On behalf of the European Federation for Immunogenetics and the Local Organizing Committee, it will be our great pleasure to welcome you to the 33rd European Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility Conference, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 8 to 11 May 2019.

Session 1 Transplant Journey with updates from NHSBT, WBMDR, Anthony Nolan with guest patient speaker Katherine Cartwright Katherine was diagnosed with AML and has subsequently had 2 stem cell transplants, a liver transplant (leading to an accidental third stem cell transplant) and has experienced GVHD and had complications along the way. Session 2 Round Table sessions covering challenging areas in donor selection including HLA-DP; Loss of Heterozygosity; Antibodies Lunch and networking Session 3 Ask the Experts – topics and Q&A…

ESOT Copenhagen 2019 is designed to be Your Congress, tailoring and targeting its content to the discipline that you serve, the stage of your career journey in transplantation and your professional aspirations. Knowledge will be delivered through a plethora of networking opportunities leading to new collaborations so that the end of the Congress will mark many new beginnings in transplantation.