Dear Friends and Colleagues,
From 22 to 25 September 2010, we are organizing the 14th Congress of the ENEA in Liège,Belgium. We hope to see many of you here on this occasion.
Helped by an inventive and dynamic Scientific Committee (under the chairmanship of Professor
Annamaria Colao), we have endeavored to build a modern and attractive program that will allow us
to both grasp the most advanced developments in neuro-endocrinology, while discovering modern
approaches to diseases that we encounter every day.
During the 6 plenary lectures and 42 planned conference symposia, we have chosen to link data fromresearch and clinical applications. We wanted to get up- close to the clinician in preparing 16 meetthe-professor sessions on highly interesting current topics.
We would like to invite you to submit your research work as abstracts for the meeting. Accepted
abstracts will be published.
Your abstracts will be available on the website of the Congress from the first day of the Congress(www.enea2010.org). The best oral and best poster communications (at the basic and clinical levels)
will be awarded a prize.
Beyond the scientific interest, I must emphasize to you that you take the time to visit the city ofLiège. Liège is a historic town, the ancient capital of the Principality of Liège. The city has a richcultural life, with many monuments and museums, the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Opera.
Liège is located on the Meuse, where the river widens and splits into several channels. Presently,
there are two main channels that embrace the island that houses the convention center. Cultural
events are planned in the downtown at walking distance from the Congress Center. Liège is also a
noted gastronomic hub. Besides the many restaurants, do not miss the pubs, some of which offer
more than 1000 different varieties of beer. In addition, the Belgian gastronomic culture has always
accommodated good wines of all origins.
Liège is located in the heart of Europe and recently the new Guillemins railway station has opened.
This notable architectural work from the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is ranked among thefinest modern constructions in the world. We have chosen this symbol of modernity to illustrate ourENEA Congress in Liège, as this is an eminently accessible city. Liège can be reached readily bytrain (2 hours from Paris, 1 hour from Cologne, 1 hour from Brussels, 2 hours from Frankfurt). Liègeis also close to many airports: Liège Airport is just over 10 minutes away, while Brussels airport andCharleroi (Brussels South) are an hour away. Outside of Belgium, Maastricht is only 30 minutes
away and Cologne, Dusseldorf an hour, and Frankfurt 2 hours, which maximizes easy and costeffective accessibility.
Finally, I would like to emphasize the legendary hospitality of the people of Liège and its festivespirit. For all these reasons and many others, I hope to see you at the ENEA meeting.
Looking forward to welcoming you soon
Professor A. BECKERS
President of the ENEA meeting 2010 / Secretary of the ENEA
Department of Endocrinology CHU de Liège,
Domaine Universitaire du Sart-Tilman
4000 LIEGE BELGIQUE
Tél : +32/4/366.70.83 or 84 Fax : +32/4/366.72.61
e-mail : albert.beckers@chu.ulg.ac.be