Dear Colleagues,

Dear Friends,

We are very pleased to welcome you to the 8^th ESES Conference organized in Granada, a historical town famous for its charm, heritage and leading University.

The topic of the meeting is “Volume, outcomes and quality standards in endocrine surgery”, and has been chosen as an opportunity for ESES to seize the initiative in discussing the requirements for European accreditation of both Units and surgeons. All European countries have struggled with individual accreditation patterns and a common continental system seems desirable and timely. It is anticipated that the presented data and discussions that will follow in Granada will generate decisive consensus guidelines.