European GDP Association Developments May through August 2026

Board Developments

• There have been no changes to the composition of the Board.

Board Meetings

• The Board Meeting, originally planned for the first half of the year, was postponed until October. It is currently scheduled for 9 October and will be held online via Webex.

Surveys

• The evaluation of last year’s survey has now been completed.
• Additional ideas for future surveys have been collected and will be discussed during the Board Meeting in October.

Miscellaneous

• The next GMP & GDP Forum will take place from 22 to 24 June 2027 in Berlin, Germany. The first half of the event will focus on GMP topics, while the second half will focus on GDP. A call for presentations was launched at the beginning of August and will remain open until the end of September. The submissions received will subsequently be reviewed and evaluated. The full programme is expected to be published by December 2026 at the latest.
• Monthly newsletters were distributed to the members of the Group.

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