Dear Colleagues, dear Friends,

It has not been long ago when some of our colleagues had the ambitious idea of founding a new society and organizing a Congress fully concentrating on neurointerventions. In 2009 the birth of ESMINT Congress was a smooth and surprisingly easy delivery followed by constant growth of the baby. In 2013 the child is already out of nursery and ready to enter kindergarten. While nursing our beloved baby, we must observe two principles: encourage to keep what has been successful in the past and inspire further growth into new directions.

Now we are preparing the 5th congress of ESMINT to be held in Nice, France September, 5-7, 2013, keeping in mind these principles. On one hand we certainly want to keep the format of providing a chance for learning from the best experts and an opportunity to share our own clinical cases for the sake of a collective learning experience.

On the other hand, we would like to expand the horizon of interventional neuroradiology by getting more input from our colleagues in neurology and neurosurgery. The proposed topics will include giant aneurysms and AVM-s to be discussed together with neurosurgeons, as well as acute ischemic stroke and treatment of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis having an input from neurology. A special emphasis will be given to periprocedural antithrombotic treatment. Additional topics will include intra-aneurysmal flow disruption, treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis and embolization os skull base tumors. Finally, we would like to improve our understanding of the working conditions in different countries in Europe by providing an opportunity to our colleagues from former Eastern Block countries to introduce their possibilities and limitations in neurointerventions.

As usual, the success of the Congress is depending on your active participation. The call for cases is now open . We are looking forward to receiving your cases and to welcome you in Nice.

Yours,