EAES Annual Report 2019

38 Membership EAES Annual Report 2019 Membership is the backbone of our society and our life-line. Our members are necessary to achieve our objectives in promoting the advancement of Endoscopic Surgery and Allied Interventional Techniques throughout Europe and beyond. Expansion of membership across all European countries will enhance the efficacy and enable the EAES to establish a high European Standard of practice and training in Endoscopic Surgery. Gender EAES members Countries with more than 20 members Membership 88 % Male (3140) 37 % Individual member ( 1333 ) 352 Italy 235 Netherlands 227 United Kingdom 214 Japan 196 Poland 176 Romania 168 Switzerland 163 Belgium 131 Spain 118 Serbia 108 Ukraine 98 Germany 90 Bosnia-Herzegovina 87 Israel 83 Korea 67 Austria 61 Taiwan 59 Greece 59 India 52 Saudi Arabia 51 Egypt 48 Russia 41 Turkey 36 Slovakia 34 Croatia 32 France 32 Slovenia 30 Czech Republic 28 Malta 27 Bulgaria 21 Pakistan 27 Portugal 21 Ireland 63 % Block member ( 2242 ) 12 % Female (435) In 2019 EAES counted 3575 members from over 100 different countries