1. 8th Educational Course of the Lymphoma Working Party on "Lymphomas and Stem Cell Transplantation" 17-19 October 2012 Bucharest, Romania www.ebmt.org

2. Heidelberg, February 10, 2012 Dear Colleaque, On behalf of the EBMT Lymphoma Working Party, we are happy to invite you to the 8th Edition of the Educational Course of the Lymphoma Working Party on Stem Cell Transplantation in Lymphomas that will be held in Bucharest (Romania) on October 18 th and 19th, 2012. During the last 8 years the Course has emerged as a very productive and effective forum to bring together young researchers and transplantation fellows with experienced international experts in lymphoma and transplantation. As in previous years, travel grants for attendees from outreach countries and case report presenters will be available. In addition, we would like to remind you that the General Meeting of the Lymphoma Working Party will be held on October 17th, also in Bucharest, just before the start of the Educational Course. You are cordially invited to join the LWP meeting and share your expertise for designing new studies and helping to re-evaluate ongoing scientific projects in the lymphoma transplant field. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Bucharest. Best regards, Anna SuredaAlina Tanase Chair of the Educational Subcommittee of the LWP Chair Secretary of the EBMTLocal Organizing Committee Peter Dreger Chairman, EBMT Lymphoma Working Party Board Members President Alejandro Madrigal (London) Secretary Anna Sureda (Cambridge) Treasurer Fred Falkenburg (Leiden) Nurses Group President Arno Mank (Amsterdam) EBMT 2012 Congress President Jacob Passweg (Geneva) Working Party Chairpersons Acute Leukaemia Mohamad Mohty (Nantes) Aplastic Anaemia Judith Marsh (London) Autoimmune Diseases Dominique Farge-Bancel (Paris) Chronic Leukaemias Theo de Witte (Nijmegen) Immunobiology Andrea Velardi (Perugia) Inborn Errors Bobby Gaspar (London) Infectious Diseases Simone Cesaro (Verona) Late Effects André Tichelli (Basel) Lymphoma Peter Dreger (Heidelberg) Paediatric Diseases Christina Peters (Vienna) Solid Tumours Marco Bregni (Milan) EBMT Registered Office: P.O. Box 3151, 6202 ND Maastricht, The Netherlands Registration Number: 41166105 · VAT Number: NL8042.17.257.B01

3. 15:30-18:30 General Meeting of the Lymphoma Working Party 08:00-08:15 Introduction & Welcome from the Local Organising PhysicianAlina Tanase Session 1: Opening Session, Chair: Alina Tanase 08:15-08:45 Trends in Stem Cell Transplantation in Lymphomas in RomaniaAlina Tanase 08:45-09:15 Strategies to Mobilize Stem Cells Into Peripheral BloodHarry Schouten 09:45-10:15 GVHD versus GVL: Implications for allotransplantation in the Lymphoma Setting Ernst Holler 10:15-10:45 Coffee Break Session 2: Aggressive B Cell Lymphomas, Chair: Harry Schouten 10:45-11:15 Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: Conventional Therapy- essons to Be Learnt from Molecular AnalysesChristian Gisselbrecht 11:15-11:45 Salvage Therapy in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma - New Options and Role of Autologous Stem Cell TransplantationChristian Gisselbrecht 11:45-12:15 Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation - Where is the Best Place in the Treatment Algorithm of DLBCL in the R Era?Stephen Robinson 12:15-12:30 Case Report 1 12:30-12:45 Interactive Case ReportErzsebet Benedek 12:45-14:00 Lunch Session 3: Follicular Lymphomas, Chair: Silvia Montoto 14:00-14:30 Upfront Therapy of FL: Who and How - Still Need for Chemotherapy?Noel Milpied 14:30-15:00 The Role of Stem Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of FL: The European FL Transplant ConsensusSilvia Montoto 15:00-15:15 Case Report 2 15:15-15:30 Interactive Case ReportSmaranda Arghirescu 15:30-15:45 Coffee Break Session 4: Mantle Cell Lymphomas, Chair: Olivier Hermine 15:45-16:15 Inside the Mantle Cell: Does "Indolent" MCL Exist and Impact Treatment Strategy?Olivier Hermine 16:15-16:45 Results of Current Standard Treatments Including the Role of SCTOlivier Hermine 16:45-17:15 New Drugs and Impact of Transplantation in the Salvage SituationPeter Dreger 17:15-17:30 Case Report 3 17:30-17:45 Interactive Case Report Zsofia Varady 20:00-23:00 Meet the Expert DinnerAll Speakers mix up Session 5: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Chair: Marek Trneny 08:00-08:30 First Line therapy in Hodgkin's LymphomaDaniel Coriu 08:30-09:00 Autologous Stem Cell TransplantationAnna Sureda 09:00-09:15 Interactive Case Report Anca Colita 09:15-09:35 Is there Place for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in HL: NoPeter Borchmann 09:35-09:55 Is there Place for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in HL: YesAnna Sureda 09:55-10:25 Brentuximab Vedotin and Other New Drugs for Salvage Therapy - Has the "Rituximab" for HL Arrived Now?Marek Trneny 10:25-11:00 Coffee Break Session 6: Rare Lymphomas, Chair: Noel Milpied 11:00-11:30 T Cell Lymphoma: Auto, Allo - When and How?Norbert Schmitz 11:30-11:50 Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma: An Indication for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation?Rafael Duarte 11:50-12:05 Interactive Case Report Andrei Colita 12:05-12:35 Role of Stem Cell Transplantation in Waldenström's DiseaseChara Kyriakou 12:35-12:50 Case Report 4 12:50-13:05 Case Report 5 13:05-13:15 Conclusions and Farewell from the Local Organizing Physician Alina Tanase 13:15-14:00 Optional Lunch October 17 th October 18 th October 19 th

4. Peter Borchmann University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany Peter Dreger University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Rafael Duarte ICO – Hospital Duran i Reynals, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Christian Gisselbrecht Hopital Saint Louis, Paris, France Olivier Hermine Hôpital Necker, Paris, France Ernst Holler University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany Chara Kyriakou Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK Noel Milpied CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France Silvia Montoto Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Stephen Robinson Avon Haematology Unit Bristol, UK Norbert Schmitz Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany Harry Schouten University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands Anna Sureda Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK Alina Tanase Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania Marek Trneny Charles University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic Registration will be open from April 15. The deadline for case report submissions and outreach travel grant applications will be July 15. Further information will be available soon on: www.icfundeni.ro Additional information The 8th Edition of the Educational Course of the Lymphoma Working Party on Stem Cell Transplantation in Lymphomas that will be held in Bucharest (Romania) in October 18th and 19th, 2012, at: Novotel Hotel Calea Victoriei 37B Sector 1 Bucharest, Romania