EULAR 2021 | congress organising committees
The Congress Committee develops a high-quality program, guides the scientific abstract management process and the overall organisation and set up of the EULAR Congress, and ensures having balanced content, speakers and representation.
EULAR Council
President
Prof. Iain B. McInnes, United Kingdom
President-Elect
Prof. Annamaria Iagnocco, Italy
Past President
Prof. Johannes WJ Bijlsma, The Netherlands
Vice-President representing national PARE organizations
Mr. Dieter Wiek, Germany
Vice-President representing the Health Professionals in Rheumatology
Prof. Thea Vliet Vlieland, The Netherlands
Treasurer
Prof. Daniel Aletaha, Austria
General Secretary
Prof. Zoltán Szekanecz, Hungary
Editor in Chief of the 'Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - The EULAR Journal'
Prof. Josef Smolen, Austria
Editor in Chief of 'RMD Open'
Prof. Bernard Combe, France
Liaison Officer EMEUNET
Dr. Felice Rivellese, Italy
Liaison Officer Elect EMEUNET
Dr. Kim Lauper, Switzerland
* Liaison to the American College of Rheumatology ACR
Prof. Ronald van Vollenhoven, The Netherlands
* Liaison Officer International Organizations
Prof. Gerd R. Burmester, Germany
* Liaison Officer FOREUM
Prof. Paul Emery, United Kingdom
* President UEMS Section of Rheumatology
Dr. Jean Dudler, Switzerland
* Executive Director EULAR Secretariat
Dr. Julia Rautenstrauch, Switzerland
* These functions are not included in the Congress Programme Committee
EULAR Standing Committee Chairpersons
Ex-officio members of the EULAR Executive Committee
Investigative Rheumatology
Prof. Dirk Elewaut, Belgium
Clinical Affairs
Prof. Tom Huizinga, The Netherlands
Education and Training
Prof. Frank Buttgereit, Germany
Epidemiology and Health Services Research
Dr. Pedro Machado, United Kingdom
Musculoskeletal Imaging
Dr. Espen Haavardsholm, Norway
Paediatric Rheumatology
Prof. Angelo Ravelli, Italy
PARE (People with Arthritis / Rheumatism in Europe)
Dr. Elsa Mateus, Portugal
Health Professionals in Rheumatology
Prof. Thea Vliet Vlieland, The Netherlands
Congress Programme Committee
Scientific, Health Professionals, PARE
The EULAR Executive Committee Members (excluding functions marked with *)
Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee
Prof. Loreto Carmona, Spain
Chair of the Abstract Selection Committee
Prof. Hendrik Schulze Koops, Germany
Past-Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee
Prof. John Isaacs, United Kingdom
- Prof. Joan Bathon, United States
- Prof. Annelies Boonen, The Netherlands
- Dr. Ricardo Ferreira, Portugal
- Dr. Simon Fillatreau, France
- Prof. Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont, Spain
- Dr. Kassim Javaid, United Kingdom
- Dr. Gerhard Krönke, Germany
- Prof. Chak S. Lau, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
- Mrs. Souzi Makri, Cyprus
- Prof. John McBeth, United Kingdom
- Prof. Marta Mosca, Italy
- Prof. Eduardo Mysler, Argentina
- Dr. Mwidimi Ndosi, United Kingdom
- Prof. Denis Poddubnyy, Germany
- Prof. Federica Sallusto, Italy
- Dr. Francisca Sivera, Spain
- Prof. Jaap van Laar, The Netherlands
- Dr. Tonia Vincent, United Kingdom
- Prof. Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Japan