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EANO Meeting 2012

EANO 10th Meeting 2012 – Summary Statistics

The 10th EANO Meeting was held at the Parc Chanot Conven-tion and Exhibition Centre, Marseille, France, from Septem-ber 6–9, 2012. This meeting continued the trend of increasingdelegate numbers at the EANO meetings, attracting some 970delegates (+9.5 %) from 67 countries around the world (Ta-ble 1). This is the largest number of countries ever representedat an EANO meeting, and reflects the growing internationalstature of this conference and the successful efforts of theEANO Board to make EANO the leading voice of neuro-on-cology in Europe.

Over 4 days of concurrent sessions, the meeting showcased375 abstracts (+48 % compared to 2010), covering all aspectsof relevance to neuro-oncology. Plenary sessions on topicssuch as immunotherapy, tumour angiogenesis, and tumourmicroenvironment were included along with meet-the-expertsessions, keynote lectures, and poster discussions. The meet-ing, for the first time, included a day-long Nursing Researchand Care programme, highlighting the growing importance ofneuro-oncology-specific nursing. In the same line, the Qual-ity of Life / supportive care plenary session was very well-at-tended and generated rich discussion.

A breakdown of delegate numbers by specialty reveals thatthe meeting attracts delegates from a range of specialisms,with a good balance between neurosurgeons, neurologists,and medical oncologists, who are most strongly represented,accounting for almost three-quarters of delegates (Table 2).

In addition to the world-class research data presented at themeeting, the delegates also got to enjoy the beautiful settingof a late-summer Marseille, with the social highlight being theconference reception at the stunning 19th-century Palais de laBourse in the Old Port area of the city, housing the Chamberof Commerce of Marseille as well as the Museum of the Ma-rine Economy.

France 90Netherlands 88Germany 80China 73United Kingdom 65Sweden 51Belgium 50USA 36Austria 36Switzerland 35Russian Federation 33Italy 31Japan 29Denmark 24Spain 22Canada 17Argentina 16Iran 14Bulgaria 12Colombia 12Ireland 12Romania 12Australia 10Israel 8Taiwan 8Croatia 7Syria 7Azerbaijan 6Finland 6Ukraine 6Norway 5Czech Republic 4Egypt 4Luxembourg 4

Poland 4South Korea 4Brasil 3Greece 3Hungary 3Libya 3Tunisia 3Turkey 3Bosnia-Herzegovina 2Latvia 2Philippines 2Portugal 2Slovakia 2Slovenia 2Albania 1Algeria 1Chile 1Cyprus 1Estonia 1French Polynesia 1India 1Indonesia 1Iraq 1Jordan 1Korea 1Lithuania 1Morocco 1New Zealand 1Panama 1Saudi Arabia 1Singapore 1Thailand 1Uruguay 1

Table 1. Delegate breakdown by country

Country No. Country No.

Table 2. Delegate breakdown by specialty

Specialty % Specialty %

Neurosurgery 28Neurology 22Medical oncology 20Radiation oncology 13Other 6

Neuroscience 5Industry 3Neuropathology 1Paediatric oncology 1Neuroradiology 1

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