Pre-registration under of the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, has the patronage of that on 13 and 14 March 2009 held “German pandemic Symposium Berlin 2009 risk and crisis management” adopted. “The next pandemic is guaranteed! The question is not ‘if’ but only ‘when’.”says the Berlin pandemic representative of the Senate Department for health, environmental and consumer protection, Dr. Marlen Sanyal. Therefore initiate the Senate Department for health, environmental and consumer protection, the Senate Administration for internal affairs and sport of the State of Berlin and the battery working group for enterprise security the masters of Berlin/Brandenburg of the German pandemic Symposium Berlin 2009 proposed topics: pandemic planning of the Federal State of Berlin; Interplay of federal, State, and economy, as well as legal frameworks; current risk assessment and experience reports on operational pandemic planning; antiviral drug and vaccine development; Communication and crisis management, and medical and hygienic aspects an influenza pandemic. Scheduled itinerary: March 13, 2009 – start: 13 h 00 keynote speeches; Experience reports and interviews with experts; Panel discussion with high-level representatives from politics and economy; Executive Roundtable with invited guests and exclusive evening event March 14, 2009 – start: 9:30 expert workshops on communication and crisis management; Management of an influenza pandemic and medical aspects accompanying exhibition on the 13th and 14th March 2009 pre-registration under BrainTrust IT c/o TimeKontor AG, Ute Gaab