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J. Charamis, Greece M. Radnot, Hungary B. Streiff, Switzerland F. Fankhauser, Switzerland H. Henkes, The Netherlands G. Scuderi, Italy N. Ehlers, Denmark L. Missotten, Belgium At the Opening Ceremony in Vienna, 2007 the Helmholtz medal will be awarded to Professor José G. Cunha-Vaz, Coimbra, Portugal. european Leadership Development Programme (EuLDP) Leadership skills are important for any ophthalmologist and in particular for those who are active in professional societies. Therefore, SOE has sponsored several European ophthalmologists to take part in the Leadership Development Programme organised by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Recognising the complex nature of Europe, SOE has now set up its own EuLDP with the aim to identify future leaders of European Ophthalmology, to offer basic leadership training adapted for ophthalmology and to provide an informal network of peers. The inaugural course of EuLDP took place in September 2005. The first working meeting was held in Stockholm in April 2006 and was organised by Stefan Seregard. SOE Lectures As from the 2005 SOE Congress in Berlin, the national societies of the SOE each appoint a special SOE Lecture to be presented at each nation’s annual meeting. The lecture is to be given by the most accomplished clinician/researcher under the age of 45. The lecturer is selected by each National Society and the decision is lauded by SOE. SOE Educational Grants for Ophthalmologists-in-training from East European countries The Council of SOE offers a number of scholarships for ophthalmologists-in-training from East European countries to visit Ophthalmic Centres in Western Europe. At present, the Grant is fixed at Euro 1000 and it is envisaged that the successful applicants will spend a minimum of 4–6 weeks observing clinical work in a West European Centre. The number of Educational Grants is limited to 40 per year and 2 or 3 applicants from each East European country (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, The Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine).
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