The 8th International Pituitary Congress will be held in New York City from June 22 through June 25, immediately following the ENDO 2003 meeting in Philadelphia. The meeting will be at New York City's prime location, the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, which is conveniently located in the center of Manhattan.

The title of the program is Pituitary tumours: Back to basics. Apart from state-of-the-art presentations on the diagnosis and treatment of the most frequently occurring human pituitary tumours, many new recent developments in related aspects of their pathogenesis and pathology will be discussed.

Special sessions are dedicated to optional hormone replacement therapy and to novel pituitary ligands. There will also be interactive sessions during lunch in which eight different workshops will be presented covering the widest interests of the participants.

Abstracts can be submitted for the meetings on-line, and will either be selected for poster presentation, or for oral presentation in the Hot Topics session.

The excellent social programs will also provide many opportunities for relaxation and congenial discussion. Travel awards are available for Fellows-in-Training.

We hope you can join us at the Congress for two days of excellent science and companionship.

Steven Lamberts (The Netherlands)
Felipe Casanueva (Spain)
Paul Kelly (France)
Christina Wang (USA)

Program Committee for the 8th International Pituitary Congress