Welcome to the 11th Symposium on
Epstein Barr Virus and Associated Diseases and to Regensburg
You will find the venue close to the old town of Regensburg, one of the oldest townships of Germany with still visible portions of arches and walls from Roman times (100 – 200 AD) as integral part of city houses and a nice medieval mediterranean styled inner city. Many palaces, convention halls, monasteries and churches invite you to take a stroll in the city which was home of the first form of a German parliament from 1663 to 1806.

From a scientific perspective, Regensburg is proud of having been the home for several years of the universal scholar of the Middle Ages, Albert Magnus, and the eminent astronomer, Johannes Kepler.

In contrast to the old town, the University campus is quite new and operates since 1962 for the main campus and since 1992 for the Medical Faculty and University hospitals.

Regensburg cannot be seen without its enjoyable surroundings, the largest natural forest area of central Europe (Bavarian Forest) linking to equally preserved forest areas in the Czech Republic and Austria, the Franconian Jurassic park and the agricultural area flanking the Danube. During the meeting, we have arranged for a trip to Munich to the "Wiesn" (“Münchener Oktoberfest”), the largest public festival in the world.

As we all know, the overall quality and style of the conference depends to a major part on the submitters of abstracts for oral presentations and posters and I would encourage you to actively participate in these activities.

Also on behalf of the Organizing Committee I look forward to seeing you in Regensburg.


Prof. Dr. Hans Wolf