NEW FACES AT THE ENDOCRINOLOGIST

We are delighted to welcome two new members to the Editorial Board of The Endocrinologist: Douglas Gibson (Edinburgh) and Louise Hunter (Manchester).

The Editorial Board aims to ensure that the views and interests of all Society members are represented in the magazine. If you would like to contact them with your ideas for articles or feedback, please email [email protected].

HAVE YOUR SAY: COUNCIL NOMINATIONS NEEDED

Could you or a colleague be the Society’s next Council members? Four positions will be available from November 2018, so get more involved in running your Society and nominate yourself or your choices before 29 June 2018. Find out more about the work of Council and download a nomination form here.

MEET THE 2018 CET VISITING PROFESSOR

Would you like to host a visit from the Clinical Endocrinology Trust Visiting Professor, Chris Thompson? Chris is Consultant Endocrinologist at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. He will be touring the UK in the week before the Society for Endocrinology BES conference, which takes place on 19–21 November 2018. If you would like to host Chris at your institution, please contact [email protected].

EARLY CAREER PRIZE LECTURES

Read articles from the 2017 Early Career Prize Lecture winners in this issue. Applications for the 2018 awards are required by 30 April 2018. Successful applicants will present a lecture at the Society for Endocrinology BES conference in November 2018 and be awarded an honorarium of £750, in addition to publishing an article in The Endocrinologist. Click here for details.

HONE YOUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SKILLS – FREE WORKSHOP

Learn how to communicate your science more effectively at this workshop in Birmingham, 17 April 2018. Register online.

REDUCED REGISTRATION FOR EUROPEAN THYROID ASSOCATION MEETING

Society members are eligible for reduced registration fees to attend the Annual European Thyroid Association Meeting in Newcastle, 15–18 September 2018. Visit here for more information, and to register. Please use booking code B2018ETA.

WITH REGRET

We are sorry to announce the death of Senior Member, Professor M Dodd (Warwick). A full obituary will appear in the next issue of The Endocrinologist.

DON’T MISS THESE SfE BES VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

A selection of plenary lectures and symposia from SfE BES 2017 are available to watch online.

NOMINATIONS FOR NEXT SOCIETY PRESIDENT

Graham Williams will retire as the Society’s President at the 2019 AGM, so nominees are sought to take up the role of President-elect from November 2018. Council’s nominee for this post is Raj Thakker (Oxford). If any member would like to suggest an alternative, please email the Society office via [email protected] before 23 March 2018.