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Congress Committees

Scientific Programme Committee (SPC)

  • Andrea Fiorillo, Italy – SPC Chair
  • Celso Arango, Spain – SPC Co-Chair
  • Judit Balázs, Hungary
  • Julian Beezhold, UK
  • Philippe Courtet, France
  • Geert Dom, Belgium
  • Cécile Hanon, France
  • Tomáš Kašpárek, Czech Republic
  • Pavel Mohr, Czech Republic
  • Martina Rojnic Kuzman, Croatia
  • Jerzy Samochowiec, Poland
  • Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Germany
  • Simavi Vahip, Türkiye
  • Umberto Volpe, Italy

Role

The SPC ensures the high-quality Scientific Programme of the European Congress of Psychiatry and reinforces EPA positioning as the main Congress in Europe. The SPC is responsible for building the Core Scientific Programme and reviewing and selecting the submissions for the Accepted Scientific Programme.

Advisory Scientific Programme Committee (ASPC)

  • Koray Başar, Türkiye
  • Eka Chkonia, Georgia
  • Christoph Correll,  Germany
  • Paola Dazzan, UK
  • Peter Falkai, Germany
  • Sophia Frangou, USA
  • Silvana Galderisi, Italy
  • Philip Gorwood, France
  • Nikolina Jovanovic, UK
  • Åsa Konradsson-Geuken, Sweden
  • Gaia Sampogna, Italy
  • Thomas Schulze, Germany/USA
  • Norbert Skokauskas, Norway
  • Joseph Firth, UK

Role

The role of the Advisory Scientific Programme Committee, made up of esteemed European psychiatrists, is to provide advice to the SPC.

Local Organising Committee (LOC)

  • Umberto Volpe, Italy – LOC Chair
  • Mario Maj, Italy  Honorary Chair
  • Alessandro Bertolino, Italy
  • Paolo Brambilla, Italy
  • Giuseppe Carrà, Italy
  • Bernardo dell’Osso, Italy
  • Andrea Fagiolini, Italy
  • Giuseppe Maina, Italy
  • Armida Mucci, Italy
  • Maurizio Pompili, Italy
  • Rita Roncone, Italy
  • Gabriele Sani, Italy
  • Gianluca Serafini, Italy
  • Alfonso Tortorella, Italy
  • Antonio Vita, Italy

Role

The LOC takes an active part in the local promotion of the Congress reaching out to potential delegates and supporters; liaison with local authorities; review abstract submissions; scheduling of Oral and Poster presentations; appointment of chairs for the Oral Communication and Poster sessions; any other duties that contribute to the success of the European Congress of Psychiatry.

REGISTRATION

27 JANUARY 2027

Important dates

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS DEADLINE:

13 MAY 2026

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPENS:

JULY 2026

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

21 SEPTEMBER 2026

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

27 JANUARY 2027