ERS/ISIAN 2014, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam

From June 22 to 26th, 2014 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the European Rhinologic Society with the 25th Congress of the European Rhinologic Society and the 32nd International Symposium of Infection and Allergy of the Nose. The congress was held in the Beurs van Berlage, an historic building, which was the former Stock Exchange of the Netherlands. Now, the Beurs van Berlage is one of the defining monuments of the Dutch capital and is a unique and inspiring congress venue in the heart of Amsterdam. The European Rhinologic Society (ERS) commemorated 50 years of expertise and experience among specialists in rhinology, skull base surgery, allergology and facial plastic surgery. It was no accident that the 25th Congress of the European Rhinologic Society was held in Amsterdam, the beautiful and historic capital of the Netherlands. After all, the inaugural meeting of the society was organised in the Netherlands by Professor Van Dishoeck in 1963 and the 25th anniversary was celebrated in Amsterdam with Professor Bert Huizing as President. We were very fortunate that Professor Huizing was willing to give an historical overview of our Society during the opening ceremony. At the opening ceremony honorary memberships of the ERS were awarded to Prof. David Kennedy and Prof. Carel Verwoerd for their outstanding contributions to rhinology