ECR 2012 attendance defies economic downturn

Attendance at last week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) held its own by exceeding 20,000 delegates, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) has reported.

Countries with most ECR 2012 attendees

Country Professional medical delegates
Italy 1,205
Austria 1,125
Germany 965
U.K. 509
Spain 387
France 386
Netherlands 376
China 365
Japan 337
Romania 332

Final in-person attendance totaled 20,023 delegates (11,574 professional; 8,449 industry) representing 120 countries. In view of the financial difficulties and instability in the global economy, the fact that attendance remained stable is noteworthy. Also, plenary sessions were broadcast through a webcast, a new feature this year, and this attracted almost 3,000 unique visits, according to ESR.

This year, delegates from Italy took the honor as having the largest country contingent (1,205), followed by Austria (1,125), Germany (965), and the U.K. (509).

Last year, there were 20,120 delegates, which included 12,024 professional participants and 8,096 industry attendees.

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