The programme that will be offered for the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health will be constituted of 28 post-graduate courses and workshops, 65 symposia and 105 sessions based on abstracts, most of which will be presented in parallel. Other highlights will include 4 plenary and 9 Meet the Expert sessions. Most of the sessions will involve lectures, question and answer time, panel discussions as well as discussions for interaction purposes whereas Meet the Expert sessions will be face to face informal discussions involving small groups.  A certain number of satellite sessions will also be offered.