1963
The idea that became EDTA (European Dialysis and Transplant Association), originally WEDA (West European Dialysis Association), was born at a symposium on Acute Renal Failure at the Royal Free Hospital by Drs. William Drukker (The Netherlands), David Kerr (UK) and Stanley Shaldon (UK). WEDA was supposed to include Holland, Weste Germany, the UK, Belgium and Scandinavia. France was also invited to join, but it refused since for the country of Dr. J. Hamburger, the inventor of the word “nephrology”, thought that transplantation and not dialysis was the cure of kidney disease. Finally, and only after an excellent dinner in Paris among Dr. J. Hamburger and the three founding members and a lot of discussion was the acronym EDTA born.
1964
The year after its foundation EDTA holds its first congress in Amsterdam, with a one-day program and 210 participants coming from 16 European countries and several extra-European countries, such as the US, Australia, Panama and Ghana. 36 papers and 18 films and demonstrations are presented, while the “plenary lectures” are held by Dr. William Kolff (The Netherlands) and Dr. Sergio Giovannetti (Italy). There are no simultaneous sessions. At this time the EDTA President and the congress President are the same person and, for this specific year, the congress President is Dr. B. Forminje (The Netherlands). The first EDTA Constitution is drafted, some of the main points being: a congress is held once a year for 1-2 days; a business meeting is held once a year before the congress; on a yearly basis the President is elected by the members at the business meeting among the members where the congress of the following year will be held; the Secretary-Treasurer is also elected by the members on an annual basis (but he/she can be re-elected); the functions of the President and the Secretary-Treasurer are outlined; the Council is made up of 7 members (5 ordinary plus the President and the Secretary-Treasurer), only EDTA members can present works at the annual congress; honorary membership is recognized and finally, the Editor of the Proceedings is appointed by the Council and has a 3 year term (renewable for another 3 year term).
The members are 82.
The first logo is created by Dr. S. Shaldon, and, in the words of Dr. W. Drukker “It was neither beautiful nor original. The somewhat cryptographic antique symbols were from a book by Weinsberg from Chicago which indicated: water, salt, acid and alkali”.
Dr. W. Drukker is nominated as the first Secretary-Treasurer while Dr. D. Kerr is nominated as the Editor of the annual Proceedings. For the first nine years papers were presented and published in English and French and, therefore, Dr. D. Fries and J. Traeger become the French co-Editors.
1964
1965
The annual congress is held in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (UK) for a day and a half and its President is Dr. J. Swinney (UK). 60 abstracts are received and 39 are accepted. The first “legal” constitution is drafted after the association is registered in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) on October 14, 1965 (and it was supposed to last until January 1995). For the first time the list of members (Directory) is published in the Proceedings. The first mention of an annual membership fee is made: £ 4 (including the Proceedings book) as well as the first mention of a congress fee: £ 4. The members are 292. The first mention of travel grants is made as well as a definition of “junior members” (“those holding positions which did not guarantee permanent tenure of office”). In the same year EDTA decides that the collection of data on kidney failure and treatment in Europe will become a permanent activity of the Society and so it creates a Registry Committee, Dr. W. Drukker is its first Chair. The first Registry report is presented with data on 271 chronic patients from 41 European centres and of these 271 patients, 160 were alive. The data on Renal Transplantation instead confirms that 258 renal transplants had been performed and details regarding 187 patients are presented.
1966
The annual congress is held in Lyon (France), and 240 people attended the meeting. The President is Dr. J. Traeger (France). At this congress, during a memorable dinner, an agreement is reached regarding keeping the “T” in EDTA (transplantation), after a long-debated controversy.
1966
1967
The annual congress was supposed to be held in Copenhagen (Denmark) but it was relocated to Paris (France) to avoid a potential clash with the ISN congress. 150 people attended this congress. The President is Dr. J.H. Thaysen (Denmark).
1968
On its 5th anniversary EDTA has 490 members. The program of its annual congress (held in Dublin, Ireland and the President is Dr. A. Walsh from Ireland) is extended to two days. This is the first time that the Paper Selection Committee is created, it reviewed 121 abstracts: of these 47 main papers are selected for presentation as well as “19 scientific demonstrations”. In 1968 the first “Annual Report” is presented to the members, for the 1967-1968 activities of the Association. Included in the “Annual Report” is the Directory of Members which also includes the European dialysis centers.
