January 2019 - The annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) will focus on artificial intelligence as well as the latest trends in radiology, offering an even bigger interventional radiology area than last year, providing education, science and training at the highest level, as well as premiering an opening ceremony like never seen before. The European Congress of Radiology is taking place from February 27 – March 3 in Vienna, Austria.

This year's motto 'the bigger picture' does not only relate to the congress poster celebrating the 25th ECR in Vienna and consisting of elements from the past 24 ECRs, but also to the ESR's vision that its annual meeting is more than just a radiology congress. It is the event where radiologists, radiographers, nuclear medicine physicians, medical physicists and professionals from related professions come together under one roof to discuss, explore, and present every aspect medical imaging has to offer.

After a hugely successful debut outing, the Cube, the ECR's educational space exclusively dedicated to interventional radiology,returns bigger, better and bolder to ECR 2019. Due to its huge demand and popularity in 2018, the Cube 2.0 will move to a new location, the DC Tower, expanding to cover more than double the space than before. Participants can expect a huge array of simulators, devices, expert-led sessions and more, making the Cube 2.0 the best place to experience an immersive, hands-on introduction to IR, in a variety that is offered only at ECR.

A new project under the leadership of Professor Hedvig Hricak, chair of the radiology department at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, has been developed to debut at ECR 2019, at the beautiful setting of 'The Church'. 'Women in Focus' will see inspiring speakers share their views on a range of topics related to women working in healthcare. The programme will tackle issues such as leadership, mentoring and working in challenging environments. It will explore and celebrate the crucial role that women play in healthcare, whilst offering advice and insights to those wishing to advance their careers within this sector. The entire programme will be held in memoriam Professor Alexander Margulis.

Over the last years, due to a continued increase in participation, the ECR started to occupy more and more buildings surrounding the congress centre, creating its very own ECR City. The majestic DC Tower, the location of the Cube 2.0, the Techgate and the DC Box are the latest additions to the ECR City map.

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