ORPHEUS 2010: The Fifth ORPHEUS 2010 Conference, Vienna Medical University 

Conference Programme

April 8, 2010

03:00-05:00 pm

Registration

05:00-05:45 pm

Vienna conference participants

Opening of the Conference

 

05:00-05:15 pm

Zdravko Lackovic, Zagreb Shool of Medicine. President of ORPHEUS

Zdravko Lackovic, Zagreb Shool of Medicine. President of ORPHEUS

05:15-05:30 pm

Wolfgang Schütz, Vienna. Rector of the Medical University of Vienna

Wolfgang Schütz, Vienna. Rector of the Medical University of Vienna

05:30-05:45 pm

Hannes Stockinger, Vienna. Chairman of the Conference

Hannes Stockinger, Vienna. Chairman of the Conference and Dean of the Doctoral School of the Medical University of Vienna

05:45-06:15 pm

Introductory Session

Chair: Zdravko Lackovic, Wolfgang Schütz

Chair: Zdravko Lackovic, Wolfgang Schütz

05:45-06:05 pm


Michael J. Mulvany , Aarhus. Head Aarhus Graduate School of Health Sciences

Michael J. Mulvany , Aarhus. Head Aarhus Graduate School of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Title: The ORPHEUS 2009 position paper: what now?

06:05-06:15 pm

Corina Duncescu, Timisoara. PhD student Corina Duncescu, Timisoara. PhD student

Corina Duncescu, Timisoara. PhD student. Emergency Hospital for Children “Louis Turcanu”, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania
Title: Why enrol in a PhD programme: A Romanian student’s testimonial

  

06:15-07:15 pm

KeyNote Lectures on partnership academia and industry

Chair: Seppo Meri, Hannes Stockinger

Chair: Seppo Meri, Hannes Stockinger

06:15-06:45 pm

Anita Aperia, Stockholm. Karolinska Institute Anita Aperia, Stockholm. Karolinska Institute.
Title: The EMTRAIN PhD program; an intellectual liaison between industry and academia.

06:45-07:15 pm

Hartmut J. Ehrlich, Vienna/Deerfield. Vice President, Global Research and Development, Baxter Bioscience
Hartmut J. Ehrlich, Vienna/Deerfield. Vice President, Global Research and Development, Baxter Bioscience Title: Successful partnerships between industry and academia: The BioScience perspective

07:15-08:30 pm

Reception by invitation of the Rector of the Medical University of Vienna

 

April 9, 2010

08:30-09:30 am

KeyNote Lectures on joint degrees

Chair: Andrea Olschewski, Michael John Mulvany
Chair: Andrea Olschewski, Michael John Mulvany

08:30-09:00 am

Jean Chambaz , Paris. Chair of the EUA-CDE Steering Committee

Jean Chambaz , Paris. Chair of the EUA-CDE Steering Committee, Vice-Chair of the Scientific Council, Director of the Institute of the Doctoral Training.

Title: Joint degrees, a driver for the European Research Area

09:00-09:30 am

Michael Wolzt, Vienna

Michael Wolzt , Vienna. University Department for Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna
Title: Models of joint PhD programmes to ensure flexibility, mobility and mutual benefit

09:30-10:00 am

Break

10:00 am–12:15 pm

10:00-10:15 am

ORPHEUS National Reports

Chair: Miroslav Cervinka, Jadwiga Mirecka
Chair: Miroslav Cervinka, Jadwiga Mirecka
Zdravko Lackovic 
, Zagreb. President of ORPHEUS
Title: ORPHEUS General Report

10:15-10:30 am

Chris F. H. van Schravendijk , Brussels
Chris F. H. van Schravendijk , Brussels. Director Doctoral School in Life Sciences and Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Title: PhD education in Flanders, variations on a consensus model

10:30-10:45 am

Petr Hach Hradec Kralove
Petr Hach and Miroslav Cervinka Hradec Kralove. 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague in Hradec Kralove
Title: Twenty years of experience with PhD study programmes in the Czech Republic

10:45-11:00 am

Helen Gallagher, Dublin 
Helen Gallagher , Dublin. Lecturer, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin
Title: Doctoral-level education in the six Irish medical schools