1968
1969
The congress, which originally was supposed to be held in East Berlin (FRG), is relocated to Stockholm (Sweden), back-to-back with the congress of the ISN, with one session in common. The President is Dr. H. Dutz (FRG).
For the first time, in the “Annual Report” the description of how the selection of the abstracts to be presented at the annual congress is made: all council members receive the submitted abstracts (without the name of the author or the centres to which they are attached); each abstract is evaluated by giving a score (0-5); the final selection is then done by the Paper Selection Committee. At least one author of the submitted abstracts must be an ERA-EDTA member and the work must be original. For the first time ERA-EDTA can accept financial aid from commercial firms by creating a fund called the “Travelling and General Purpose Fund”, the first grants were called “Baxter/Travenol Grant” to provide subsistence allowances for junior members to attend the congress. Membership fees from the Eastern Block countries can be collected locally and can be used by the Association according to Council’s decisions.
The annual membership fee us USD 20.00.
Dr. M. Carmody (Ireland) is elected as the Secretary-Treasurer.
1970
The annual congress, held in Barcelona (Spain), has more than 1,000 participants with 160 abstracts sent. The President is Dr. E. Rotellar (Spain).
Dr. J.S. Cameron (UK) is elected as the Editor of the Proceedings.
1970
1971
The annual congress is held in East Berlin (FRG). It is the first EDTA congress to be held in the part of Europe belonging to the Socialist Block. Only 25% of the abstracts are accepted for presentation. The President is Dr. N. Alwall (Sweden).
Dr. H. Gurland (Germany) is elected as the Registry Chair (up to 1976) and during this same year a paediatric registry was added to the ERA-EDTA Registry, in this year the Registry moved from The Netherlands to Germany.
The number of members reaches 700.
1972
From this year onwards the position of President of EDTA lasts for three years, Dr. A.C. Kennedy (UK) is elected as President. The role of the President of the congress is introduced.
The annual congress is held in Florence (Italy) in collaboration with the newly founded EDTNA (now EDTNA/ERCA) with 1,200 participants, from now on the congresses are organized jointly with EDTNA. The congress President is Dr. L. Migone. For the first time it was decided that “Abstracts of Scientific Demonstrations” would not automatically be accepted but that they would also have to go through peer-review before being presented at the congress.
1972
1973
EDTA opens its bank account in Switzerland and adopts the Swiss Franc as the currency for its accountancy, due to its stability.
The annual congress is held in Vienna (Austria), the congress President is Dr. B. Watschinger (Austria). For the first time the word “Nephrology” is added to the title of the Proceedings (previously only “Dialysis” and “Transplantation” were present) and general nephrology topics make a significant impact upon the content of the scientific programme of the congress. For the first time the Proceedings were distributed in the USA with the “Transactions” of the ASAIO (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs). The first mention of copyright issues is made (“… articles, figures and tables cannot be published unless they are original, or written permission is obtained from previous publishers for their reproduction.”).
Dr. V.E. Andreucci (Italy) is elected as the Secretary-Treasurer while Dr. J. Moorehead (UK) is elected as the Editor of the Proceedings.
1974
The annual congress is held in Tel Aviv (Israel), the congress President is Dr. J. Rosenfeld (Israel).
3,000 copies of the congress Proceedings are printed, 1,000 copies more than the previous year, and an advance order of 500 copies is made from Japan. The Proceedings are indexed in “Index Medicus”.
The accepted abstracts appear in the September 1974 issue of Kidney International (Volume 6, No. 3).
The first “EDTA-Travenol Fellowship” is awarded to Dr. G. Seyffart (Germany) who spent a three-month period in the United States.
For the first time the Directory highlights those dialysis units with dialysis facilities for visitors and those doing paediatric dialysis.
1974
1975
The ERA-EDTA President is Dr. J.H. Thaysen (Denmark). The annual congress is held in Copenhagen (Denmark), the congress President is also Dr. J.H. Thaysen (Denmark).
1976
The annual congress is held in Hamburg (Germany), the congress President is Dr. G. Schuetterle (Germany). Dr. A. Wing is elected Registry Chair and Dr. B.H.B. Robinson (UK) is elected as the Editor of the Proceedings. The Registry is moved to St. Thomas’s Hospital in London where it will remain until 1999.
“How to become a member” is advertised for the first time in the Proceedings listing all the membership benefits.
1976
1977
The annual congress is held in Helsinki (Finland), the congress President is Dr. B. Linstrom (Finland).
The Proceedings of this congress include a summary of each of the poster presentations.
