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DEAR MEMBERS AND GUESTS,

It will be my great honour and pleasure to
welcome you to the 57th Annual Meeting of the
European Association for the Study of Diabetes,
which will take place from 27 September to
1 October 2021.

Due to the ongoing global impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, and the continued uncertainty
regarding travel, events, public gatherings and
public health, we have decided to run the EASD
Annual Meeting in 2021 again as an online event.
EASD

Last year the Virtual Meeting was a success with more than 20,000
participants, many of whom have expressed their appreciation of the
Scientific Programme and the increased opportunity for a flexible
participation. We have learned a lot and we have done our best to
take advantage of that lesson to develop a new, improved, virtual
EASD Annual Meeting 2021 platform to offer state-of-the-art diabetes
science along with a state-of-the-art virtual get together to connect
the global diabetes community and to provide educational
opportunities.

I look forward to welcoming you online – where the global diabetes
community will be united to experience the wealth of scientific content
provided in the EASD 2021 Scientific Programme – and wish you a
very successful and inspiring virtual EASD Annual Meeting 2021.

Stefano Del Prato
President EASD/EFSD

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