In this month's issue

In this month's newsletter you will find the first news about the 2008 Annual Congress, for which, the ERS has received a record 5,325 submitted abstracts.

Also featured this month are reports from the sixth Lung Science Conference in Estoril and the ERS Environmental Committee's workshop about the impact of climate change on respiratory diseases in Leuven.

Congress 2008: On the way to huge success

Lung science in Estoril

Impact of climate change on respiratory diseases 

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May Newsletter 2008

	p.2	Society news from the President
	p.3	Congress 2008: On the way to huge success Abstract submissions for the 2008 ERS Annual Congress were at a record high, with 5,325 abstracts from more than 100 countries received. This year, many resources will be available online; including registration forms and the Abstract Book.
	p.4	How can you represent the ERS? Over the next few months we will be introducing several National Delegates, representing the ERS in 69 countries, as their mandates come to an end.
	p.5-6	Lung science in Estoril The sixth Lung Science Conference, entitled “Lung injury, repair and remodelling”, saw more than 200 participants enjoy a wide range of outstanding lectures in Estoril, Portugal
	p.7	ERS elections 2008: round 2 The latest news from the ERS elections
	p.8-9	News update from the ERS school
	p.9	Impact of climate change on respiratory diseases In order to better understand the health effects of climate change, The Environment Committee of the ERS held a workshop in Leuven. The workshop was well attended with the objective of producing a position paper on climate change for publication in the European Respiratory Journal.
	p.10	The experiences of one ERS fellowship recipient The ERS Fellowship schemes enable doctors and respiratory investigators to carry out research in a difference European country. Find out how the scheme helped the professional development of one research fellow.
	p.11	Highlighting Assembly 7 – Paediatrics The Paediatric Assembly includes all fields of respiratory medicine in children and infants. Assembly 7 welcomes a new head, Gunilla Hedlin, and a new secretary, Ernst Eber.
	p.12	The new ERS publications/ELF office In March this year, the Publications Office and ELF moved into their new premises in Sheffield.
	p.13	Meetings calendar and deadlines
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