Professor Dr. Haim Ring was elected to the position of President of Council during the European Federation of Research in Rehabilitation Congress in Budapest in 2007. Professor Ring was an internationally renowned figure and the news of his sudden death following a short illness has shocked and saddened his friends and colleagues all over the world.
He made a significant contribution to the development of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, not only in the field of science but also by improving cooperation among different countries and cultures. As well as his position as President of EFRR, he was honorary member of several societies including the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine He was an experienced organizer of PRM conferences.
In his honour, the Council of EFRR has founded a "Haim Ring Memorial Prize" for the best presentation at EFRR conferences. It will be awarded for the first time at the EFRR congress in Riga in September 2009 – a meeting that Haim Ring was busy helping to plan and organise up until the time of his illness.