Part 1 Symposia: Intrauterine growth and paediatric endocrinology; thyroid - pathophysiology and treatment; adrenal disorders; ovary and puberty; GH-RPs - basic and clinical aspects; diabetes; use and misuse of growth hormone. Part 2 Oral presentations: foetal and neonatal endocrinology; molecular biology 1; adrenal; growth 1; gonads diabetes; growth 2; neuroendocrine system and puberty; thyroid; molecular biology 2; growth 3; autoimmunity and metabolism. Part 3 Poster presentations: growth; calcium and bone; thyroid; diabetes; foetal; molecular biology; miscellaneous; adrenal; gonads; neuroendocrine and puberty.