WELCOME TO GENOA, ITALY

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to welcome you to Genoa in March/April 2019 for the 10th Biannual Meeting of the International Society of Systemic Auto-Inflammatory Diseases (ISSAID). The objective of this congress is to discuss the following main topics: classical autoinflammatory diseases, mechanisms of disease, new diseases, immune dysregulation, HSCT and gene therapy, as well as dermatology as a special topic.

Most importantly, the goal of the congress is to foster discussion and knowledge exchange among colleagues from the ISSAID community.

In April, spring arrives in Genoa, and the city, known as one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean, welcomes you with its glorious past and impressive landmarks. The ISSAID 2019 Congress will gather over 600 participants, including rheumatologists, immunologists and paediatricians, biologists and others with an interest in systemic auto-inflammatory diseases.

Please be sure to save the dates in your diary – 31 March-3 April 2019!

We look forward to welcoming you to ISSAID 2019,

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

ISSAID elected steering committee: Marco Gattorno, Helen Lachmann, Paul Brogan, Erkan Dermikaya,
Past-Presidents: Dan Kastner, Isabelle Touitou, Seza Ozen, Ivona Aksentievich
Clinical Committee: Joost Frenkel, Eldad Ben Chetrit, Dirk Foell
Basic Science Committee: Seth Masters, Fabio Martinon, Hal Hoffman
Genetic Committee: Marielle van Gijn, Juan Arostegui
Other subspecialties: Andrew Cant (President of ERN), Isabelle Meyts (president of ESID) for Immune Dysregulation; Dan Lipsker for Dermatology
Local Committee (Italy): Alberto Martini, Angelo Ravelli, Nicola Ruperto, Isabella Ceccherini, Anna Rubartelli, Fabrizio De Benedetti, Luca Cantarini, Angelo Marzano,
Scientific secretary: Stefano Volpi, Roberta Caorsi, Paolo Picco