The 10th European Congress of Endocrinology organised jointly by ESE and the German Society of Endocrinology, was held in Berlin from 3-7 May 2008. The ICC was a magnificent venue, and the conference ran smoothly as a result of careful planning. The scientific programme included many well attended basic and clinical symposia, covering topics such as: research showing which specific groups of postmenopausal women should be treated with HRT to prevent cardiovascular disease; how a cell is able to sense nutrients through Sirtuins and AMPK; reinforcement of the idea that leptin could help obese people to maintain weight loss induced by diet; that both the incidence and prevalence of Grave's disease is decreasing; and new data showing central actions of insulin in the CNS regulate lipogenesis at the peripheral level. In addition, there was a great contribution from the pharmaceutical industry, both in organising scientific satellites and in the commercial stands. With delegates from 80 different countries, ECE 2008 has been a great success for European and worldwide endocrinology. We look forward to continued success for ECE 2009 in Istanbul.