1. ESPE Summer School - Sponsored by Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S for the benefit of paediatric endocrinologists in training - For three days, usually preceding the Annual Meeting, 15 faculty and 26 fellows exchange knowledge and experience on a broad range of paediatric endocrinology. - This year, the ESPE summer school shall be held after the Joint Meeting and will have 36 fellows - Forum for learning and networking between current and future leaders in paediatric endocrinology

2. ESPE Summer School Steering Committee Faisal Ahmed, Glasgow (faisal.ahmed@glasgow.ac.uk) Abdullah Bereket, Istanbul Mohammad Maghnie, Genova  Antje Körner, Leipzig Primus Mullis, Bern Nick Shaw, Birmingham Angelika Mohn, Chieti  Edna Roche, Dublin Extended Committee for 2013 Maria Craig (APEG, APPES)Radhika Muzumdar (PES) Alicia Martinez (SLEP)Tom Ogata (JSPE)

3. ESPE Summer School 2013 27 th ESPE Summer School Castello Dal Pozzo, Lake Maggiore

4. ESPE Summer School 2013 36 Fellows Argentina - 2 Belgium - 2 Brazil – 1 Canada - 1 Czech Rep - 1 Egypt - 1 Estonia – 1 France - 2 Germany – 1 Greece - 2 Italy – 2 Japan - 3 Netherlands - 2 Portugal – 1 Sweden - 1 Turkey – 4 UK - 3 Ukraine – 1 US - 5 Invited Faculty Leanne Ward, Canada Moshe Philip, Israel Han Wook Yoo, S. Korea Michael Ranke, Germany David Allen, US Ethel Codner, Chile K Hussain, UK Topics Covered Bone & Water Diabetes & Obesity Growth Reproduction Age - 37yrs (29, 43) Clinical Experience - 36 months (12, 120) Research Experience - 24 months (18, 60) Publications in Endocrinology - 4 (3, 10) Letter of Support - Very important

5. ESPE Summer School 15 th -17 th September 2014 28 th ESPE Summer School – Barretstown Castle, Co Kildare - Further info on ESPE website by Nov 2013 -Applications require at least one letter of recommendation by a member of ESPE - Application deadline will be 1 st Feb 2013 and applicants will be notified by the end of March.