In the interests of the health, safety and wellbeing of all registered attendees and the wider public, the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) has cancelled all face-to-face activities and in-person attendance at its Annual Congress, scheduled to take place in Paris from May 23-26. Instead, attendees and speakers will have the opportunity to participate from home via the EAN Virtual Congress 2020, which will take place online. This decision has been taken due to the increasing public health burden throughout the world caused by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic and to support public authorities globally in their effort to slow the spread of the disease.

The EAN Virtual Congress 2020 will allow attendees and speakers to participate from their computers without leaving their homes, no matter where they live. Difficult times ask for creative and courageous solutions which may also open new avenues for a better future. says Prof. Claudio Bassetti, Acting President of EAN, who goes on to explain that We must stay positive, strong and united more than ever to come through this crisis, which is why EAN, along with its partners, is playing its part in the fight against the pandemic by offering the online participation in the EAN Virtual Congress free-of-charge.

With conferences across many industries and fields already cancelled without online replacements, the EAN Virtual Congress is set to be one of the few meetings in neurology, as well as the biggest in 2020, as the conventional congress normally attracts more than 6,000 participants each year.

For those who have already registered for the EAN Paris 2020 Congress, fees will be refunded as soon as possible, and EAN is already contacting registered attendees. Registration for the EAN Virtual Congress will open on April 5, 2020 and will be available via the EAN website (www.ean.org).

About EAN

The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) is Europes home of neurology. Founded in 2014, through the merger of two European neurological societies, EAN represents the interests of more than 45,000 individual members and 47 national institutional members from across the continent. Each year, EAN brings together more than 6,000 neurologists and related scientists to the biggest general neurology conference in Europe. In addition to its overarching theme of Predict, Prevent, Repair, which are the three main challenges in dealing with neurological diseases, the EAN Virtual Congress 2020 will also cover all neurological diseases and disorders, including the big seven: epilepsy, stroke, headache, multiple sclerosis, dementia, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders.

For further updates & information:For support regarding registrations & travel bookings for the Paris congress contact: registration@ean.org

For information related to the industry exhibition and sponsorship contact: industry@ean.org

For general information related to the EAN Virtual Congress see the FAQ page: https://www.ean.org/paris2020/FAQs.4318.0.html

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