The scientific programme will open on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 at 13:00 and will close on Saturday, 19 June 2010 at 15:00. The congress will cover the broad spectrum of the rheumatic diseases and include state-of-the-art lectures, basic science and clinical symposia, abstract sessions, presentation and  discussion of difficult cases, workshops and special interest group sessions.

Sessions of the Allied Health Professionals in Rheumatology, of PARE (People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe) and the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) will extend and complement the programme on all days.