An international group of experts in the field of bronchiectasis is responsible for the scientific program:

Prof. Dr. Tobias Welte (Germany, 2016 Congress Chair)

Dr. Timothy Aksamit (USA)

Dr. Stefano Aliberti (Italy)

Dr. James Chalmers (UK)

Dr. Eva Polverino (Spain)

Dr. Felix C. Ringshausen (Germany)

An initiative of the European Bronchiectasis Network (EMBARC) and The German Prospective Registry of Bronchiectasis (PROGNOSIS).