Session 1 Prediction and Prevention: Natural Course of Preclinical Type 1 Diabetes, M. Knip; To Screen or Not to Screen for Pre-Type 1 Diabetes?, D. Schatz, J. Krischer, J.-X. She; The Present Status of Intervention Trials, O. Simell. Session 2 Type 2 Diabetes and MODY: Type 2 Diabetes in Children - Clinical Aspects and Risk Factors, S. Arslanian; Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) - Genetic and Clinical Characteristics, G. Velho, J.-J. Robert; Children with Type 2 Diabetes - The Risks of Complications, D.R. Matthews, T.M. Wallace. Session 3 New Trends in Treatment: Insulin Analogues - State of the Art, E. Standl; Experience with Insulin Analogues in Children, T. Danne, D. Deiss, W. Hopfenmuller, W. von Schutz, O. Kordonouri; Islet Cell Transplantation and Other New Technologies for Treating Type 1 Diabetes - A Paediatric View, D. Daneman. Educational Sessions: Educational and Psychosocial Aspects of Childhood Diabetes - Introduction to Workshops, P. Swift; How Do We Educate Young People to Balance Carbohydrate Intake with Adjustments of Insulin?, S. Waldron, R. Hanas, B. Palmvig; How Do We Organize Smooth, Effective Transfer from Paediatric to Adult Diabetes Care?, M. McGill; Self-Efficacy and Diabetes - Why Is Emotional "Education" Important and How Can It Be Achieved?, L.A.L. Howells; How Can We Adapt Education for Children across Different Countries?, L. Povlsen; Cross-Cultural Differences in the Management of Children and Adolescents with Diabetes, A.C. Greene, M. Tripaldi, F. Chiarelli, P. McKiernan, A. Morris, R. Newton, S. Greene, on behalf of the Hvid re Study Group for Childhood Diabetes; Recurrent Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Causes, Prevention and Management, T.C. Skinner; Continuous Monitoring of Blood Glucose, J.-J. Robert. Session 4 Lessons from Glucose Monitoring - Hypoglycaemia and Counterregulation during Childhood, K. Matyka, M. Ford-Adams, D.B. Dunger. Meet-the-Expert Sessions: Current Issues in Paediatric Diabetology - Introduction to Meet-the-Expert Sessions, T. Danne; Insulin Treatment at Onset of Diabetes, Leicester Royal Infirmary Children's Hospital, P.G.F. Swift; Coeliac Disease in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes mellitus - To Screen or Not, to Treat or Not?, E. Schober, B. Rami, G. Granditsch, J. Crone; Selection for and Initiation of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion. Proceedings from a Workshop, R. Hanas; The Quality Circle - How to Improve the Outcome of Paediatric Diabetes Care, R.W. Holl, M. Grabert, Diabetes and the Internet, K.J. Robertson; Screening for Vascular Complications in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes mellitus, F. Chiarelli, A. Mohn, S. Tumini, D. Trotta, A. Verrotti. Metabolic Control and Quality of Life: Findings from the Hvid re Study Group on Childhood Diabetes - Metabolic Control and Quality of Life, H.B. Mortensen, on behalf of the Hvid re Study Group on Childhood Diabetes (Glostrup).