A climate-friendly 26th Annual EAU Congress

After the initial launch of green initiatives in 2009, when the EAU drastically reduced its printed announcements and shifted to more on-line publications, this year’s congress initiated follow-up activities such as the use of environment-friendly materials in promotional pencils, pens and paper.
Another example is the new and more interactive website which provides easier access to on-line information, and similar to last year’s initiative, a bigger reduction was made on the printing of abstract books. Abstracts will be available on a CD as well as on-line.

Another project adopted by the EAU is the “green mail”, an environment-friendly programme of TNT Post. Congress delegates are also provided with a transport pass allowing free travel on Vienna's public transport network, helping reduce CO2 emission by taxis.

The venue of the 26th Annual EAU Congress – Austria Centre Vienna – is committed to operating in sustainable manner, implementing many technological and logistical practices to environmentally friendly event organisation.

Not only speed and logistical convenience are built-in benefits in these schemes, but they greatly reduce costs and the dependency on products and materials that degrade the environment.

The 26th Annual EAU Congress will once again feature the Congress History Wall, an audio-visual collage of photographs, texts and film footage that trace the early years of the annual congress and offer many highlights in the EAU Congress history.

Consisting of 27 wall panels, the Congress History Wall captures the changes and milestones in European urology. Visit the EAU Congress History Wall (located in the main lobby) and reflect on the events, achievements, challenges and urological issues debated nearly three decades ago or gain insights into the visions and goals of pioneering leaders in European urology.

As of this year, the EAU Congress has its own Award Gallery. Here, you can find a complete overview of all the urological awards that were handed out this year. It will also feature information on past winners of European urology’s most prestigious prizes.

A new award is introduced this year: The Innovators in Urology Award 2011. This is an award for inventions that significantly transform the treatment and/or diagnosis of a urological disease.

The Award Gallery provides a great opportunity to take in all the important developments and breakthroughs in recent years. It can be found on the Yellow Level, be sure to visit it!

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