July 2007 | Vol. 20 - Issue 2
Please refer to EBMT Related Meetings for more information about a specific meeting
Leukaemia & Lymphoma.
'East and West Together' HR
The 14th European Cancer Conference.
“Cancer in Europe - sharing the responsibilities” ES
5th Workshop on Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation, IT
AlloStem-ESH-IWP Training Course on Immunotherapy for Stem Cell Transplantation, ES

Elections 2007
Elections took place at EBMT 2007 for the position of the Solid Tumours Working Party Chair. 136 centres showed their support by voting at the EBMT Secretariat stand during the congress. The votes for the final results, announced at the General Assembly on Wednesday 28th March 2007, were as follows:
Position |
Candidate |
Nº of Votes |
Chair of the Solid Tumours Working Party |
Lisbeth Barkholt |
35 |
Marco Bregni |
72 |
|
No Vote |
29 |
We congratulate Marco Bregni on his election to the Chair of the Solid Tumours Working Party. Our gratitude goes to Lisbeth Barkholt for standing for election and for her willingness to serve the EBMT.
New Chair of the Solid Tumours Working Party
Marco Bregni
STWP Chair
Scientific Institute San Raffaele
Via Olgettina 60,
Milano,
ITALY
Tel.+39 02 26432357
Fax +39 02 26434760
marco.bregni@hsr.it
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Taner Demier receiving his plaque for service to the EBMT |
We would like to express our appreciation to Taner Demirer, the outgoing Chairperson of the Solid Tumours Working Party.
At the Welcoming Ceremony
Dr. Demirer was invited on stage and presented with a commemorative plaque to acknowledge his invaluable contribution to the Solid Tumours Working Party from 2001 - 2006. The EBMT wishes Dr. Demier all the best for the future and looks forward to his continued involvement in the society's work.
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The election proceedings at EBMT 2007 also included a number of important re-elections of existing Board Members. We are pleased to report that all six existing post holders were re-elected to serve a second-term in their respective positions and we wish them all the best for the next three years.
The results were as follows:
Position |
Candidate |
Votes |
EBMT Secretary |
Per Ljungman |
102 |
|
No Vote |
34 |
AAWP Chair |
Jakob Passweg |
112 |
|
No Vote |
24 |
ADWP Chair |
Riccardi Saccardi |
96 |
|
No Vote |
40 |
ALWP Chair |
Vanderson Rocha |
105 |
|
No Vote |
29 |
IDWP Chair |
Hermann Einsele |
113 |
|
No Vote |
23 |
LWP Chair |
Anna Sureda |
105 |
|
No Vote |
29 |