The European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) is a premier European forum for stroke research and rapidly becoming the global platform for the release of major trial data.
The PRESTIGE-AF team went to ESOC 2019 in Milan of which several members of the team presented and showcased. Alongside the main conference, the PRESTIGE-AF local investigators were invited to a meeting specific to PRESTIGE-AF activities and project status.
Here is the conference in photos taken by the PRESTIGE-AF team. Enjoy!
![outside a convention centre in Milan. ESCO2019 flag waving](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ESOC-arriving-2-e1561456470311-768x1024.jpg)
![entrance to the convention centre in Milan with sign 'Welcome to ESOC2019'](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ESOC-arriving-1024x768.jpg)
![Prof Stephanie Debette (Universite de Bordeaux, PRESTIGE-AF consortium member and leader of the genetics component) sitting on a panel with Rustam Al-Shahi Salman (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland) and two other people](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4447-1024x768.jpg)
![Prof Stephanie Debette presenting at the conference with “My Journey, Highs and Lows in Stroke Research”.](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4448-1024x768.jpg)
![Prof Stephanie Debette standing at a podium with microphone](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4449-e1561456627364-768x1024.jpg)
![Dr Eleni Korompoki standing at a podium presenting at ESOC2019](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dr-Eleni-Korompoki_ICL-team_TIA-session2-1024x768.jpg)
![Dr Eleni Korompoki standing at a podium presenting at ESOC2019](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dr-Eleni-Korompoki_ICL-team_TIA-session-e1561456402237-768x1024.jpg)
![outside conference centre looking at ESOC sign](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ESOC-arriving-day-2-e1561456502418-768x1024.jpg)
![Prof Roland Veltkamp presenting at a podium with a big screen of ICH data](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Rolan-in-Controversies-in-Stroke-session-1024x768.jpg)
![Prof Karin Klijn presenting at a podium with a big screen of ICH data](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Rolands-opponent-1024x768.jpg)
![award winners on stage at ESOC2019](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ESOC-Award-winners_Stephanie-Debette-won-award-1024x768.jpg)
![Dr Yanzhong Wang on a big screen with a slide title 'Burden of Stroke in Europe: 30-year projections of incidence, prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)'](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PRESTIGE-AF-collaborator-Dr-Wang-talking-about-stroke-burden-1024x768.jpg)
![A female standing at a podium presenting with a big screen of powerpoint slides](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PRACTISE-results-1024x578.jpg)
![crowd shot of people looking at a big screen](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PRACTISE-trial-1024x768.jpg)
![A man speaking at a podium with a big screen to a crowd of people](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/WAKEUP-trial-results-1024x768.jpg)
![exit of convention centre in Milan with sign 'Save the Date ESO-WSO Conference, Vienna 12-15 May 2020'](https://www.prestige-af.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ESOC-end-1024x768.jpg)