EAACI - The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology is a non-profit organisation active in the field of allergic and immunologic diseases such as asthma, rhinitis, eczema, occupational allergy, food and drug allergy and anaphylaxis. EAACI was founded in 1956 in Florence and has become the largest medical association in Europe in the field of allergy and clinical immunology. It includes 6,800 individual members from 107 countries, as well as 41 National Allergy Societies.

EAACI Headquarters
Genferstrasse 21, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 205 55 33
Fax: +41 44 205 55 39
www.eaaci.net

Organisation
EAACI President: Prof. Cezmi Akdis

Founded
1956, in Florence

EAACI Mission
* Promoting basic and clinical research
* Collecting, assessing and diffusing scientific information
* Acting as a scientific reference body for other scientific, health and political organisations
* Encouraging and providing training and continuous education
* Collaborating with patients and lay organisations

EAACI Vision
We aim to provide the most efficient platform for scientific communication and education in the field of allergy and immunology, ultimately striving to ease patients’ lives.

EAACI Congresses
Featuring extensive multi-day scientific programmes, with 7,000-8,000 international participating delegates, providing in-depth understanding and discussion within targeted medical communities on topics such as:

* Asthma
* Drug Hypersensitivity
* Pediatric Allergy
* Molecular Allergology
* Allergic Rhinitis
* Basic Immunology
* Food Allergy

EAACI Task Forces
Producing position papers on cutting-edge scientific developments and emerging knowledge on controversial and current allergy-related topics such as the effects of climate change on respiratory allergic diseases.

EAACI Allergy Schools
Training and educating Europe’s motivated young medical specialists in a highly interactive and effective social networking environment.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)
EAACI congresses and schools provide CME credits to participants. EAACI also works as an umbrella organisation for accreditation of external scientific and educational events.

EAACI Fellowships
Every year, fellowships are awarded to junior members interested in increasing their knowledge and skills at Europe’s leading scientific institutions.

EAACI International Journals
* Allergy (Impact Factor of 6,297, 2^nd among 21 Allergy Journals in 2010)
* Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Impact Factor of 2.874, 8^th among 21 Allergy Journals and 10^th out of 107 Pediatric Journals in 2010)
* Clinical and Translational Allergy (open-access Journal)

Press Contact
EAACI Headquarters
Head of Communications
Panthea Sayah
Tel: +41 44 205 55 33
Fax: +41 44 205 55 39
panthea.sayah@eaaci.org