1978
Dr. M. Legrain (France) is elected as President. The annual congress is held in Istanbul (Turkey), the congress President is Dr. K. Onen (Turkey).
A useful terminology description is introduced in the Proceedings of this congress especially due to new techniques come into use, including “Isolated Ultrafiltration”, “Haemofiltration”, etc.
For the first time there were no communications or discussions in French but all was presented/discussed in English.
1978
1979
The annual congress is held in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), the congress President is Dr. A. Struyvenberg (The Netherlands). Parallel sessions at the annual congress are increased. More than 2,000 delegates attended this congress.
There are more than 1,200 active members.
Dr. S.T. Boen (The Netherlands) is elected as the Secretary-Treasurer.
1980
The annual congress is held in Prague (Czechoslovakia), the congress President is Dr. A. Valek (Czechoslovakia). Manuscripts are submitted for the Proceedings according to the “Vancouver style”. For the first time the posters are allotted equal space with oral presentations and both were grouped under their respective subject headings.
1980
1981
Dr. V.E. Andreucci is elected President and EDTA adds ERA (European Renal Association) to its name to reflect the fact that there is more in nephrology than just dialysis and transplantation. So, after the ratification done by the General Assembly at the following year’s congress, the association is named EDTA-ERA.
The annual congress is held in Paris (France), the congress President is Dr. J.L. Funk-Bretano (France). The Proceedings this year also appear in “Artificial Organs” due to the “Joint Meeting EDTA/ISAO”. For the first time the authors presenting the paper are highlighted in “bold type”.
1982
EDTA-ERA created the status of Honorary Members, for those members who most contributed to the society, the first Honorary Members are Arthur Kennedy and M. Drukker.
The annual congress is held in Madrid (Spain), the congress President is Dr. J. Botella (Spain). The text of the discussions held after the presentation of the free communications, the symposia and the Registry reports are included in the Proceedings. For the first time the index is not present in the Proceedings and in its place the name and address for correspondence of each author is included at the end of the text of each communication, furthermore, the index in the main part gives the first page number of the communication concerned rather than the page on which the word or subject appears.
For the first time large visibility is given to the posters, each being allotted 8-10 minutes of chaired discussion time: these were called the “video-poster sessions”.
It is during this year that the first mention of the close collaboration between the National Nephrological Societies and EDTA is made: they were instrumental in suggesting chairs for the congress sessions and informing their members of the congress itself. During the congress the first meeting between ERA-EDTA and the Presidents of the National Societies takes place.
Dr. A.M. Davison (UK) is elected as the Editor of the Proceedings.
1982
1983
The annual congress is held in London (UK), the congress President is Dr. D.N.S. Kerr (UK). 600 abstracts are submitted 300 of which dealing with clinical nephrology (in 1981 these had been 89) and for the first time the abstracts dealing with clinical nephrology exceed those dealing with dialysis.
The first stand alone meeting with the Presidents of the National Societies is organized in Milan (Italy) on October 28, 1983. During this meeting important items are agreed upon: a meeting between EDTA-ERA and the Presidents of the National Societies will be organized at each EDTA-ERA congress; the President of the National Society of the host country where the congress will be held will be invited to the Council meeting one year ahead of time to discuss with the Council members about matters linked to the congress and, finally, two years before a congress the congress President will involve the Presidents of the National Societies in the discussion/organization of the scientific programme of the congress.
1984
Dr. J.S. Cameron (UK) is elected President. The annual congress is held in Florence (Italy) and the number of attendants is 3,000. The congress President is Dr. V. Cambi (Italy).
The congress hosted the Registry report, 9 guest lectures, 1 symposium, 66 free communications and 73 poster presentations.
During this year it is decided that starting 1985 EDTA-ERA and EDTNA will hold back to back congresses and no longer joint ones.
Dr. J. Botella (Spain) is elected as the Secretary-Treasurer.
1984
1985
The annual congress is held in Brussels (Belgium) and it lasts four days following a decision ratified by the General Assembly in 1982 to include more clinical nephrology in the programme; the congress President is Dr. S. Ringoir (Belgium).
This is the last year in which the Proceedings are published, they had grown from 320 pages (1964) to 1,284 pages (1985).
In this year honorary membership is granted to scientists who have given outstanding contributions to the fields of interest to the Association, W.J. Kolff (The Netherlands) and B.H. Scribner (USA).
Dr. F. Brunner (Switzerland) is elected Chair of the Registry.
