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22nd Biennial Meeting 2026 - Maastricht, The Netherlands

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The 22nd Biennial Meeting of ESID will be held in Maastricht, The Netherlands. 

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During the ESID General Assembly held in Gothenburg on the 15 of October 2022, three outstanding venues were proposed as candidates to host the next ESID Biennial Meeting in 2026. 

Voting for the destination of the ESID Meeting 2026 closed on 16th December 2022 and we are delighted to inform you that the majority of the votes were for Maastricht (40%). Our warmest congratulations to the Maastricht team of Prof. Gertjan J.A. Driessen and Mirjam van der Burg who have been chosen to organize the next fantastic ESID Meeting in 2026.

We would like to thank the members of ESID, INGID and IPOPI for taking the time to contribute to the decision on the location of the next ESID Biennial meeting!

We are pleased to present the Meeting Organising Committees, headed by Mirjam van der Burg, Meeting Chair and Prof. Gertjan J.A. Driessen, Chair Local Organising Committee. 

ESID Meeting 2026 Local Organising Committee: 

  • Prof. Gertjan J.A. Driessen, MD PhD, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands
  • Mirjam van der Burg, PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
  • Jan Damoiseaux, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands
  • Wim A. Dik, PhD, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • Prof. Taco W. Kuijpers, MD PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, The Netherlands
  • Prof. Arjan C. Lankester, MD PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
  • Helen L. Leavis MD PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Joris van Montfrans, MD PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Karin Mulders-Manders, MD PhD, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands
  • Judith Potjewijd, MD, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands
  • Annick van de Ven, MD PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Prof. Esther de Vries, MD PhD, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
  • Gijs Th.J. van Well, MD PhD, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands

ESID Meeting 2026 Scientific Organising Committee: 

  • Mirjam van der Burg, PhD, chair ISC, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
  • Prof. Taco W. Kuipers, MD PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands
  • Helen Leavis, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
  • Prof. Frank van de Veerdonk, MD PhD, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, the Netherlands
  • Jan Damoiseaux, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands
  • Prof. Arjan C. Lankester, MD PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
  • Prof. Esther de Vries, MD PhD, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
  • Virgil A.S.H. Dalm, MD PhD, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
  • Annick A.J.M. van de Ven, MD PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
  • Prof. Marta Rizzi, MD, PhD, Uniklinik Freiburg, Germany
  • Prof. Qiang Pan Hammastrom, MD PhD, Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden
  • Prof. Klaus Warnatz, MD PhD, Uniklinik Freiburg, Germany

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