11:00-11:15 am

Roland Jonsson, Bergen
Roland Jonsson , Bergen. The Broegelmann Chair in Immunology, Broegelmann Research Laboratory, The Gade Institute
Title: The Norwegian PhD training program

11:15-11:30 am

Jadwiga Mirecka, Krakow 
Jadwiga Mirecka , Krakow. Jagiellonian University Medical College
Title: PhD Studies in Biomedicine and Health related Sciences in Poland

11:30-11:45 am

Luis Martinez Millan
Luis Martinez Millan , Leioa (Bizkaia). University of the Basque Country
Title: Organization of the PhD titles in Spain

11:45-12:00 pm

Gül Güner-Akdogan, Izmir 
Gül Güner-Akdogan , Hakan Örer and
 Sulhiye Yildiz , Director, Izmir. Dokuz Eylül University Health Sciences Institute, Hacettepe University Health Sciences Institute, Ankara University Health Sciences Institute
Title: PhD Education and Graduate Schools of Health Sciences in Turkey

12:00-12:15 pm

12:15-12:25 pm

Bajram Hysa, Tirania 
Bajram Hysa, Genc Burazeri, Tirana, Chancellor & Head of the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana
Title: “Brain Gain ” In Albania

Photo shoot of conference participants

Official conference photographer

12:25-02:00 pm

Lunch

Lunch Lunch

Poster presentation Poster presentation Poster presentation

 

02:00-03:30 pm

KeyNote Lectures on brain drain/brain gain and joint PhD programmes

Chair: Irene Lang, Petr Hach 
Chair: Irene Lang, Petr Hach

02:00-02:30 pm

Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Brussels. People Programme: Marie Curie Actions , European Commission
Title: The PhD degree in the context of EU policy

02:30-03:00 pm

03:00-03:30 pm

Thomas Ekman Jørgensen, Brussels
Thomas Ekman Jørgensen , Brussels. Senior Programme Manager, European University Association
Title: Certification and awareness of mobility-related skills
Ylva Huber , Vienna. Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Title: The 7th EU Framework Programme: “Healthy Perspectives” for PhD students

03:30-04:00 pm

Break

04:00-05:30 pm

KeyNote Lectures on partnership academia and scientific societies

Chair: Karl Kuchler, Günther Gell  
Chair: Karl Kuchler, Günther Gell

04:00-04:30 pm

Catherine Sautes Fridman, Paris
Catherine Sautes Fridman , Paris. President European Federation of Immunological Societies
Title: Scientific societies as partners for PhD education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences

04:30-05:00 pm

Daniela Corda, Santa Maria Imbaro 
Daniela Corda , Santa Maria Imbaro. European Research Council Panel Member
Title: The PhD experience: the roots of a scientific career

05:00-05:30 pm

Eva Moilanen, Tampere 
Eva Moilanen , Tampere. President Federation of European Pharmacological Societies
Title: PhD education and future challengers in drug development

05:30-06:30 pm

05:30-05:45 pm

Short reports on networking in PhD programmes

Chair: Akos Heinemann, Chris F. H. van Schravendijk 
Chair: Akos Heinemann, Chris F.H. van Schravendijk

Marija Geroldinger-Simic and Bernhard Knapp 
Marija Geroldinger-Simic and Bernhard Knapp , Vienna. Young Scientist Association President and Event Manager
Title: Improvement of doctoral schools by intramural networking: The Young Scientist Association of the Medical University of Vienna as paradigm

05:45-06:00 pm

Erik Ingebrigtsen, Trondheim 
Erik Ingebrigtsen, Trondheim. Norwegian Research School in Medical Imaging, NTNU, Norway
Title: A new Norwegian network for research training in medical imaging

06:00-06:15 pm

María M. Tavío. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. University of Las Palmas G.C
Title: Network for international postgraduate degree: Managing PhD education in which different universities and countries participate

06:15-06:30 pm

Giuseppina Rota and Stephanie Clarke. Lausanne. Doctoral School, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Title: PhD programmes at the University of Lausanne: National and international networks at the interface of biology and medicine

08:00-12:00 pm

Social evening at Heurigen Fuhrgassl-Huber Social evening at Heurigen Fuhrgassl-Huber Social evening at Heurigen Fuhrgassl-Huber   Social evening at Heurigen Fuhrgassl-Huber 
Social evening at Heurigen Fuhrgassl-Huber

