Dear Colleague,

It is our pleasure to invite you to join us at the International Liver Congress 2014 for the 49th annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, which will be held on April 9 – 13, 2014 in the ExCeL Conference Centre in London.

London is a dynamic and essential place for business networks and a city of excellence in the fields of medicine, biotechnology, finance and media. This cosmopolitan city and home to renowned medical schools, universities and hospitals will welcome us to celebrate 49 years of achievements in the fight against liver disease.

Again this year, the International Liver Congress will offer an outstanding and attractive programme to enhance the scientific and educational contents for an ever growing number of international delegates. The Governing Board of EASL has decided to maintain the general format of the congress with some improvements. Some highlights include:

• PGC on Viral Hepatitis
• Clinical State-of-the-Art: Hormones and Obesity & Epigenetics
• 14 Joint Workshops with eminent Scientific organizations in the field of Liver Disease
• EU Session screening for Viral Hepatitis
• 3 basic, 1 translational, and 8 clinical symposia including topics like “Diagnosis & assessment of Liver Cancer”, “HIV and the Liver”, “Controversies in Liver Transplantation”, and “Prevention and control of Viral Hepatitis”
• Late-breaking abstracts and Highlights in General Session 4

Furthermore, we will continue our educational meetings dedicated to Young Investigators and will feature again the newly introduced and very popular Abdominal Sonography Course.

The 48th annual meeting in Amsterdam 2013 attracted a record number of 9,612 participants which proves the high level of appreciation for both the content and the delivery of the scientific programme. Join the international liver community at this leading annual event to learn, share and network with leading faculty, decision makers, and your peers.

Save the dates in your diary today and we are looking forward to seeing you at ILC 2014 in London.

Best regards,