Theme of the Conference: Diabetes, Prediabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome.    Preliminary List of some of the Topics The Metabolic Syndrome - A Global Cardiovascular Ticking Time Bomb; The Metabolic Syndrome - Epidemiology, Etiology and Treatment; Metabolic Syndrome: Much ado about nothing? Epidemiology of Prediabetes; Debate:- Is there an entity called "prediabetes" Isn't Everyone a "Prediabetic"! The Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Hope or Hype? Epidemic Type 2 Diabetes - A Global Perspective; The response of the IDF to current diabetes challenges; Genetics of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome; Diabetes: One name….many faces! New perspectives in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 1 diabetes; Can Type 1 Diabetes Be Prevented? The revisited role of glucagon in diabetes; PPARs in Health and Disease; Insulin Resistance or Insulin Secretion: which is more important in many populations? Are all Sulfonylureas created equal? The role of the Thiazolinediones in modern day management The Incretins: a New Therapeutic Paradigm for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes; Insulin Therapy in Type 2 DM: Current Concepts Contemporary Use of Insulin Debate - Analogue Insulin Vs Human insulin Debate: "early" insulin vs triple drug therapy Islet transplantation? Who needs it; Diabetic Complications: Does Blood glucose control really help? Preventing Diabetic Complications: In our "hands" or in our "stars"? Modulating Mechanisms in Atherosclerosis- Recent Advances; Endothelial dysfunction in diabetes; Novel Risk Markers for Atherosclerosis: Role, Rationale and Reality; Eating IS dangerous to your heart! : The postprandial state and atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease risk factor management; Effects of Lifestyle Modification on Endothelial Dysfunction and CVD Risk in the Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes; Lipids 101; Atherogenic Dyslipidemia in DM; Dyslipidemia and insulin resistance: who is the culprit? Waist Not, Want Not: Managing of obesity in diabetic patients; The pandemic of Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescence; Childhood Obesity Interventions; Erectile dysfunction - Are we still "impotent" to do anything about this? Female Genital sensation - impact on female sexual function; Cutting Edge The role of the brain in insulin resistance syndromes; Diabetes Technology Developments - Smart Pumps, Sensors, Artificial Pancreas Toxin-Based Selection of Insulin Producing Cells With Improved Defense Properties for Islet Cell Transplantation; Sympathetic System and Metabolic Syndrome; Leptin and the Metabolic Syndrome; Role of PPBG in Diabetes Care complications with emphasis on Symlin and Exenatide and Rapid-acting analogs including Glulisine The role of fibrates in diabetic dyslipidemia; Evidence from the FIELD Study; BREAKING NEWS In addition there will be Meet the Experts Sessions, More Debates, Special Tracks on Etiology, Prevention and Management of Diabetic Complications, Sessions on Drugs in the Pipelines, Breakfast and Evening Symposia and much more!