The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) is a scientific society to promote for the public benefit research, education and clinical practice in endocrinology by the organisation of conferences, training courses and publications, by raising public awareness, liaison with national and international legislators.
Major activities include the organisation of the annual European Congress of Endocrinology. ESE also organises postgraduate courses at least biannually. ESE have four official journals: European Journal of Endocrinology, Journal of Endocrinology, Journal of Molecular Endocrinology and Endocrine-Related Cancer.
Governing body
The overall governing body of ESE is the General Council, which comprises all ordinary members, affiliated societies and corporate members. The voting members of the General Council are electing the Executive Committee which shall manage the business of the Society and may exercise all the powers of the Society.
Ordinary membership is open to researchers, clinicians and students in the field of endocrinology and hormonal systems. Affiliated societies membership is open to national endocrine societies and sub-specialist endocrine societies in Europe. Corporate membership is open to companies working in the field of endocrinology. Honorary membership is for persons of special distinction in endocrinology or who have performed outstanding service to the Society.
Affiliated Society membership is open to national endocrine societies and pan-European sub-specialist endocrine societies in Europe.
Pan-European sub-specialist endocrine societies
European Academy of AndrologyEuropean Biological Rhythms SocietyEuropean Calcified Tissue SocietyEuropean Network for the Study of Adrenal TissueEuropean Neuroendocrine AssociationEuropean Neuroendocrine Tumour SocietyEuropean Society for Paediatric EndocrinologyEuropean Society of GynecologyEuropean Thyroid AssociationNational endocrine societies
Association of Endocrinologists of the UkraineAssociazione Medici Endocrinologi (Italy)Austrian Society for Endocrinology and MetabolismBelarusian Association of EndocrinologistsBelgian Endocrine SocietyBulgarian Society of EndocrinologyCroatian Society for EndocrinologyCyprus Endocrine SocietyCzech Endocrine SocietyDanish Endocrine SocietyEgyptian Association of Endocrinology, Diabetes and AtherosclerosisEstonian Endocrine SocietyFinnish Endocrine SocietyFrench Endocrine SocietyGeorgian Endocrinologists SocietyGerman Society of EndocrinologyHellenic Endocrine Society (Greece)Hungarian Society of Endocrinology and MetabolismIcelandic Endocrine SocietyIrish Endocrine SocietyIsrael Endocrine SocietyItalian Endocrine SocietyLatvian Association of EndocrinologistsLibyan Association for Diabetes and EndocrinologyLithuanian Society for EndocrinologyMacedonian Endocrine AssociationMontenegro, The Endocrinology Association ofNetherlands Society for Endocrinology (NVE)Norwegian Society of EndocrinologyPolish Society of EndocrinologyPortuguese Society of EndocrinologyRomanian Psychoneuroendocrine SocietyRomanian Society of EndocrinologyRussian Association of EndocrinologistsSerbian Endocrine SocietySlovak Endocrine SocietySlovenian Endocrine SocietyTurkey Society of Endocrinology and MetabolismSpanish Society of Endocrinology and NutritionSwedish Endocrine SocietySwiss Society of Endocrinology & DiabetesTunisian Society of Endocrinology and MetabolismSociety for Endocrinology