European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
ESSKA Executive Office Luxembourg
Centre Médical - 76, rue d'Eich L-1460 Luxembourg
Phone: (+352) 4411 7026 / Fax: (+352) 4411-7678 / Email: Cotinaut.Marielle@chl.lu
About ESSKA
ESSKA Executive Office Luxembourg
ESSKA Executive Office Luxembourg
Centre Médical - FNM
76, rue d'Eich
L-1460 Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG
Phone: (+352) 4411-7026
Fax: (+352) 4411-7678
Our ESSKA Office Team
By: R. Seil, Secretary General
Dear ESSKA members,
I started my activity as ESSKA Secretary General in 2002 at the General Assembly Meeting in Rome, together with Joao Espregueira Mendes who was appointed as a treasurer and Matteo Denti as an educational secretary. At that time, the board members managed the Society by themselves, with the help of their private staff. But very soon we noticed that the issues in and around scientific societies developed in a way that a non profit professional medical society like ESSKA with more than 1000 members could not be organized on a private setting anymore. We started to work with a professional staff early 2005 when we hired Mrs. Sandy Kirsch as an administrative secretary. With her help we managed to bring our organization to a higher level. She left ESSKA soon after the Oslo meeting last year for a long-term maternity leave.
Since our first steps in "administration building", the different ESSKA presidents continued to develop our staff team with a second employee and during the year 2010, the administration of our scientific journal was moved to Luxembourg. On our strategic retreat in Amsterdam in September 2010, the ESSKA board decided to define the strengthening of the ESSKA staff as the priority number one in the development of the society. For these reasons we considered that the time had come to present the significant changes which occurred during the last months in our headquarters in Luxembourg. I would like to introduce the ESSKA Office team, who can make our vision and projects not only possible but also alive.
These are the persons ensuring that the journal is sent out on time, that educational programmes and fellowships are organised in Europe and abroad, that our Sections and Committees get continuous support to ensure their development, that you are informed of the latest events through e-updates and this Newsletter, and of course these are the persons on the other end of the phone or an email answering to your inquiries. Although you may not have met them in person, you may be in regular contact with the ESSKA Office Team who makes the Society run everyday providing support to the ESSKA leadership, its members and guiding the strategic management of ESSKA activities. So who are the ESSKA team members who make things happen? Let me introduce them to you:
Ms. Pascale Janssens / Senior Manager
Pascale has just recently joined the team as our new Senior Society Manager. She's Belgian and comes to ESSKA with a background in business. She graduated from one of Belgium's best business schools. Her main responsibilities are the strategic support of the board, the oversight of all office activities, the liaison with main partners and stakeholders and the development of programs and activities for our Society. Pascale speaks French, English, German and Spanish. When she is not working, Pascale enjoys spending time with her family and friends, sports, travelling and reading. She can be reached at janssens.pascale@chl.lu
Ms. Marielle Cotinaut Mabille / Administration Assistant
Marielle has joined the ESSKA more than 1 year ago and she has done a great work updating our website and assisting our Board members among other tasks. As an ESSKA member, you have certainly been in contact with Marielle without noticing as she is taking care of the membership database answering to your questions. Marielle speaks French, English and German. During her free time, Marielle enjoys spending time with her family, sports and friends. You can reach her at cotinaut.marielle@chl.lu
Ms. Elodie Reyter Mertz / KSSTA journal Editorial Assistant
Elodie has joined the ESSKA 2 years ago and is dedicated to the Society's journal for 1 year now. She's doing a wonderful job coordinating the manuscripts' submissions with the journal Editors-in Chief and she's in direct contact with the authors and reviewers supporting them on a daily basis. She's also coordinating the various topics of your biannual Newsletter. Elodie speaks French, English, and German. When not working, Elodie likes to spend time with her family and friends, nature, painting and travelling. She can be reached at reyter.elodie@chl.lu
The team is busy at our Society Offices in Luxembourg from where all ESSKA activities are diligently coordinated at the following address:
Centre Médical - 76, rue d'Eich, L-1460 Luxembourg
Should you ever be in Luxembourg, give the team a call and stop by the office to say hello.
