March 2023

Please remember that all ESPE members must renew their membership to continue receiving all their benefits. If you are yet to renew, please note that you must renew before 30 April 2023, after this date your membership will be lapsed. You will have received an email explaining the simple process, just follow the steps and renew your membership in minutes. If you haven’t received the email, please check your junk/spam folders, or contact us.

We are looking forward to the 61st ESPE Annual Meeting in The Hague, The Netherlands this September. I encourage you all to submit your abstracts before the deadline of Monday 24 April. Registration for the Annual Meeting will open soon, but in the meantime, please register your interest.

The Summer School and Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (DOM) School are open for applications – ensure you apply before the deadline of Monday 15 May. Our ESPE Schools provide a wonderful learning environment for young paediatricians and basic scientists who want to develop their interest and learning in the field of paediatric endocrinology. Participants at our Schools enjoy interactive lectures, case discussions in small groups and case presentations. This year the Schools take place in the wonderful city of Rockanje on the Dutch coast, close to The Hague.

The ESPE Research Fellowship enables talented early-career scientists, investigators, and paediatric endocrinologists to conduct research at leading institutions worldwide. Applications for the Fellowship close on 30 April, you can find full details and hear from past recipients on the ESPE website.

Final applications for the ESPE Research Unit grants are also open until Thursday 20 April. This collaborative research grant aims to foster, facilitate, coordinate, and identify topics for high quality and collaborative research in paediatric endocrinology, for both physicians and scientists.

The next webinar in our popular ESPE Connect series is coming up on Wednesday 19 April and this event will have a focus on monogenic obesity. Registration is free for ESPE members. Register your place to hear a host of expert panellists discussing genetic causes of obesity, patient and family perspectives, and newer treatment options.

We currently have several open Committee vacancies, please take a look at the vacancies section of the website to find full details and information on how to apply. We encourage all ESPE members to apply and shape the future of our society!

Wishing you all the very best,

Anita Hokken-Koelega
ESPE President