Venue Selection Process for the Annual Meeting 2025

The EBMT invites EBMT members to submit Expressions of Interest to Bid for hosting the upcoming 51^st EBMT Annual Meeting that will take place in 2025. The Annual Meeting will include:

51st Meeting of the Physicians,
41st Meeting of the EBMT Nurses Group,
24th Meeting of the Data Management Group,
19th EBMT Patient, Family and Donor Day (PFD),
17th Meeting of the Quality Management Group,
14th Cell Therapy Day,
14th Paediatrics Day,
10th Pharmacists Day,
9th Psy Day
7th Transplant and Search Coordinators Day
6th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Innovative Cellular Therapies
5th Lab Technicians Day
4th Trainee’s Day

Outlined below is important information about the Annual Meeting and the application process.

The EBMT Annual Meeting is the society’s key activity in terms of scientific networking. It is also the primary source of revenue to support the EBMT studies, registry, educational activities, including the Annual Meeting, and accreditation (JACIE). Thus, the EBMT together with the local organising committee bear the financial and organisational responsibilities of the Annual Meeting. Maximisation of profit is therefore an important strategic goal, but this must be balanced by other key objectives:

• Deliver a successful and sustainable Annual Meeting that is accessible and relevant to the delegates (and the EBMT community at large).
• Foster a long-term collaborative relationship with industry sponsors.
• Promote transparency and accountability to members and delegates.

The information below reflects the reality of the EBMT as it stands now in June 2021, and does not reflect any possible or eventual changes of the society we are not aware of currently. EBMT is in a process of evolution; transitioning the Annual Meeting first from in-person to fully virtual, and now to a hybrid meeting with both in-person and virtual components as we navigate the coronavirus pandemic.

It is of the utmost importance that the conditions of the bids reflect the flexibility that is needed in the coming transitional years. The flexibility and city/venue support offered will be regarded as key points of consideration for successful bid candidates.

Only candidates whose bids include strategic proposals for risk reduction and favourable adaptability to changing conditions with the future impact of COVID-19 and/or analogous pandemics in mind will be considered.

The Board reserves the right to change the organisation or the conditions / requirements to hold the EBMT Annual Meeting. Decisions are made during Board Meetings and candidates considering hosting EBMT Annual Meeting will be informed accordingly including any possible changes and their impact.