The Young Oncologists Committee (YOC) provides opportunities to strengthen Young Oncologists’ skills, knowledge and expertise, while providing a platform for networking with other medical oncologists and oncology professionals. This is done primarily by creating and implementing educational and scientific programmes relevant to YOs in their daily practice and/or research activities. YOC activities are open to all young medical oncologist members of ESMO.

Dr. Michalis Karamouzis

• Integrating the activities of the YOC into those of ESMO with the objective of developing Europe's oncology leaders of the future
• Developing the ESMO Young Oncologist (YO) Track during the ESMO Congress (Masterclass, Breakfast Sessions, Forum, Vesalius Cocktail and networking activities) as well as serving on the Faculty of the YO Track of the European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress (every other year)
• Informing the ESMO Executive Board about career development issues young oncologists are faced with
• Enhancing young oncologists expertise for future practice and career development
• Promoting opportunities for research activities
• Creating a global YO network where common issues can be shared and debated

• Chair appointed by the Executive Board on consultation with the outgoing Chair
• Committee members are ESMO young oncologists, i.e. oncologists younger than 40 years of age
• The president of the Flims Alumni Club (FAC) is an ex-officio member

Annually YO Track – Scientific programme during congress

2011	YO Facebook group opened
2011	First YO sessions and presentation about YOC at national meeting in several countries
2011	Launch of the YO Journal Club
2011	Relaunch of the YO Corner with dedicated web pages for YOs
2010	ESMO/AIOM Joint Symposium: Young medical oncologists facing daily difficulties in clinical practice during ESMO Congress
2008	YO survey phase II
2007	YO survey phase I
2006	First Vesalius event at the ESMO Congress
2005	ESMO Handbook series started
2004	First YO Master Class and YO Breakfast Sessions during ESMO Congress
2003	First Translational Research (TRU) visit
2002	First YO Forum during ESMO Congress
2001	YOC established

NAME	COUNTRY
Michalis Karamouzis (Chair)	Greece
Evandro De Azambuja	Belgium
Susana Banerjee	United Kingdom
Raffaele Califano	United Kingdom
Valentina Guarneri	Italy
Margaret Hutka (Flims ex-officio member)	United Kingdom
Karin Jordan	Germany
Konstantinos Kamposioras	Greece
Alessandro Leal	Brazil
Erika Martinelli	Italy
David Olmos	Spain
Sophie Postel-Vinay	France
Matthias Preusser	Austria

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