Fifty years of EFSUMB is a good occasion not only to celebrate together and to look
back proudly, but also to remember the many members of our federation who made these
five decades possible with their vision, their heart and soul and with all their strength.
We like to talk about the European Ultrasound Family, which is a good comparison.
A family has common genes, which in our case is mainly the gene that encodes the love
for ultrasound. Each generation in a family inherits experiences, achievements, and
values of previous generations and members of a family stay close together, especially
in difficult times like ours; they help each other. Conflicts are solved with mutual
respect and with the knowledge that, despite all differences, we belong together.
All this has sustained and held EFSUMB together for five decades: we have a common
mission, and we are successful in sharing and spreading ultrasound knowledge in Europe
and developing it to a high quality. This 50th anniversary brochure would like to take you into this living history, of course with
historical information and also with bridges to the present and future of our society.
Above all it should convey our pride that you are all part of this family history
and will continue to write it!
We hope very much that you will enjoy reading this brochure and that you will have
good, memorable encounters and experiences at the Congress in Timisoara, which may
become part of your own EFSUMB history.
