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AUSTRIA – Successful acquisition of two medical congresses for Vienna
Around 500 delegates are expected to attend the three-day event organized by the European Academy of Childhood Disability, which will hold its 26th annual meeting in Vienna in 2014. With the help of the Vienna Convention Bureau (VCB), Dr. Friedrich Brandstetter, medical director of the Vienna Social Services Center for Child Development, won through against competition from Jerusalem. “The congress is an ideal fit for Vienna, ‘city of Freud’, especially because Sigmund Freud worked as a pediatric neurologist early in his career,” he said.
According to VCB Director Christian Mutschlechner (image), “The acquisition of these two congresses underscores the internationally recognized importance of Austrian pediatricians and pediatric neurologists. The two congresses will generate some 8,000 bednights for Vienna hotels, and contribute around EUR 4.4 million to GDP,” he explained.