Chairman :

Maurits W. van Tulder, PhD, Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands; tel. 0031 20 4448178; fax. 0031 20 4448181; mailto:mw.vantulder@vumc.nl& Institute for Health Sciences, Free University, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HB Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Vice Chairperson(s):

Professor Francisco Kovacs, MD, Scientific Department, Kovacs Foundation, Paseo Mallorca 36, 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; tel. 0034 971 720809; fax. 0034 971 720774; kovacs@kovacs.org

Gerd Müller, MD, Rueckenzentrum Am Michel, Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 18, 20459 Hamburg, Germany tel. 0049 40 413623-0; fax. 0049 40 413623-7; g.mueller@ruecken-zentrum.de

Secretary:

Mihail Pascu, COST OFFICE, 149 Avenue Louise, 1050 Brussels, Belgium ; Tel:0032 2 533 3816; Fax: 0032 2 533 3890; mailto:mpascu@cost.esf.org

Members :

Belgium:

Dr. G. Cardon, Universiteit Gent

 

Dr. Y. Henrotin, Universite de Liege

 

Prof.dr. M. Szpalski, Centre Hospitalier Moliere-Longchamp

Denmark:

Dr. C. Manniche, Ringe Hospital

Finland :

Prof.dr. O. Airaksinen, Kuopio University Hospital

  Prof.dr. O. Hänninen, University of Kuopio
France:

Prof.dr. A. Leclerc, Hopital National Saint-Maurice

Germany: Prof.dr. J. Hildebrandt, University of Goettingen
Israel: Prof.dr. S. Reis, University of Haifa
Italy:

Dr. G . Zanoli, University of Ferrara

Netherlands :

Dr. Andry Vleeming, Spine and Joint Centre Rotterdam

Norway: Prof.dr. H. Ursin, University of Bergen
 

Dr. A. Indahl, Coastal Hospital of Stavern

Spain: Prof. dr. M.T. Gil del Real, Fundacion Kovacs
Switserland: Prof.dr. F. Balague, Hopital Cantonal
UK: Prof.dr. K. Burton, University of Huddersfield

Meetings of the Management Committee

Meeting 1

December 2, 1999; European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

Meeting 2

February 3, 2000; European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

Meeting 3

December 9, 2000; Centre hospitalier “Molière-Longchamp”, Brussels, Belgium

Meeting 4

May 19, 2001; Vrije University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Meeting 5

December 15, 2001; University Hospital, CHU Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium

Meeting 6

April 28, 2002; Pueblo Espanol, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Meeting 7

September 20, 2003; Universita degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Meeting 8

December 6, 2003; Hotel Tulip Inn, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Meeting 9

March 6, 2004; Hotel Tulip Inn, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Meeting 10

October 23, 2004; Son Fuster, Palma de Mallorca, Spain