Dear colleague(s), We cordially invite you to present your research at the 1st conference of the European Association of Systems Medicine which will take place at the Kaiserin-Friedrich Haus (near Charité) in Berlin, Germany, on the 26th-28th October 2016. This international event will bring together researchers from all over Europe, including biologists, physicians, health professionals and specialists in mathematical and computational programming. At the conference, cases of successful usage of Systems Medicine will be presented, as well as talks and tutorials about big data, omics, bioinformatics, doctor and patient involvement, and compliance with privacy regulations. Key note speakers include Leroy Hood, MD, PhD, Co-founder and President of the Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA, Paul-Peter Tak, MD, PhD, Senior Vice-President and Head of Immuno-Inflammation R&D at GlaxoSmithKline, Dame Janet Thornton, PhD, former director of EMBL-EBI and a high-level representative of the European Commission (to be defined). The conference is aimed at basic and clinical researchers in academia and industry who want to apply Systems Medicine approaches to address unmet clinical needs. For further details and registration, please visit our website www.easym.eu <http://www.easym.eu/> The abstract submission deadline has been extended until the 5th August, and early bird registration until the 12th August. Multiple slots for oral presentations are still opened for each session. NEW: the coordinators and leaders of European research projects and consortia will be given the opportunity of a 5-minute presentation and dedicated table at the Wednesday 26th October networking evening reception. Please email info.easym@gmail.com <mailto:info.easym@gmail.com> with the same deadline as for the abstract submission if you are interested to introduce your initiative. Important information for MDs and doctoral students: in addition to the main meeting, the « 2nd SysBioMed Tutorial: Modelling and bioinformatics for personalised medicine » that will take place on Wednesday 26th October is in the process of being accredited by CME and ECTS. Another workshop entitled « Get to know SysmedIBD - Systems Medicine of chronic inflammatory bowel disease » will take place on the same day. We are very much looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin, Yours sincerely, Dr. Charles Auffray, Chair of the Executive Board European Association of Systems Medicine and Professor Tim Radstake, Vice-Chair of the Executive Board European Association of Systems Medicine Chair of the Scientific Committee ABOUT EASyM The European Association of System Medicine (EASyM) is the implementation of Systems Medicine in European clinical research and healthcare. EASyM has been initiated by the European FP7-funded Coordinating Action Systems Medicine (CASyM, www.casym.eu <http://www.casym.eu/>). EASyM is a charitable association open to everyone with an interest in personalised medicine and systems medicine. The association strives to integrate all relevant stakeholders, including clinicians, researchers, medical and patient organisations, industry, funders and policy makers. EASyM organises annual conferences, offers training in Systems Medicine, and provides regular updates about Systems Medicine development and findings. EASyM was founded on 30th September 2015 in Brussels by 27 medical doctors, researchers and health care stakeholders from 12 different countries.