Re: Call for suggestions for the WDC 2013 Scientific Programme
On behalf of the Programme Committee for the World Diabetes Congress in Melbourne, I wish to thank all of those people who provided suggestions for the programme when IDF requested this early in 2012. Many of the proposals were accepted by the committee and appear in the programme but clearly it was not possible to include all. To ensure that all key topics are covered in the program, I would like to encourage you to submit an abstract relevant to your own research for presentation. I hope that we will be able to welcome you all to the wonderful city of Melbourne, well known as one of the most liveable cities in the world.
Paul Zimmet AO
Chair, Programme Committee, WDC 2013
The Programme Committee has put together a state-of-the-art programme with each of the seven streams offering interesting topics presented by eminent speakers. We aim to provide an optimum congress experience to participants through the creation of innovative and interactive sessions.
The seven streams are:
| Programme Chair | Paul Zimmet |
| Stream | Stream lead |
| Basic and Clinical Science | Mark Cooper |
| Diabetes in Indigenous Peoples | Alex Brown |
| Diabetes Research in the 20th Century: a Historical Perspective | Pierre Lefèbvre |
| Education, Integrated Care | Angus Forbes |
| Global Challenges in Health | Linong Ji |
| Living with Diabetes | João Manuel Valente Nabais |
| Public Health and Epidemiology | Jonathan Shaw |
Over 3.5 days and in 12 parallel rooms, The World Diabetes Congress Melbourne 2013 Programme will consist of various sessions in different formats. The poster area will host over 1000 posters for display and a poster presentation session.
For all enquiries related to the programme or abstracts please direct your email to programme@idf.org [2].