The Vienna Convention Bureau organised Europe's largest congress for radiology and radio technology, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), was held exclusively online for the first time in the event's history from July 15-19, 2020. Organisers claimed that about 15,000 international participants from 30 countries joined the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) ‘Virtual Exhibition’. The virtual attendance represented a 5% rise in numbers from the previous edition. It was delivered via a new, online format with 216 companies presenting their products and holding webinars.

The event featured ESR Table Talks presented by hosts, professor Boris Brkljačić and professor Lorenzo Derchi, directly from the European Society of Radiology building, which was a new feature of the digital ECR 2020.

 

‘Vienna Lounge’ was also there to create just the right Viennese ambience as the backdrop for the congress, with concerts, cooking courses, and virtual tours of Viennese museums featuring on the delegate programme.

"The educational content at this year's congress has been of an extremely high standard and, although I hope that we will meet together in Vienna again soon, I think this congress has proved that online conference formats are possible and that the ESR has successfully set an industry standard with last week's meeting," said congress president professor Brkljačić. Many companies also organised specific satellite symposia.