April 10, 2010

 

09:00-09:30 am

KeyNote Lecture on Global PhD Trafficking

Chair: Osman Sinanovic, Stefan Böhm

09:00-09:30 am

Reinhold E. Schmidt , Hannover, Director Clinical Department for Immunology and Rheumatology, Dean of the Hannover Biomedical Research School
Title: Where do bright brains go? – Determinants of PhD trafficking

09:30-11:30 am

Workshops on networking

WS1 Joint degrees
Chair: Andrea Olschweski, Michael John Mulvany

WS2 National and international joint PhD programmes
Chair: Stefan Böhm, Michael Wolzt

WS3 Partnership academia and industry
Chair: Akos Heinemann, Chris von Schravendijk

WS4 Partnership academia and scientific societies
Chair: Catherine Sautes-Fridman, Karl Kuchler

WS5 Brain drain/brain gain
Chair: Irene Lang, Zdravko Lackovic

WS6 Promotion of mobility of students from less developed European countries
Chair: Wilfried Ellmeier, Seppo Meri

11:30-12:30 pm

Presentation of Workshop Paper and Closing, Lackovic and Stockinger Hannes Stockinger closes the conference Hannes Stockinger 

Presentation of Workshop Paper and Closing

End of the conference 
Chair: Zdravko Lackovic, Seppo Meri

12:30-01:30 pm

ORPHEUS General Assembly

Vienna Consensus Paper

ORPHEUS (Organisation for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System)

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EUROPEAN BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE PHD EDUCATION BY COOPERATIVE NETWORKING: A CONSENSUS DOCUMENT FROM ORPHEUS

 

Convened in Vienna on 8-10 April 2010

 

(hereafter referred to as the “ORPHEUS Vienna Consensus”)

1. Foreword

ÑMobility is an integral part of doctoral education at many universities. Higher education institutions should support enhanced mobility at doctoral level within the framework of inter-institutional collaboration as an element of their broader international strategy. (Bologna Seminar 2006).

The 5th ORPHEUS 2010 Conference in Vienna, with 196 participants, representing 114 institutions from 39 countries discussed and reached the following consensus:

Mobility of PhD students and young researchers is one of the core elements of the Bologna Process. Developing international cooperation and networking is necessary to enhance the quality of PhD education and research, and to increase competitiveness of PhD education in Europe.†

Many countries in Europe are still not adequately integrated within the European area of health research and are not adequately visible in on-line data bases. In smaller universities critical mass that ensures quality can be obtained through wider cooperation and networking. International cooperation and networking between universities and with other scientific institutions, international scientific associations, and industry are prerequisites for overcoming isolation.

Article 1

Meaningful collaboration and networking is easier among institutions with comparable standards. Institutions in Europe with PhD programmes in biomedicine and health sciences are urged to adopt ORPHEUS standards. †

Article 2

International PhD programmes are a means to increasing international collaboration and excellence. ORPHEUS supports in particular collaborative PhD programmes established on the basis of existing research collaboration. Methods should be established to acknowledge both achievements of the student at the host institution and the contribution of the host institution.

While the conventional system of ECTS may be easily applied for taught courses, this system is less appropriate for research work. Thus, time spent at different laboratories may rather be expressed as equivalents of full-time employment.

Article 3

Joint PhD programmes are based on collaborations between partners. This co-operation can be initiated as interaction at the level of different laboratories (“bottom-up”) or through implementation by the administrative heads of universities (“top-down”). The interaction between partners of joint PhD programmes should be formalized. This can range from an acknowledgment of the programme or of individual projects, to a memorandum of understanding or contract between partner institutions.

RPHEUS recognizes that funding is currently being given for support of joint PhD programmes. However, it is also recognized that such programmes are difficult to arrange. Therefore, ORPHEUS recommends that funding for collaborative PhD studies †might be in general a better way of supporting internationalization of PhD studies.

Article 4

Neither financial nor administrative restrictions should prevent the most talented European young scientists from entering an appropriate European PhD programme. The access to participate in them should be based on qualifications of the applying students.

