Dear colleagues, dear friends,

The 2024 summer is coming to an end and the preparations forEAU25 (21 – 24 March 2025; Madrid, Spain) (https://eaucongress.uroweb.org/)are in full swing. The Scientific Congress Committee and the EAU Central Office are industriously working on a new and exhilarating programme, and we eagerly anticipate welcoming you in vibrant Madrid.

An important part of our congress each year are the abstract sessions and for that we hope we may count on your support. Last congress a record breaking 5656 abstracts were submitted and we are hopeful we will surpass this number for EAU25. Attached you may find promotional materials for theAbstract Submission deadline (https://eaucongress.uroweb.org/scientific-programme/abstracts/)(1 November 2024),and I would kindly like to request your help promoting the deadline via your social media channels, websites, and members.

I also would hereby kindly ask you to send us your proposal for candidates for the EAU Crystal Matula Award 2025 (https://eaucongress.uroweb.org/the-congress/eau-crystal-matula-award/).

The EAU Crystal Matula Award is the most prestigious prize given to a young promising European urologist aged 40 or under who should have the capacity of becoming – or is already considered as – one of the future leaders in academic European urology. This award is the European counterpart of the AUA Gold Cystoscope Award.

Candidates for this award should be endorsed by a general agreement of its national urological association. Hence, the proposal should be done through the national urological society by supplying the following documents:

  1. Letter of endorsement
  2. Motivation letter
  3. Complete curriculum vitae
  4. List of publications in the below sequence:
    1. Peer reviewed papers (including the impact factors of the journals
      • original articles
      • reviews
      • case reports
    2. Book chapters or editor of books
      • overview of grants received from (inter-)national institutions or from the industry
      • list of received Awards

Please note that individuals can apply as well, but they also need to be endorsed by the national society.

Your nominations may be sent to Ms. Marian Smink (m.smink@uroweb.org) and the EAU Executive will then do the final selection and announce the EAU Crystal Matula Award 2025 recipient at the upcoming EAU Congress.

I am positive that together we will makeEAU25another great success and I thank you for your ongoing support and friendship. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me anytime. With personal regards, Arnulf StenzlEAU Secretary General