1. ESHG Annual Conference Gothenburg 2010 Dian Donnai President of ESHG

2. ESHG Two main functions –Promotion of Human Genetic Science –Support of professionals working in Human Genetics How we do these –Annual conference –Work of the Board and its committees –Fellowships for young scientists –ESHG and other courses

3. Executive Board ESHG Board –Ad-hoc Committee for the Accreditation for Clinical/Medical Geneticists –Ad-hoc Committee for the Accreditation for Laboratory Geneticists –Ad-hoc Committee for Accreditation of Genetic Nurses/Counsellors Annual Meetings Committee (AMC) Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) Professional and Public Policy Committee (PPPC) Education Committee (EC) Genetics Services Quality Committee (GSQC) Communications Committee Publication Committee ESHG Structure 2009-10

4. ESHG Highlights of 2009-10 Fellowships for young physicians and scientists International Workshop on Consanguinity: Health impact and future prospects for research Geneva, Switzerland, Introduction to the Genetic Epidemiology of Complex Diseases Paris ESHG course on counselling skills for genetic counselling 'Training the trainers' in a European context Vienna, Austria, Introduction à la génétique épidemiologique des maladies multifactorielles Paris Medical genetics and genomic analysis in isolated and consanguineous populations Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey ESHG/LSHG courses for laboratory medical geneticists: Translating genomics into the clinics Vilnius, Lithuania Support for Fellowships for EGF Courses

5. ESHG Highlights of 2009-10 Supporting other Conferences

6. European Journal of Human Genetics EU-funded projects and networks –New EU liaison group European National Human Genetics Societies International Federation of HGS ESHG Key Relationships