Continuing Medical Education Serono Symposia International Foundation (http://www.seronosymposia.org) will submit the main congress program of the “First International Congress on Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem cells, Reproductive cells, Tissue and Organs (CRYO)” (Valencia, Spain, April 22-25, 2009) for accreditation by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). The CME accreditation is valid for the main congress program only and does not cover the company-sponsored symposia.     ISO 9001 Certification: Serono Symposia International Foundation has received the ISO 9001 Certification of Quality Management Systems. This Quality certification requires all participants to fill in a scientific questionnaire and to evaluate the overall quality of the event. Questionnaires will be distributed onsite during the congress. Post Congress Update: The “1st International Congress on Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem Cells, Reproductive Cells, Tissue & Organs (CRYO)” (Valencia, Spain, May 27-30, 2010) was designated for a maximum of 15 (fifteen) hours of European external CME credits.