Dear Colleagues,
Dear Friends,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to join us for the 6^th Congress of European ORL-Head & Neck Surgery, to be held in Milan, October 29 to November 2, 2022, in a face-to-face format. After a period of great difficulties marked by the pandemic, we are willing to meet you again in the best pleasant atmosphere, to share all the scientific knowledge of our specialty, and to discover the latest innovations displayed by the exhibited companies.

Milan, capital of the Lombardy, is the economic hub of Italy. With its advanced infrastructures, its restaurants, hotels and the countless leisure opportunities like shopping, design, and museums it is among the great Italian cities where you can find rich history, art, and culture. Add the city’s gastronomic traditions and you will have plenty of compelling reasons to join us for the upcoming meeting.

The meeting will be held in the Milano Convention Centre, the largest convention centre in Europe. The venue is located in front of the “Portello” underground station of the purple line. Just a few steps from the City life district and Corso Sempione.

The congress, organized by the Confederation of European ORL-HNS, is being built in close collaboration with the European scientific societies, the European national societies and the UEMS ORL Section & Board. Following the path taken by the 5^th congress in Brussels, we aim to open again our congress to all the Otorhinolaryngology community around the world. This time the invited countries will be published in Summer 2021, but all otorhinolaryngologists are welcomed.

From the scientific committee, we are organizing attractive panels, key-note lectures, instruction courses, and free papers sessions, thus ensuring the strongest possible scientific programme. The previous meeting in Brussles focussed on the interest of young colleagues, residents and young academics which turned out to be a great success. We will count on them again for the programme design and participation, with the support of the senior counselors of the Confederation. In addition, the European Board exam in ORL-HNS will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2022.

As you know, it is being tough for all of us to overcome the difficulties created by the Covid-19, but we are convinced that next year we will be in a very new scenario. With the present welcome message, we invite you to come and join us in Milan. It is in our hands to ensure that the 6^th Congress of European ORL-Head & Neck Surgery becomes a great scientific and social success and that it finally represents a return to normality.

See you in Milan.