Welcome from the ESSR 2013 Congress President

On behalf of the ESSR it is a pleasure to invite you to participate in the 20th annual scientific meeting of the European Skeletal Society to be held in Marbella, Spain, on June 13-15, 2013, at the Palace of Congresses located in the center of the city.

The scientific programme will focus on "Sports Lesions", with a refresher course lasting two days dedicated to actualized topics. The programme will include focus sessions and hot topics, as well as different sessions of the subcommittees of the Society. There will be a Special Session on Interventional Strategies in Sports Injuries.

The popular "hands on" Ultrasound workshops in MSK Ultrasound will be held on Thursday 13, 2013, during the afternoon, with the topic of Sports Lesions. Basic and Advances levels will be offered.

A State-of-the-art Technical Exhibit will display the most advanced technical developments in the area of musculoskeletal pathology. The main lobby will be available for workstations for the EPOS as well as technical exhibits.

Marbella is located in the south of Spain, full of life and with plenty of cultural and tourist interest, with architectural treasures of the traditional and popular Andalusian culture, making the social programme one of the attractions of the Congress.

The participants will be welcomed at the reception on Friday and at the Gala Dinner on Saturday, with an Andalusian Night closing the 20th Congress of the ESSR.

The Congress is open to all radiologists, clinicians and surgeons involved in MSK imaging and is targeted to all members and non-members of the society. Young radiologists are cordially invited to participate and present their scientific work.

I would like to express my gratitude to all the colleagues of the Committees and Sub-Committees of the ESSR as well as to the local members for their hard work preparing the scientific programme.

I want to invite you to participate actively in one of the most significant scientific events in this exciting field of Musculoskeletal Imaging.