bodies were integrated from the bodies of the two founding societies (EAR & ECR) to form the executive council through a process of voting. The current structure of the ESR consists of a board of directors, committee chairs, the director of the European School of Radiology (ESOR) and the ESR executive director. These form the executive council which dictates and manages the various activities of the ESR. The composition of the board changes at the annual General Assembly which takes place on the last day of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR). The committee chairs and newest member of board of directors are elected by the voting members of the ESR. The board of directors consists of the Past-President, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, President, 1st Vice-President and 2nd Vice-President. The 2nd Vice-President (the newest member of the board) is elected every year for a five year period of office, holding the position of 2nd Vice-President in the first year, 1st Vice-President in the second year, President in the third year, Chairperson of the Board of Directors in the fourth year and finally the Past-President in the fifth year of office. Re-election is not possible. The current chair of the ESR Board of Directors is Prof. Lorenzo E. Derchi, from Genoa, Italy. Membership The European Society of Radiology (ESR) offers full membership to all European radiologists as well as professionals of allied sciences such as nuclear medicine physicians, radiographers, medical physicists, etc. Corresponding membership is offered to international radiologists and professionals of allied sciences. Membership is on a yearly basis and the ESR offers its members various benefits. These include: Reduced registration fees for the European Congress of Radiology (ECR). Free access to all contents of Education on Demand, the ESR e-learning platform, including the possibility to earn e-CME. Option to participate in: European Diploma: examination based on the ESR European Training Curriculum (radiologists or radiology residents). All activities of the European School of Radiology (ESOR). Use of EURORAD, a peer-reviewed online teaching database of radiology Electronic access to European Radiology, the monthly peer-reviewed medical journal. Membership is also extended to various European and international societies of radiology as institutional and associate institutional members. Activities European Congress of Radiology The core of the European Society of Radiology’s (ESR) activities is the organisation of its annual meeting, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR). With more than 30,000 participants from around