Jan 2010

Dear member,

The board of your society was very happy to see you numerously at the 19th Meeting of the BES on 21 November 2009.
Invited lectures eminently presented by Profs. Bernard Vialettes and Martin Schlumberger respectively covered the topics of respectively mitochondrial diabetes and thyroid cancer.

A interesting clinical story from ‘ocean to desert’ was discussed during the Clinical Grand Round.
The laureate of the 2009 BES Lecture Award was Guy T’Sjoen from UGent presenting a state of the art lecture on endocrine care in treatment of transsexualism.
Young investigators presented results of either basic research (L. Lieben (VIB, KUL), S. Kerkhofs (KUL) and S. Derde (KUL) or clinical research (L. Vroonen (ULg), M. Gielen (KUL).
First prizes were obtained by L. Lieben and M. Gielen .
B. Van der Schueren (KUL), K. Mortelmans (KUL) and M. den Brinker (UGent) were selected from numerous clinical investigators to present a case report. 
First prize was awarded to B. Van der Schueren.

Many thanks to all who made this meeting a success, by speaking, chairing sessions, welcoming participants, controlling technical aspects, not forgetting the pharmaceutical companies.
As new President of the BES, I want to thank for their excellent work : Michel Fuss, past President, Luc Van Gaal, Secretary, and the other members of the board.

Our kindest regards go to Bob Rubens and Jacques Unger who leave the board after many years of first class work.
We welcome Guy T’Sjoen and Vinciane Corman who respectively succeed Bob and Jacques as new members of the board.
With the kindest regards


Dirk Vanderschueren