The 2019 ASPHER Deans' and Directors' Retreat will be held in Erice, Italy from 26 to 29 May 2019. The Retreat will be hosted by the Board of Directors of the Italian Postgraduate Schools of Hygiene and Public Health in Erice, Sicily. Participants will have the opportunity to experience the unique atmosphere of a medieval hill town with ancient origins, close to the port city of Trapani on Siciliy's western coast. The historic Old Town is surrounded by defensive walls, crowned by a castle, and dominates from approximately 800 metres above sea level. The Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture in Erice has a long-lasting tradition of residential courses in various disciplines including statistics, epidemiology and public health; its meeting facilities and dormitories complex (4 ancient monasteries) will guarantee an unforgettable time for everyone attending. 

2019 Deans' and Directors' Retreat, Erice Programme

2019 Deans' and Directors' Retreat Side Meetings

In the lead up to the Retreat, the Italian organizers will be tweeting information concerning the programme, location, social events, transportation, weather, curiosities, etc. at @PublichealthU – twitter account of the School of Public Health (Igiene e Medicina Preventiva) University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. Follow them to keep up with the latest Retreat details!

Important information for your arrival at the airport

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Organised each year in a different location within the European region, the Deans' and Directors' retreat is the most important ASPHER membership events of the calendar year.

This high level meeting of the heads of our member institutions plays a significant role in evaluating the ongoing activities, whilst also planning and organising the future direction of ASPHER. Since 2014, the General Assembly meetings of the Association take place in the context of the annual Deans' and Directors' Retreats of the Association.

The following schools were hosts of the ASPHER Deans' and Directors' retreats since 1996:

1996 October:
Netherlands School of Public Health, Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS

1997 May:
Nordic School of Public Health, Göteborg, SWEDEN

1997 October:
School of Public Health, Postgraduate Medical School, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC

1998 May:
National School of Health ISCIII / University Centre of Public Health, Madrid, SPAIN

1998 October:
Department of Hygiene and Community Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, ITALY

1999 May:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UNITED KINGDOM

1999 October:
National School of Public Health ISCIII, Madrid, SPAIN

2000 May:
CEFPAS, Caltanissetta, Sicily, ITALY

2000 October:
Department of Public Health, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, DENMARK

2001 May:
Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal, Magdeburg, GERMANY

2002 May:
National School of Public Health, Saint-Maurice, FRANCE

2003 May:
National School of Public Health, Athens, GREECE

2004 May:
National School of Public Health, Lisbon, PORTUGAL

2005 May:
School of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, GERMANY

2006 May:
Institute of Public Health, UMIT, Hall / Section Social Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA

2007 May:
National School of Public Health and Health Management Services, Bucharest, ROMANIA

2008 May:
Division of Public Health, University of Liverpool, UNITED KINGDOM

2009 May:
Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, ISRAEL

2010 May:
EHESP School of Public Health, Rennes, FRANCE

2011 May:
Centre - School of Public Health, University of Belgrade, SERBIA

2012 May:
Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, POLAND

2013 May:
Department of International Health, Maastricht University, Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS

2014 May:
Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CROATIA

2015 June:
Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, ISRAEL

2016 May:
National School of Public Health, Athens, GREECE

2017 May/June:
EHESP School of Public Health, Rennes, FRANCE

2018 June:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UNITED KINGDOM