Assiut University hosts the Ninth Regional Conference of the Egyptian Society of bronchology during the period 3 to 5 December under the auspices of Dr. Hany Helal, Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Mustafa Kamal, President of the University. Dr. Tarek Safwat chairman of the conference and the President of the Egyptian Society of bronchology assured that the air is in a need for a scientific conference in light of the increasing public interest on the field of health culture of chest diseases and tuberculosis, and the state of anxiety and anticipation of the spread of the swine flu. Dr Tarek Mahfouz, head of the organizing committee and general secretary of the society, said that more than 800 doctors from various disciplines representing the Egyptian universities, doctors of health ministry and the armed forces will participate in the work of the conference as well as the participation of Arab States representing in Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen, adding that the conference discussed a number of subjects all over the 22 scientific sessions dealing with various aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic in the areas of chest diseases.