1986
EDTA-ERA decides to have its own journal, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Dr. A.M. Davison who was already the Editor of the Proceedings becomes the Editor-in-Chief of this new Journal while the publisher is Springer Verlag, it is published every two months. Formerly the annual Congress Proceedings and the Book of Abstracts were the only publications. The annual congress is held in Budapest (Hungary), the congress President is Dr. I. Taraba (Hungary).
The Registry provides data at its session during the congress on patients from 2,065 European centres thus 82% of all centres covering 111,300 European patients living with the support of either dialysis or a functioning transplant.
1986
1987
Dr. H. Klinkmann (GDR – East Germany) is elected as President. The file of EDTA-ERA members and the accounts go digital. Formerly there were paper files only.
The annual congress is held in West Berlin (FRG – West Germany), the congress President is Dr. M. Kessel.
1988
The annual congress is held in Madrid (Spain), the congress President is Dr. J. Botella (Spain). Almost 1,000 abstracts are submitted for evaluation.
1988
1989
The annual congress is held in Gothenburg (Sweden), the congress President is Dr. H. Brynger (Sweden).
1990
Dr. J. Botella (Spain) is elected as President. For the first time the annual congress, held in Vienna (Austria), has over 3,000 participants. The congress President is Dr. B. Watchinger (Austria).
Dr. V. Cambi (Italy) is elected as Secretary-Treasurer.
1990
1991
From this year on the votes to elect Council members are collected during the annual congress, by means of a voting station, and not just at the General Assembly.
The annual congress that was supposed to be held in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) is relocated to Rimini (Italy) due to the Balkan war. The congress President is Dr. V. Cambi (Italy).
Dr. N. Mallick (UK) is elected Chair of the Registry.
1992
From this year on the journal Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation is published by Oxford University Press.
The annual congress is held in Paris (France), the congress President is Dr. C. Jacobs (France).
1992
1993
Dr. J. Bernheim (Israel) is elected as President and Dr. E. Ritz (Germany) is elected as the Editor-in-Chief of NDT. The annual congress is held in Glasgow – Scotland (UK), the congress President is Dr. D.J. Briggs (UK).
1994
The annual congress is held in Vienna (Austria), the congress President is Dr. H.K. Stumvoll (Austria).
1994
1995
The name of the association is modified from EDTA-ERA to ERA-EDTA.
The annual congress is held in Athens (Greece), the congress President is Dr. Th. Mountokalakis (Greece).
Dr. F. Valderrabano (Spain) is elected Chair of the Registry.
1996
Dr. F. Berthoux (France) is elected as President. ERA-EDTA has its first website.
For the first time the annual congress (Amsterdam – The Netherlands) is attended by over 4,000 participants. The congress President is Dr. A.J.M. Donker (The Nethelands).
Dr. F. Carrera (Portugal) is elected as Secretary-Treasurer.
This same year a new role within the Council was created: the Chair of the Administrative Offices. This role was created to better administer the financial matters of the Association by having two ex-officio officers in charge of the finances, the role of the Secretary-Treasurer being that of the investments and outgoing payments while the role of the Chair of the Administrative Offices being that of the ex-officio officer in charge of incoming funds. The first Chair of the Administrative Offices was Dr. V. Cambi (Italy).
The ERA-EDTA establishes a new constitution (fully incorporating the Registry and the NDT Journal).
1996
1997
The annual congress is supposed to be held in Jerusalem (Israel) but it is relocated to Geneva (Switzerland) due to terrorist attacks. The congress President is Dr. J. Bernheim (Israel).
Dr. J.D. Briggs (UK) is elected Chair of the Registry.
The first woman, Dr. M. Kessler (France) is elected as an ordinary council member.
At the beginning of the year the ERA-EDTA becomes an English and Welsh Charity thus moving its legal residence from The Netherlands to London (UK).
1998
The annual congress is held in Rimini (Italy) and the congress President is Dr. P. Zucchelli (Italy).
ERA-EDTA’s subsidiary company, ERA-Eurocongress Ltd., is created in March of this year enabling the Association to organize its own annual congresses which, up to this moment had been organized by external PCOs (Professional Congress Organizers).
1998
1999
Dr. A.M. Davison (UK) is elected as President and Dr. T. Drueke (France) is elected as the Editor-in-Chief of NDT. The annual congress is held in Madrid (Spain) and the congress President is Dr. F. Valderrabano (Spain).
Dr. L. Piera (Spain) is elected as Chair of the Administrative Offices.
