Symposium Mammographicum is a registered charity founded in 1979. Its principal aims are ‘to stimulate and support research and disseminate knowledge about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast disease’. At the time of its inception there were only a few centres practising mammography in the UK and there was a considerable variation in quality. Even when the National Health Breast Screening Programme was designed, there were only twelve units in the UK with teams which were considered to have adequate expertise. The charity runs a biennial symposium and technical conference and schemes to support professionals from outside the UK to undertake a clinical attachment: http://www.sympmamm.org.uk/bursaries/ and an award scheme to support professionals in the UK to undertake a research project / attend thee Symposium's conference http://www.sympmamm.org.uk/awards/ The 2018 conference is set to take place at the ACC Liverpool from the 7 to 10 July, complemented by a technical exhibition and supported by workshops. A programme will be developed in 2017 and updates will be posted on this page