Dear Colleague,

Warms greetings from Chennai.

It is our proud privilege and pleasure to invite you to TRENDO 2019, 7th Annual Conference of the Endocrine Society of Tamilnadu and Puducherry to be held on June 29^th & 30^th 2019 at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. As you are aware, the field of Endocrinology and Diabetes is rapidly evolving and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is a challenge to keep oneself updated with latest developments. On behalf the organizing committee, we promise that TRENDO 2019 would definitely help you face this challenge, with meticulously planned scientific sessions covering all clinically relevant domains of diabetes and endocrinology with a right mixture of plenary lectures, symposia, interactive clinical case discussions and debates. We have invited distinguished faculties in the field from both India and abroad to make sure that every session would provide an unbiased opinion on the topic that would be highly valuable and practical. Poster and free paper presentation sessions are included to encourage research and participation of postgraduates and physicians with interest. We also have an exclusive symposium in collaboration with OGSSI – Endocrinology and Women’s Health.

Chennai known for its medical excellence as the health capital of India attracts approximately 50 percent of health tourists visiting the country. Lonely Planet named Chennai as one of the top ten cities in the world to visit in 2015. The conference is to be held at ITC Grand Chola in the heart of Chennai and we expect around 1800 delegates comprising of Physicians, Endocrinologists, Diabetologists, Gynaecologists and General practitioners. The organizing committee will take maximum effort to make TRENDO 2019 a memorable event for scientific content and hospitality. This unique 2 - day programme will cover day to day endocrinology, update in management of thyroid disorders, current controversies in diabetes, endocrinolgy of/in pregnancy, PCOS, Dietary therapies for NCDs and Paediatric endocrinology.

Once again, we are glad to welcome you to TRENDO 2019. Please do not hesitate to contact us or any of the team members for any queries regarding the meeting or your participation.

Best Wishes and Regards

Dr. Muthukumaran Jeyapaul (Organizing Secretary)

Dr. R.Bharath & Dr. M.Ravikiran (Joint- Secretaries)