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40th EPSA ANNUAL CONGRESS, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

Hello everyone, I am Nejc Klopčič, Vice-chairperson of the 40th EPSA Annual Congress. In the next
minutes you will be able to read more about the European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association
(EPSA) and the Annual Congress, hosted next year in Kranjska Gora.

I am sure that PSANS has already provided you with all the information about what EPSA is, it’s
events and endeavours in details, but, as we students know, a little brief does not hurt.
EPSPSA is bringing together, connecting and representing more than 160000 students from all over
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Europe. Four main events are organized every year, Annual Reception, Annual Congress, Summer
University and Autumn Assembly. Slovenia is hosting the most important one in 2017, the Annual
Congress. During the week symposium, workshops, trainings, public health campaign and science
excursion are held. What differs the Annual Congress from other events are the elections to the new
EPSA Team, meaning new executive board, coordinators, parliamentary council and committee
members are appointed. Everyone is more than welcome to apply, so if you are interested in running
for EPSor EPSA team, do not hesitate and present yourself in Kranjska Gora.
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The topic of the Congress is “Healthcare, an innovative approach”. As you figured out, we are going
to focus on the future of pharmaceutical profession and what can we, future pharmacists, do to
contribute to it’s development. We are going to cover everything from changes to the European
healthcare to new drug discoveries and innovations in the usage of medical devices. Lectures will
later be enriched with workshops, in which you are going to be able to participate in the discussion
about the issues of the healthcare’s future even more.

Congress itself is going to be held in Kranjska Gora, if you are a skiing enthusiast you must know the
place, since Kranjska Gora is one of the most famous ski resorts in Slovenia, also hosting World Cup
competitions. The town in located in the north-western (not North West though :P) part of Slovenia,
beneath the stunning Julian Alps. The event is taking place in a 4 star Kompas hotel, in which the
Symposium and all the Educational Pillars are going to be held. Therefore no walking around
between the workshops and trainings will have to be done, the thing participants usually enjoy the
most, so I do apologize for taking it away from you. All the meals are going to be provided in the hotel
restaurant,estaurant, so you are not going to be hungry during your stay in Slovenia. On sightseeing day we
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are taking you all to Bled (na Bledao, za vas Srbe :D), where you’ll be able to eat the famous cream
cake and make some amazing pictures of the island in the middle of the lake and the castle above
it.

As my number of allowed words is slowly coming to an end, I have to say something inspirational, or
at least make your decision about applying for the Congress much easier. I promise you an amazing
time in Slovenia, as the Reception Committee is working on the organization for over a year now. I
can assure that you are going to make a huge amount of new friends from all over Europe, get an
insight of what’s currently a hot topic in Pharma business and last but not least, you are going to
have fun. The experience is going to change your life around, speaking from my own experience.

So don’t forget, the 1st registration period is opened until 31.1.2017.
See you all in Kranjska Gora!ee you all in Kranjska Gora!
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Yours in EPSA
Nejc Klopčič

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