Congress President

Wolfgang Gaebel, Düsseldorf, Germany
(Speaker of the CNS)

Scientific Programme Committee

Wolfgang Gaebel, Germany
(Congress President)
George Awad, Canada
Finn Bengtsson, Sweden
Dinesh Bhugra, UK
Gerd Buchkremer, Germany
George Christodoulou, Greece
Peter Falkai, Germany
Silvana Galderisi, Italy
Wagner F. Gattaz, Brazil
Birte Glenthoj, Denmark
Philippe Gorwood, France
Heinz Häfner, Germany
Cyril Höschl, Czech Republic
Joachim Klosterkötter, Germany
Valery Krasnov, Russia
Shôn Lewis, UK
Jan Libiger, Czech Republic

Wolfgang Maier, Germany
Mario Maj, Italy
Stephen Marder, USA
Patrick McGorry, Australia
Hans-Jürgen Möller, Germany
Merete Nordentoft, Denmark
Michael Owen, UK
Victor Peralta, Spain
Wulf Rössler, Switzerland
Pedro Ruiz, USA
Bernard Sabbe, Belgium
Norman Sartorius, Switzerland
Frank Schneider, Germany
Wolfgang Wölwer, Germany
Til Wykes, UK

Format Descpriptions

Plenary Lectures

Invited lectures of 45 min each, covering current hot spots in schizophrenia research and given by leading European experts.

Symposia

Pre-arranged or submitted symposia of 90 min each, including four presentations and time for discussion covering major topics of the conference. Both symposia with a clear scientific focus and those with a clear clinical focus will be included and will be scheduled in two separate tracks.

Workshop

Pre-arranged workshops allowing for detailed discussion on scientific topics in particular serving transnational collaboration within Europe.

Oral Presentation

Submitted presentations grouped by topics into thematic oral sessions of 90 min, including six papers each.

Guided Poster Tours

Submitted presentations grouped by topics into thematic guided poster sessions.

CME Courses

One-day intensive courses with a strong educational focus covering new and / or essential knowledge of practical relevance. This format shall be highly interactive with substantial audience participation. Separate fees are charged for these courses.