

Richard Costello is the ERS Education Council Chair.
He is Professor of Medicine at his alma mater, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
He is Fellow of the ERS and a Health Research Board of Ireland Clinician Scientist.
I am really looking forward to seeing old friends and interacting with colleagues, as for all of us it is the first time in some years. Given that we are now facing new challenges, the Presidential awards will be very interesting.
The three sessions I am really looking forward to are:
1. Translational research in sleep apnoea: from the molecule and the signal to the clinic. (14:15–15:30 CEST, 6 September)
2. Symposium on the many faces of central sleep apnoea and hypoventilation syndromes. (11:15–12:45 CEST, 6 September)
3. Innovations in non-invasive respiratory support. (14:15–15:30 CEST, 5 September)