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JOINING THE ESDR
By joining the ESDR you help support the administration of the society, the organisation of annual scientific meetings and educational programs. Your membership also contributes to the provision of funding for travel grants and intersociety collegiality awards.
Requirements for Joining ESDR
Applications are taken throughout the year from individuals working in the dermatology area. Several membership categories are available from Student/Resident to Standard and Patron Memberships. Members of the JSID or SID can benefit from reduced annual meeting fees by joining the ESDR as "Joint Members".
Each membership application must be supported by two existing ESDR members. If you do not know other members, the membership committee of the ESDR will review and support your application if it is eligible.
Membership Benefits
Members receive the following as part of their yearly membership fees:
- Personal copy of Journal of Investigative Dermatology and access to online version through ESDR website
- Heavily discounted registration rates at annual ESDR meetings
- Right to apply for travel grants and collegiality awards
- Newsletters and e-news
Membership Duration
Membership of the ESDR is continuous unless we require notification in writing that you wish to terminate your membership. In most cases you will be asked to pay the current year's membership dues.
How to Apply
Send an email to office [at] esdr.org indicating your interest in applying for membership. You will be contacted for more details.
2012 ESDR Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM)
Venice, Italy
Friday 21 September 2012, 18.05-18.45
AGENDA
1. Opening (Tilo Biedermann)
2. Approval of the Minutes of the AGM in Barcelona 2011 (Tilo Biedermann)
3. President’s Report (Tilo Biedermann)
4. Secretary-Treasurer’s Report (Alexander Enk)
5. New ESDR Members (Alexander Enk)
6. Election of New Board Members (Tilo Biedermann)
7. Appointment of Secretary-Treasuer and President-Elect (Tilo Biedermann)
8. JID Editor’s Report (Barbara Gilchrest)
9. Other Business and Closing
2011 ESDR Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM)
Barcelona, Spain
Friday 9 September 2011, 18.00-19.00
Minutes
1. Opening (Vincent Piguet)
Vincent Piguet welcomed ESDR members to the AGM.
2. Approval of the Minutes of the AGM in Helsinki 2010 (Vincent Piguet)
The AGM approved the minutes of the last AGM.
3. President’s Report (Vincent Piguet)
Vincent Piguet presented the members of the ESDR Board and active committees in 2011. Departing Board Members Eugene Healy, Antonio Costanzo and Philippe Musette were thanked for their contributions to the Board.
Vincent Piguet then showed that the number of society members continues to increase (currently 1098). He then informed the members that ESDR received 686 abstract submissions for the annual meeting and had attracted 1050 participants.
Vincent Piguet also reminded the members of the ESDR’s forthcoming annual meetings in 2012 and 2013. He concluded by informing members of two educational programs run by the ESDR – the Summer Research Workshop in conjunction with EADV and the ESDR Academy for Future Leaders in Dermatology.
4. Secretary-Treasurer’s Report (Alexander Enk)
Alexander Enk detailed the ESDR finances for the last financial year indicating that the Society had realized a positive result of approximately EUR 61,000.
The AGM approved the financial report.
Alexander Enk also described the ESDR office activities to the AGM.
5. New ESDR Members (Alexander Enk)
Vincent Piguet presented membership data. As of 9 September 2011, there are currently 1098 active ESDR members, which include 248 new members since the last AGM.
The AGM approved the new members.
6. Election of New Board Members (Vincent Piguet)
Vincent Piguet asked the AGM to accept the nominations of the following members to the ESDR Board.
Jonathan Barker (London)
Matthias Schmuth (Innsbruck)
The AGM approved the nominations.
7. ESDR Executive (Vincent Piguet)
Vincent Piguet informed the members that Tilo Biedermann takes the ESDR Board presidency after the annual meeting and that Alexander Enk becomes President-Elect. Alexander Enk thanked Vincent Piguet for his excellent contribution as President.
8. JID Editor’s Report (Paul Bergstresser)
Paul Bergstresser announced the following to the AGM:
- Barbara Gilchrest will be the next Editor of the JID
- Impact factor rose to 6.27
- Year of the Mentor (2011)
- 75th Anniversary (2012)
- 36 Invited Reviews
- 2012 Volume will feature images from seminal JID articles from past 25 years
9. Other Business and Closing
No other business.
Vincent Piguet closed the meeting at 18.50.
ESDR Patron Members support the society through increased annual membership dues. The ESDR would like to thank the following Patron Members for their valuable support.
