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A Warm Welcome to the ETA Annual Meeting, the Historical City of Krakow, and to the Launching of the New European Thyroid Journal

We are happy to welcome you to the 35th annual meeting of the European Thyroid Association and to Krakow, the historical center of southern Poland. We are proud to use this opportunity to present this launching issue of the new official journal of the ETA: European Thyroid Journal. Publication with peer review is crucial for the development of science as well as quality in patient care. Publishing in the field of medical science and thus furthering discussion of clinical care is a major obligation, and the ETA is now taking up its part in this important task. Publishing scientific material as an international society involves special responsibilities but also opportunities to influence the development of thyroidology and to improve the services to our members. This launching issue of the journal with program and abstracts will help keep you updated and get the best out of the scientific program of our meeting. Moreover, you can easily flip through the pages and read some abstracts even while having a break and enjoying the sun in one of the open air cafés of Krakow. Hopefully, you will like the feel and layout of European Thyroid Journal and be tempted to be one of the first to submit a paper for publication in the new journal. The Editor-in-Chief eagerly awaits your submission of exciting data and great ideas on thyroidology. Electronic submission of papers will be possible as of October 1st 2011. We have done our utmost to make this into a high quality journal. The first Editor-in-Chief, Wilmar Wiersinga from Amsterdam, is known to most of you for his many achievements including previous presidency of the ETA. Wilmar Wiersinga is widely recognized for his skills and devotion in science, but also for being a great organizer and developer. He will be assisted by several associate editors and a broad range of expert board members. Our publishing partner, Karger, is our guarantee for high quality. Editor-in-Chief Wilmar Wiersinga and the ETA treasurer George Kahaly have had meetings and discussions with Karger on all the details of the journal. Karger will provide their whole spectrum of publishing facilities, and an electronic publication of the journal will be available free to all ETA members via the ETA website. The printed journal will be available to members at a reduced price. As you can see, technical quality is a hallmark of the Karger publishing house. DOI: 10.1159/000330728 Published online: September 9, 2011