It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Society for Haematology. This is going to be a celebration of 50 years of British Haematology and like any golden anniversary we intend to have friends and colleagues enjoying our most international meeting to date in a brilliant venue. The Edinburgh International Conference Centre is one of the best conference venues in the UK set in the very heart of Edinburgh, within walking distance of most hotels, shops, bars and restaurants. We have negotiated excellent accommodation rates and made early registration even more attractive financially. Get your flights booked early as Edinburgh flight offers are some of the cheapest online.

The theme of the meeting is “50 years and looking forward”. This meeting will cover the broad range of haematology with international speakers in all areas. The programme boasts the best distinguished list of invited speakers ever. The three plenary lectures will be delivered by Dr Sandler, President of ASH, Dr Downing a leading light on leukaemia pathogenesis and Professor D Higgs a world expert on red cell disorders. The ever popular CPC Vignettes and Morphology Session will be held on the Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon respectively.

Our sponsors must be acknowledged in providing a great contribution towards the meeting. The trade exhibition held in conjunction with the Annual Scientific Meeting is always a focal point.

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Please come to this special 50th anniversary meeting for the BSH and make it our biggest and best ever as we look forward to the next 50 years. Register early for the best deals. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in Edinburgh.

Professor Finbarr Cotter
Chairman, BSH Conferences Ltd.