The European Cytoskeletal Forum (ECF) started at the end of the 1970s when a small group of researcher based in European laboratories and interested in several aspects of cytoskeletal biology decided to organize periodic meetings in order to discuss the several aspects of cytoskeletal biology. At that time, the Forum was called "European Cytoskeletal Club". The starting members included: W.W. Franke, G. Gabbiani, B. Geiger, B.M. Jockush, U. Lindberg, M. Osborn, F. Ramaekers, J.V. Small, G. Vandekerckhove, and K. Weber. The Club activities developed steadily from 1981 when the first meeting was held in Nyon, near Geneva (Switzerland). The meeting frequency became soon yearly. The Club became a Forum which was awarded an Euroconference Grant from the European Union in 1993. The first Euroconference Meeting was held in Assisi, Italy. The Euroconference grant was renewed in 1996.

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20th ECF meeting, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, August 27 - 31.8.2005

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Historical perspective

	Austria	Gimona Mario	Cell Biology Austrian Academy of Sciences Billrothstr. 11 5020 Salzburg Austria. Phone: +43 662 63961-19, Fax: +43 662 63961-40, E-mail: mgimona@server1.imolbio.oeaw.ac.at
	Belgium	Vandekerckhove Joel	Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Ghent A. Baertsoenkaai 3 B-9000 GENT BELGIUM. Phone: +32 9 331 33 03, Fax: +32 9 331 35 97, E-mail: joel.vandekerckhove@rug.ac.be
	Finland	Carpen Olli	Department of Pathology and Neuroscience Program, Biomedicum University of Helsinki P.O. Box 63 00014 Helsinki Finland. Phone: +358 9 1912 5650, Fax: + 358 9 4717 1964, E-mail: olli.carpen@helsinki.fi
	France	Vantard Marylin	DRDC - CEA de Grenoble UMR 5019 CNRS/CEA/ UniversitÈ Joseph Fourier de Grenoble 17, rue des Martyrs Grenoble 38000 France. Phone: +33 4 38 78 32 03, Fax: +33 4 38 78 50 91, E-mail: mvantard@cea.fr
		LOUVARD Daniel	Research Division INSTITUT CURIE P.O. Box 26, RUE D'ULM 75248 PARIS Cedex 05 France. Phone: +33-1 42 34 66 23, Fax: +33 1 43 26 80 80, E-mail: dlouvard@curie.fr
	Germany	Wehland Juergen	Dept. of Cell Biology Gesellschaft fuer Biotechnologische Forschung Mascheroder Weg 1 38124 Braunschweig Germany. Phone: +49-531-6181-415, Fax: +49-531-6181-444, E-mail: jwe@gbf.de
	Israel	Geiger Benjamin	Molecular Cell Biology Weizmann Institute of Science POB 26 Rehovot 76100 Israel. Phone: +972-8-9344070, 9343910 9344069, Fax: +972-8-9344125, E-mail: benny.geiger@weizmann.ac.il
	Italy	Dejana Elisabetta	Vascular Biology Lab FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology via Adamello 16 20139 Milano Italy. Phone: +39-2-574303200, Fax: +39-2-574303244, E-mail: dejana@ifom-firc.it
		Tiezzi Antonio	Dipartimento Scienze Ambientali UniversitÝ degli Studi della Tuscia Largo dell'UniversitÝ blocco D 01100 / Viterbo Italy. Phone: +39 0 761 357130, Fax: +390 761 357114, E-mail: antoniot@unitus.it
	Luxembourg	Friederich Evelyne	Laboratoire de Biologie MolÈculaire, d'Analyse GÈnique, et de ModÈlisation Centre de Recherche Public-SantÈ 42 rue Laboratoire L-1011 Luxembourg Luxembourg. Phone: +352 45 32 13 33, Fax: +352 45 32 19, E-mail: Evelyne.Friederich@crp-sante.healthnet.lu
	Netherlands	Ramaekers Frans	Molecular Cell Biology University Maastricht P.O. Box 616 6200 MD Maastricht The Netherlands. Phone: +31-43-3881351, Fax: +31-43-3994151, E-mail: f.ramaekers@molcelb.unimaas.nl
	Portugal	Sunkel Claudio	Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC) Universidade do Porto Laborat rio de Gen tica Molecular Rua do Campo Alegra 823,4150 Porto, Portugal. Phone: +351-22-6074900, Fax: +351-22-6099157, E-mail: