11th European Congress of Endocrinology will convene in Istanbul, Turkey from April 25 to April 29, 2009. In March, Programme Organizing Committee - a dozen endocrinologists from all over Europe - came together to review all of the submitted programme and synthesize the scientific program for ECE 2009. Our commitment to make a scientific program that represents the diverse Society membership was intense. We hope that we have planned a scientific program with the necessary breadth and depth. We want to affirm the Society's commitment to recruit new active members and particularly to our trainees continuing education realizing that this is investment in the future of endocrinology. Further details about the ECE 2009 are available on the Web site. We look forward to seeing you in Istanbul and to a very successful 11th annual meeting.