EAES Annual Report 2019

55 27 t h Annual Congress PRE CONGRESS PROGRAMME This year, participants could again choose from a wide range of master classes prior to the congress, on Wednesday 12 June. The programme consisted of 4 pre-congress courses and the Technology symposium. The Masterclass in collaboration with the European Hernia Society focused on new trends in the field of MIS in abdominal wall surgery and was pleased with a very large attendance. Following a successful Masterclass last year, the Ta-TME course was again on the programme this year. New this year was the FUSE course which meets the increasing need for education and training in the field of safe use of electrosurgical instruments. For the second time in a row the Research Talent Academy was offered in which participants are given the opportunity to further train themselves in research methodology and to expand their knowledge in the field of study design. 1565 Registrations 84 Countries 1,565 persons registered for EAES 2019. Of these, 1,366 participated in the scientific programme. This is an increase compared to previous years (London 1,296 participants) and we aim to maintain this upward trend. Participants from 84 different countries came to Sevilla to participate in EAES 2019. This shows how widespread the EAES family is. 48 Exhibitors A total of 48 companies were represented to inform participants about their products and services. The support of our industry partners is an important element of the congress.