2000
The ERA-EDTA Registry gets a new life. It is transferred from London to Amsterdam (Department of Epidemiology and Informatics of the AMC – Academic Medical Centre) and its procedures for collecting and processing data is completely transformed. The annual congress is held in Nice (France) and the congress President is Dr. F. Berthoux (France).
2000
2001
The Euro becomes the currency of the ERA-EDTA bank accounts and also of its balance sheets. The annual congress is held in Vienna (Austria) and the congress President is Dr. W.H. Hoerl (Austria).
2002
Dr. F. Locatelli (Italy) is elected as President.
ERA-EDTA creates its free, online educational journal NDT-Educational.
In this same year, for the first time the congress (Copenhagen) has over 5,000 participants. From this year on the abstracts of the congress are submitted also online. The congress President is Dr. K. Olgaard (Denmark).
Dr. J.B. Cannata-Andia (Spain) is elected as Secretary-Treasurer.
The new CME (Continuing Medical Education) programme begins and ERA-EDTA financially supports 4 courses.
2002
2003
A change to the Constitution is introduced, to add scientific research to the statutory aims of the association.
In Berlin (Germany) ERA-EDTA and ISN have their congresses together as one joint congress and the congress President is Dr. E. Ritz (Germany).
Dr. C. Zoccali (Italy) is elected Chair of the Registry.
2004
The congress is held in Lisbon (Portugal) and the congress President is Dr. F. Carrera (Portugal).
ERA-EDTA starts holding courses on epidemiology, due to their success they will be repeated twice a year.
ERA-EDTA starts publishing a newsletter, Follow Us, to inform all members about the current news concerning the society.
ERA-EDTA starts its CME support program.
2004
2005
Starting this year, the ERA-EDTA President (F. Locatelli – Italy) becomes the co-President of the annual congress while the congress President becomes the local congress President. The congress is held in Istanbul (Turkey) and the local congress President is Dr. K. Serdengecti (Turkey). The participants are more than 6,000.
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is created to support the Council in the evaluation of its future fellowship and research programmes.
Dr. J.B. Cannata-Andia (Spain) is elected as President, Dr. A. Covic (Romania) is elected as Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. R. Coppo (Italy) is elected as Chair of the Administrative Offices and Dr. N. Lameire (Belgium) is elected as the Editor-in-Chief of NDT.
EBPG (European Best Practice Guidelines), the ERA-EDTA guideline body is created and, finally, the Ethics Committee is also created.
2006
ERA-EDTA starts its fellowships programme. The congress is held in Glasgow (UK) and the local congress President is Dr. J. Fox (UK).
2006
2007
The congress is held in Barcelona (Spain) and the local congress President is Dr. L. Piera (Spain).
Within NDT-Educational a new initiative, freely accessible to all, starts: Literature Review.
ERA-EDTA becomes part of EKHA (European Kidney Health Alliance), an alliance of physicians, patients, nurses and foundations to lobby at the EU level for nephrology.
In this year a new paediatric registry is created at the ERA-EDTA Registry office at AMC in Amsterdam. It has a separate data collection including many clinical variables: the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry.
2008
Dr. G. London (France) is elected as President. ERA-EDTA creates a second journal: NDT Plus. The Editor-in-Chief of NDT Plus is the same as the one for NDT, thus Dr. N. Lameire (Belgium). Dr. A. MEYRIER (France) – when did he become EiC?
From this year on the votes to elect Council members are collected online in the period before the General Assembly, at the same time still keeping the possibility to vote during the annual congress and at the General Assembly.
The congress is held in Stockholm (Sweden) and the local congress President is Dr. A. Alvestrand (Sweden).
29 CME courses are supported by ERA-EDTA in this year.
The EBPG changes its name from EBPG to ERBP (European Renal Best Practice).
2008
2009
The second congress of ERA-EDTA and ISN together is held, in Milan (Italy) and the local congress President is F. Locatelli (Italy).
ERA-EDTA establishes its first Working Groups.
The ERA-EDTA Research Program starts.
Dr. C. Wanner (Germany) is elected Chair of the Registry.
2010
The ERA-EDTA Ethics Committee is created in its current format.
The congress is held in Munich (Germany) and the local congress President is C. Wanner (Germany).
2010
2011
Dr. R. Vanholder (Belgium) is elected as President, Dr. A. Wiecek (Poland) is elected as Secretary-Treasurer and Dr. C. Zoccali (Italy) is elected as the Editor-in-Chief of NDT. The first ERA-EDTA awards are assigned. Stanley Shaldon, Ebehard Ritz and Norbert Lameire are the first awardees.