PhD programmes should seek to limit the financial barriers that prevent international students from participating in their courses and research work. Thus, ORPHEUS should encourage doctoral schools to better define financial support instruments to encourage mobility.

Availability of PhD programs in Europe and access criteria to them should be transparent (published in the Internet in English). The access to participate in them should be based primarily on the skills and qualifications of the applying students. Enrolment of students in PhD programmes should also be transparent.† Lists of potential supervisors, available projects etc should be publicly available in English language on the programmes’ home page.

Article 5

All institutions should allow and stimulate their PhD students to spend some time in foreign institutions through courses or research projects as appropriate.

Article 6

In order to avoid one-way brain drain and encourage brain circulation (in particular for less developed countries) measures should be implemented to facilitate the return of young researchers to their home countries (e.g. with the help of collaborative projects and special funds). Also the research environment in the home institute should meet the needs of the returning PhD. In further career development into academic positions one should have transparent selection processes based on qualification. Students who decide to stay abroad should where possible be involved in enhancing international collaboration. †

Article 7

Scientific societies should be involved in establishing networks to encourage international PhD programmes.

Article 8

ORPHEUS should encourage the drafting of a general/ simple blueprint contract as a basis for good working practices between academia and industry.

Quality control criteria for PhD studies based on partnership between academia and industry should be consistent with general academic standards. These should include peer review of project, and contract-based partnership dealing with: funding, definition of the objectives of the partners, duties/rights, pr (patents and publications), confidentiality, supervision/mentoring, conflict handling, educational programme, and mobility.

 

 

 Contribution from following workshops is acknowledged:

 

Joint degrees
Chair: Andrea Olschweski, Michael John Mulvany

 

National and international joint PhD programmes
Chair: Stefan Bˆhm, Michael Wolzt

 

Partnership academia and industry
Chair: Akos Heinemann, Chris von Schravendijk

 

Partnership academia and scientific societies
Chair: Catherine Sautes-Fridman, Karl Kuchler

 

Brain drain/brain gain
Chair: Irene Lang, Zdravko Lackovic

 

Promotion of mobility of students from less developed European countries
Chair: Wilfried Ellmeier, Seppo Meri

 

 

Literature

?††††††††† UNESCO / OECD 2005 guidelines for quality provision in cross-border higher education, 2005, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/51/35779480.pdf

 

 

?††††††††† Nerad M, Heggelund M (eds): Toward a Global PhD, Univ Washington Press 2008

 

?††††††††† ORPHEUS consensus documents 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 (http://orpheus-med.org/ click on “documents”)

 

?††††††††† Doctoral Programmes for the European Knowledge Society, Bologna Seminar, Salzburg, 3-5 February 2005, see www.eua.be

 

?††††††††† Matching Ambition with Responsibilities and Resources. Bologna Seminar, Nice, 7-9, December 2006, see www.eua.be

 

?††††††††† Realising the European Higher Education Area. CommuniquÈ of the Conference of Ministers responsible for Higher Education in Berlin on 19 September 2003 (see www.eua.be).

 

?††††††††† Towards the European Higher Education Area: responding to challenges in a globalised world, CommuniquÈ of the Conference of Ministers responsible for Higher Education in London, 18 May 2007

 

?††††††††† The European Higher Education Area -Achieving the Goals. CommuniquÈ of the Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Higher Education, Bergen, 19-20 May 2005

 

(The ´ORPHEUS Vienna Position Paper ª was adopted at ORPHEUS 2010 Fifth European Conference in Vienna 8th-10th †April 2010, by 196 participants representing 114 institutions from 39 European countries)

Article will be open for comments, for registered users only,† till June 1st

Vienna Position Paper

ORPHEUS (Organisation for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System)

 

 

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EUROPEAN BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE PHD EDUCATION BY COOPERATIVE NETWORKING: A CONSENSUS DOCUMENT FROM ORPHEUS

 

Convened in Vienna on April 8-10, 2010

 

(hereafter referred to as the “ORPHEUS Vienna Consensus”)

 

 

1. Foreword

 

ÑMobility is an integral part of doctoral education at many universities. Higher education institutions should support enhanced mobility at doctoral level within the framework of inter-institutional collaboration as an element of their broader international strategy. (Bologna Seminar 2006).

