The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) is a non-profit, medical scientific association. It was founded in 1965 and its headquarters is based in Duesseldorf, Germany. The aims of the Association are to encourage and support research in the field of diabetes, the rapid diffusion of acquired knowledge and to facilitate its application. The EASD celebrates from 1-5 October, 2018 its 54th Annual Meeting. Please find the programmee in the following link https://www.easd.org/programme-2018.html.