J. Apelqvist (co-chairman), University Hospital, dept. of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Lund / Malmö, Sweden

K. Bakker (chairman), Heemstede, The Netherlands

W.H. van Houtum (secretary), Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, dept. of Endocrinology, Leiden , The Netherlands

M.H. Nabuurs-Franssen (secretary), Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, dept. of Medicine, Maastricht, The Netherlands

N.C. Schaper (scientific secretary), Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, dept. of Medicine, Maastricht, The Netherlands