2. Presented by: Erika Baum, DEGAM President
On behalf of DEGAM Team
With support of GUARANT International – Tomas Raboch

3. DEGAM/Germany Introduction
6600 members
30 research Insititutes at universities- number and size is growing
2400 Working general practitioners in Berlin
New leadership willing to play important role in WONCA Europe
Sharing experience with WONCA, involvement within WONCA Europe structures
Ready to welcome WONCA Europe Colleagues, willing to closely collaborate with WONCA Europe
No Pharma support Policy

4. DEGAM contributions
DEGAM will give bursaries for up to 200 attending DEGAM-members from outside the university (150€ each).
500 EUR for bursaries for delegates from low income countries from conference budget
System of Bursaries for other delegates upon discussion with WONCA Europe
Joint meeting with DEGAM annual meeting to boost the atttandance

5. Theme, date, place
Core Values of Family Medicine: Threats and Opportunities
June 17th - 20th, 2020
CityCube, Berlin, Germany
Innovative session formats
Easy english as an official language
Subtopics:
Diagnostic strategies
Geriatric care
Polypharmacy
Ethical issues in “giving care for all” research
Research
Undergraduate and postgraduate training

6. Conference Highlights
Involvement of patients and nurses/clinical monitors
Involvement of Networks and SIGs on the scientific program
Sharing internationally experiences about hot topics like:
FM/GP position in the healthcare systems
opening hours and shift work
roles of nurses and specialists
call centers and the Internet
emergency management
financial constraints

7. Why Berlin? Vibrant, cosmopolitan metropolis Smart City Concept
Connected City- Easy accessible and affordable city
175 museums and 220 galleries
Daily dose of culture, inspiration and entertainment
English is widely spoken
Infrastructure ready to host the 2020 WONCA Europe Conference

8. Berlin: European Hub of Excellence
Charité - Europe's largest university hospital
Numerous internationally renowned institutes
70 non-academic research facilities
77 hospitals
220+ biotechnology companies

9. Venue: City Cube Messe Map of Berlin – city centre, airport, Messe
Logos + plans

10. Berlin: The Conference Destination
Excellent road, rail and air links to all regions of Europe 2651 weekly flights to 161 destination
Dense system of public transport
Cosmopolitan City with Conference Infrastructure
Traditional bridge between western and eastern Europe

11. Venue: City Cube Messe
Direct connection to the S-Bahn network (public transport)
50 halls and spaces, main room for up to 5000 delegates
two levels, each of 6,015 m²
 Lower level, to create up to 8 conference rooms for 400 – 3000 people and/or exhibition spaces
 the upper hall is column-free (12 m headroom)
 8 other conference rooms with flexible partition walls, with a capacity of
 30 offices, suites and meeting rooms

12. Accommodation for everyone
143 000 beds
Value for money: Average cost of 92 EUR overnight hotel stay
Wide range of accommodation from student dormintories up to 5* hotels
Metroline connects venue with hotels

13. Registration Fees
Lower than in 2016 Copenhagen, same level as in 2019 for Bratislava
WONCA Direct Member -
Early 580 €
Late 660 €
On site 740 €
Regular Participant
Early 630 €
Late 710 €
On site 790 €
Junior Doctors and Trainees
Early 320 €
Late 370 €
On site 400 €
Students Early 170 €
Late 170 €
On site 200 €

14. Attractive Social venue
sgm meters in more than 350 unique locations
Photos

15. PCO Partner: References: 1997 WONCA Prague Europe Conference
2013 WONCA Prague World Conference
2017 WONCA Europe Conference Prague
2019 WONCA Europe Conference Bratislava
Guarantee of continuity, consistency, high quality

16. Executive Summary
DEGAM: A Scientifically Strong Society with Innovative Ideas
Ethics: No Planned Pharma Support
Berlin: An Easily-Accessible Conference City
CityCube: A Modern and Spacious Conference Centre
GUARANT International: A WONCA-Experienced PCO
Promise of Succesful Conference

17. Thank you very much