Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The Immunology of Diabetes Society (IDS) is a scientific society dedicated to improving understanding and treatment of type 1 diabetes. To provide a convenient platform bringing together strands of scientific endeavour in type 1 diabetes research, IDS organizes a Congress every 18 months. We are proud to announce that the 17th IDS Congress will take place in Beijing, China, October 15-18, 2020.

On behalf of the congress organisers and the IDS Council, we welcome you to the 17th International Congress of the Immunology of Diabetes Society. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 17th IDS congress in Beijing will be held online. The Congress will report many break-throughs in type 1 diabetes research and the platform for many discussions on dynamic and controversial topics in the field. We encourage you to mark your calendars for this stimulating event, as it is not only highly informative but also a great opportunity to foster and maintain international collaboration and networks amongst scientists and clinicians working in immunology of type 1 diabetes.

We look forward to your participation in this exciting academic Congress!

IDS 2020 Congress organizing Committee

Chair: 
Professor Zhiguang Zhou
Central South University,China

Members:
Professor  Cong-Yi Wang                                                    
Huazhong University of Science and Technology,China     

Professor Li Wen                           Professor David Leslie                                              
Yale University,USA                       Queen Mary University of London,UK                       

Professor Susan Wong                 Professor Linong Ji                                                  
Cardiff University,UK                     Peking University,China                                            

Professor Aimin Xu                       Professor Qianjin Lu
University of Hong Kong,China     Central South University,China