 

The 5th ORPHEUS 2010 Conference in Vienna, with more than 200 participants, representing 114 institutions from 41 European countries discussed and reached following consensus:

 

Mobility of PhD students and supervisors is not only one of the core elements of the Bologna Process but the need of health research since diseases do not recognise national borders. Developing international cooperation and networking is necessary to enhance the quality of PhD education and research.

 

A large number of countries in Europe are still not adequately integrated within the European area of health research and not adequately visible in on-line data bases. In smaller universities critical mass that ensures quality can be obtained through wide cooperation and networking.

 

Medical and health sciences are nowadays so differentiated and ramified that not even the largest universities are able to adequately cover all areas of research. Therefore, international cooperation and networking between universities themselves and with other scientific institutions, international scientific associations, and industry are prerequisites for overcoming isolation.

 

International cooperation and networking are not only a political claim of united Europe but also a need and a requirement to increase competitiveness of Europe.

 

 

Article 1

Meaningful collaboration and networking is possible primarily among institutions with comparable standards. Institutions in Europe with PhD programmes in biomedicine and health sciences are urged to adopt ORPHEUS standards.

 

Article 2

International PhD programmes are a means to increasing international collaboration and excellence. ORPHEUS supports in particular collaborative PhD programmes established on the basis of existing research collaboration. Methods should be established to allow both the student and the host institution(s) credit for the work performed at the host institution(s).

 

While the conventional system of ECTS may be easily applied for taught courses, this credit is less appropriate to capture research work carried out. Thus, time spent at different laboratories or in practical training courses may rather be expressed as equivalents of full-time employment.

 

Collaborative programmes and projects should be closely supervised and independently monitored. A quality assurance scheme is required to develop a high standard of transferable skills for students.

 

Article 3

Joint PhD programmes are based on collaborations between partners. This co-operation can be initiated as interaction at the level of different laboratories (“bottom-up”) or through implementation by the administrative heads of universities (“top-down”).

 

The interaction between partners of joint PhD programmes should be formalized. This can range from an acknowledgment of the programme or of individual projects in a memorandum of understanding to a contract between partner institutions.

 

 

ORPHEUS recognizes that funding is currently being given for support of joint PhD programmes. However, it is also recognized that such programmes are difficult to arrange, and recommends that they only be set up in special situations, for example between institutions with a long-established collaboration.

 

Article 4

Availability of PhD programs in Europe and access criteria to them should be transparent (published in the Internet in English). The access to participate in them should be based primarily on the skills and qualifications of the applying students. Enrolment of students in PhD programmes should also be transparent. Lists of potential supervisors, available projects etc should be publicly available in English language on the programmes’ home page.

 

Article 5

All institutions should allow and stimulate their PhD students to spend some time in foreign institutions through courses or research practice when appropriate. Support enabling students to spend time at a foreign laboratory should include support for returning to the home institution. Students who decide to stay abroad should where possible be involved in enhancing international collaboration.

 

Article 6

Neither financial nor administrative restrictions should prevent the most intelligent European young scientists from entering an appropriate European PhD programme. The access to participate in them should be based on qualifications of the applying students.

 

 

PhD programmes should seek to limit the financial barriers that prevent international students from participating in their courses and research work. Thus, ORPHEUS should support doctoral schools to better define financial support instruments to encourage mobility, and on a practical level, for example by providing cheap accommodation.

In order to avoid one-way brain drain and encourage brain circulation (in particular for less developed countries) measures should be implemented to facilitate the return of young researchers to their home countries (e.g. with the help of collaborative projects and special funds). Also the research environment in the home institute should meet the needs of the returning PhD. In further career development into academic positions one should have transparent selection processes based on qualification.

 

 

Article 7

Scientific societies should be involved in establishing networks to encourage international PhD programmes.

 

Article 8

ORPHEUS should encourage industry to support student mobility of PhD students by funding stipends. ORPHEUS should encourage the drafting of a general/ simple blueprint contract as a basis for good working practices between academia and industry.

 

Quality control criteria for PhD studies based on partnership between academia and industry should be consistent with general academic standards. These should include peer review of project, and contract-based partnership dealing with: funding, definition of the objectives of the partners, duties/rights, ipr (patents and publications), confidentiality, supervision/mentoring, conflict handling, educational programme, mobility.

