European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES)

The European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) is promoting science through research and the advancement of knowledge and techniques in endocrine surgery. The aim of the Society is the continuous improvement of high quality standards in the clinical practice of endocrine surgery and commitment to education and research in this field.

AIMS
The objectives of the Society, as a non-profit organization with activities for public benefit, aim at
• The promotion of science through research and the advancement of knowledge and techniques in endocrine surgery.
• The promotion and maintenance of high standards in the clinical practice of endocrine surgery and the promotion of education and research in this field.

For the implementation of these aims the Society's role includes:
• The organization of meetings, symposia, workshops and courses under the auspices of the Society and held by local members.
• The implementation of fellowships under the auspices of the Society in accredited centres of endocrine (head and neck endocrine) surgery according to the Division of Endocrine Surgery/DES within the UEMS Section of Surgery & European Board of Surgery
• Facilitating the publication of peer-reviewed articles on clinical and experimental endocrine surgery in an international surgical journal acting as the official organ of the Society.
• Maintaining contact between the individual members of the Society by appropriate means.
The participation in and administration of EU projects in the field of endocrine surgery

History:
The discussion started in 1994 besides the Annual Meeting of the German Association of Endocrine Surgeons (CAEK – discussion round under the auspices of Blackwell Publisher – “Acta Chirurgica Austriaca – European Surgery” on the necessity of a European Journal on Endocrine Surgery).

It was intensified in Vienna on August 18, 1999 besides the meeting of the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons [IAES] - International Surgical Week. 27 representatives of 18 European countries discussed the topic “Is A European Association Of Endocrine Surgeons Worthwhile? The Importance of Scientific Associations and Journals in the New Millennium”: Representatives of Middle and South European countries were for, Scandinavians against the efforts to start a society in 2000. A cooperative scientific study group in endocrine surgery was founded.