ERA-EDTA introduces a new up-dated version of its logo.
ERA-EDTA stops publishing NDT Plus and creates a new journal: CKJ – Clinical Kidney Journal.
The congress is held in Prague (Czech Republic) and the local congress President is Dr. V. Tesar (Czech Republic).
FERA (ERA-EDTA Distinguished Fellow) title is introduced.
2012
ERA-EDTA, at the annual congress in Paris (France), honours the pioneers of Nephrology. The local congress President is Dr. P. Ronco (France).
For the first time the annual congress has an App.
For the first time the annual congress reaches 8,531 delegates.
All members of ERA-EDTA committees/bodies must fill in their DoI (Declaration of Interest). These forms are freely accessible to all on the ERA-EDTA web-site.
Dr. M. Ketteler (Germany) is elected Chair of the Administrative Offices.
2012
2013
Follow Us Flash, the electronic ERA-EDTA Newsletter, is created and sent out to all the ERA-EDTA contacts every two weeks.
The abstracts to the annual congresses are only submitted online.
This is the 50th anniversary of ERA-EDTA and the congress is held in Istanbul (Turkey), while the local congress President is Dr. G: Suleymanlar (Turkey). For the first time the 1st day of the Congress, the opening day, is a full CME Course day.
ComIA (Committee for International Affairs) is created for initiatives that are held outside of the traditional geographical area (young fellowships; support to CME courses; etc.).
The YNP (Young Nephrologists’ Platform) is created.
2014
Dr. A. Wiecek (Poland) is elected as President and Dr. J. Fox (UK) is elected as Secretary-Treasurer. For the first time the ERA-EDTA members are more than 7,000.
ERA-EDTA supports, through its Registry, EURODOPPS.
ERA-EDTA’s Social Media activity starts.
For the first time a half day meeting is organized with the National Societies of Nephrology a part from the traditional meeting held during the annual ERA-EDTA Congress.
The strapline, “Leading European Nephrology”, is added to the ERA-EDTA logo.
The congress is held in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and the local congress President is Dr. P. ter Wee (The Netherlands).
Joint collaboration and face-to-face meetings begin among ASN, ERA-EDTA and ISN.
2014
2015
The congress is held in London (UK) and the congress President is Dr. D. Goldsmith (UK). E-materials of the congress are provided.
For the first time 2,679 abstracts are received.
Tweeting activity is organized during the congress.
CKJ becomes an Open Access Journal.
Dr. Z. Massy (France) is elected Chair of the Registry
2016
The congress is held in Vienna (Austria) and the local congress President is Dr. G. Mayer (Austria).
ENP (European Nephrology Portal) is launched.
Euromeetings srl, the limited company based in Italy in charge of following the commercial activities of the ERA-EDTA, is donated to ERA-Eurocongress (the London based subsidiary company of ERA-EDTA).
Follow us Flash becomes ERA-EDTA Flash and has a new logo.
2016
2017
Dr. C. Zoccali (Italy) is elected as President, Dr. I. Rychlik (Czech Republic) is elected as Secretary-Treasurer and Dr. D. Fouque (France) is elected as the Editor-in-Chief of NDT.
The congress is held in Madrid (Spain) and the local congress President is Dr. J.B. Cannata-Andia (Spain).
ERA-EDTA has its motto: Innovation and Education in Kidney Science and Care.
2018
The congress is held in Copenhagen (Denmark) and the local congress President is Dr. B. Feldt-Rasmussen (Denmark).
The Society introduces a completely new logo and color code for identifying its core activities.
The CEPD (Continuing Education and Professional Development) committee substitutes the old CME committee to prepare a unique CME programme for the first day of the annual congress.
The SEID (Scientific and Educational Interaction Day) committee is created to organize a new educational and interactive day to be held separately from the congress and in collaboration with the working groups and committees of the Society.
The duties of ComIA and the Award Committee are taken over by the SAB optimizing the various committees of the Society.
The following new committees are also created: GNC (Green Nephrology Committee), NPPC (Nephrology and Public Policy Committee) and the ECC (Electronic Communications Committee).
The Chair of the Administrative Offices becomes the Renal Science Chair and the Chair of the Registry instead becomes the Clinical Nephrology Governance Chair.
Dr. D. Fliser (Germany) is elected as the Renal Science Chair.
2018
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