Jens Rassweiler (DE)

Meet the Expert session 3

Monday 19 April 2010 from 13.00 to 14.00 hrs
New developments in tissue engineering
Professor Wouter Feitz (NL)

Press Centre
We hope to welcome you in our fully equipped EAU Press Centre on level 1. You will receive a copy of the press pack here. The Press Centre is open on: 

Friday, 16 April             11.30 - 18.00 hrs
Saturday, 17 April         08.00 - 18.00 hrs
Sunday, 18 April           08.00 - 18.00 hrs
Monday, 19 April           08.00 - 18.00 hrs
Tuesday, 20 April          08.00 - 12.00 hrs 

Staff at the EAU Press Centre will be happy to assist you with any queries.  

Press conference room
Facilities are provided for industry press conferences in the press conference room (level 0, room Berlin). Industry officials and their communications agents can obtain free registration for their press conference and for the time it is being built up and dismantled.

For an overview of the press conference time slots please click here  

Registration is free for journalists. We advise you to register online since it will save you time onsite. You need to send in a copy of your press card dated 2008/2009 and/or the original assignment letter to registrations@congressconsultants.com or by fax +31 (0)26 38 90 686.  

We look forward to meeting you (again) in Barcelona.

For more information or questions please contact Lindy Brouwer, EAU communication officer, at l.brouwer@uroweb.org.