History of CPLOL

On 6 March 1988 in Paris, at the instigation of the Federation Nationale des Orthophonistes (France), the organisations or associations representing the nine countries of the European Community signed the constitutional charter which set up the Standing Liaison Committee of EU Speech and Language Therapists-Logopedists (CPLOL); the founding President was Jacques Roustit.

In 1989, 15 organisations representing the 12 countries of the Community joined as members of CPLOL.

In April 1992 the first CPLOL scientific congress was held in Athens; the theme was "Current trends in the Science of Speech and Language Pathology in Europe".

In 1993 Norway was admitted as observer member of CPLOL.

In September 1994, Belgium organised the Second European Congress in Antwerp.

In 1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden were admitted as CPLOL members following their joining the European Union.

In 1997, the Third CPLOL Scientific Congress was held in Lisbon with the theme: "Prevention - Assessment and measuring efficacy".

In May 1998, at the General Assembly in Naples, Cyprus and Estonia, which are both seeking to join the European Union, were admitted as observer members of CPLOL.

In 2000 the Fourth CPLOL Scientific Congress was held in Paris with the theme "Language: Quality and efficacy in speech and language therapy".

In September 2003 the Fifth Scientific Congress was held in Edinburgh, with the theme "Evidence-based Practice: A challenge for Speech and Language Therapists".

In October 2003, in connection with the eighth ordinary General Assembly in Malmö, Sweden, the Czech Republic was admitted as the fifth observer member. Also, the 15th anniversary of CPLOL was celebrated.

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