Awards and Opening Ceremony

Saturday, 9 June 2012
Grand Amphi, Palais des Congrès de Paris

14.00 – 14.45 Plenary Session
                       Sir Robert Macintosh Lecture given by Prof Luciano Gattinoni,
                       professor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Milan

17.00 – 17.45 Awards Ceremony
                     Research Grants
                       Trainee Exchange Programme
                     HVTAP Award
                      Young Teaching Recognition Award
                      ESA Dräger Prize
                      ESA Maquet Award
                     John Zorab Prize
                      Diploma Granting Ceremony

18.00 – 19.00 Opening Ceremony
                      Welcome by ESA President Prof Eberhard Kochs and
                     the NOC Chairman Prof Xavier Capdevila
                    Le Paris Cancan: the Magic of French Music Halls

19.00 – 21.30 Welcome Reception
                     In the Exhibition Halls on levels 1 and 2

The evening will continue with a special choreographed show by Paris Cancan that weaves together the magic of the French Music Halls, ruffled petticoats, black stockings, strains of Offenbach with a unique contemporary twist to the most famous dance routine ever created: the Can-Can!

Paris Cancan brings the elegance and the excitement of an evening in a great French Music Hall to life once again! Newly created production numbers pay tribute to the unique energies and traditions that have been part of the Parisienne night life for years, some inspired by the grand French Can-Can, some by the streets and personalities of Paris, all designed to paint a loving portrait of this unique era of entertainment.