 

 

 

 

Joint degrees
Chair: Andrea Olschweski, Michael John Mulvany 3-6 lines on that topic please

National and international joint PhD programmes
Chair: Stefan Bˆhm, Michael Wolzt 3-6 lines on that topic please

 

Partnership academia and industry
Chair: Akos Heinemann, Chris von Schravendijk† 3-6 lines on that topic please

 

Partnership academia and scientific societies
Chair: Catherine Sautes-Fridman, Karl Kuchler 3-6 lines on that topic please

Brain drain/brain gain
Chair: Irene Lang, Zdravko Lackovic 3-6 lines on that topic please

 

Promotion of mobility of students from less developed European countries
Chair: Wilfried Ellmeier, Seppo Meri† 3-6 lines on that topic please

 

 

Literature

  • UNESCO / OECD 2005 guidelines for quality provision in cross-border higher education, 2005, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/51/35779480.pdf

  • Nerad M, Heggelund M (eds): Toward a Global PhD, Univ Washington Press 2008

  • ORPHEUS consensus documents 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 (http://orpheus-med.org/ click on “documents”) ï

  • Doctoral Programmes for the European Knowledge Society, Bologna Seminar, Salzburg, 3-5 February 2005, see www.eua.be

  • Matching Ambition with Responsibilities and Resources. Bologna Seminar, Nice, 79, December 2006, see www.eua.be

  • Realising the European Higher Education Area”. CommuniquÈ of the Conference of Ministers responsible for Higher Education in Berlin on 19 September 2003 (seewww.eua.be).

  • Towards the European Higher Education Area: responding to challenges in a globalised world, CommuniquÈ of the Conference of Ministers responsible for Higher Education in London, 18 May 2007

  • The European Higher Education Area -Achieving the Goals. CommuniquÈ of the Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Higher Education, Bergen, 19-20 May 2005

 

 

(The ´ORPHEUS Vienna Position Paper ª was adopted at orpheus 2007 Fifth European Conference in Vienna on April 10th, 2010, by over 200 participants representing 114 institutions from 41 European countries)

 

Task force responsible for preparing draft and final form of position paper

Zdravko Lackovic, chairman (Zagreb) ORPHEUS president

Hannes Stockinger (Vienna) ORPHEUS EC, Conference Chairman

Seppo Meri (Helsinki) ORPHEUS General Secretary

Michael Mulvany (Aarhus) ORPHEUS EC

Jadwiga Mirecka (Krakow) ORPHEUS EC

Jean Chambaz (Paris) Chair of EUA-CDE

Stefan Bˆhm (Medical University of Vienna)

Wilfried Ellmeier (Medical University of Vienna)

Irene Lang (Medical University of Vienna)

Akos Heinemann (Medical University of Graz)

Karl Kuchler (Medical University of Vienna)

Andrea Olschewski (Medical University of Graz)

Catherine Sautes-Fridman (Paris) EFIS President

Chris von Schravendijk†(Vrije Universiteit Brussels)

Michael Wolzt (Medical University of Vienna)

First meeting of Local Organizing Committee

The first session of Local Organizing Committee of the Fifth ORPHEUS 2010 Vienna conference† was held at Vienna Medical University Oct 28, 2009. Meeting chaired by Professor Hannes Stockingerwas attended by ORPHEUS president Professor Zdravko Lackovic and ORPHEUS acting treasurer Professor Guenther Gell. After the meeting of Local Organizing Committee, there was a short meeting with Rector of the Vienna Medical University Professor Wolfgang Schutz and Vice-Rector Professor Rudolf Malinger.

Members of the Local Organizing committee are:

Professors Hannes Stockinger (Conference Chairmann), Andrea Olschewski† (Medical University Graz), Bernard Knapp, Wilfred Ellmeier, Stephan Boehm, Johannes Hainfellneran and† Board members of the Young Scientist Association of the MUV(to be nominated).

Major agenda were workshops on the networking and† keynote and invited lectures. It was agreed that each workshop has one chairman from Local organizing Committe and another from ORPHEUS Executive Committee.

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