Interlude: Reasons to come to the 45th SIRM National Congress C. Faletti; Turin/IT (carlo.faletti@cto.to.it) From 1st to 5th June, 2012, Torino, will be the venue for the 45th National Congress of the "Società italiana di Radiologia Medica" (Italian Society for Medical Radiology). The society will unite 12,000 Radiologists. In fact, all those involved in the field of diagnostic imaging consider the radiologist a protagonist in the numerous pathological fields. This congress will offer not only the possibility of aggregation, but also the chance to compare oneself with others and the state-of-the-art-technology at our disposal nowadays both as to research and technological aspects, all of which enriched with numerous dedicated workshops, symposiums and monothematic courses. Although this year's congress will have a central theme of vascular alterations, no pathological field will be left out. The venue is one of International prestige, i.e. the "Centro Congressi Lingotto", a multi-complex of easy reach with all facilities which include an underground railway, surface buses and taxis as well as the most comfortable and modern of hotels. It is easily reached by road through a network of motorways and by airport. Torino is a city rich in history and culture, with monuments that include the Mole Antonelliana (housing the Cinema Museum), The Royal Palace and The Palace in Venaria, the famous Egyptian Museum and the automobile museum. Torino is at the foot of the mountains (Piedmont), situated between two hills, rich in enogastronomic culture, surrounded by some of the most famous wine countries in Italy, adding a "taste" for tourism to that of scientific culture.