Geoffrey Harris Prize / ESE Young Investigator Award

The European Society of Endocrinology is pleased to announce the annual Geoffrey Harris Prize. This prestigious prize for neuroendocrinologists is worth 12,000 Euro and is generously sponsored by Ipsen. The prize will be presented at the annual European Congress of Endocrinology, where the winner will be asked to give one of the main lectures, in addition to two other lectures at future ESE scientific meetings.

The winners in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 were Professors SWJ Lamberts (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Giovanni Faglia (Milan, Italy), Béla Hálasz (Budapest, Hungary), Ron de Kloet (Leiden, Netherlands), Felipe Casanueva (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) and Hubert Vaudry (Rouen, France) respectively.

Nominations can be made by any scientific organisation or administrative group, but self-proposal is not allowed. Seven hard copies of the files containing the letter of support and CV, list of publications and merits of the candidates should be sent to: ESE Secretary, Professor Philippe Bouchard, Service d’Endocrinologie, Hôpital Saint Antoine, 184 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, 75012 Paris, France,
e-mail: philippe.bouchard@sat.ap-hop-paris.fr, by 31 December 2007.

Further details can be found on the ESE website http://www.euro-endo.org/about/about_prizes.htm.

The European Journal of Endocrinology Prize

The European Journal of Endocrinology Prize is awarded during the European Congress of Endocrinology to a candidate who has significantly contributed to the advancement of knowledge in the field of endocrinology through publication. The prize consists of a certificate and Euro 7,250 plus traveling expenses.

The recipient of the Prize will be expected to give a lecture on the relevant research during the Congress and also to write a review paper to be published in the European Journal of Endocrinology.

Nominations for the prize are invited from individuals or groups. The candidate must be less than 45 years of age on 1 January 2008 and be permanently resident in Europe. Self-nominations will not be accepted. Nominations should include: (1) seven copies of a statement of no more than 1000 words in English defining the way in which the candidate’s published contributions have furthered knowledge in the field of endocrinology; (2) seven copies of each of no more than eight relevant publications; and (3) seven copies of a curriculum vitae of the candidate, including a complete bibliography.

Nominations should be submitted to the Chief Editor of the European Journal of Endocrinology, Professor Christian Strasburger, by 31 December 2007.

Further details can be found on the ESE website http://www.euro-endo.org/about/about_prizes.htm or by e-mail to gabriele.schillinger@charite.de or christian.strasburger@charite.de.

ESE Young Investigator Award

Six ESE Young Investigator awards, generously sponsored by Novartis, will be presented to

researchers submitting abstracts (basic or clinical) to the 2008 ECE. The awards will be based on the achieved abstract scores, as determined by the ECE abstract review committee;

the final decision is made by the ECE Programme Organizing Committee. Successful applicants should be less than 35 years of age at the time of the meeting and must indicate on the abstract form whether they wish to be considered for an ESE Young Investigator Award.

**The Journal of Endocrinology Travel Grant**

The Journal of Endocrinology offers Travel Grants of € 300 each to ten young scientists attending the European Congress of Endocrinology. Applicants must be a current member of ESE, under 35 years of age and be resident in a country that is not classified by the World Bank as a high income country. The travel grants are available for attendance at the annual congress if the applicant has submitted an abstract. Only presenting authors of accepted abstracts are eligible and delegates funded by industry are not eligible. A travel grant does NOT entitle the applicant for free registration.

Everybody who is interested in applying for this Travel Grant is kindly asked to send an e-mail to ece@interplan.de and will then receive the official application form. Deadline for application is March 3, 2008.

ESE Poster prizes

The ESE Poster prizes, worth €500 each, are awarded to the four best posters on display at the ECE and were first awarded at the ECE 2007 in Budapest.

The ESE Poster prizes are bestowed by the Programme Organizing Committee to the presenting author of the four selected posters. The selection criteria are based on the scientific content and on the quality of the poster presentation. The presenting author must be under 35 years of age. The four awarded posters, 2 clinical and 2 basic, are selected from the top 10 clinical and 10 basic poster abstracts which attained the best ratings during the abstract evaluation process.

The winners are normally announced, and awarded their prize money, by the ESE President and/or the POC Chair, as part of the closing ceremony.