1. Prof. Petr Dítě, MD, DSc (CZ) Head of University Gastroenterological Centre, Brno President of the Czech Society of Gastroenterology President of the European Association for Gastroenterogy and Endoscopy

2. EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY, ENDOSCOPY AND NUTRITION E A G E N IN 1992 UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY FEDERATION - UEGF WAS FOUNDED

3. E A G E N - HISTORY EAGEN WAS FOUNDED IN 1970 BY PROFESSOR HIROSHI OSHIMA AS THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR GASTROCAMERA DIAGNOSIS (Professor Oshima was a surgeon and intoduced the gastrocamera system)

4. SINCE 1972 THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN ORGANISING POSTGRADUATE COURSES AND ANNUAL MEETINGS IN 1979 THE NAME CHANGED TO THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR GASTROCAMERA DIAGNOSIS AND ENDOSCOPY IN 1982 THE SOCIETY WAS RENAMED TO THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY AND ENDOSCOPY (EAGE) SINCE 1992 EAGE HAS BEEN PLAYING A LEADING ROLE IN ORGANIZING YEARLY POSTGRADUATE COURSES ON BEHALF OF UEGW CURRENTLY 5-10 POSTGRADUATE COURSES ARE ORGANIZED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND FAR EAST

5. EAGEN ORGANIZES 3 TYPES OF POSTGRADUATE EVENTS COURSES (USUALLY 1 DAY AND MONOTHEMATIC) POSTGRADUATE SCHOOLS (2 DAYS WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY LECTURES FOCUSING ON THE AIM OF EAGEN ACTIVITIES) BRIDGING MEETINGS (2 DAYS - POSTGRADUATE COURSE + PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS, STUDY RESUTLS etc. FROM YOUNG INVESTIGATORS) ORGANIZATION OF HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND INTERACTIVE TEACHING EVENTS IN CONNECTION WITH SPECIALISTS ON PATHOLOGY, RADIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, SURGERY, ONCOLOGY, NUTRITION, GENETICS – DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ARE COMPLEX AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR GIT DISEASES IS TYPICAL EAGEN SPONSORHIP OF SPECIAL TRAINING IN RESEARCH

6. EAGEN MEMBERSHIP EAGEN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP THROUGH EAGEN COURSES ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTION TO DIGESTIVE DISEASE FOR TWO YEARS

7. E A G E N POSTGRADUATE EVENTS POSTGRADUATE COURSES POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL IN GASTROENTEROLOGY BRIDGING MEETING IN GASTROENTEROLOGY WWW. EAGEN.ORG

8. Postgraduate Courses 2012 13 - 14 April2012Prague, Czech Rep. Therapy of early stage gastrointestinal and pancreatic malignancies 10 – 11 June2012Treviso,Italy Nutrition, Lifestyle & Drugs – Impact on digestive system 14June2012 Turgu Mures, Romania Complication of Inflammation and Infection in the Gastrointestinal tract 20 – 23 June2012Varna,Bulgaria Inflammation and cancer in the GI tract, Management & Prevention 10 – 12 July2012Roma,Italy Nutrition and Gut Microbiota: Impact on Health 04October2012Krakow,Poland Recent advances in Gastroenterology 08 - 09 November2012Berlin,Germany Bridging Meeting