Who we are
EFIS is an umbrella organization that represents more than 12,000 individual members from 28 member societies in 31 European countries (all European Union member states and all other European states) and reaches beyond the European boundaries to Israel.
EFIS has a Board composed of the President, the Vice President, the Past President, the Treasurer and the Secretary General. The Board meets about three times a year. Board Members are elected by the EFIS General Assembly, composed of delegates of national societies (each society is entitled to have one delegate per 500 members), and they are appointed for a period of three years.
The current Board of EFIS (2009-2012) was elected September 16, 2009 at the General Assembly in Berlin:
C. Sautes-Fridman (President), Paris
L. Moretta (Vice President), Genoa
S.H.E. Kaufmann (Past President), Berlin
H. Stockinger (Treasurer), Vienna
A. Erdei (Secretary General), Budapest
The current EC liaison officer is:
A. Hoeveler, Brussels
Contact EFIS
For general inquiries, please contact the EFIS coordinator, or find your appropriate contact person here.
EFIS Coordinator
Astrid Hahner
E-Mail: hahner@efis.org
Mobile +49 176 70050424
Mailing address:
European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS)
c/o Astrid Hahner
PO Box 42 08 07
D-12068 Berlin
Germany
Objectives
The main goals of EFIS are the support of immunological research and education as well as strengthening scientific interaction amongst its members. We especially focus on supporting young scientists, e.g. through fellowships or travel grants.
Learn more about EFIS activities and get in touch at upcoming immunology meetings.
