Preparations are underway for the 2nd World Conference of COPD Patient Organisations. This year it will take place on November 6th and 7th in Shanghai, and will be conducted by the International COPD Coalition (ICC). The theme of the conference will be improving COPD patients' lives. Marianella Salapatas, EFA President,is a member of the faculty of the conference, and will speak on behalf of EFA on the subject of COPD patient group advocacy in Europe. EFA will be a collaborator in the conference, as it was in the first ICC conference in 2010 in Rome. Registrations and hotel bookings are now possible. For more information contact