Martine Bagot
Luca Borradori
Leena Bruckner-Tuderman
Anthony Chu
Louis Dubertret
Reinhard Dummer
Alexander Enk
Lars E French
Peter S Friedmann
Alberto Giannetti
Giammaria Giuliani
Christopher E.M. Griffiths
Eugene Healy
Roland Kaufmann
Irene Leigh
Cornelia Mauch
Michael Meurer
Colin S Munro
Dedee F Murrell
Filippa Nyberg
Vincent Piguet
Gerd Plewig
Lesley E Rhodes
Johannes Ring
Martin Röcken
Jörg Schaller
Thomas Schwarz
Guy Bruno Serre
Georg Stingl
Kristian Thestrup-Pedersen
Erwin Tschachler
Anders Vahlquist
Peter CM van de Kerkhof
ESDR membership rates for 2013.
| Member Type |
EUR
|
| Patron Members |
250
|
| Standard Members |
135
|
| Standard (Reduced)* |
60
|
| Students/Residents** |
60
|
| JSID/SID Joint Members*** |
60
|
*Reduced fees include residents of the following countries: Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine.
**A letter from your head of department or copy of your student ID should be faxed/emailed to the ESDR office.
***This rate is only for JSID/SID Members residing OUTSIDE Europe
PAYMENT METHODS
1. CREDIT CARDS
Members can pay their membership dues online via Credit Card (Visa or Mastercard). Please use the Member Login on this site to make your payment.
Alternatively, a PDF form can be completed and faxed/posted to the ESDR Office.
Download the PDF form here.
2. BANK TRANSFERS
Bank Name: UBS SA
Bank Address: PO Box 2600, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Account Name: ESDR Euro Courant
Account Number: 0240-403952-71V
SWIFT CODE: UBSWCHZH12A
IBAN: CH74 0024 0240 4039 5271 V
Please clearly indicate the name of the ESDR member in your bank transfer.
3. BANK CHEQUES
Bank cheques are no longer accepted.
OUR ADDRESS
European Society for Dermatological Research
Rue Cingria 7
1205 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 321 48 90
Fax: +41 22 321 48 92
Email: office (at) esdr.org
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Alexander Enk
Vincent Piguet (Chair)
EASTERN EUROPEAN
Johann Bauer (Chair)
Zsuzsanna Bata-Csörgő
Cezary Kowalewski
Alla Kyagova
Norbert Wikonkál
Anna Zalewska
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Nick Reynolds (Chair)
Johann Bauer
David Kelsell
Antti Lauerma
Carien Niessen
Mauro Picardo
FUTURE LEADERS IN DERMATOLOGY
Alexander Enk (Chair)
Michael Hertl
Matthias Schmuth
MEETING EVALUATION
Antti Lauerma
MEMBERSHIP
Maarten Vermeer (Chair)
Johann Bauer
Carien Niessen
COMMUNICATIONS AND WEBSITE
Maarten Vermeer (Chair)
Robert Gniadecki
Mauro Picardo
PHARMA RELATIONS
Mauro Picardo (Chair)
Jonathan Barker
Alexander Enk
Robert Gniadecki
Michael Hertl
Nick Reynolds
POSTER PRIZE
Johann Bauer (Chair)
Salvador Aznah-Benitah
Zsuzsanna Bata-Csörgő
Alain Hovnanian
Mauro Picardo
Mathias Schmuth
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Alexander Enk (Chair)
Salvador Aznah-Benitah
Tilo Biedermann
Robert Gniadecki
Alain Hovnanian
David Kelsell
Carien Niessen
Mauro Picardo
Vincent Piguet
Nick Reynolds
Mathias Schmuth
Executive Committee Board Members
PRESIDENT (2012/2013)
A. Enk, Heidelberg
SECRETARY-TREASURER (2012/2015)
J. Barker, London
PRESIDENT-ELECT
N. Reynolds, Newcastle
PAST-PRESIDENT
T. Biedermann (Tübingen)
Board Members
S. Aznar-Benitah, Barcelona
Z. Bata-Csörgõ, Szeged
J. Bauer, Salzburg
M. Gilliet, Lausanne
R. Gniadecki, Copenhagen
M. Hertl, Marburg
A. Hovnanian, Paris
D. Kelsell, London
A. Lauerma, Helsinki
C. Niessen, Cologne
M. Picardo, Rome
M. Schmuth, Innsbruck
M. Vermeer, Leiden
ESDR Office
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
Thomas Florestan
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP CO-ORDINATOR
Caroline Blondel Baldassarre
The Celgene Award for Innovation in Inflammation and Immunology Research into Dermatological Diseases
1. Entry Criteria
• The research project has been undertaken in the last 2-3 years (current/ongoing research). The award is not intended to fund completed projects.
• You are the project leader or major contributor to the research project
You should indicate
• The originality of the research area and of the outcomes
• The scientific value demonstrated by the project
• The clarity of the project's objectives and results
• The rigor of the methodology
• How successful was the project and what level of contribution does it make to the field of I&I?
2. Eligibility
• Applicants should be residents of a European country, living in Europe and aged up to 40*
• Applicants should have either already established themselves through independent research, or be at the point of developing research independence
*In exceptional circumstances older candidates will be considered
3. Process
• The closing date for entries is 31 May 2012
• Entries should be accompanied by the completed application form (Word document)
• Entries will be reviewed by nominated members of the ESDR Scientific Committee
• The award will be decided in June and announced at the ESDR in September 2012
